For the three participles we have been working with, we need a little extra practice to make them clear. So, we will spend a little time on that today. I would like you to identify a certain phrase when you see the suffixes for these participles. For the Gerund, think […]
Word of the Day!
213 posts
We are looking at suffixes. Specifically verbal suffixes. Today we will look at another. The suffix -opka can mean want to (whatever the verb meaning is). ni panopka. I want to eat. ni ambo bonwopka. I want to drink water ni plaikni genopka. I want to go to Sprague River.
Today we will look at one of the easiest suffixes to learn. This suffix is: -yega. It is also one of the few suffixes with a Modoc counterpart. The Modoc version of this suffix is: -tampka. They both express the meaning of: begin or start -whatever the verb action is. […]
Today we are going to examine the third participle. This participle is also made with a suffix. It is the suffix -ok. A good translation for this is: because of + verm meaning+ ing. It can not take a subject, but often takes an object. It is a verbal suffix. […]
Yesterday we looked at the -ota suffix with its two actions in this sentence happening at the same time. Today we will look at the Gerund which has as its second verbal action one that occurs before the verbal action of the main verb. The Gerund has as its verbal […]
There are several very interesting verbal forms. By verbal, I mean they are not full verbs that can take subjects and yet they express verbal concepts. Today we will look at one such form. The first form is : ota. It is a verb suffix that expresses a verbal action that happens […]
Yesterday we started our look at the nouns that are converted into a verb with the suffix -la. We are going to take a closer look at a few of these verbs. The verbs we look at today can be used in everyday life. These verbs are : wekala=to give […]
We have looked at adjectives for some time. Let’s go to nouns. Particularly nouns that become verbs. We already know iwamla. This is the noun iwam=huckleberry with the suffix -la which turns it into the verb which means: to collect or gather huckleberries. This suffix can be used on most […]
I thought that before we move on to another topic, it would be a good idea to have a review of what we know or can do with these adjectives. We can make nouns of them. 1. loslosli=warmth The noun would be losloslis=warmth losloslis loloksam mo dic gi. The warmth […]
We have been looking at colors recently. I thought it would be interesting to look at repeating adjective that do not describe colors. However, they behave like colors in that they too have repeating syllables. 1. loslosli=warm 2. liclicli=strong 3. limlimli=dark colored, of people having a dark complexion 4. gemgemli=calm, […]