Klamath Tribes Language Project
waq dal ?i gee ?ewksiknii ?elGank
How do you say that in Klamath?
Pronounciation
Ejectives Part III: Constinuents The consonant sounds represented by m, n, l, w, and y can be classed together as continuents. They are pronounced much the same as in English.
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maksa = basket |
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pom = beaver |
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noo = I |
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napal = egg |
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loldam = winter |
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lac’as = house |
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waytas = day |
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won = elk |
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yaas = willows |
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yaama = blow from the north |
In Klamath these sounds sometimes occur before other consonants at the beginning of a word, a combination unfamiliar to speakers of English.
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mboosant = tomorrow |
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wso = chest |
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nqena = shout |
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lmena = thunder |
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wnak = son |
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ndan = three |
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wdomcn’a = swim |
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nkas = stomach |
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