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( rather than e in Spanish peso). Also the Barker system does not use the letter u. The sound represented by o varies between o as in English vote and u as in English rude. The Klamath system could have used either o or u. Barker chose o. C = "ch" in Klamath langauge:
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waq dal ?i gee ?ewksiknii ?elGankVowels Part I When adapting the Latin alphabet to other languages, linquists customarily assign Latin (as opposed to English) values to the vowels. This has been true for most Klamath writing, except that Klamath e represents a sound similar a in english cat
How do you say that in Klamath?
( rather than e in Spanish peso). Also the Barker system does not use the letter u. The sound represented by o varies between o as in English vote and u as in English rude. The Klamath system could have used either o or u. Barker chose o. C = "ch" in Klamath langauge:
i = "e" |
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ptisap = father |
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dic = well, good |
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loloqs = fire |
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pom = beaver |
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e = "a"
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wes =ice |
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pec = foot (no sound) |
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a
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cak = serviceberry |
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qamals = dried fish |
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