Koasati (Coushatta)

• Geoffrey D. Kimball, with the assistance of Bel Abbey, Martha John, and Ruch Poncho, Koasati Dictionary. Studies in the Anthropology of North American Indians, Univ. of Nebraska Press, 1994. 406 pp. $50. ----A full dictionary of the Muskogean language still spoken by upwards of 1,000 people in two communities in Texas and Louisiana. Based largely on his own fieldwork, but drawing also on the work of Mary Haas and John Swanton as well as 19th century collectors such as Brinton and Gatschet, the dictionary has over 5,000 primary entries. This is supplemented by a full English-Koasati section (not just an index), and a short (12-page) Grammatical Overview. --- Order from: Univ. of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE 68588-0484 (tel: 800-755-1105). [Oct. 1994]
  
  
• Geoffrey D. Kimball, Koasati Grammar. Studies in the Anthropology of North American Indians, Univ. of Nebraska Press, 1990. 650 pp. $70. - After giving a brief history of the Koasatis (who now live in SW Louisiana and on the Alabama-Coushatta Reservation in Texas), K. describes their language in traditional descriptive format, eschewing theory in favor of breadth of coverage. Chapters cover phonology, verb conjugation classes and inflectional morphilogy, verb derivation, the inflectional and derivational morphology of nouns, grammatical particles, and syntax and semantics. A discussion of Koasati speech styles (including "men's and women's speech") illustrated with texts closes the book. - Order from Univ. of Nebraska Press, 901 N. 17th St., Lincoln, NE 68588-0484. [Oct. 1990]