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-aꞌshki

[a-shki]

suffix

LanguageChickasaw

Meaning
  1. Modal verb suffix expressing a positive hortative meaning "should" / "must".
  2. should
  3. A suffix added to verbs to show that something should or must be done.
Examples

Isht-iaꞌshki.

You should go.

Pronunciationa-shki

Part of speechsuffix

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Usage noteThis is attached directly to the end of a verb.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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