hit you if...' hane dusi duxke 'he found her, took her, and skinned her' Connectives Connectives may be co-ordinating or subordinating: Co-ordinating Subordinating All subordinating connectives end the clause. ką is the most common by far and may be related to the np ką. Clauses Clauses may end no more than one clause final connective. Subordinating connectives are used to create dependent clauses. In clauses, the following order generally holds: (Connective) (Subject) (Object) (Adverb) Verb (Connective) There are occasional examples of S and/or O occurring after the verb, always with animates. O rarely precedes S, possibly for emphasis. Direct objects always precede indirect objects: ąya xi yandi ąxti yą int ką ku 'the chief gave him the woman''''. Full sentences always end in independent clauses. Embedded sentences are not usually marked, but the horatory marker hi can be used if the embedded action has not yet occurred, and ni can be used if the action was not performed. wo (or wi'') is used for mistaken ideas. See also Biloxi tribe Tunica-Biloxi References Inline citations and notes Sources referenced External links Native Languages: Biloxi Languages of the United States Extinct languages of North America Western Siouan languages Languages extinct in the 1930s 1930s disestablishments in the United States