chim-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chim"

Choctaw

Etymology

From chi- +‎ im-.

Prefix

chim- (before consonants chi-, class III second-person singular)

1. the indirect object of an active transitive verb

   to you, for you, to thee, for thee

2. the subject of an intransitive affective verb

   you, thou

3. the direct object of a small set of transitive verbs mostly dealing with affect, communication and intimacy

   you, thee

4. indicates possession of a noun

   your, thy

Inflection

Choctaw Person Markers

			class I			class II		class III		class N		imperative
			+s	+C	+V	+C/i	+a/o	+C	+V	+C	+V	+C	+V
first-person	singular	initial	-li			sa-	si-	a̱-	am-	ak-		n/a
		medial						-sa-	-sam-
	paucal		ī-		il-	pi-		pi̱-	pim-	kī-	kil-
	plural					hapi-		hapi̱-	hapim-
second-person	singular		is-	ish-		chi-		chi̱-	chim-	chik-		∅
	plural		has-	hash-		hachi-		hachi̱-	hachim-	hachik-		ho-	oh-
third-person			∅			∅		i̱-	im-	ik-