oshshowanchi

== Chickasaw == === Alternative forms === ishwanchi === Etymology === From osh- (prefix formative indicating a relation to the head) +‎ showa (“to reek”) +‎ -chi (causative verb suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oʃ.ʃo.wan.t͡ʃi/ === Verb === oshshowanchi (active) (transitive) to smell (I;II) Achoshshowanshli. ― I smell you. ==== 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 ====