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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', kʰ, pʰ, tʰ are consonants; ɔ is a vowel.
—Aleksejs Peguševs