Pronounciation
Klamath Tribes Language Project
waq dal ?i gee ?ewksiknii ?elGank
How do you say that in Klamath?
EjectivesPart II: The Glottal Stop All words begin with a consonant in Klamath. Sometimes the consonant is merely the sudden opening of the vocal chords. This sound is called a glottal stop and is symbolized by a question mark, e.g. (?)
| ?anko = wood | |
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?iwam = huckleberry |
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?i = you |
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?onaa = yesterday |
In Klamath the glottal stop also occurs in the middle of words.
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se?eets = Saturday |
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?ee?alGa = read |
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gaa?aak = long time ago |
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sle?ii = See! |
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