lowak
Chickasaw
Etymology
From lowa (“to burn”) + -k (nominal formative). Compare Choctaw luak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo.wak/
Noun
lowak (alienable)
Inflection
Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)
| Nouns in nasal consonants m- or n-, or «airflow» consonants f-, h-, l-, lh-, s-, sh-, w-, y- |
Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person ("my, our") | a̠lowak a̠-lowak |
po̠lowak po̠-lowak |
hapo̠lowak hapo̠-lowak |
| 2nd-person ("thy, your") | chi̠lowak chi̠-lowak |
hachi̠lowak hachi̠-lowak | |
| 3rd-person ("his, her, its, their") | i̠lowak i̠-lowak | ||
Derived terms
- lowak aa-apiisachiꞌ
- lowak aainniꞌ
- lowak aaolhtiꞌ
- lowak aashobohliꞌ
- lowak chipasli
- lowak imontiꞌ
- lowak inni
- lowak ishbahliꞌ
- lowak ishpihaꞌ
- lowak ishshafaꞌ
- lowak ishtabiꞌchiꞌ
- lowak moshoochiꞌ
- lowak paka̱liꞌ
- lowak tobaksiꞌ
- lowak tobaꞌ
- lowakat chipashli
Descendants
- Mobilian: lowak