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-aꞌnaꞌn

suffix

LanguageChickasaw

Meaning
  1. Modal verb suffix reflecting that the subject of the verb should do the action/event/state expressed by the verb.
  2. should
  3. This modal suffix is added to a verb to show that the subject ought to do the action. It implies a recommendation or obligation.
Examples

Chikashsha chiyakmat Chikashsha ishanompolaꞌnaꞌn.

If you are Chickasaw, you should speak Chickasaw.

Part of speechsuffix

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-aꞌnaꞌn in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.