bíyyiꞌka
Chickasaw
Etymology
Y-grade of biika (“to be just, only”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bíj.jiʔ.ka/
Verb
bíyyiꞌka (auxiliary)
- used after a verb with the modal suffix -aꞌhi to express ability ("can") to do/perform the action/event/state expressed by the main verb.
- used after an n-grade or hn-grade verb to express "all the time", "always").
- used after number verbs to mean "all around", "scattered".
Related terms
- -aꞌhi (“will with belief/conviction”)
Inflection
Class II Verb Subjects (Stative)
Verbs beginning with a consonant. | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
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1st-person (I, we) | sabíyyiꞌka sa-bíyyiꞌka | pobíyyiꞌka po-bíyyiꞌka | hapobíyyiꞌka hapo-bíyyiꞌka |
2nd-person (you, you all) | chibíyyiꞌka chi-bíyyiꞌka | hachibíyyiꞌka hachi-bíyyiꞌka | |
3rd-person (he, she, it, they) | bíyyiꞌka | (hoo)bíyyiꞌka (hoo-)bíyyiꞌka |
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