-a'hi
Chickasaw
Suffix
-a'hi
- Modal verb suffix reflecting that the action/event/state expressed by the verb will happen with firm belief/conviction rather than sure knoweldge.
- Used with the auxiliary bíyyi'ka ("always, all the time") to express ability, capability, "can".
Related terms
- -a'chi (will)
- -a'cho̠ (definitely will)
- -a'hi bíyyi'ka (can, able, capable)
- -a'ni (may, might, could, can)
- bíyyi'ka (always, all the time)
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