Kúhaʔahat Oklahoma!
[ˈkʊhaʔahat oklaˈhoma] (kou-hah-'ah-hot Oklahoma!)
Note: In fast speech, which is usually used with greetings, "kúhaʔahat" is pronounced "kúaʔa:t" [ˈkʊaʔaːt] (kou-ah-'aaht).
Greetings and Basic Phrases
Kúhaʔahat : hello |
haʔahat ts'iʔ ahyaʔtiʔ! : Good morning |
Nà:wih! : Welcome! |
Háht'aybáws ah. : It's good to see you. |
Sisímbak'ihah? : What is your name? |
Kúmbak'ihah ___. : My name is ___. |
Dí: dikat daʔah? : What is this? |
Dí: ___ daʔ ah. : This is a ___. |
Náh sídímbak'ihah? : What is that called? |
Dí: ___ sayʔ ah? : Is this a __? |
aháy : yes |
hunnaʔ : no |
núkkah : I don't know |
háwwih : thank you |
Numbers
wísts'iʔ : one |
bit : two |
dahawʔ : three |
hiwiʔ : four |
díssik'an : five |
dánkih : six |
bíssik'ah : seven |
dahàwsik'ah : eight |
hí:wìsik'ah : nine |
bináyʔah : ten |
Animals
miyuʔ : cat |
dì:tsiʔ : dog |
nuʔ : turkey |
daʔ : deer |
táshah : wolf, coyote |
ut : raccoon |
wihit : skunk |
iwiʔ : eagle |
Colors
haká:yuh : white |
hadikuh : black |
banushah : blue |
hatinuʔ : red |
hak'aykuh : yellow |
hasik'uh : green |
haku:nuʔ : brown |
dakánk'uh : purple |
Food
kapí: : coffee
|
kù:kuh : water |
tsú:tsuh : milk |
dáshkattiʔti : cracker, cookie |
dáshkat kayust'uh : frybread |
kisiʔ : corn |
iʔ : potato |
naʔah : grapes |
nidimbin : jerky, poundmeat |
widish : salt |
Kúsinah : That's enough!
©2003-5 Kiwat Hasinay Foundation, used with permission.
Source: "Vocabulary." Internet: <http://www.ahalenia.com/kiwat/vocab.html> September 6, 2005.
Caddo Alphabet
Letter |
As in English |
Caddo example |
IPA |
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a |
father |
as "persimmon" |
[a] |
b |
baker |
batah "fish" |
[b] |
ch |
chew |
ch’ayah "turtle" |
[ʧ] |
d |
door |
daʔ "deer" |
[d] |
i |
police |
ibat "grandfather" |
[i] |
h |
ham |
hatiduʔ "hot" |
[h] |
k |
keep |
kaʔan "bottle" |
[k] |
k’ |
* |
k’unuʔ "melon" |
[k’] |
m |
mean |
miyuʔ "cat" |
[m] |
n |
nice |
nápbaʔ "night" |
[n] |
p |
peach |
páhtsiʔ "nephew, niece" |
[p] |
s |
sister |
sisih "flea" |
[s] |
sh |
shoot |
shiwah "squirrel" |
[ʃ] |
t |
take |
tanahaʔ "buffalo" |
[t] |
ts |
what's |
tsíwʔk’as "star" |
[ʦ] |
ts’ |
* |
ts’í:nih "nothing" |
[ʦ’] |
u |
push |
uʔush "owl" |
[ʊ] |
w |
want |
waduʔ "wildcat" |
[w] |
y |
yard |
yá:hah "tobacco" |
[j] |
ʔ |
middle of uh-oh |
aʔah "father" |
[ʔ] |
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* These consonants are pronounced by raising the adam’s apple and then letting go.
- Long vowels are shown with a colon, as in i:ʔ “potato”. [ː]
- High-pitched vowels are shown with an acute accent mark, as in dáshkat “bread”. [´]
- Falling-pitched vowels are shown with a grave accent mark, as in dì:tamah “horse”. [^]
Source: "Caddo Alphabet." Internet: <http://www.ahalenia.com/kiwat/caddo_alphabet.pdf> September 6, 2005. IPA transcriptions added by Benjamin Bruce.