Chapter 7

Question 1

Katimma; Katomma

Answer 1

Where?

Question 2

What is the Choctaw word for ‘where’?

Answer 2

Katimma or Katomma

Used to inquire about location.

Question 3

What does ‘Katimi ho̱?’ mean?

Answer 3

Why?

Used to ask for reasons.

Question 4

How do you say ‘how many’ in Choctaw?

Answer 4

Katohmi?

Used to ask about quantity.

Question 5

What is the Choctaw word for ‘who’?

Answer 5

Kʋta?

Used to inquire about identity.

Question 6

Translate ‘cafeteria’ to Choctaw.

Answer 6

aiimpa aboha
Lit: table room

(## Footnote)

Question 7

What is the question marker that follows ‘Katimi

Answer 7

ho̱

Indicates a question in Choctaw.

Question 8

Translate:
Hushi homma katohmi ish pi̱sa?

Answer 8

How many red birds do you see?

Literal:
Bird red how many you see/are seeing?

Question 9

Translate:
Hushi homma tuchina pi̱sa li.

Answer 9

I see three red birds.

Literal
Bird red three see I.

Question 10

Translate:
Kʋta pi̱sa tuk?

*hint no subject marker

Answer 10

Who did (she) see?

Literal
Who see (no subject marker = He, she, it) (past tense marker)

Question 11

What is the Choctaw word for ‘one’?

Answer 11

achʋffa

Question 12

What is the Choctaw word for ‘two’?

Answer 12

Tuklo

Question 13

Fill in the blank: The Choctaw word for ‘three’ is _______.

Answer 13

Tuchina

Question 14

Translate:
Miss Hannah ʋt wak nipi tahlapi hoponi.

Answer 14

Miss Hannah is cooking five steaks.

Literal:
Miss Hannah the (subject marker following consonant) cow meat five cook.

Question 15

What is the Choctaw word for ‘four’?

Answer 15

ushta

Question 16

What is the Choctaw word for ‘five’?

Answer 16

Tahlapi

Question 17

What is the Choctaw word for ‘six’?

Answer 17

Hannali

Question 18

What is the Choctaw word for ‘seven’?

Answer 18

Untuklo

Question 19

What is the Choctaw word for ‘eight’?

Answer 19

untuchina

Question 20

What is the Choctaw word for ‘nine’?

Answer 20

Chakkali

Question 21

What is the Choctaw word for ‘ten’?

Answer 21

Pokkoli

Question 22

Translate:
Chukka ia li.

Answer 22

I am going home.

Literal:
House go I.

Question 23

What is the Choctaw word for ‘play; playing’?

Answer 23

Washoha

(Wah-showa)

Question 24

Translate:
Katimma ish ia?

Answer 24

Where are you going?

Literal:
Where you going/go?

Question 25

Translate: Katimi ho̱ chukka ish ia?

Answer 25

Why are you going home? Literal: Why home you go/going?

Question 26

What is the Chahta word for (in; inside)?

Answer 26

Anuka

Question 27

What is the Chahta word for (have; has)?

Answer 27

I̱shi

Question 28

What is the Chahta word for and?

Answer 28

Micha

Question 29

What is the Chahta word for hat?

Answer 29

Shʋpo

Question 30

Translate: Nanta katiohmi?

Answer 30

What is (he, she, it) doing? Katiohmi (Kah-teeyoh-mee) interrogative— to do (used when asking a question), do somehow, happen, how is it, what.

Question 31

Translate: Miss Virginia pi̱sa tuk. *hint no subject marker

Answer 31

(He, she, it) saw Miss Virginia

Question 32

What is the meaning of ilʋppʋt? Where can it be written in the sentence? What is it called? What is the short form of the word?

Answer 32

The meaning of ilʋppʋt is (this, these) It can be found at the beginning or middle of a sentence in its long form and only inside the sentence in its short form. They are called subject markers The short form of the word is pʋt.

Question 33

What is the meaning of the word yʋmmʋt? What is the short form of this word? What is this type of word called? Where in a sentence can this word be used?

Answer 33

The meaning of the word is (Those; that) The short form of the word is mʋt. This type of word is a subject marker. The long form can be used in the beginning or inside of the sentence, but the short form of the word can only be used inside of the sentence.

Question 34

Translate: Miss Hannah ʋt wak nipi tahlapi hoponi.

Answer 34

Miss Hannah is cooking five steaks. Literal: Miss Hannah (subject marker following consonant) cow meat five cooks/cooking.

Question 35

Translate: Ʋlla yʋt towa washoha.

Answer 35

The child is playing ball. Literal: Child the (subject marker following vowel) ball playing.

Question 36

Translate: Hattak ʋt katimma binili?

Answer 36

Where is the man sitting? Literal: Man the-(subject marker following consonant) where sit/ is sitting?

Question 37

Translate: Hattak mʋt chukka anuka bininli.

Answer 37

That man is sitting inside the house. Literal Translation: Man that-(short form yvmmvt subject marker) house inside sit/is sitting?

Question 38

Translate: Ohoyo yvt chukfi ushta pi̱sa tuk.

Answer 38

The woman saw four rabbits. Literal: Woman the-(subject marker following vowel) rabbit four see/is seeing (past tense marker).

Question 39

Translate: Vlla tek vt bok ia tuk.

Answer 39

The girl went to the river. Literal: Girl the-(subject marker following a consonant) river go/going (past tense marker).

Question 40

Translate: Ikhvnanchi yvt aiimpa aboha ia tuk.

Answer 40

The teacher went to the cafeteria. Literal: Teacher the-(subject marker following a vowel) cafeteria go/going (past tense marker).

Question 41

Translate: Katos lakna yvt chukka anuka bininli tuk.

Answer 41

The yellow cat was sitting inside the house. Literal: Cat yellow the-(subject marker fowwoing a vowel) house inside sit/is sitting (past tense marker).

Question 42

Translate: Hoponi micha nan vlhtuka yvt shvpo tohbi i̱shi.

Answer 42

The cook and police officer have white hats. Literal Cook and police officer the-(subject marker following a vowel) hat white has.

Question 43

Translate: Hattak vt holisso sipokni i̱shi.

Answer 43

The man has old papers. Or: The man has an old book. Literal Man the-(consonant sub marker) old papers have. Man the- (subj marker consonant) old book have.

Question 44

Translate: Shvpo yvmmvt chito micha lusa.

Answer 44

That hat is big and black. Literal Hat that-(subject marker long form) big and black.

Question 45

Translate: Hattak himitta mvt kanchvk micha bok ia chi̱.

Answer 45

That young man will go to the barn and river. Literal Man young that-(subject marker short form of yvmmvt) barn and river go (future tense marker).

Question 46

What is the short form of the following: Ilvppvt Yvmmvt

Answer 46

Pvt Mvt

Question 47

What is the difference between the subject markers: Vt and yvt?

Answer 47

Vt follows a word ending in a consonant and Yvt follows a word ending in a vowel.