Today I will give you a translation for the two sentences of yesterday’s “What does it mean?” 1. nanok waytas ni shetalwasdat gaw shetalwis sle-a. Every day I see my reflection in the mirror. 2. loldamatga hot mo dic hoslta dada loloks kcalgis kcalga. During winter it feels really good […]
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Today I am going to give you a few words that probably aren’t new but interesting. kcalga=radiating or emitting light, heat, warmth kcalgis=the light, heat, warmth shetalwa=reflect light on a smooth surface like water, glass, metal, mirror shetelwis=the reflection shetalwas=mirror What does it mean? 1. nanok waytas ni shetalwasdat gaw […]
So, once you have determined what your sentence will be, present it to the group you are working with. You may have to say it several times-That is OK. Even if they have to write it down, that is OK too. Let’s say that the group gets the sentence. Now, […]
We need to make a sentence for you to begin your drill. I recommend your demonstration sentence. It doesn’t matter what sentence you start with. It should be short so that it is easy to manipulate. Once you select the sentence to begin with, you can begin this drill.
We are going to be changing gears-somewhat. We have amassed enough information so that we can begin to use that in speaking. We will enter an atmosphere of speaking Klamath. You can do this now. I will give you an English sentence and you can put it into Klamath and […]
We will be moving on to a new topic. That topic will be noun suffixes. Today’s 5 suffixes are the most used and seen suffixes. Word order is also very important as the subject and object nouns can look very similar. S + O + V. The standard word order […]
Yesterday I mentioned that I would discuss another meaning for the -is suffix. If I move on without doing that, it will be a long time before I can come back to it. So I will do it now. The -is suffix (1st noun) can mean a concrete meaning for […]
I can not emphasize enough the importance of being able to make and recognize the 1st noun (the suffix -is) when it is used. Of course the word will end in -is. Today we will look at 5 verbs and make this noun from this verb and use it in a […]
Today we will have a few new words and sentences with them in them. kcalga=to radiate light, give off heat warmth cause a sunburn. The 1st noun of this verb is: kcalgis. It can mean: ray of light, heat, warmth or a sunburn. A good sentence here that comes to […]
The single most important suffix used in the Klamath language is the -is suffix added to verbs to make what are called-agent nouns. This means the person who does the action of the verb. In English there are agent nouns. These are things like teacher, librarian and speaker. There is […]
This is a story built upon the words I sent out to you. hot mo qdocisaltko gi. qdocis kes glega. ona mo kesaltko giwapka. lobini hot qdoca coy hot kena. hot sqo hesla gi. psin giulank hot mo slewisaltko. gen (what’s the subject of this sentence) waytas q-ai slewis-as gi. […]
Today we are going to have a quick list to look at. These are all words that can be used many times over and over. We will start with a standard verb. Then we will change the verb to a noun and then add a suffix that makes the word […]
I am going to go over the first 10 of the verbal suffixes again because if I go on without doing it, it will not get done. 1.-t domna + t=domnat ni goge domnat. I can hear the river. 2. -wapka=will domna+ -wapka=domnawapka mbosant ni goge domnawapka. Tomorrow I will […]
Today we will finish up with the verb suffixes. I thought it best to provide examples of the use of suffixes. 1. -iya=doing the action for another person example: uccayiya=splitting wood for someone else 2. -is=turns a verb into a noun The noun can be either the person who does […]
Today we will look at a process that everyone who is learning Klamath needs to be aware of and work toward being able to use. That process is the process of adding suffixes to nouns and verbs to change the meaning of the sentences you work with. Today we will […]
I found the word for animal/human remains. Our department is very much involved with human remains. The word is “newisht.” maqlaqsam newisht is the phrase for :human remains. When I find a word like this, I like to use it in a sentence. It makes the word more meaningful to […]
Today we will finish the story we started Friday. Our story is: was coy dom weks. I am sure that this looks very challenging. If you take it one sentence at a time, it is not too bad. I know you can do it! coy ad papadshatkowapka! domni dom weks […]
We are going to begin short stories. Reading stories is an excellent way to develop and strengthen the skills we have already learned. This story will be about Coyote. Coyote is to me a great teacher. Coyote displays many great characteristics that we do not want to copy in our […]
We have examined several types of questions. We will do one more today. This question asks: “when/where.” The question that asks “where/when” is made by adding the word: “dada” to the beginning of the sentence. You also need to change the pronoun to fit the circumstance. The context surrounding the […]
This is a list of some of the new things in the reading. 1. tala-ak=straight, when used with hemkanga it means to speak straight, to speak the truth. 2. didatna=sometimes, reduplicated from dina twice. 3. nayensh=others 4. snapempema=trick, cheat, fool 5. hasiugis=1st noun of hasiuga 6. kiyis=1st noun of kiya-to […]
Today we will look at “who” questions. The who question is made by adding the word “kani” to the beginning of the sentence. Please translate. These questions. 1. kani hot gi? _______________________________? 2. kani lilhanks pan? _________________________? 3. kani yulalona gena? ________________________? 4. kani yamatala ciya? _________________________? 5. kani goge […]
We will look at the question “How.” This question is made by adding the word “waq” to the beginning of the sentence and changing the pronoun to fit the circumstance. example: ni yayna sle-a. I see the mountain. ni sle-a yayna gaw lolptga sle-a. I see the mountain with my […]
Having a conversation is a great thing. However, you need to plan your conversation. What do you want to talk about? Set a topic and research all of the words you can think of that will be used in your conversation. In a conversation, you will use several sentence types-questions, […]
We have been looking at questions lately. Today we will continue with the “why” question. The way to ask a “why” question is a little different from other questions. You add the word “waq” to the beginning of the sentence. You then place the subject of the sentence next. Then […]