Today we will begin making sentences in Klamath in earnest.
We will have a short list of verbs and nouns with which to work from.
VERBS SUBJECT PRONOUNS NOUNS
sle-a=see ni=I yayna=mountain
domna=hear i=you (s) goge=river
dyema=be hungry sa=they pas=food
ambodga=be thirsty nad=we lilhanks=deer
bonwa=drink ad=all of you sabas=sun
pan=eat wgawgos=moon
Now we pick a subject pronoun. That is a pronoun that we can use as the subject of the sentence-We have the sane distinction in English-I/me.
Let’s choose sa=they. Now we pick a verb. Let’s choose dyema=be hungry.
Our sentence is done. sa dyema.
They are hungry. It is that easy.
You can have fun by making interesting sentences.
sa wgawgos pan. They ate the moon.
So now you can try.
