the verb malli "to jump" is below (with the pronominal affixes underlined): The stative series (II) is below. This series is used to indicate stative intransitive subjects and direct objects. Example with stative intransitive subjects, lhinko "to be fat": Example with direct objects, pisa "to look at (someone)" (the subject in the paradigm below is unmarked because it is in the third person): Both active and stative affixes can occur together in which case the active affix indicates the active subject and the stative affix indicates the direct object. Active prefixes occur before stative prefixes. When ish- "active second person singular" occurs before sa- "stative first person singular", it results in issa- (the sh assimilates to s). Likewise, hash- "active second person plural" + sa- is realized as hassa-. The full paradigm of pisa "to look at" is below: Verb grades verb grades (gemination, epenthesis) General vocabulary {| class="wikitable" !English !Chickasaw |- |Hello (general greeting) |Chokma/Hallito |- |How are you? |In order to define a question, one must use a question word (such as nanta, katiyakta, katimpi, etc.) or an affix (such as -taa, shown below, or -tam). A question can also be implied, as shown in the first and last examples Chinchokma? Chinchokmataa? Chokma (a word meaning "good", saying chokma as a greeting can also imply a question of how one is doing) |- |I'm well. I'm very well. I'm alright. I'm not well. |The prefix "An-" implies that the speaker is referring to themselves. The suffix "-kinni" and the word "ooba" refers to the level of "wellness" that they find themselves in. Anchokma. Anchokmakayni. Anchokma ooba. Anchokma ki'yo. |- |And you? (In response) |Ishnaako? |- |Yes No Okay |The word "Ho'mi" can also mean okay, yes, affirmative, good, etc. Ii Ki'yo Ho'mi |- |I will see you later. |Speakers may very on what they say for this phrase, as there is no word for goodbye, but it largely revolves around these three. The nasal "o" is voiced by many speakers, but many speakers also tend to leave it out. The suffix "-shki" adds a degree of confidence regarding seeing someone later. It may be translated as "I shall see you later," "I will see you later," or even "I have to see you later." "Chipisala'cho", however, means something like "I'll see you later (not knowing when)." Chipisala'cho. Chipisala'cho. Chipisala'shki. |- |I like ___. He/she likes ___. You like