Where is your__?

kiru - where

ra - question marker [like the English “?”]

s - you/your

ku - to be sitting [all body parts either sit or hang]

ta - to be hanging [all body parts either sit or hang]

_____

Here is my __.

tî - positive statement marker

rit - I have it/ my

ku - to be sitting [all body parts either sit or hang]

ta - to be hanging [all body parts either sit or hang]

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Vocabulary

pak - head [the “u” in paksu’ is dropped with using it in a sentence}

kîrik - eye [the “u” in kîrîku’ is dropped when using it in a sentence]

pîhâkawi - shoulder [the “u” in pîhâkawi’u’ is dropped when in a sentence]

pâ - general knee area [pâkîsu’ is the knee cap area]

as - foot [the “u” in asu’ is dropped when using it in a sentence]

iks - hand [the “u” in iksu’ is dropped when using it in a sentence]

âka - mouth [Southand dialect] [the “u” in âka’u’ is dropped in a sentence]

hâka -mouth [Skidi dialect] [the “u” in hâka’u’ is dropped in a sentence]

čûs - nose [the “u” in čûsu’ is dropped when using it in a sentence]

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