Klallam Grammar

45.1. Exercises

45.1A. Translate the following into English and identify the agents, patients, and recipients in each of these sentences.
1. ʔə́ŋaʔc u cxʷ ʔaʔ cə ʔən̓kapú.6. t̓iq̓ústəŋ u cxʷ.
2. yəcúsc yaʔ cn kʷaʔ hiyáʔəxʷ.7. kʷiʔustúŋɬ q̓ə cxʷ ʔaʔ cə qʷúʔ.
3. səmústs cə nəcə́t ʔaʔ cə snə́xʷɬs.8. q̓ʷəŋəyúsc u caʔ cxʷ ʔaʔ cə saplín.
4. q̓aʔyústəŋ cn ʔaʔ či ŋəsáʔitxʷ.9. k̓ʷə́nc či.
5. ʔaʔkʷúsc či ʔaʔ cə nəxʷsƛ̓ay̓əm̓úcən.10. ʔaʔyítəŋ st ʔaʔ cə snə́xʷɬs.

45.1B. Translate each of the following into nəxʷsƛ̓ay̓əmúcən.
1. Will you sell me the house?
2. I paid you ten dollars.
3. Did you give your friend the dog?
4. I was splashed on while I was paddling.
5. I’ll teach you the Klallam language.

45.1C. Make up four new nəxʷsƛ̓ay̓əmúcən sentences using recipient verbs.
 

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