Koasati (Coushatta) Language Project

14. Chinnaaho? Do you have?

pokko ball
chinnaaho? do you have?
Pokkok chinnaaho? Do you have a ball?
     
     
annaa I have
Ai, pokkok annaa. Yes, I have a ball.
     
     
stinchaaka pencil

Stinchaakak chinnaaho?

Do you have a pencil?
   
     
amikso I don’t have

Inko, amikso.

No, I don’t have one.

   
     
champoli candy

Champolik chinnaaho?

Do you have any candy?

   
     
Inko, champolik amikso. No, I don’t have any candy.

 

 

 

     
chimaapo your grandmother
innaaho?   does she have?
Chimaapok innaaho, stinchaakak? Does your grandmother have a pencil?
     
     
amaapo my grandmother
innaa he/she has
Ai, amaapok innaa, stinchaakak. Yes, my grandmother has a pencil.

Breaking it down:

In this pattern, the thing that you have is marked with -k.  The verb has a prefix (an- ‘to me’, chin- ‘to you’, etc.) that shows the person who has the item.

annaaho?   do I have?
chinnaaho?   do you have?
innaaho?   does he/she have?
konnaaho?   do we have?
hachinnaaho?   do you (2+) have?

In statements, the last vowel and h are dropped:

annaa  

I have

chinnaa   you have
innaa   he/she has
konnaa   we have
hachinnaa   you (2+) have

In the negative, a completely different verb is used:

amikso  

I don’t have

chimikso  

you don’t have

imikso   he/she doesn’t have
komikso   we don’t have
hachimikso   you (2+) don’t have

You might also hear this:

innaaholi?  

does he/she have in general (not right here)?


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