-nattook
suffix
LanguageChickasaw
Meaning- remote habitual ending: used to, would
- A suffix indicating that an action was performed habitually or was a standard occurrence in the distant past.
Iyanattook.
He used to go.
Talo-nattook.
He used to sing.
Part of speechsuffix
Registerneutral
Usage noteThis suffix is used to describe past habits rather than single completed events.
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