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ik-

prefix

LanguageChickasaw

Meaning
  1. a prefix expressing negation
  2. the 3rd-person subject of a hortative verb
  3. the subject of a negative active verb
  4. used as part of the negation of stative verbs
Examples

Chipotaat ikanompoli'!

Let the child talk!

Part of speechprefix

Usage noteThis prefix is versatile and used across different verb types to indicate negative states or hortative moods.

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