fammi

Chickasaw

Etymology

Analyzable as fama (“to be whipped”) +‎ -li (transitive-forming verb suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fam.mi/

Verb

fammi

  1. (active voice, transitive) to whip

Inflection
Class I Verb Subjects (Active)
Verbs beginning with a consonant. SingularPluralInclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we) fammili
fammi-li		iifammi / iliifammi / liifammi
ii-fammi / ilii-fammi / lii-fammi		iloofammi
iloo-fammi
2nd-person (you, you all) ishfammi
ish-fammi		hashfammi
hash-fammi
3rd-person (he, she, it, they) fammi(hoo)fammi
(hoo-)fammi

Derived terms
  • afammi
  • fahá̱mmi
  • fammichi
  • fáꞌmmi
  • ibaafammi
  • Siitanat irnihoo fammi
  • sintiꞌ hattak fammiꞌ
  • soba ishfammiꞌ

Italian

fa/fare + mi

Verb

fammi

  1. let me (e.g. know something)
  2. make me (do something)
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