Koasati (Coushatta) Language Project
2. Yok talok om. This is a rock.
| yok | this (as a subject) | |
| tali | rock | |
| om | he/she/it is | |
| Yok talok om. | This is a rock. | |
| satta | turtle | |
| Yok sattok om. | This is a turtle. | |
| tabahka | bread | |
| Yok tabahkok om. | This is bread. | |
| akkok | that (as a subject) | |
| Akkok talok om. | That is a rock. | |
| Akkok sattok om. | That is a turtle. | |
| Akkok tabahkok om. | That is bread. |
Breaking it down:
The sentences above follow this pattern:
| A-ok | B-ok | om. | A is a B. |
| Y-ok | tal-ok | om. | This is a rock. |
| Y-ok | satt-ok | om. | This is a turtle. |
| Akk-ok | tabahk-ok | om. | That is bread. |
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