Mary Marshall

Sentences (ES) (1927)

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Text identifier: ES
Speaker: Mary Marshall
Primary documentation: Edward Sapir
Project transcription: Andrew Garrett
Manuscript source: Edward Sapir, Yurok field notebook, American Philosophical Society
Note: This edition is incomplete.

  1. Kol' nepek'.
    I eat.

    Source: ES10

  2. Puuek nepek'.
    I eat deer.

    Source: ES10

  3. 'Ochkaa nepek' puuek.
    I'm eating deer.

    Source: ES10

  4. Keech ho nep' puuek.
    He's been eating deer.

    Source: ES10

  5. Ho ruerowok'.
    I've been singing.

    Source: ES11

  6. Ho ruerowo'
    He's been singing

    Source: ES11

  7. Kel' ho ruerowom'
    You've been singing

    Source: ES11

  8. Ho ruerowoo'moh.
    We've been singing.

    Source: ES11

  9. Kelew ho ruerowoo'm.
    You (pl.) have been singing.

    Source: ES11

  10. Kel' keech newochek'.
    I see you.

    Source: ES11

  11. Keech newosek'.
    I see him.

    Source: ES11

  12. Kelew keech newoch'o'.
    I see you (pl.).

    Source: ES11

  13. Keech newohpa'.
    You see me.

    Source: ES11

  14. Keech newose'm.
    You see him.
  15. Keech newoyoh
    You see us.

    Source: ES11

  16. Keech newo's'o'm.
    You see them.

    Source: ES11

  17. Keech newo'm.
    You see me.

    Source: ES11

  18. Keech newok'.
    I've seen him or it.

    Source: ES13

  19. Keech newosek'.
    I see him (now).

    Source: ES13

  20. Newok' megokw.
    I've seen the dog

    Source: ES13

  21. Kue newosek'.
    I'll see him.

    Source: ES13

  22. 'Ochkaa chwegeenkepek'
    I'm talking (right now)

    Source: ES13

  23. Keech sermerterk'
    I killed him (a person or animal)

    Source: ES13

  24. Keech sermertercherk'
    I have killed you

    Source: ES13

  25. Kowey ne'ges!
    Don't carry it!

    Source: ES14

  26. Pke'yon' k'ee megokw.
    This dog is heavy.

    Source: ES18

  27. Serrpern' k'ee megokw.
    This dog is light.

    Source: ES18

  28. Serrpern' k'ee pegerk.
    This man is light.

    Source: ES18

  29. Kwelas leko'n.
    He falls.

    Source: ES19

  30. Keech tmohkeloyt'.
    He broke it.

    Source: ES24

  31. Keech hl'ewkwosok'.
    I broke it (a rock).

    Source: ES24

  32. Keech swechohpenek'.
    I split it, tore it (a blanket).

    Source: ES24

  33. Keech s'emek'
    I crush it

    Source: ES24

  34. Keech tmoh.
    It's broken (a stick).

    Source: ES25

  35. Keech hl'ew.
    It's broken (a rock).

    Source: ES25

  36. Keech swechon'
    It's split

    Source: ES25

  37. Keech sermerterk'
    I killed it (an animal)

    Source: ES25

  38. Keech sermerterserk'
    I killed him (a person)

    Source: ES25

  39. Keech me kohchewee'
    He's been killed (an animal)

    Source: ES25

  40. Keech me newee'
    He's been seen

    Source: ES25

  41. Keech hoo'yk'etek'.
    I lost it.

    Source: ES25

  42. Keech hoo'yk'eteechek'.
    I lost you.

    Source: ES25

  43. Keech me hoo'yket'.
    He's been lost.

    Source: ES25

  44. Keech me hoo'yk'elek'.
    I've been lost.

    Source: ES25

  45. Keech me hoo'yk'ele'm.
    You've been lost.

    Source: ES25

  46. Keech me hoo'yk'eloy.
    We've been lost.

    Source: ES25

  47. Keech me hoo'yk'elo'w.
    You (pl.) have been lost.

    Source: ES25

  48. Keech swoometek'
    I smelled it, him

    Source: ES26

  49. Keech swoom'
    It's been smelled

    Source: ES26

  50. 'Ochkaa 'ahspek'.
    I'm drinking.

    Source: ES26

  51. 'Ochkaa 'ahspek' pa'ah.
    I'm drinking water.

    Source: ES26

  52. 'Ochkaa 'ahspe'm.
    You're drinking.

    Source: ES26

  53. 'Ochkaa 'a's pa'ah.
    He's drinking water.

    Source: ES26

  54. 'Ochkaa 'ahspek'.
    I'm drinking.

    Source: ES26

  55. 'Ochkaa 'ahspe'moh pa'ah.
    We're drinking water.

    Source: ES26

  56. 'Ochkaa 'ahspow' pa'ah.
    You (pl.) are drinking water.

    Source: ES26

  57. 'Ochkaa 'ahspehl pa'ah.
    They're drinking water.

    Source: ES26

  58. Keech mel 'a's.
    It's been drunk.

    Source: ES26

  59. Keech swoo'metek'.
    I smelled it or him.

    Source: ES26

  60. Keech swoo'm.
    It's been smelled.

    Source: ES26

  61. Keech swoo'metechek'.
    I smelled you.

    Source: ES26

  62. (Ke'l) swoo'meta'.
    You smelled me.

    Source: ES26

  63. Swoo'mete'm.
    You smelled it or him.

    Source: ES26

  64. Swoo'metey.
    You smelled us.

    Source: ES26

  65. Kelew keech ho swoo'metoyk'.
    You (pl.) smelled me.

    Source: ES27

  66. Kelew nekah keech ho swoo'metoy.
    You (pl.) smelled us.

    Source: ES27

  67. Keech soonewetek'.
    I taste it (right now).

    Source: ES27

  68. Keech ho soonewetek'.
    I tasted it (not long ago).

    Source: ES27

  69. Keech hel soonewetek'.
    I've been tasting it (long ago).

    Source: ES27

  70. Keetee soonewetek'.
    I'll taste it.

    Source: ES27

  71. Nek soo kue soonewetek'.
    Maybe I'll taste it.

    Source: ES27

  72. Sooneehlek'.
    I dream.

    Source: ES28

  73. Keech sooneehlek'.
    I dreamt.

    Source: ES28

  74. Keech ho sooneehlek'.
    I dreamt.

    Source: ES28

  75. Kel' cho' sooneehle'm.
    You dream!

    Source: ES28

  76. Yohpenee kepoyuerek'
    I swim around it

    Source: ES34

  77. Yohpenee kegepoyuerek'
    I swim around it several times

    Source: ES34

  78. Neekee maayek'
    I pass it

    Source: ES34

  79. Neekee megaayek'
    I pass it often

    Source: ES34

  80. Neekee maayek' 'ne-kepoyuerek'
    I swim past it

    Source: ES34

  81. Neekee maayem' k'e-kepoyuerek'
    You swim past it

    Source: ES34

  82. Neekee kepoyuerek'
    I swim on ahead

    Source: ES34

  83. Wee' neenee hegook'
    I walk about, here and there

    Source: ES35

  84. Wee' neenee kepoyuerek'
    I swim about at random

    Source: ES35

  85. Keech wookhlkechee'.
    Day breaks.

    Source: ES35

  86. Keech ho'ohko'hl
    It gets dark

    Source: ES35

  87. Keech tenpewe'hl.
    It rains.

    Source: ES35

  88. Keet ro'r.
    It snows.

    Source: ES35

  89. Keech ro'r.
    It has snowed

    Source: ES35

  90. Wek soo 'ook'.
    This is how I live.

    Source: ES36

  91. Weeshtue ho soo 'o'l.
    This is how he used to live.

    Source: ES36

  92. 'Okw' 'n-ahpew.
    I've got a wife.

    Source: ES36

  93. 'Okw' hes k'-ahpew?
    Do you have a wife?

    Source: ES36

  94. Kee kohchemo'ok'.
    I'll stay one night.

    Source: ES36

  95. Kee na'amo'ok'.
    I'll stay two nights.

    Source: ES36

  96. Kue kweget.
    I go visiting (people).

    Source: ES37

  97. Cho' nue kweget!
    Go visiting!

    Source: ES37

  98. Keech nue kweget.
    He went visiting!

    Source: ES37

  99. Chue kue kweegeeget!
    Let's go visiting!

    Source: ES37

  100. Keech kwegetek'.
    I'm visiting.

    Source: ES37

  101. Kue kwegetechek'.
    I'll visit you.

    Source: ES37

  102. Cho' nue kwegeteepa'!
    Come and visit me!

    Source: ES37

  103. Koweecho' nue kwegeteepa'!
    Don't visit me!

    Source: ES37

  104. Neeko'hl 'ne-kweegeeget.
    I keep visiting.

    Source: ES37

  105. Neeko'hl nekach 'ne-kweegeeget.
    He keeps visiting me all the time.

    Source: ES37

  106. Nue kweget!
    Go visit!

    Source: ES37

  107. 'Em newook'.
    I went and saw.

    Source: ES37

  108. Kol' 'em nepek'.
    I went and ate.

    Source: ES37

  109. Skueyahpelek'.
    I'm good.

    Source: ES37

  110. Skueyahpe'l.
    He's good.

    Source: ES37

  111. Skueye'n.
    It is good.

    Source: ES37

  112. Skueyen' megokw.
    A dog is good.

    Source: ES37

  113. Wok 'ook'.
    I'm living over there.

    Source: ES37

  114. Wek 'ook'.
    I'm living here.

    Source: ES37

  115. Kee ma'ahskek'.
    I'll spear it.

    Source: ES40

  116. Chue kee ma'ahskoh!
    Let's spear it!

    Source: ES40

  117. Keetee ma'ahsko'm.
    You'll spear it.

    Source: ES40

  118. Keech ma'ahskee'.
    It's been speared.

    Source: ES40

  119. Yo'kwen loot'es koweesh!
    Throw the stick away!

    Source: ES40

  120. Yo'kwen kee lootek' koweesh.
    I'll throw the stick away.

    Source: ES40

  121. Keech slekohpenek'.
    I pulled it out.

    Source: ES40

  122. Keech sleko'n.
    It was pulled out, it's pulling out.

    Source: ES40

  123. Keech slekohpene'n.
    He pulled me.

    Source: ES40

  124. Keech slekohpenesek'.
    I pulled him out.

    Source: ES40

  125. Cho' slekohpena'!
    Pull me!

    Source: ES40

  126. Keech slekoh.
    It's pulled out.

    Source: ES40

  127. Kee nahchechek'.
    I'll give it to you.

    Source: ES42

  128. Kee nahchesek'.
    I'll give it to him.

    Source: ES42

  129. Kelew kee nahchech'o'.
    I'll give it to you (pl.).

    Source: ES42

  130. Na'ch'een!
    Give it to me!

    Source: ES42

  131. Na'ch'es!
    Give it to him!

    Source: ES42

  132. Cho' nahchese'm!
    Give it to them! [sic]

    Source: ES42

  133. Kee nahchel!
    Give it to me! [sic]

    Source: ES42

  134. Keech hekwsek'.
    I found it.

    Source: ES42

  135. Keech hekwsesek'.
    I found him (dead).

    Source: ES42

  136. Kee kwomhlechenee helomek'
    I'll dance back

    Source: ES44

  137. Tyohpeyoksemek'.
    I hate him, it.

    Source: ES48

  138. Kaamoksemek'.
    I hate him, it.

    Source: ES48

  139. Kaamoksepe'n.
    He hates me.

    Source: ES48

  140. Tyohpeyok'ses!
    You hate him!

    Source: ES48

  141. Ho tyohpeyoksee'.
    He was hated.

    Source: ES48

  142. Tyohpeyoksesek'.
    I hate him.

    Source: ES48

  143. Ho tyohpeyokseyk'.
    I was hated.

    Source: ES48

  144. Kaamokseepew.
    They hate each other.

    Source: ES48

  145. Nekah kem tyohpeyokseepew.
    We hate each other.

    Source: ES48

  146. Neemuechehl tyohpeyokseepew.
    He hates himself.

    Source: ES48

  147. Neemuech tyohpeyok.
    I hate myself.

    Source: ES48

  148. Kee chyuuek'wenek'.
    I'll sit my self down.

    Source: ES48

  149. Chyuuek'we'n.
    He is sitting.

    Source: ES48

  150. Keetee chyuuek'we'n.
    He'll sit down.

    Source: ES48

  151. Keetee chyuuek'wenehl.
    They sit down.

    Source: ES48

  152. Keetee rek'eeen.
    They (lots) sit down.

    Source: ES48

  153. Keetee hoorechewk'.
    I'll make baskets.

    Source: ES48

  154. Hoorechew's!
    You make baskets!

    Source: ES48

  155. Neeko'hl hoorechewk'.
    I keep making baskets.

    Source: ES48

  156. Hogoorechewk'.
    I'm ... making baskets.

    Source: ES48

  157. Soosek'
    I think (to myself, right now).

    Source: ES56

  158. 'O lesek'.
    I've been thinking.

    Source: ES56

  159. Ho soosek' mehl ke'l.
    I've been thinking about you.

    Source: ES56

  160. Wee'eeet kee soosek' mehl ke'l.
    I'll think about you.

    Source: ES56

  161. Koweecho' kol' soosem' mehl nek.
    Don't think about me.

    Source: ES56

  162. Wee'eeet kee serrhlerperk'.
    That's what I'll do.

    Source: ES56

  163. Keech 'ee serrhlerperk'.
    I did it.

    Source: ES56

  164. Koweechee' serrhlerper'!
    Don't do it!

    Source: ES56

  165. Kee mensook'.
    I'll buy it back.

    Source: ES57

  166. Kue kooychkwook'.
    I'll buy it.

    Source: ES57

  167. Kee kooych!
    Buy it!

    Source: ES57

  168. Kel' kooychk'wos k'ee 'yoch!
    Buy the canoe!

    Source: ES57

  169. Kue kooychkwook' k'ee 'yoch.
    I'll buy the canoe.

    Source: ES57

  170. To keech mensoom' hes?
    Did you buy it back?

    Source: ES57

  171. Keech me mensom' k'ee 'yoch.
    He bought back the canoe.

    Source: ES57

  172. Keech me mensook'.
    I bought back (the canoe).

    Source: ES57

  173. Keech mensook'.
    I'm buying it back.

    Source: ES57

  174. Kwelas keech ho nepuey wee'.
    He turned into a salmon.

    Source: ES58

  175. Kel' kee nepuey wee'.
    You'll turn into a salmon.

    Source: ES58

  176. Nepuey wee'.
    He's a salmon.

    Source: ES58

  177. Nek nepuey.
    I'm a salmon.

    Source: ES58

  178. Nek nepuey wee'
    I'm a salmon.

    Source: ES58

  179. Keech megokw wee'.
    He turned into a dog.

    Source: ES58

  180. Nek kee megokw wee'.
    I'll become a dog.

    Source: ES58

  181. Megokw wee'.
    He's a dog.

    Source: ES58

  182. Keech 'echkwoh wee'
    He turned into a sea lion.

    Source: ES58

  183. Nek kee 'echwkwoh wee'.
    I'll turn into a sea lion.

    Source: ES58

  184. Kel' kee 'echkwoh wee'.
    You'll turn into a sea lion.

    Source: ES58

  185. Neekwech wee'.
    It's a grizzly bear.

    Source: ES58

  186. Kwelas keech neekwech wee'.
    He turned into a grizzly bear.

    Source: ES58

  187. Keech le'lee'.
    He got burned.

    Source: ES59

  188. Keech le'loyk'.
    I got burned.

    Source: ES59

  189. Keech le'lohtek'.
    I burned it.

    Source: ES59

  190. Keech le'lohtesek'.
    I burned him.

    Source: ES59

  191. Kwelas keech lergerl' wee'.
    He turned into a turkey buzzard.

    Source: ES59

  192. Kwelas keech 'wahchehl wee'.
    He turned into a skunk [civet cat].

    Source: ES59

  193. Kwelas keech tegeen' wee'.
    He turned into a porcupine

    Source: ES59

  194. Keech muehlsook'.
    I wiped it.

    Source: ES62

  195. Wee'eeet keech chpee soo neskwechook'.
    That's the only way I can come.

    Source: ES62

  196. Wee'eeet chpeen.
    That's the only one.

    Source: ES62

  197. Nek chpeen.
    I alone.

    Source: ES62

  198. Keech pa'aahl 'ok'w.
    He's in the water, it's in the water.

    Source: ES62

  199. Pa'aahl keech 'ook'.
    I'm in the water.

    Source: ES62

  200. Pa'aahl keech 'oom' hes?
    Are you in the water.

    Source: ES62

  201. 'O'lep' nee 'o'l.
    He's in the house (a person).

    Source: ES62

  202. 'O'lep' nee 'ok'w.
    It's in the house.

    Source: ES62

  203. Kee neskwechok'.
    I'll come.

    Source: ES64

  204. Wee' 'o wenook'.
    I'll come.

    Source: ES64

  205. Wenos!
    Come!

    Source: ES64

  206. Cheeweyk'.
    I'm hungry.

    Source: ES65

  207. Cheeweyem' hes?
    Are you hungry?

    Source: ES65

  208. Che'looksek'.
    I'm thirsty.

    Source: ES65

  209. Skewok kee 'n-egook'.
    I want to go.

    Source: ES65

  210. Skewok kee k'-egook'.
    You want to go.

    Source: ES65

  211. Keech cheewey'
    He got hungry.

    Source: ES65

  212. Keech cheeweyk'.
    I got hungry.

    Source: ES65

  213. Chkeyek'.
    I sleep.

    Source: ES71

  214. Chk'es!
    Go to sleep!

    Source: ES71

  215. Keetee meskwohsek'.
    I'll make medicine.

    Source: ES78

  216. Telek'.
    I'm sick.

    Source: ES78

  217. Telog'.
    He's sick.

    Source: ES79

  218. Teloge'm.
    You are sick.

    Source: ES79

  219. Teloge'moh.
    We are sick.

    Source: ES79

  220. Kelew teloge'mo'w.
    You (plural) are sick.

    Source: ES79

  221. Kwelaakw seehl (?) telehl.
    They are sick.

    Source: ES79

  222. 'O ko'moyok'.
    I hear (it).

    Source: ES84

  223. Keech ko'moyochek'.
    I hear you.

    Source: ES84

  224. Keech ko'moyom' hes?
    Did you hear me?

    Source: ES84

  225. Keet neskwechok'w.
    He's coming.

    Source: ES84

  226. Keech kwomhlechok'w.
    He turned back.

    Source: ES84

  227. Keet kwermhlerhchek.'
    I'm looking back.

    Source: ES84

  228. Keet kwermhlerhchers!
    Look back!

    Source: ES84

  229. Knoksee'm.
    He left it.

    Source: ES88

  230. Knoks'es!
    Leave it!

    Source: ES88

  231. Komchuemek'.
    I know it.

    Source: ES88

  232. Neemee komchueme'm.
    You don't know it.

    Source: ES88

  233. Keehl 'r'gerp mehl ke'l.
    I'll tell about you.

    Source: ES88

  234. Cho 'r'gerp mehl nek.
    Tell about me!

    Source: ES88

  235. Wa's'oyk'.
    I am poor.

    Source: ES88

  236. Wa's'oye'm.
    You are poor.

    Source: ES88