Klallam Grammar

29.1. Exercises

29.1A. Translate each of the following into English.
1. mán̓ cn ʔuʔ ʔə́y̓.
2. cəʔít u yaʔ cxʷ ʔuʔ kʷánəŋət.
3. ʔəsɬáx̣ʷɬ caʔn ʔuʔ hiyáʔ ƛ̓aʔmitúliyə.
4. čəw̓ín̓ cə nəcə́t ʔuʔ t̓íym.
5. ƛ̓áy yaʔ st ʔuʔ k̓ʷə́nnəxʷ cə snə́xʷɬ.
29.1B. Translate each of the following into nəxʷsƛ̓ay̓əmúcən.
1. I’ll go home again.
2. I’ll go home, too.
3. It’s exactly one o’clock.
4. Were you in the middle?
5. We are all very happy.

29.1C. Translate each of the following into English. Be sure to watch whether ʔuʔ is present or not to get the appropriate meaning.
1. ƛ̓áy caʔn ʔuʔ t̓íym.
2. ƛ̓áy caʔn t̓íym.
3. ʔəsɬáx̣ʷɬ cə sč̓ə́y̓aʔ.
4. ʔəsɬáx̣ʷɬ cə sč̓ə́y̓əʔ ʔuʔ ƛ̓áqt.
5. húy yaʔ cxʷ ʔíɬən.
6. húy yaʔ cxʷ ʔuʔ ʔíɬən.
7. cəʔít u cxʷ.
8. cəʔít u cə swéʔwəs ʔuʔ x̣ʷə́ŋ.
9. čəw̓ín̓ yaʔ cn ʔuʔ k̓ʷənnúŋə.
10. čəw̓ín̓ yaʔ či nəsk̓ʷənnúŋə.
11. sə́ɬəŋ cə swə́y̓qaʔ ʔuʔ t̓íym.
12. sə́ɬəŋ cə swə́y̓qaʔ ʔaʔ cə st̓íyms.
13. ɬə́ŋ cə kapú.
14. ɬə́ŋ cxʷ ʔuʔ siʔám̓.

29.1D. Make five new nəxʷsƛ̓ay̓əmúcən sentences using ʔuʔ‑class intensifiers.
 

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