fani imalakosi

Choctaw

Alternative forms
  • fʋni imalakusi (traditional)
  • fạni imalakusi (Byington/Swanton)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fəní(ʔ) imaːlakʊsí(ʔ)/
  • Transcription: faní' imaalakosí'

Etymology

From fani (“squirrel”) +‎ imālakosi (“brother-in-law”, possessive), literally "squirrel's brother-in-law"

Noun

fani imālakosi (alienable)

  1. chameleon

Derived terms
  • fani
  • fani hasibish holba (“kind of daisy”)
  • fani losa (“black squirrel”)
  • fani okchako (“gray squirrel”)
  • fani shapha (“mistletoe”)
  • fanikoyyo (“sycamore”)
  • fanoshi (“little squirrel”)
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