LearnKiowa Module 2 Kiowa Help Phrases

Vocabulary and help phrases from LearnKiowa.org Module 2, focusing on survival phrases for Kiowa language immersion and basic conversation.

[dêl[dàu

A 2-part verb meaning "will tell" ([dêl-tell, [dàu-will).

tsái:[dàu

A 2-part verb meaning "will ask" (tsái-ask, [dàu-will).

táñ:àum

A 3-part verb meaning "help" (táñ:-help, àum-do/make).

háigâu

A mental verb meaning "not know" (hái-know, gâu-not).

âui[dòiñ

A basic verb meaning "say again" (âui-again, [dòiñ-say).

[dóñ:gyà

A basic verb meaning "say" or "said".

yáñ

A mental or 3-part pronoun meaning "for me".

èm

A pronoun that can mean "you" (basic) or "I to you" (2nd part).

á

A basic pronoun meaning "they" (human).

háundé

An animate/plant noun meaning "something" or "somethings".

àn

An adverb meaning "usually" or "normally".

háu

An adverb used to indicate a yes/no question.

háun

An adverb meaning "not" or indicating a negative.

hái?

An adverb meaning "huh?" or "what?" used when you did not hear something.

há:tsò

An adverb meaning "how?".

hé[dàugùñhyàu

An adverb meaning "wait" or "stop".

[dámòbà

An adverb meaning "slow down" or "carefully".

há:tsò èm káuñ?

Literal: "how you called?"; Free translation: "What is your name?"

(Name) à káuñ.

Literal: "(Name) I am called"; Free translation: "My name is ____."

há:tsò àn á [dóñ:gyà __?

Literal: "how normally they say ?"; Free translation: "How do we usually say ?"

háun yáñ háigâu

Literal: "not for me they known-not!"; Free translation: "I don’t know!"

yáñ táñ:àum!

Literal: "for me help-make!"; Free translation: "Help me!"

háundé èm tsái:[dàu:

Literal: "something I-to-you ask-will"; Free translation: "I will ask you something"

háundé èm [dêl[dàu:

Literal: "something I-to-you tell-will"; Free translation: "I will tell you something"

hâundé?

A question meaning "what?" or used when asking for clarification.

èm âui[dòiñ!

Literal: "you again-say!"; Free translation: "say it again!"

éñ âui[dèl!

Literal: "to-me you again-tell!"; Free translation: "tell me again!"

háu tsólhàu?

Literal: "yes/no 'that’s the way'?"; Free translation: "is that the way?" (used to check correctness).

hàu:! tsólhàu

Literal: "yes! that’s the way."; Free translation: "yes, that’s correct".

hé[dáu

A term meaning "wait" used when you want someone to wait a few seconds.

hét bát [gáui[dòñ:zànyì:!

Literal: "(emphasis) for us Kiowa talking"; Free translation: "let’s speak Kiowa!"

bòi bát t’àukáui [dòñ:zànyì:t’àu

Literal: "do-not all-of-us English-talking-not"; Free translation: "stop talking English" (used for immersion).

óbàhàu gyát [gáui[dòñ:zànmà

Literal: "enough we Kiowa-speaking"; Free translation: "enough of talking Kiowa" (ready to start speaking English again).

àñ:kó!

Literal: "and now"; Free translation: "let’s begin" or "start".