Choctaw Commands
Second Person Singular Commands
Impa! -- Eat!
Balilit ishtia! -- Start Running!
Si-apela! -- Help Me!
Tushpa! -- Hurry Up!
Is-sa-habli-nna! -- Don't Kick Me!
Oka ma ish-ishko-nna! -- Don't Drink that water!
Ish-tushpa-nna! -- Don't Rush!
Second Person Plural Commands
Ho-taloa! -- Sing!
Oh-impa! -- Eat!
Ant chukoat ho-foha -- Come in and rest!
Ho-pi-apela! -- Help us!
Hash-balili-nna! -- Don't Run!
Hash-pisa-nna! -- Don't Look!
Hash-ilhkoli-nna! -- Don't Go!
First Person Plural Commands
Kil-impa! -- Let's Eat!
Nvnokwehlit kil-ia! -- Let's Go Fishing
Kil-ia! -- Let's Go!
Kil-im-ikbi! -- Let's make it for him
Ke-toksalo-nna! -- Let's Not Work!
Ke-hvklo-nna! -- Let's not listen to them!
Okshinillit-kil-ishtio-nna! -- Let's not start swimming
Note:
Because ho- and kil are already plural, we may choose not to use or not use a plural-marked verb when one of these is available. We may correctly say:
Go -- Hoh-ia -- Hoh-ilhkoli
Let's Go -- Kil-ia -- Kil-ilhkoli
Stand -- Ho-hikia -- Ho-hiohli
Let's Stand -- Ke-hikia -- Ke-hiohli
Commands with "Group 2" verbs
Be Happy! -- Nayukpa-ho!
Be in Control! -- Kostini-ho!
Summary of Command Forms
Affirmative
2nd Person Singular -- Hilha
2nd Person Plural -- Ho-Hilha
1st Person Plural -- Ke-Hilha
Negative
2nd Person Singular -- Ish-hilha-nna
2nd Person Plural -- Hash-hilha-nna
1st Person Plural -- Ke-hilho-nna
