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GUAMMAR OF THE KLAMATH LANGUAGE. 



Absolute form. • 



ati'ni ko'sh tall pine tree. 

 ati-an'sli, atinish, atl'iish ko'sli 

 atiyii'nam, atic'uam ko'shain 

 atiyanti ko'sliti 

 ativantka ko'shtka 

 ati'yant ko'shtat 

 ati'nsli kosh^e'iii 

 ati'n.sh koshksaksi 

 ati'nsh kd'shtala 



Adjectives in -ni. 



Distributive form. 

 a-atini ko'sh each tall pine tree. 



a-atinisli, a-atmsh ko'sh 

 a-atiya'nam ko'sham 

 a-atiyanti ko'sliti 

 a-atiyantka ko'shtka 

 a-atiyant ko'shtat 

 a-atinsh koshp^e'ni 

 a-atfnsh koshksaksi 



a-atinsh ko'shtala 



The distributive form of the adjective is here conjugated with the absolute 

 of the substantive. 



The cases omitted in the following paradigm are the locative in -tat, -at, 

 which does not occur in names of persons except when used instead of -ti ; 

 and -ksaksi, which in personal names must be affixed to other case-endings. 



Absolute form. 



muni laki great chief head chief. 

 muyii'nash, munish hikiash 

 niuyii'nam lakiam 

 muya'nam lakiamti 

 muyii'ntka lakitka 



Distrihidivc form. 



mi'imeni lahiki each great chief 

 mi'imian'sh, miinienish lalakiash 

 mumiii'nam lalnkiam 

 mumiii'nani lalakiamti 

 mumia'ntka lalakitka 



muya'nam lakiam^e'ni 

 niuyii'nam lakiamkshi 



mumia'nam lalakiam;^e'ni 

 mumia'nam lalakiamkshi 



muyti'n'sh, munisli lakiashtila mumian'sh lalakiashtala 



INFLECTION OF tidshi GOOD, AND OF kli-idshi BAD. 



Absolute form. Distributive form. 



tidshi pgfshap good mother. tidshi or titadshi pgi'shishap each good 



mother. 



