Kiowa

Animate Nouns

100

Moves by slithering

sà:né

200

A group of bugs

bó:dàu 

300

3+ birds

gú:dògàu

400

The opposite of 3+ Men

màyóp

500

As Mike Gundy once said, I'm a ___, I'm fourty.

k’yàhí

Inanimate Nouns

100

Typically found in a garden or vase

á:kì:gàut

200

á

tree

300

You sleep in a 

bálá:dàu

400

Turn the _____ (plural) off

píbò:á

500

Adele's song "Turning ______" (plural)

bí:á

Feelings

100

is/are/am tired 

dámgyádàu

200

You drink water when you are ____

tó:hêmà

300

Pharrell Williams 2013 fantastic, nonrepetitive song

ó:tá:dàu

400

Opposite of happy

k’áu:tá:dàu

500

The great childhood game in which Hippos are very _____

táu:hêmà

Sentence Translation

100

They are snakes

sànyóp è dáu

200

They are flowers

á:kì:gyà gyà dáu.

300

It is a tree

á:dàu è dáu.

400

I live in Norman, Oklahoma 

Normangyá à gíl 

500

These are women

é:gàu màyóp è dáu.

Misc.

100

Asking someone where they live 

Hàgyá èm gíl?

200

these 3+

é:gàu

300

Translate - Who is he/she/it?

Hàdél # dáu?

400

The American Flag is ______, white, and _____

gúldàu

sáuihèdàu

500

Joint creator of Kiowa phonetic alphabet

Parker McKenzie