aachi

== Chickasaw == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *kači, equivalent to *aa +‎ -chi (cf. Choctaw a and achi). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaː.t͡ʃi/ === Verb === aachi (active) (transitive) to say (I;3) (transitive) to mean (I;3) (intransitive) to command; to be in charge (I) ==== Usage notes ==== This term follows the Strident-Coronal rule. This means that a non-lengthened vowel is deleted between an ⟨s⟩, ⟨sh⟩, ⟨lh⟩ or ⟨ch⟩ preceded by a long, rhythmically lengthened or nasal vowel or a short vowel followed by ⟨h⟩ or ⟨ꞌ⟩, and a following suffix beginning with a ⟨t⟩, ⟨n⟩, ⟨l⟩ or ⟨ch⟩. After this rule is applied, a cluster consisting of ⟨ch⟩ plus a following consonant would be expected but the ⟨ch⟩ is changed into a ⟨sh⟩ in accordance with the Ch-Sh rule. ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ====