banaha

Chickasaw

Alternative forms
  • banaa

Etymology

Compare Choctaw banaha (“tamale”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ba.na.ha/

Verb

banaha

  1. (stative, intransitive) to be rolled up

Usage notes
  • The verb is usually followed by the taha/tahli perfective/completive auxiliary

Inflection
Class II Verb Subjects (Stative)
Verbs beginning with a consonant. SingularPluralInclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we) sabanaha
sa-banaha		pobanaha
po-banaha		hapobanaha
hapo-banaha
2nd-person (you, you all) chibanaha
chi-banaha		hachibanaha
hachi-banaha
3rd-person (he, she, it, they) banaha(hoo)banaha
(hoo-)banaha

Derived terms
  • banahaꞌ
  • Oshpaaniꞌ imbanahaꞌ
  • paska banahaꞌ
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