verb suffixes

Verb Suffixes form one of the major parts of Konkow morphology. This interactive chart lists the classes of verb suffixes as described by Russell Ultan. He lists the classes in the order that they appear in a word and how they each function in the word. The chart can be sorted by class listing (default), alphabetically by component, or alphabetically by gloss.
When you hover over and click on an example suffix you view an example sentence parsed and glossed to the component level. There is also a link to the PDF of the page in Ultan's dissertation where the example is located.

noun suffixes

Noun Suffixes form another major part of Konkow morphology. This interactive chart is similar to the Verb Suffix chart. It can be sorted by class, by component and by gloss.
When you hover over and click on a suffix a pop up window with an example parsed and glossed at the sentence and component level. There is also a link to the section where this example is located in Ultan's dissertation.

pronouns

These basic Pronouns are sorted by first, second, third person - singluar, dual, plural; by bare pronoun, subject, object, possessive, with; or by gloss. This interactive chart can be sorted alphabetically by component, by function and by gloss.
When you hover over and click on an item a pop up window appears with an example parsed and glossed at the sentence and component level. There is also a link to the page where this example is drawn from in Ultan's dissertation.

pdf sounds chart

Downloadable PDF chart of the sounds of the Konkow language. They are grouped into consonants and vowels and further grouped how they are pronounced. When possible, an example is given to show a similar sound in English. Examples of Konkow words which use all the sounds are also given. You may notice that there are a few sounds that are not present in English like the imploded and glottalized consonants. There is also a glottal stop which precedes vowels, and a semi colon used to distinguish long vowels. We also use stress marks to show where to put the accent on vowels.

pdf sound changes chart

Downloadable PDF chart of the sound changes of the Konkow language as described by Russell Ultan. Examples are given to illustrate the sound shift.

pdf case and person on pronouns chart

Downloadable PDF chart of the case and person markings on pronouns of the Konkow language as described by Russell Ultan. Examples are given to illustrate the concepts.

pdf pronouns chart

Downloadable PDF chart of the pronouns of the Konkow language as described by Russell Ultan. This graphic chart sets out the first, second and third person pronouns in easy-to-understand images.

Simple Reference Charts in PDF format

These charts are single page quick references for translating or creating passages in language.

simple chart- noun suffixes
simple chart- verb suffixes
simple chart- pronouns
verb paradigms

Some kinds of sentences will put first and second person on the main verb, this is not the case for simple declaratives. First and second person are normally marked on the auxiliary verb, not on the main verb; and the auxiliary interacts in interesting ways with the pronoun system. (Sentences in third person are unmarked for person, and a simple verb in 3rd person can, unlike for first or second person, be interpreted as a declarative sentence.) Putting a person-marker on a main verb is always interpreted as something other than a simple declarative. For example, c’e-s (see-1st.person) does not translate as “I see,” but rather “Let me see” or “”I’d better look”. We present here the (usually) intransitive verb sol (sing).


verb paradigm - sing
verb studies

These studies of the morphemes ʔý and c'e illustrate the way various suffixes are added to the roots for motion and see to alter the meaning of the new word.

verb - motion
verb - see