16.3. Exercises
| 16.3A. Translate each of the following into English. 1. níɬ u nuʔčáyči cə ʔən̓ŋə́naʔ. 2. níɬ caʔ nuʔnəxʷščáŋkʷən cə q̓áʔŋi. 3. níɬ nuʔčə́q cə nəskʷáʔ. 4. níɬ nuʔƛ̓úƛ̓aʔ cə ʔən̓skʷáʔ. 5. ɬníŋɬ nuʔiyám̓. 6. niɬ nuʔə́y̓ cə nətán. | 16.3B. Translate each of the following into nəxʷsƛ̓ay̓əmúcən. 1. Your canoe is the fastest. 2. Was your cat the smallest? 3. You are the best. 4. That boy is the noisiest. 5. My dog is the most stubborn. |
16.3D. The following have the ʔuʔhúy superlative construction.
1. ʔuʔhúy cə swéʔwəs ʔuʔ ʔiyám̓.
2. ʔuʔhúy cn ʔuʔ x̣ʷə́ŋ.
3. ʔuʔhúy kʷɬə n̓séʔya yaʔ ʔuʔ ʔaʔaʔíɬ.
4. ʔuʔhúy cə sčánnəxʷ čʔéʔɬx̣ʷaʔ ʔuʔ čə́q.
5. ʔuʔhúy u cə cáčcs ʔuʔ q̓aʔq̓iʔám̓.
16.3E. Translate these using the ʔuʔhúy superlative construction.
1. Your sister is the smallest
2. Am I the fastest?
3. His grandma was the loudest.
4. You will be the biggest.
5. My uncle is the bravest