hohchifo
Choctaw
Alternative forms
- hohčifo (Mississippi)
Etymology
From hochīfo (“to name, to call”), from Proto-Muskogean *xočixʷa. Cognate with Chickasaw holhchifo (“name”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hʊçtʃifó/
Noun
hohchifo (inalienable–class II agreement)
- name
- Chihohchifoyat nata?
Chi hohchifo yʋt nanta? (traditional spelling)- What is your name?
Declension
| possessive (inalienable) | singular | paucal | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| first-person ("my, our") | sahohchifo | pihohchifo | hapihohchifo |
| second-person ("thy, your") | chihohchifo | hachihohchifo | |
| third-person ("his, her, its, their") | hohchifo | ||
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