We are going to work through the 1st worksheet over the next few days. This is a worksheet covering the vocabulary of the handout: Klamath Nouns, Verbs and Non-nouns. There are two parts to each vocabulary item here. The meaning of the item and a space to make a...
We have looked at: 1. normal verb 2. verb with the suffix -t (can) 3. verb with the suffix -wapka (will) All Klamath verbs can be present tense or past tense. The context the verb is used in will decide how it should be translated. There are words that I call: Time...
Today we are going to have another verb suffix. It is: -wapka. It is the future tense marker in Klamath. It most often indicates "will." ni yayna sle-a. I see the mountain. ni yayna sle-at. I can see the mountain. ni yayna slewapka. I will see the mountain. On the...
Today we are going to be making some sentences as we have been doing. Except we will add a suffix to the verb. This suffix is: -t. It adds the meaning of: "can" to the verb. ni yayna sle-a. I see the mountain. Our new sentence is: ni yayna sle-at. I can...
We are going to look at some of the first sentence structures you will need to know for Klamath. ni ____ gi. Yesterday's Word of the Day talked about " gi." It is a heavily used verb even though it is only 2 letters long. Here the subject is: ni, so the...