i̱ki

See also: iki, iki-, íkí, and ɨkɨ

Choctaw

Alternative forms
  • inki (traditional)
  • iⁿki (Byington/Swanton)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *iθkiCi. Cognate with Creek erke, Apalachee pilzqui (“our father”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ĩːkí(ʔ)/
  • Transcription: i̱kí'

Noun

i̱ki (inalienable–class III agreement)

  1. (obligatory possessive) father, paternal uncle
    his father, her father, its father, their father
    his uncle, her uncle, its uncle, their uncle
  2. (indicates possession by a preceding noun)
    (someone)'s father, of a father, of the father
    (someone)'s uncle, of an uncle, of the uncle
    Oshi i̱ki
    The son's father

Declension
possessive (inalienable) singularpaucalplural
first-person ("my, our") a̱kipi̱kihapi̱ki
second-person ("thy, your") chi̱kihachi̱ki
third-person ("his, her, its, their") i̱ki

Descendants
  • Mobilian: ĩki
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