Koasati (Coushatta) Language Project

3. Yok talok ommi? Is this a rock?

ommi?   is it?
Yok talok ommi? Is this a rock?
     
     
ai   yes
Ai, talok om. Yes, it's a rock.
     
     
Yok sattok ommi? Is this a turtle?
     
     
Ai, sattok om. Yes, it's a turtle.
     
     
Sattok ommi, yok? Is this a turtle? (another way)
     
     
Yok tabahkok ommi? Is this bread?
     
     
Ai, tabahkok om. Yes, it's bread.

Breaking it down:

These questions follow this pattern:

A-ok B-ok ommi? Is A a B?
Y-ok tal-ok ommi? Is this a rock?
Y-ok satt-ok ommi? Is this a turtle?
Akk-ok tabahk-ok ommi? Is that bread?

Statements in Koasati are often shorter than questions:

Yok talok ommi?   Is this a rock?
Yok talok om.   This is a rock.

 

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