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-aꞌnt

[ah-nt]

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 suffix is used to indicate that someone should perform the action of the verb. It is similar to the meaning of 'should' in English.
Examples

Chikashsha chiyakmat Chikashsha ishanompolaꞌnt.

If you are Chickasaw, you should speak Chickasaw.

Pronunciationah-nt

Part of speechsuffix

Registerneutral

Usage noteThis is a variant form of the modal suffix indicating obligation or recommendation.

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-aꞌnt in other languages

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