women only) Other affixes Instrumental prefixes The relationship between an action and the instrument by which it is carried out is expressed via the prefix hi-. This prefix has become fused in some cases with certain verb stems, forming a sort of instrumental verbal compound of idiomatic meaning. Locative affixes The concept of location is important to the Yuchi verb complex. Similar in some ways to the English preposition, these prefixes denote the location or direction of the verb's action. a-static location ti-inside of an object f'o-inside the earth or under water toya-into water ta-on top of po-under kya-through la-out of pe-above or over yu-up in the air ya-across Additionally, there are four very general locative suffixes that can be used in place of the prefixes listed above. -he on / at / away from -le along / back to -ke over there -fa to / towards Negation An entire verbal complex can be negated using one of two prefixes, na- or ha-, both of which are identical in meaning. Interrogatives In direct speech wherein the sentence does not begin with an interrogative pronoun, interrogatives are formed with the suffix -le. If the question implies some action in the future, the suffix -yi is used instead. Notes External links The Euchee Language Project Yuchi Language Primer Albert S. Gatschet's original list of Yuchi vocabulary (1878–1891) Albert S. Gatschet's original list of Yuchi vocabulary (1832–1907) Joseph Mahan Collection , at Columbus State University Archives. Collection includes audio/visual recordings of Yuchi language (not yet available online) OLAC resources in and about the Yuchi language gOnE Enû O’wAdAnA: A New Generation of Yuchi Speakers, Cultural Survival Yuchi Language isolates of North America Indigenous languages of Oklahoma Indigenous languages of the North American Southeast Endangered indigenous languages of the Americas Endangered language isolates Native American language revitalization Macro-Siouan languages Subject–object–verb languages