3.1. Commands: ∅ or ____ či or ____ kʷi
| hiyáʔ. | ‘Go.’ |
| hiyáʔ hay. | ‘Go (all of you).’ |
| ƛ̓kʷə́t. | ‘Take him/her/it/them.’ |
| ƛ̓kʷə́t hay. | ‘Take him/her/it/them (all of you).’ |
| hiyáʔ či. | ‘Go!’ |
| hiyáʔ či hay. | ‘Go (all of you)!’ |
| ƛ̓kʷə́t či. | ‘Take him/her/it/them!’ |
| ƛ̓kʷə́t či hay. | ‘Take him/her/it/them (all of you)!’ |
| hiyáʔ kʷi. | ‘You should go.’ |
| hiyáʔ kʷi hay. | ‘You should go (all of you).’ |
| ƛ̓kʷə́t kʷi. | ‘You should take him/her/it/them.’ |
| ƛ̓kʷə́t kʷi hay. | ‘You should take him/her/it/them (all of you).’ |
► 1 Sentences giving commands are also called imperative sentences. In English commands there is an understood subject, as in ‘Take it.’ The same is true for Klallam: just use the verb without a subject.
► 2 For a strong, demanding command, add či. This form is considered almost rude by some elders.
► 3 For a more polite command, add kʷi. This makes it more like a suggestion than a command. It can be translated various ways in English. The models use ‘should,’ but you could also use ‘ought to’ or ‘why don’t you.’
► 4 Note that when you are talking to more than one person, you use hay, and the či or kʷi comes before it.
► 5 Note that the speech act particles are never stressed.
 | ʔəsx̣ʷaʔníŋ cxʷ. | ‘How are you?’ |
 | ʔuʔə́y̓ cn. | ‘I’m fine.’ |
| ʔaʔstúʔŋət caʔ cxʷ ʔuč. | ‘What will you do?’ |
| kʷánəŋət caʔn. | ‘I’ll run.’ |
| ʔaʔstúʔŋət kʷaʔčaʔ. | ‘Why?’ |
| ƛ̓kʷə́t yaʔ cn. | ‘I took it.’ |
| kʷánəŋət či. | ‘Run!’ |