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Problem:IOL/2014/i2/en(A)

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IOL 2014 Problem #2 Kiowa

Here are the singular, dual and plural forms of some Kiowa nouns and their English translations. Not all forms are given, although all exist.

singular dual plural translation
adɔ a a tree
matʰɔnsjan matʰɔnsjan matʰɔnsjadɔ little girl
k'ɔ k'ɔ k'ɔgɔ knife
tʰot'olagɔ atʰot'ola tʰot'olagɔ orange
aufi aufigɔ fish
pʰjaboadɔ pʰjaboa street lamp
matʰɔn matʰɔdɔ girl
k'ɔnbohodɔ k'ɔnbohon hat
t'ɔ t'ɔgɔ spoon
e bread
alɔsɔhjegɔ
?
alɔsɔhjegɔ plum
?
tsegun tsegudɔ dog
alɔguk'ogɔ alɔguk'o
?
lemon
?
ak'apʰtʰɔ k'apʰtʰɔgɔ old man
kʰɔdɔ kʰɔ
?
blanket
k'ɔdɔ
?
k'ɔdɔ tomato
?
alɔ
?
apple
?
pʰɔ
?
buffalo
?
?
sadɔ child
ɔlsun
?
?
comb
?
pitso
?
fork
?
tʰɔpʰpaa
?
chair

Fill in the cells with the question marks.

⚠ The Kiowa language belongs to the Kiowa-Tanoan family. It is an endangered language, only spoken by a few hundred people in Oklahoma, USA. The Kiowa words are given in a simplified transcription. k', t', p', , , are consonants; ɔ is a vowel.

—Aleksejs Peguševs

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