Klallam Grammar

16.2. Exercises

16.2A. Translate each of the following into English.
1. níɬ nuʔčáyči cə nəsčáʔčaʔ txʷʔúx̣ʷ ʔaʔ ʔə́c.
2. níɬ nuʔƛ̓úƛ̓aʔ cə húʔpt txʷʔúx̣ʷ ʔaʔ či sqáx̣aʔ.
3. ʔə́c nuʔiyám̓  ʔaʔ cə nəcə́t.
4. nə́kʷ u nuʔx̣ʷə́ŋ ʔəɬ kʷánəŋətəxʷ txʷʔúx̣ʷ ʔaʔ či húʔpt.
5. cán ʔuč nuʔčə́q ʔaʔ ʔə́c.
16.2B. Translate each of the following into nəxʷsƛ̓ay̓əmúcən.
1. That deer is bigger than my dog.
2. I’m faster than you.
3. Is your father older than mine?
4. My cat is braver than your dog.
5. That boy paddles slower than my grandmother.
16.2C. Make five nəxʷsƛ̓ay̓əmúcən sentences using comparatives.
 

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