pi̱-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pi"

Choctaw

Etymology

From pi- +‎ i̱- (“he, she, it; him, her, it; his, her, its”).

Prefix

pi̱- (before vowels pim-, class III first-person paucal)

1. the indirect object of an active transitive verb

   to us (few), for us (few)

2. the subject of an intransitive affective verb

   we (few)

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

   us (few)

4. indicates possession of a noun

   our (we few's)

Inflection

			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-

Choctaw Person Markers