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K-Class Pronominal Prefixes


Plain K-Class Pronominal Prefixes
k tókha' I see it
ak tókha' it sees me
sk tókha' you (sg.) see me
hak tókha' he sees me
ök tókha' she sees me
hök tókha' they see me

This is the first of twelve pronoun groups, the K-Class. There are six prefixes in this class, all ending in -k-. The most basic of these is the 1sA prefix, k-. Five additional forms can be made, simply by using another K-class prefix, as shown in the example of któkha'.

Derive the five additional forms from each of the following words.

(1) kahtyöhkwa' -- I'm frightening it

Translate the following into Mingo:

it's frightening me:
you're frightening me:
he's frightening me:
she's frightening me:
they're frightening me:

(2) käya'tahkwa' -- I tease it

Translate the following into Mingo:

it's teasing me:
you're teasing me:
he's teasing me:
she's teasing me:
they're teasing me:

(3) khistha' -- I push it along

Translate the following into Mingo:

it's pushing me along:
you're pushing me along:
he's pushing me along:
she's pushing me along:
they're pushing me along:

(4) kihsás -- I'm looking for it

Translate the following into Mingo:

it's looking for me:
you're looking for me:
he's looking for me:
she's looking for me:
they're looking for me:

(5) ki'työ' -- I'm settled, I dwell

Translate the following into Mingo:

it's seating me:
you're seating me:
he's seating me:
she's seating me:
they're seating me:

(6) kekaaëkwas -- I'm turning it around

Translate the following into Mingo:

it's turning me around:
you're persuading me:
he's persuading me:
she's persuading me:
they're persuading me:

(7) ko'katha' -- I poke it

Translate the following into Mingo:

it pokes me:
you poke me:
he pokes me:
she pokes me:
they poke me:

(8) kyénôs -- I catch it

Translate the following into Mingo:

it catches me:
you catch me:
he catches me:
she catches me:
they catch me:


Go on to Exercise 1.2