Klallam Grammar

31.3. Exercises

 
31.3A. Translate each of the following into English.
1. x̣čtíŋ cə sqʷáy.
2. sáʔətəŋ cə nəskʷáʔ nəsnə́xʷɬ.
3. ɬc̓ítəŋ kʷə húʔpt.
4. ƛ̓kʷtíŋ yaʔ cə ʔən̓tálə.
5. šč̓ə́təŋ caʔ či húʔpt.
6. ƛ̓kʷnáŋ u yaʔ cə ʔən̓tálə. 
7. məsínəŋ u  cə ʔən̓ʔáʔyəŋ. 
8. c̓čnáŋ kʷə sqáx̣aʔ.
9. tkʷnáŋ yaʔ cə sč̓ə́y̓əs.
10. x̣áčnəŋ cə húʔpt.
31.3B. Translate each of the following into nəxʷsƛ̓ay̓əmúcən using the control or noncontrol passive as appropriate.
1. He knows my father.
2. The deer was cut.
3. The (not now visible) deer was dried.
4. Someone lifted the canoe.
5. He will take your money.
6. They hit your friend accidentally.
7. They managed to choose a house.
8. Someone broke the canoe accidentally.
9. Someone managed to wake the girl.
10. He held his money.
31.3C. Write five new nəxʷsƛ̓ay̓əmúcən sentences using passive sentences with a noun phrase subject.
 

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