Caddo to English Online Dictionary
| English Word | Part of Speech | HASINAI translation | Hear the Caddo word |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Good Morning!" | phrase | Ha-a-hat tsu'-a-hya'-tsi! | Listen |
| "It's good to see you." | phrase | Ha-a-hat Haht'-ay'-baw'-sa | Listen |
| "All right." | phrase | Haw'-wih | Listen |
| No. | affirmation | Hun-nah | Listen |
| "I'm singing." | phrase | Hah'-tsi-nay. | Listen |
| "I'm sitting." | phrase | Hah'-tsi-wi-sa | Listen |
| "I'm writing." | phrase | Hah'-tsi-wi-i-shuh-sa | Listen |
| "I'm sleeping (sleepy)." | phrase | Hak'-kuh-di-ki'-i-sa | Listen |
| "I'm sleeping (sleepy)." | phrase | Hah'-tsi-di-ki'-i-sa | Listen |
| "I'm eating." | phrase | Hah'-tsi-yash-naw-ya'-a-sa | Listen |
| "I'm eating." | phrase | Hah'-tsi-ya'-a-sa | Listen |
| "I'm watching T.V." | phrase | hah'-tsi-baw'-sa T.V. | Listen |
| "I'm listening to ____." | phrase | Hah'-tsiw-chi-baw'-sa ____. | Listen |
| southern Caddo dialect | ha'-i-ne' | Listen | |
| Caddo dialect | ha'-i-c | Listen | |
| Once-in-white-house (Caddo Jake); "white, he used to live in" | n. | ha-Gai-yu'-ki-nu-is-e-ya' | Listen |
| "it hurts!" | phrase | ha-da'-cho | Listen |
| mature or old man | n. | ha-nis-tih | Listen |
| "Snow-chief" | name | Hi-na'-kah-di | Listen |
| "I heard you were sick." | phrase | Hi'-tsiw-kay'-bah hah-ka'-at-naw'-uh-sa' | Listen |
| "No, I feel good." | phrase | Hun-nah, ha'-a-hat ku-sin'-na'-ah. | Listen |
| "No, I feel good now." | phrase | Hun-nah, duh'yah ha'-a-hat ku-sin'-na'-ah. | Listen |
| "I like your coat." | phrase | Hah'-tsi-naw'-uh-sa' ka-put. | Listen |
| "Okay." | phrase | Haw'-wih | Listen |
| "Ok. All right. Thanks." | phrase | Haw'-wih | Listen |
| 4 (four) | number | hi-wi | Listen |
| 9 (nine) | number | hii'-wii'-si-kah | Listen |
| 9 (nine) | number | hii'-si-kah | Listen |
| 369 (three hundred sixty-nine) | number | haa'-shuh bi-nay'-ah dan'-kih haa'-yuh h-is-ik-ah | Listen |
| "Four minus two is two." | phrase | Hi-ai' kah-ki-hun'-i' bit' bit' da'-ah. | Listen |
| orange drink | noun | hahk'-ay'-kuh ka'-i-kan'-nah | Listen |
| orange | noun | hahk'-ay'-kuh kah-nay'-a' | Listen |
| banana | noun | hakk'-ay'-kuh ka'-is-i-dan'-na'-ah | Listen |
| "More bread." | phrase | hush'-nuh dash'-kat | Listen |
| bowl | noun | ha'-i-may kap'-ba' | Listen |
| napkin | noun | hay'-ni-wah'-ti'-ti' | Listen |
| "Are you just getting here?" | phrase | ha-kun-sa'-a'-wit'-a' | Listen |
| "I'm cold." | phrase | hak-kuh-nas'-sah | Listen |
| "I'm sleepy." | phrase | hah'-kuh-di-kin'-uh-sah | Listen |
| animal | noun | ha-chaa'-shuh | Listen |
| wild cat | noun | hi'-nih' mi-yu' | Listen |
| sunrise | n. | ha-ace-cah-o'-tah-sah | Listen |
| good | adj. | ha'-ah-hut | Listen |
| bad | adj. | ha-ba-la | Listen |
| sugar | n. | ha-beh'-tsu wid'-dish | Listen |
| bowl | n. | ha-cah-oh' | Listen |
| worn out | adj. | ha-cah-seh' | Listen |
| light-color horse | n. | ha-cah'-yo-sha' | Listen |
| white comb | n. | ha-cah'-ya cah-dus | Listen |
| headache ("I have a headache.") | n. | ha-choo-chun'-ta-me-sah | Listen |
| 1. winter 2. cold | n. | ha-coo'-dooh | Listen |
| brown | adj. | ha-coo'-nooh | Listen |
| 1. medicine 2. bitter | n., adj. | ha-coo'-shoo | Listen |
| pinto horse | n. | ha-cooh-sin | Listen |
| big spots (horse) | adj. | ha-cooh-sue | Listen |
| sharp pain | n. | ha-dah'-chu | Listen |
| black; black person | adj., n. | ha-de-cooh' | Listen |
| dark colored horse | n. | ha-deh'-coo-sha | Listen |
| sweater | n. | ha-dun'-no-se | Listen |
| syrup | n. | ha-dun'-ooh | Listen |
| hard | adj. | ha-dush-cah-ah | Listen |
| big | adj. | ha-e-may' | Listen |
| dull pain | n. | ha-e-yah-cah-oot-nooh | Listen |
| awake | adj. | ha-ko'-ooh-sah | Listen |
| soul | n. | ha-no-coo'-ah-yah | Listen |
| gray | adj. | ha-ooh'-so | Listen |
| blue | adj. | ha-sah'-cooh | Listen |
| lard | n. | ha-sah'-yooh cah-cum-me'-cha-ah | Listen |
| fat | adj. | ha-sah'-yooh | Listen |
| "Our people." Caddo | n. | ha-see'-ney | Listen |
| transparent; clear | adj. | ha-suck-a'-cah-yah-ah | Listen |
| Native people ("Amerindian") | n. | ha-ti-nooh' | Listen |
| ailment | n. | ha-wah-in' | Listen |
| Human Native people | n. | ha-yah'-noh | Listen |
| pretty good | adj. | hah'-ah-hut | Listen |
| white | adj. | hah-cah'-yoh | Listen |
| poison | n. | hah-coo'-shu hush-dun-ah | Listen |
| illness | n. | hah-coo-tse-sah | Listen |
| new | adj. | hah-sue-hoon' | Listen |
| hot | adj. | hah-te-dooh' | Listen |
| red | adj. | hah-te-nooh' | Listen |
| daughter | n. | hay-in | Listen |
| 1.sheep 2. blanket | n. | hay'-nee-wah | Listen |
| handkerchief | n. | hay'-nee-wun'-ti | Listen |
| again | adv. | hay-she | Listen |
| sea; gulf | n. | he-coo' | Listen |
| snow | n. | he-ooh'-soo | Listen |
| snow | n. | he-nah | Listen |
| ice | n. | he-nah-cah-kee-toosh'-ah | Listen |
| daughter | n. | hey'-en | Listen |
| Monday | n. | Hi'-ya-shoo | Listen |
| wind | n. | ho'-tooh | Listen |
| different | adj. | hoe'-tsa-ha | Listen |
| different | adj. | hoosh'-nooh | Listen |
| yellow; orange | adj. | hah-ky'-coo | Listen |
| carrot ("Yellow roots.") | n. | hah-ky'-coo cah-bah-nine'-nah-ah | Listen |
| bananas | n. | hah-ky'-coo cah-e-see-un'-nah-ah | Listen |
| difficult | adj. | hun-nah-che | Listen |
| dangerous | n. | hush-dun'-ah | Listen |
| "No, I don't have any." | phrase | Hun'-nah, ku-bant'-ah. | Listen |
| "My head hurts." | phrase | Hak'-ku-ch'-an'-tam-mii'-sa'. | Listen |
| "I'm sick." | phrase | Hak'-kut-naw'-uh-sa'. | Listen |
| "Pretty good." | phrase | Ha'-a-hat-shah. | Listen |
| "I heard you were sick." | phrase | Hii'-siw-kay'-bah hah-ka'-at-naw'-uh-sa'. | Listen |
| "He smells sour." | phrase | Ha'-hay-yah'-sa'. | Listen |
| person or people | noun | hay-aa'-nuh | Listen |
| Native American | noun | hay-aa'-nuh ha'-ti-nu | Listen |
| Black (African American) person | noun | ha-di-ku' (hay-aa'-nuh) | Listen |
| cold; winter | adj., n. | hak-kuh-du' | Listen |
| hot | adj. | hat'-tih-du' | Listen |
| "very hot" | adj. phrase | hay' hat'-ti-du' | Listen |
| "kinda hot" | adj. phrase | hat'-ti-du'-shah | Listen |
| "It's hot." | phrase | hat'-tih-du' | Listen |
| fog; smoke; gray | noun | hi'-uu'-suh | Listen |
| "It's foggy." | phrase | hi'-uu'-suh ha'-ay'-ah. | Listen |
| "It's going to rain." | phrase | Hah-kaw'-wi-ch'-ah'-sa'. | Listen |
| "It's raining." | phrase | Hah-kaw'-wii'-sa'. | Listen |
| snow | noun | hin'-nah | Listen |
| "It's snowing." | phrase | Hin'-nah ha'-aw-w'-i-sa'. | Listen |
| thunder | noun | hah-kah'-nih-nih | Listen |
| "It's thundering." | phrase | Hak'-kah'-nih-nih-sa'. | Listen |
| wind | noun | hawt'-uh | Listen |
| summer | noun | hat'-ti-du' na-saa-ha'-yu' | Listen |
| summer | noun | hat'-ti-du' nas-sa-hay'-nah | Listen |
| winter | noun | hak-kuh-du' na-sa-ha'-yuh | Listen |
| winter | noun | hak-kuh-du' na-sa-hay'-nah | Listen |
| spring | noun | hash-nih | Listen |
| spring | noun | hash'-nih nas-sa-hay'-nah | Listen |
| "Sping has arrived." | phrase | Hash'-nih aw'-wi-dah. | Listen |
| Hasinai Band (of Caddo) | noun | Ha-sii'-nay | Listen |
| Hainai Band (of Caddo) | noun | Hay'-nay | Listen |
| lake | noun | hi-kut | Listen |
| son; daughter | noun | ha-nin' | Listen |
| niece; nephew | noun | ha-nin' | Listen |
| "It's his/her daughter." | phrase | Hay'-in tuts'-ah. | Listen |
| white | adj. | ha-kaa'-yu' | Listen |
| black | adj. | ha-di-ku' | Listen |
| red | adj. | hah-ti-nu' | Listen |
| yellow | adj. | hak'-ay-kuh | Listen |
| green | adj. | has-sahk'-uh | Listen |
| green | adj. | has-sik'-uh | Listen |
| brown | adj. | hak-kuu-nu' | Listen |
| reddish; sort of red | adj. | hat'-ti-nu'-shah | Listen |
| big | adj. | ha'-i-may | Listen |
| smooth | adj. | hain'-ku' | Listen |
| hot | adj. | hat'-ti-du' | Listen |
| cold | adj. | hak-kuh-du' | Listen |
| crummy | adj. | ha-ba-dah | Listen |
| sweet | adj. | ha-bit-saw | Listen |
| sour | adj. | ha-bash'-ku' | Listen |
| mean | adj. | ha-ba-dah | Listen |
| good | adj. | ha'-a-hat | Listen |
| old | adj. | ha'-i-may'-chih | Listen |
| "I'm sleepy." | phrase | Ha'-kuh-di-kin'-u-sa'. | Listen |
| "I'm lonely." | phrase | Ha'-kuh'-tam'-bas'-sa'. | Listen |
| "He's happy." | phrase | Ha'-us-sin'-na'-ah. | Listen |
| penny | noun | hat-ti-nuh'-ts'-i' | Listen |
| nickel | noun | ha-di-ku-tsi' | Listen |
| nickel | noun | ha'-ik'-is'-tsi' | Listen |
| dime | noun | ha-ka-sah'-tsi' | Listen |
| fifty cent | noun | hi-wi' is'-ka-nay | Listen |
| Thursday | noun | Hi-wih' Ha(y)-a-shuh | Listen |
| April | noun | Hash'-nih-ti'-ti' | Listen |
| May | noun | Hash'-nih (H)a'-i-may | Listen |
| June | noun | Hash'-nih-tsi' | Listen |
| "I'm tired/sleepy." | phrase | Hah-kuh-di-ki'-nuh-sa'. | Listen |
| "he has gone home" | phrase | ha-yu-na | Listen |
| "I was smoking myself." | phrase | Hi-ts'i-ush-nu-ha | Listen |
| I am sorry. | phrase | Ha-ku-ts'i-a-ts'a | Listen |
| "good to do to oneself"; annoint oneself | phrase | ha-a-hat-wi-Da-o’-ta' | Listen |
| body or corporeal form | n. | ha-at-da-o-t'a | Listen |
| bad night spirits; ("worthless, things") | n. | habana'di'Gahai | Listen |
| "very small, stout people who wander about, without a home, toward the south, in the bamboo country." (literally "lost" ones) | n. | Ha'-ya-ca-tsi | Listen |
| green or new, not ripe | phrase | ha-sa-ku | Listen |
| dangerous when it (existence) was…("it was a dangerous place to live in." follows story opener, 'when the world was young') | phrase | hash-da-nah kin-ha-i'-ya | Listen |
| Strong Man | name | Ha-dosh-ka-tsi | Listen |
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