4.
tekipanoa: works in
5.
Tuksonpo: in Tucson
6.
Phoenixpo: in Phoenix
Question 4: How would you say “in California” in Hiaki?
Californiapo
Question 5: How would you say “for the dog” in Hiaki?
Chu'utavetchi'ivo
Question 6: a)
How do you form the past tense in Hiaki?
By adding a suffix “k” to the end of the verb
b)
How do you form the past imperfective in Hiaki? (The English past imperfective often has the "helping verb" was between the subject and verb of the sentence)
By adding an “n” suffix to the end of the verb.
c)
How do you form the future in Hiaki?
By adding the suffix “ne” at the end of the verb.
Question 7: Translate the following English sentences into Hiaki.
a)
She will sweep
Aapo hichikekne.
b)
She was sweeping for the child
Aapo hichiken uusitavetchi'ivo.
Question 8: How do you form the plural in Hiaki?
You add “m” to the end of a word.
Question 9: Form the plural or singular of the following words. Singular
Miiki
Tampaleo
kova
maaso
Plural
Miikim
tampaleom
Kovam
maasom
English
‘gift/gifts’
‘drummer/drummers’
‘head/heads’
‘deer/deer’
Part 2: Hiaki Morpho-phonology
Question 10: In light of the examples shown in Data Set (5), you will need to revise your rule
for forming the plural a bit more. What are the two forms of the plural suffix? Can you make a
