16. Schokkool. She is sitting with (something). |

Koasati (Coushatta) Language Project

naasi		what
naason		what (as an object)
saami?		is he/she doing?
Naason saami?		What is he doing?


naanosi		little boy
pokko sbatapka		baseball bat
bataapli?		is he/she hitting?
isbataapli?		is he/she hitting with?
Naanosik pokko sbatapka isbataapl.		The little boy is hitting with the bat.

Breaking it down:

A prefix s- is added to verbs to mean ‘with (a tool, the hand, etc.)’ or ‘holding (a book, coffee, etc.)’:

chokkool		he/she is sitting
schokkool		he/she is sitting with (something, as a child or book)

hatchaal		he/she is standing
shatchaal		he/she is standing holding (something)

chayaahl		he/she is walking
schayaahl		he/she is walking with (something)

bataapl		he/she is hitting it
sbataapl		he/she is hitting it with (a stick, etc.)

bakoohl		he/she is throwing it
sbakoohl		he/she is throwing it with (something)

lataafk		he/she is kicking it
slataafk		he/she is kicking it with (new shoes, boots, etc.)

palaatk		he/she is getting upset
spalaatk		he/she is getting upset by (something), with (something)

nooch		he/she is sleeping
snooch		he/she is sleeping with (pajamas, a teddy bear)

biitl		he/she is dancing
sbiitl		he/she is dancing with (something)

Before a vowel, the prefix has the shape st-:

inchaal		he/she is writing
stinchaal		he/she is writing with (a pencil, etc.)

iip		he/she is eating
stiip		he/she is eating one thing with (another, as a biscuit with jelly)