Each of the links below displays a basic sound, word, sentence, story or song title in Kiowa and/or English. When you click on a link, a short video of Grandma Dorothy will play. As she speaks, the Kiowa language transcription and the English translation will appear on screen. The words in both languages will be color-coded so viewers can see how the individual words translate by matching the colors.
- AH AHDLE TOHN KOPE DAW. I have a headache.
- AH DAHM GYAH DAW I am tired.
- AH DAY HAYM I went to sleep.
- AH HOHDLE AHM GYAH I got sick.
- AH HOHDLE DAW I’m sick.
- AH KAW ON TAHN. I felt sorry for them (her, him, myself).
- AH KEE TAHN I got scared.
- AH KEE THAW I am afraid.
- AH OAT KYAH I fell off.
- AH SAHDLE OHM DAH DAW I have a fever.
- AH TSAW THAHN. I was embarrassed.
- AH TSOIYE GYAH I tripped.
- AH ZOHN KXOPE DAW I have a toothache.
- AIM OHN PAYDLE DOE. I like you. I am happy thinking about you.
- AUN GAW AH BAHN MAH I am going alone.
- AUN GAW AH DAW I am alone.
- AUN GAW AH TSAHN I came alone.
- DAY AHL GOPE I bumped my head.
- DAY KHOE DAY MAW THAW I’m going to bed.
- DAY YOHM GOPE I was trembling.
- GOME AYN KOPE My back hurts.
- GOOEY AH BAH THAW I am going outside.
- HAHN AH OHN TAHN MAW I do not feel good.
- HAUN DAY AH KAW ON. I am poor (denotes humility).
- HAUN DAY OHN DAY KOIYE MAH AH DAW. I am so happy I am a Kiowa woman.
- HOHDLE TDOE KYAH AH BAH I went to the hospital.
- KHAW LAY KXYAH LAY KXODLE BAH AIN KXAUL LAY The bullfrog bit me on the neck.
- KHOTE TDAY AIM DOE. I love you (hard, all my heart, I hold you, literal translation).
- MAH DAY KAW DOE I had a premonition.
- MEEN AH DAY HAYM MAH I am about to go to sleep.
- MEEN AH KXAW HAY MAH. I am cold.
- MEEN AH KXAW HAY MAH. I am almost freezing to death.
- MEEN AH SAHLE HAY MAW I’m hot.
- MEEN AH TAW HAY MAH. I am almost smothering to death.
- MEEN AH THAW HAY MAH I’m hungry.
- MEEN AH TAW HAY MAH. I am almost starving to death.
- YAHN YIYE I am busy.