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oh-

prefix

LanguageChoctaw

Meaning
  1. the subject of an imperative verb
  2. used in place of ordinary pronominal suffixes in the communication between in-laws, especially a man and his mother-in-law
  3. used in place of ordinary pronominal suffixes in the communication between in-laws, especially a man and his mother-in-law Im ia lih. → Oh ia lih. (traditional spelling) I went with him.
  4. A prefix used to indicate the subject of an imperative verb or to facilitate formal communication between specific in-laws.
Examples

let you (all), do you (all), do ye

Part of speechprefix

Usage noteSpecifically used by men in formal communication with their mother-in-law.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.