Klamath Tribes Language Project
Part I: Unaspirated Voiceless Stop Consonants
The letters b, d, j, and g are used in Klamath for sounds which re similar to those they represent in English. They sound, however, a little more like Spanish p, t, ch and c and are best heard to appreciate the difference.
There are sounds in Klamath pronounced further back in the throat than any of the above. The one which belongs here Barker wrote as a g with a dot below it. We use a small upper case G.
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How do you say that in Klamath?
Part I: Unaspirated Voiceless Stop Consonants
The letters b, d, j, and g are used in Klamath for sounds which re similar to those they represent in English. They sound, however, a little more like Spanish p, t, ch and c and are best heard to appreciate the difference.
b |
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been hak = again |
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blay = again |
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d
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?aadii = far away |
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dot = tooth |
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j
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joyjiks =strawberry |
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jaGlo = sagebrush |
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g
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gen = Go |
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gmocatk = old |
G |
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Geekla = earth |
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jeGle = blood |
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Goos = tree |
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Gees = ipos |
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