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Today we will begin at the earliest sentence construction stage. From the sheet entitled: Klamath Nouns, Verbs and Non-nouns, complete the sentences by putting a noun into the blank provided. Many, many sentences can be made with this exercise. 1. I want _________....
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For the three participles we have been working with, we need a little extra practice to make them clear. So, we will spend a little time on that today. I would like you to identify a certain phrase when you see the suffixes for these participles. For the Gerund, think...
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We are looking at suffixes. Specifically verbal suffixes. Today we will look at another. The suffix -opka can mean want to (whatever the verb meaning is). ni panopka. I want to eat. ni ambo bonwopka. I want to drink water ni plaikni genopka. I want to go to...
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Today we will look at one of the easiest suffixes to learn. This suffix is: -yega. It is also one of the few suffixes with a Modoc counterpart. The Modoc version of this suffix is: -tampka. They both express the meaning of: begin or start -whatever the verb action is....
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Today we are going to examine the third participle. This participle is also made with a suffix. It is the suffix -ok. A good translation for this is: because of + verm meaning+ ing. It can not take a subject, but often takes an object. It is a verbal suffix....