Choctaw Basics
This Choctaw word is how you greet someone.
What is Halito?
We wear two of these on our feet almost every day.
What are shulush?
This Choctaw word means the number two.
What is tuklo?
This phrase means 'three red houses'.
What is 'chukka homma tuchina'?
These three things make up the Choctaw word order.
What is noun, color, number?
This Choctaw word means ‘thank you.’
What is Yakoke?
This four-legged animal might bark when someone knocks on your door.
What is an ofi?
This Choctaw word means the color black.
What is lusa?
This phrase means 'Those two orange cats'.
What is 'katos lakna hvta tuklo yvmmvt'
These three markers help turn statements into questions.
What are o̲, yo̲, and ho̲?
This Choctaw word means ‘what.’
What is nanta?
You might read one of these in the library.
What is holisso?
This color is in our state name.
What is homma?
This phrase means ' These four purple cups'.
What is 'isht ishko homakbi ushta ilvppvt'?
This subject marker means ‘this’ or ‘these.’
What is ilvppvt?
You would say this Choctaw phrase when telling someone ‘See you later.’
What is Chi pisa la chike?
If you’re sick, you might visit this person.
Who is an alikchi?
This number can also mean pregnant.
What is chakkali?
This sentence means ' Those are ten blue books.'
What is 'Yvmmvt holisso okchakko pokkoli'?
This subject marker means ‘that’ or ‘those.’
What is yvmmvt?
This Choctaw phrase means ‘My name is…’
What is Sv hohchifo yvt?
This person gives you homework, teaches lessons, and probably reminds you to be quiet.
Who is an ikhvnanchi?
These two numbers have the Choctaw words for two and three in them.
What are untuklo and untuchina?
This sentence means 'These are not five green dogs.?
What is 'Ilvppvt ofi okchamali tahlapi kiyo'.
This letter makes the A sound as in sofa.
What is an upsilon ?
This Choctaw word means ‘okay.’
What is ome?
These two Choctaw words, vlla tek and vlla nakni, describe two kinds of children.
What are girl and boy?
These six colors make up a rainbow.
What is Homma, Lakna Hvta, Lakna, Okchamali, Okchakko, Homakbi?
This sentence means 'Are those eight yellow rabbits?'.
What is ' Yvmmvt chukfi lakna untuchina yo̲'?
This letter makes an o sounds but is not an o.
What is the letter u?