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In English, we use words like "my," "your," and "their" to show possession, or who someone belongs to. In Takelma, the indicator for possession is attached to the word.
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In English, we could say "My mother (is tall.)" as a sentence. To replace the word with Takelma, we could say "Wihín (is tall.)"Loading...
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The word níxa can mean "the mother," "his mother," "her mother," "their mother," and "a mother"!Loading...
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Use the word hintée when addressing your mother. Instead of "Hey mom!" try saying "Hey hintée!"Loading...
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We are going to introduce a number of vocabulary words with many different forms throughout this book. On the next few pages, we include an sample family tree to clarify the information. To make these words easier to learn, I encourage you to create your own family tree with people from your family to help practice these words.Loading...
Let's look at some examples!