This and That

♦ In Arikara, when saying this or that, it is necessary to indicate whether the person or thing is in a sitting, standing, or lying position. So in English where one would say this, in Arikara one would say this one sitting or this one standing ♦.

This

New expressions:

this (one sitting)

tⁱnaakUx

this (one standing)

tⁱnaaričI

this (one lying)

tⁱnaaxA

This (one sitting) is a Sioux.

tⁱnaakUx ti’ sananat.

Is this man (standing) a Mandan?

tⁱnaaričI wiitA ka no’ kaNIt?

• No, this man (standing) is Hidatsa.

kaaki’, tⁱnaaričI wiitA ti’ wiitatshaanu’.

This (one lying) is my dog.

tⁱnaaxA xaatš kutatií’I.

That

New expressions:

that (one sitting)

nuunaakUx

that (one standing)

nuunaaričI

that (one lying)

nuunaaxA

That woman (sitting) is Sioux.

nuunaakUx sapat ti’ swaatuh.

Is that child (standing) a student?

nuunaaričI piira’u’ ka no’ piirataapo’Iš?

• Yes, that child (standing) is a student.

hee’, nuunaaričI piira’u’ ti’ piirataapo’Iš.

That (one lying) is my dog.

nuunaaxA xaatš kutatií’I.

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