-hookya

== Chickasaw == === Alternative forms === -ookya (following a consonant) -kya (reduced form) === Suffix === -hookya (verb suffix) Coordinating conjunction verb suffix; but, however, yet, although ==== Usage notes ==== -hookya and its variants are generally suffixed to verbs not marked for tense, aspect, or modality even though they may occur after any non-final suffix. The -hookya suffix is always appended to the first verb in the coordinating construction. === Suffix === -hookya (nominal suffix) Indefinite or inferential word suffix: “every” in affirmative sentences & “any” in negative sentences. ‎nanna (“something”) + ‎-hookya → ‎nannahookya (“everything/anything”) Noun suffix translatable as “everything like” or “anything like”