Kitsai
Kitsai was a Caddoan language once spoken in United States.
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Kitsai (also Kichai) is an extinct member of the Caddoan language family. The French first record the Kichai people's presence along the upper Red River in 1701. By the 1840s Kitsai was spoken in southern Oklahoma, but by 1940 no native speakers remained. It is thought to be most closely related to Pawnee. The Kichai people today are enrolled in the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi), Waco and Tawakonie), headquartered in Anadarko, Oklahoma.
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Words in Kitsai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | cakwákt | |
| person | kirika* | |
| eye | kirik7u* | |
| nose | icusu* | |
| tooth | anhisu7* | |
| tongue | hatu7* | |
| hand | iksu7* | |
| blood | kwatu* | |
| bone | kisu* | |
| skin | arahkita* | |
| knee | kirikisnayus* | |
| breast | nikokisu* | |
| liver | kariku* | |
| water | akiTonu* | |
| fire | akiak* | |
| sun | sakunu* | |
| star | nikwirik* | |
| stone | katanu* | |
| mountain | arakauh* | |
| tree | ayakwi* | |
| leaf | yakanu* | |
| night | natki* | |
| dog | anusa* | |
| fish | nitat* | |
| one | arisku* | |
| two | casu* | |
| I | t* | |
| you | s* | |
| we | ci* | |
| drink | kika* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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