Klallam Grammar

36. Exercises


36A. Translate each of the following into English.
1. suʔx̣ənʔátəŋs, “tə́s yaʔ cn ʔaʔmitúliyə.”
2. níɬ ʔən̓suʔx̣ənʔác, “ʔúyɬ ʔaʔ cə snə́xʷɬ.”
3. suʔčtátəŋs, “qʷáqʷi u cxʷ.
4. níɬ suʔqʷáys cə sɬániʔ, “táči cə nətán.”
5. ʔáx̣əŋ cə nəswə́y̓qaʔ, “čə́q cə ʔən̓sčánnəxʷ.
6. níɬ suʔx̣ə́nəŋs, “ʔiyə́m̓ cə q̓áʔŋiʔ.”
7. čtátəŋ cn ʔaʔ cə nətán, “ʔəy̓ u cxʷ.
8. suʔkʷčáŋəts, “kʷánəŋət caʔn.”
9. “xʷítəŋ yaʔ st,” x̣ə́nəŋ cə táns.
10. níɬ suʔyəcústs kʷsə nəséʔyaʔ, “ʔiyəm̓ yaʔ cə swéʔwəs.”

36B. Translate each of the following into nəxʷsƛ̓ay̓əmúcən.
1. He said, “I’m running.”
2. You told us, “Come home.”
3. He asked me, “Are you standing at the door?”
4. I said, “We jumped.”
5. “I ran home,” I told you.
6. I was told, “My mother is well.”
7. His friend said, “I saw a canoe.”
8. You were asked, “What is that?”
9. She told you, “Walk the dog!”
10. So then I spoke, “I was walking in the rain.”
36C. Write a paragraph in nəxʷsƛ̓ay̓əmúcən about what happened yesterday using direct quotes.
 

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