1. Personal Pronouns & Question Markers
CHAPTER 5 – LESSON 2
Personal Pronouns
&
Question Markers
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2. Personal Pronouns Sia & Chia
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3. 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?
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4. Sia Sia means "I am" when making a statement.
When asking a question, "sia" will be translated as "Am I".
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5. I am a Choctaw police officer.
(2) (3) (1)
Chahta nan älhtuka sia.
I am a Choctaw police officer.
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6. Am I Caucasian? Na Hullo sia ho?
(2) (1)
Am I Caucasian?
Na Hullo sia ho?
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7. Chia Chia means "You are" when making a statement.
When asking a question, "chia" will be translated as "Are you".
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8. Chahta chia. You are Choctaw.
(2) (1)
Chahta chia.
You are Choctaw.
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9. 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?
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10. Question Markers O; Yo; Ho
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11. Yämmät wak o? Is that a cow?
(1) (2)
Yämmät wak o?
Is that a cow?
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12. Is that a doctor? Yämmät alikchi yo? (1) (2)
(1) (2)
Yämmät alikchi yo?
Is that a doctor?
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13. The question marker ho is written after a verb, action word or personal pronoun.
(1) (2)
Ikhänanchi chia ho?
Are you a teacher?
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14. 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?
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15. Continue practicing your speaking skills as you write and translate sentences. This concludes Choctaw I, Chapter 5 lesson 2. Yakoke
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