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. |
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| champoli | candy | |
Champolik chinnaaho? |
Do you have any candy? |
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| Inko, champolik amikso. | No, I don’t have any candy. | |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| chimikso | you don’t have |
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| 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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