chi-

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Choctaw

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Etymology

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Cognate with Chickasaw chi-

Prefix

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chi- (class II second-person singular)

  1. the direct object of an active transitive verb
    you
  2. the subject of a stative intransitive verb
    you
  3. indicates possession of a noun
    your

Usage notes

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Class II person markers are used for possession only for a small set of words, mostly including kinship terms and body parts.

Inflection

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Ojibwe

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Preverb

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chi-

  1. Alternative form of gichi-

Shona

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *kɪ́-kɪ̀-.

Prefix

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chi-

  1. Class 7 noun prefix.