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We have had questions and now we will respond to questions. I like to tell classes that there is no one word response to a question. Even in English it is helpful to repeat part of the question so that both parties of a conversation are aware what is being responded to. It can...

Today we are going to examine 9 verbal suffixes. When we attach a verbal suffix, it changes the meaning of the verb. In my demonstration sentence (ni yayna sle-a) we will see the changes that occur. ni yayna sle-at. I can see the mountain. ni yayna slewapka. I will see the...

We last had 5 sentences using the suffix -ok. Now we will translate them. !. lilhanks panok, q-ai ni pas pan. Because of eating the deer, I have no food to eat. 2. California genok, ni mo loslosli gi. Because of going to California, ni am very warm. 3. yamat genok, ni mo...

Yesterday I introduced a very interesting form. It was the verb suffix -ok. It can be attached to the end of a verb to modify it's meaning. It's meaning is: because of + verb meaning + ing. yulalona genok, ni gattkis gi. Because of going to Klamath Falls, I became cold. I am...

Today we will look at a suffix that I do not know exists in any other language. I call this the  "why suffix." Because it tells why something happens. The suffix "-ok" is relatively easy to use and easy to remember. It is attached to any verb and can be translated as:...

Today we are going to look at the other 3 question types we are going to work with. 1. waq=how. This type of question has the word "waq" added to the beginning of the sentence and has the pronoun adjusted to fit the situation. ni panotkis uyamna. I am holding a fork waq i...