Choctaw Vocabulary
(saving a language one word at a time)
Phonetic Key
A a- as in father.
Ch ch- as in church.
E e- as in they and
short as in met.
I i- as in marine
and short as in pin.
L i- as an aspirated i.
O o- as in go.
S s- as in sir, never z.
Sh sh- as in shall.
U u- as in full.
W w- as in we.
Y y- as in you
the rest as in English
Abbreviations
a.- adjective
adv.- adverb
caus.- causative
con.- connective
dem.- demonstrative
dim.- diminutive
fem.- feminine
freq.- frequentive
imp.- imperative
mas.- masculine
n.- noun
nas.- nasal form
per.- personal
plu.- plural
pro.- pronoun
ref.- reflexive
sing.- singu
Choctaw Vocabulary
(saving a language one word at a time)
Phonetic Key
A a- as in father.
Ch ch- as in church.
E e- as in they and
short as in met.
I i- as in marine
and short as in pin.
L i- as an aspirated i.
O o- as in go.
S s- as in sir, never z.
Sh sh- as in shall.
U u- as in full.
W w- as in we.
Y y- as in you
the rest as in English
Abbreviations
a.- adjective
adv.- adverb
caus.- causative
con.- connective
dem.- demonstrative
dim.- diminutive
fem.- feminine
freq.- frequentive
imp.- imperative
mas.- masculine
n.- noun
nas.- nasal form
per.- personal
plu.- plural
pro.- pronoun
ref.- reflexive
sing.- singu