Personal Pronouns & Question Markers CHAPTER 5 – LESSON 2 Personal Pronouns & Question Markers © 2017 All Rights Reserved Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma School of Choctaw Language
Personal Pronouns Sia & Chia © 2017 All Rights Reserved Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma School of Choctaw Language
Alikchi sia ho? Alikchi chia ho? Am I a doctor? Are you a doctor? When asking a question using the personal pronoun sia and chia, the question marker ho will be written. See examples: Alikchi sia ho? Alikchi chia ho? Am I a doctor? Are you a doctor? © 2017 All Rights Reserved Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma School of Choctaw Language
Sia Sia means "I am" when making a statement. When asking a question, "sia" will be translated as "Am I". © 2017 All Rights Reserved Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma School of Choctaw Language
I am a Choctaw police officer. (2) (3) (1) Chahta nan älhtuka sia. I am a Choctaw police officer. © 2017 All Rights Reserved Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma School of Choctaw Language
Am I Caucasian? Na Hullo sia ho? (2) (1) Am I Caucasian? Na Hullo sia ho? © 2017 All Rights Reserved Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma School of Choctaw Language
Chia Chia means "You are" when making a statement. When asking a question, "chia" will be translated as "Are you". © 2017 All Rights Reserved Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma School of Choctaw Language
Chahta chia. You are Choctaw. (2) (1) Chahta chia. You are Choctaw. © 2017 All Rights Reserved Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma School of Choctaw Language
Na Hullo alikchi himitta chia ho? Are you a young Caucasian doctor? (3) (4) (2) (1) Na Hullo alikchi himitta chia ho? Are you a young Caucasian doctor? © 2017 All Rights Reserved Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma School of Choctaw Language
Question Markers O; Yo; Ho © 2017 All Rights Reserved Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma School of Choctaw Language
Yämmät wak o? Is that a cow? (1) (2) Yämmät wak o? Is that a cow? © 2017 All Rights Reserved Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma School of Choctaw Language
Is that a doctor? Yämmät alikchi yo? (1) (2) (1) (2) Yämmät alikchi yo? Is that a doctor? © 2017 All Rights Reserved Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma School of Choctaw Language
The question marker ho is written after a verb, action word or personal pronoun. (1) (2) Ikhänanchi chia ho? Are you a teacher? © 2017 All Rights Reserved Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma School of Choctaw Language
Are you a Choctaw police officer? Chahta nan älhtuka chia ho? (3) (1) (2) Are you a Choctaw police officer? Chahta nan älhtuka chia ho? © 2017 All Rights Reserved Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma School of Choctaw Language
Continue practicing your speaking skills as you write and translate sentences. This concludes Choctaw I, Chapter 5 lesson 2. Yakoke © 2017 All Rights Reserved Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma School of Choctaw Language