chilita
Chickasaw
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly cognate with Alabama chiliita (“to want to go”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]chilita
- (active voice, intransitive) to try, to keep on, to persevere
Inflection
[edit]Class I Verb Subjects (Active)
| Verbs beginning with a consonant. | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person (I, we) | chilitali chilita-li |
iichilita / iliichilita / liichilita ii-chilita / ilii-chilita / lii-chilita |
iloochilita iloo-chilita |
| 2nd-person (you, you all) | ishchilita ish-chilita |
hashchilita hash-chilita | |
| 3rd-person (he, she, it, they) | chilita | (hoo)chilita (hoo-)chilita | |