Koasati (Coushatta) Language Project
15. Chahiich. She sees me.
| hiicha? | does he/she see me? | |
| chahiicha? | does he/she see me? | |
| Janice-kak chahiicha? | Does Janice see me? | |
| Ai, chihiich. | Yes, she sees you. |
Breaking it down:
Koasati has prefixes that show the person affected by an action:
| chahiich | he/she sees me | |
| chihiich | he/she sees you | |
| hiich | he/she sees it/him/her | |
| kohiich | he/she sees us | |
| hachihiich | he/she sees you (2+) |
The same prefixes are used for the subjects of verbs where the action is not deliberate:
| chibanna? | do you want? |
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| chaban | I want |
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