English-Chickasaw Dictionary

English - Chickasaw Dictionary
307 records

[Note: underlined vowels are nasalized.]

English	Chickasaw
afraid of, to be	inokshoopa

all	mot

angry, to be	hashaa, malhaa, palli

animal (domestic)	naalhpooba

arrow	naki', oski' naki', tanampalhlhi' inaki'

ashes	hottok, hottok poshi'

aunt	ishko'si'

axe	oksifa, itti' ishcholha'

back (body)	aatayya'a', ashaka', nalhchaba, nashshaka'

bad	ayyo'ba ki'yo, ikayyo'bo, oppolo, palammi, ishtayyo'ba ki'yo

bark (tree)	hakshop

beaver	kinta

because it was	pollaho

bee	fohi', fohkol

behind	imashaka'

belly	ittakoba'

bend, to	bicholli, bichoto'li, chiffolachi, chiffololi, polhoma

beside	imapatta'li, imaapatta'a

big	hichito, ishto, aatampa

bird	foshi'

bite	kisili, kisli

black	losa

blood	issish

bloom, to	pakali, woksholi

boat	oka' piini', ok-okaaittanowa', piini'

bone	foni', naafoni'

born, to be	ala, alhpooba, atta, hofanti

bow	tanampalhi'

break, to	inkowa, inkookowa, kawwi, kobafa, kowa, kobbi, kooli

breast	hashintak, ipishik

breathe	foyopa, foyopachi

brother	ittibaapishi, inakfi'

brother, older	intikba

brother, younger	nakfish

butterfly	hatalhposhik

canoe	piini' sawa', piinoshi'

cat	kidi', kowi'

caterpillar	hayowani', woksho'

chicken	akanka'

child (human)	chipota

chin	notakfa

claw	iyyakchosh

close, to	ittasiitili, ittasiitohli, okshilitta, okshitta, tasiitili

clothing	naafokha

cloud	hoshonti

cold (weather)	kapassa, ichchokwa, inkapassa

come	ala, minti

cook	hopooni, nonachi

count	hotihna

cow	waaka'

crow	fala

cry	ishtkin okchi' minti, yaa

cut	aatabli, bashaffi, bashli, chalhafa, katolhlhi, palhalli, tabli

dance	hilha, mallichi, to'tichi

day (not night)	nittak

devil	naaishshachi'

die	illi, loshoma, ootaalhlhi, ootishtaalhlhi

dig	kolli

dirty	hotolakna, litiha, lokfi', biyyi'ka

dog	ofi'

dove	pachalhpooba'

down	akka', akka' pila, okaaina'

dream, to	ilpokonna

drink	ishko

drown, to	oka' okaaili, oka' ittookaaillichi

dry (adj.)	shila

duck	fochosh

dull (i.e., knife)	tokbi, tillikpi

dust	shinok

eagle	osi'

ear	haksibish

early	chiiki'

earth (soil)	lokfi', shinok

east	hashaakochcha'

eat	apa, impa', shombachi

egg	akankoshintohbi' (white), akankoshilakna' (yolk)

eight	ontochchi'na

eighteen	awa ontochchi'na, pokolontochchi'na

eighty	pokoli ontochchi'na

eleven	awa chaffa, pokolachaffa

elm tree	tohto'

eye	ishkin

face	ishshoka'

far	hopaaki

fat (grease)	niha

father	inki', impaapi'

fear	ilihopoo

feather	foshi' hishi', hishi'

few	kannohmihmat, kannohmihma

fifteen	awa talhlha'pi, pokolatalhlha'pi

fifty	pokoli talhlha'pi

fight	ittibi

fire	lowak

fish	nani'

five	talhlha'pi

flesh (meat)	nipi'

flower	nampakali', pakali'

fly	wakaa, wakiili, wakoha

fog	tooboklhili

follow, to	apiha, ayakaa, ayakaat aya, ayakko'wat, intano'wa

foot	ishtaaohikki'ya, iyyi'

forty	pokoli oshta

four	oshta

fourteen	awa oshta, pokoloshta

fox	chola

friend	inkana

frost	hotonti

fruit (berry)	ani', nannawaa', bissa', chaaha', bissa' hika'

full	alotto'wa, aloota, kayya

give	pitintalaali, pitiwayaachi

go, to	aya, malili

goat	issi' kosoma', issi'

god	shilombish ishto'

good	chokma, ayomba

granddaughter	ipok ihoo'

grandfather	afo'si, imafo'si

grandmother	appo'si'

grandson	ipok nakni'

grass	hashshok

green	hattak sawintopa, okchamali

guts	salhkona

hair	ipashi'

hand	ilbak

hang, to	takka'li, takkohli, takoht maa, takoochi, faapo'wa

hate, to	ikyay'lo, yaylil ki'yo

head	ishkobo', ishkoboka', inkapittani'

hear	haklo, hanglo, hapowaklo

heart	chonkash

heavy	wiiki

help, to	apila, ibaa-abila

here	yappa, yappak, yappa, ala

high, tall	chaaha

hit	bo'li, isso, bakkakli'chi, bokkaa, kommokli'chi

hold (in hand)	i'shi, pitshooli, yokli

horn	lapish, lapish kolofa'

how	kanihsht, katiya fokha, katihsht, kaniht, katiht

hundred	talhipa

hungry, to be	hopoba

hunt (game)	hoyo, hoyot aya, hoot aya, owwatta

husband	ihattak

I, me	ana'akot, ana'at

ice	okakmi'

imagine, to	imahooba

in	aachaffa, fokha, foyyokha, okaa-ahanta, okaawayowat maa

in front of	tikba'

inside	anonka', anonkaka'

kill	abi, issot bohli, loshommi

knee	iyyinto'lhka'

know (facts)	ithana, imannoya

lake	hayip, hayip ishto'

late	alhchiba, imalhchiba, leeti

laugh	ollali

leaf	hishi'

leave, to	aaissachi, inkaa, intalaa, intalowa, intowa, iwayaa

left side	alhfabi', alhfa'bika', imalhfabi'

leg	iyyi'

lie (on side)	achaknaski

lightning	shokmalli

live	anta, aa-asha, aashwa, aatta

long	falaa, faloha

lose, to	imilli, inkaniya, intamowa

louse	issap

love, to	anhinchi, ihollo, achokkobbi, akaniya, anhi

make, to	ikbi, iksaachi, tobachi

man (male)	hattak, hattak nakni', nakni'

many	lawa

medicine	ittish

miss, to (in throwing)	anoktobaffichi

mix, to	ittashommi, ittayokommo

moon	hashi', hashi' ninak aa', ninak, oklhili hashi'

mother	ishki', chipotishki', imaami', maami', oshpishichi'

mountain	onchaba, alchoba

mouth	iti, ittiya

move, to	ilhko'koli, ilhko'li, kanalli, wilha, wihachi

name	holhchifo

narrow	lhibafachi

near	milinka

neck	nokhistap

new	himitta

night	oklhili

nine	chakka'li

nineteen	awa chakka'li, pokolachakka'li

ninety	pokoli chakka'li

north	falammi, falammi pila

nose	ibichchala'

not	ki'yo

oak tree	boshto', chiskilik, chisha', nassapi', shokhalanchapi'

old	kamassa, sipokni

one	chaffa

open, to	tiwa, tiwwi, fachopa, fakohli, fakopa, pofalli

opossum	chakwihili', shokha', chokkayalli', shokha iskano', shokhata'

other	tannap

outside	kochcha'

owl	hoopa, ofolo, kitiini, opa

own, to	immi

ox	waaka' toksali'

person	hattak

play	chokoshkoo, olachi

pond	hayip, okpachalhlhi'

possum	chakwihili', shokha', chokkayalli', shokha iskano', shokhata'

raccoon	shawi'

raven	fala ishto'

red	homma

right (proper)	alhpi'sa

right side	aalhpi'sa'

river	abookoshi'

road (path)	tali'

root	hakshish, ishtaahikki'ya'

rope	takchi

rotten (log)	toshbi

round	bolokta, ihibokta, ihibowa, missila, tilikpi

salt	hapi, hapi poshi'

sand	shinok

say	aachi, anompoli, miha

scratch (itch)	inkalli, kalli, shaffi, sholaffi, sholli

sea (ocean)	okkata

see	pisa, pisa

seed	nihi'

seven	ontoklo

seventeen	awa ontoklo, pokolontoklo

seventy	pokoli ontoklo

sew	acho'li, naacho'li

sharp (i.e., knife)	haloppa

shoes	hattak api', hommisholosh, sholosh

shoot (weapon)	hosa

short	ikcha'ho, ikfala'o, tilofa'si, pattala, pattalla'a

short, low	ikcha'ho, ikfala'o, tilofa'si, pattala, pattalla'a

shoulder	folop, ittaalhchi', shakba'

sin, to	ashshachi, nannashshachi

sing	taloowa

sister	intiik, ittibaapishi, chitta', kiiyoho', pokkosh, titta

sister, older	intikba

sister, younger	nakfish

sit	binni'li, binohmaa, chi'ya

six	hanna'li

sixteen	awa hanna'li, pokolahana'li

sixty	pokoli hanna'li

skin (human)	hakshop

skull	ishkobo' foni'

sky	shotik

sleep	nosi

smell (sense)	oshshowanchi, oshshowahpisa

smoke	pofa, shobohli

smooth	lhimishko

snake	ittiwashanchi', sinti

snow	okti', oktosha

some	kannohmihmat, kanohmihma

south	hashaatabookoli', okaamahli

sparrow	aachompa' foshi'

spit	tofa, toftowa

stab (or stick)	bahli, baafa

stand	hi'li, hikki'ya, hiyohmaa, hiyoht maa, talla'a, tallo'wa

star	fochik

stick (wood)	itti'

stone (pebble)	aahaloppachi', lokfi' tali'

straight	apissa, fabassa, satampa

suck	pishi, sho'ka

sun	hashi'

swim	oka' yopi, yopi

tail	hasimbish

ten	pokko'li

tent	alhtipo', aa-albinachi', ishtalhtipo', ishtalhtipo'

that	yammak, yammakot, yammako, yammat, yamma

there	yammak, yamma, ayya'sha, kaha, anta, talaa, towa

they	yammakot, yammat, yappakot, yappat, mi, mi alhiha'

think	anokfilli, imahooba

thirteen	awa tochchi' na, pokolatochchi'na

thirty	pokoli tochchi'na

this	yappak, yappakot, yappako, yappat, yappa

three	tochchi'na

throw	faapichi, faapo'chi

thunder	hiloha

tie (knot)	ashiichi

tongue	isolash

tooth	noti'

trade, to	ittatoba

tree	itti'

twelve	awa toklo, pokolatoklo

twenty	pokoli toklo

two	toklo

uncle	inko'si', imoshi', moshi'

up	aba', aba' pila

vomit	howita

walk	nowa, aya, aa, ibaanowachi, nowachi, ittanowa

want, to	banna, anhi, olabi

wash	achifa, ishilli, kalho'chi, lhayilli

water	oka'

we, us	poshnaakot, poshnaat, haposhnaakot, haposhnaat

weapon	ishhottopachi'

west	hashaakottola', hashaaobya'

what	nanna, nannahoot, nannaho, nannakat, nanta, nantahta

when	kaniya fokhaho, kaniya fokhakaasho, katihkmak

where	kaniya'o, katiya, katiyak

white	tohbi

who	kana, kanahoot, kanaho, kaniya'oot, kaniya'o, kata

wife	imihoo

wind (breeze)	mahli

wing	fanalhchi'

with	ahiina, ibaa-anta, ibaa-ayya'sha, ibaayaa, ilawwi'li

woman	ihoo

woods	abokkol-anonka'

work	nannishtatta, toksali

worm	hayowani', issosh, yala

year	afammi

yellow	lakna

you (pl.)	hachishnaak, hachishnaakot, hachishnaako, hachishnaat

you (sing.)	ishnaak, ishnaat, ishnaakot, ishnaako, ishna, ishno'

Note: The information in this table is correct to the best of my knowledge. If you spot any errors, please contact me. Thank you.

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