Jimmie James
Sentences (LC-01-1) (2007)
Writing system: default | hyphens | linguistic
Display style: sentence | look-up
Text identifier: LC-01-1
Speaker: Jimmie James
Primary documentation: Leo Cañez
Audio source: LC-01-1
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Nee-mee kom-chue-mek'.
I don't know.
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Mos kom, keech pe-lo-yek'...
I don't know, I'm too old ... | Download -
Nue-mee koy kol he'-we-hlek' keet-kwo 'o ho-'oh kue neeen' 'ne-lew.
I'm going to wake up early when it's still dark to check my net. | Download -
Mos nue-mee skuey' soo chwe-geen kue wen-chokws. Kol nee-mee 'oohl 'we-son.
I don't like to talk to that woman. She's not nice. | Download -
Kue me-ges kue kwe-get...
I'm going to visit the doctor ... | Download -
'Owook ko-lo-nee ko nuue'-moh kue 'oohl 'wech-we-geen kee 'we-laa-yo-lew.
Tomorrow we are going to teach people to talk (Indian language). | Download -
Mos nue-mee ske-weg... Nee-mee kom kwen kee shon'.
It's not very nice outside ... | Download -
To' kee laa-yo-lue-chek' k'ee 'oohl... kee kue saa-'a-go-chek'.
I will teach you people ... I can speak Yurok. | Download -
He-goo-re-kech 'ee 'nere-kwoh... skuey' so-nee-ne-pek'.
My throat feels good when I drink Indian tea. | Download -
'Nek-'ep-'ew 'ue ne-geeen' 'o kerm-serhl 'o te-no'. Te-no' 'wekw-sek'.
My grandson looked for a lot of mushrooms. He found a lot. | Download -
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Tee'-nee-sho' kue kee serr-hler-perk'? Kee ne-geeen' nee-ko'hl kee k'e-serr-hler-pek', skuey-ye-nee kee 'ne-serrhl.
What can I do? ... | Download -
K'ee 'ne-paa cho' ske-wok kee k'e-ses-'o-ne'-wes che-wes.
I want you to shake my brother's hands. | Download -
Ses-'o-ne'-wes che-wes.
Shake his hands. | Download -
Kue kel' ne-puey hes mehl muehl-ko-chem'?
Did you sell your salmon? | Download -
Keehl muehl-ko-chem' hes... k'e-ne-puey?
Are you going to sell your salmon? | Download -
Give your salmon to the elders ... | Download -
I hope all the young people grow up and learn about the indian ways ... | Download -
Pe-cheek me'-wo-mey kee nek k'ee 'ne-pee-cho-wos 'e-see k'ee 'ne-kue-chos.
My grandparents' people came from upriver. | Download -
... chey-ke-nee kol' 'we-son kue 'ne-pee-cho-wos. ... nee-mee ma kom-chue-mek'.
My grandfather died when I was a baby. I never met him. | Download -
'Ney-kew woh-puek 'o le-kon', pa-'aahl 'o le-kon'. Kwe-see weet 'o soo ho wey' keen.
My brother drowned in the river when he was fishing. | Download -
Hee-koch hes 'o myah kue 'we-le'-loyhlpa-'aahl?
Did the fire jump across the water? | Download -
Hee-koch hes 'o myah so hee-koh kue pa-'aahl?
Did it jump across the water? | Download -
Pue-leek 'e-la kol' le'-loyhl. Te-no' me-raa mehl pue-leek.
There must be a fire downriver. There's a lot of smoke coming from downriver. | Download -
Tue' weet mehl te-wo-mehl-kok' kee 'ne-laa-yo-lahkee 'ne-saa-'a-go-chek'.
I'm glad you're teaching me how to speak Yurok. | Download -
Nue-mee pel' son'... k'ee 'ne-too'-meyr, tue' nue-mee te-wo-mehl-kok' kee 'ne-kom-chue-sek'.
It's very important ... you are my good friend, and I'm glad I know you. | Download -
Kue 'o'-lehl... 'o le'-loyhl, nee-kee mo-'okw'. Kue 'o'-lehl so le'-loyhl.
The house burned down in the fire, so it's gone. The house went up in flames. | Download -
Me-wah hee-meyr 'o koo-'op' kue te-poo.
The boy is standing under the fir tree. | Download -
Me-wah hee-meyr 'o key kue s'e'-goh 'o tep.
The boy is sitting under the madrone tree. | Download -
Wo-nue so nuer-'uern, re-goh 'o tep tue' weet 'o key.
He climbed up and he is sitting in the tree. | Download - Woo-mehl mo keech pel' son' rook'ws, 'o pen-pe-noh kue woo-mehl.
When the wind blows hard the acorns fall to the ground. | Download -
When the salmon come up the river the seagulls follow them, they fly up too. | Download -
... kue ne-puey 'o ne-pem' kue 'we-'a-lox.
The seagulls are waiting to eat the fish guts. | Download -
Kom-chue-mem' hes kol' kwe-nee ho ke-goh ke'-ween?
Do you know anybody who caught eels? | Download -
'Ee, nue-mee ske-woo'-mol' mo keech pe-mue' kue ke'-ween.
Yes, it smells good when people are roasting eels. | Download -
Nee-mee ske-wok kue kee 'we-saa-'a-go-chek' won keech 'o chwe-geen...
She doesn't want to say the words wrong. | Download -
Mos kom, keech kah-se-lue-mek'... Wo-no-ye-'eek' ho 'nech-we-geen kee skuey' son' wee' 'o goo-lem' k'ee 'oohl.
I don't know, I forget ... I was praying that the Indian people will live well. | Download -
Cho' hes keech kee wee' soo he-goom' kee k'e-ne-gaa-pek'?
Are you all ready to start walking? | Download -
... nee-keech-yue... ko'-mo-yohl kue 'nech-we-geen.
... everbody can hear me. | Download -
Cho' nee-nee plerr-sem' k'ech-we-geen, nee-keech-yue 'we-ko'-mo-yohl.
Talk louder so everyone can hear you. | Download -
Kol' nee-mee he-sek' kee ko'-mo-yohl. Cho' nee-nee plerr-sem'.
I don't think they can hear you. Talk a little louder. | Download -
Ske-wok kee 'we-kom-chue-mehl... Cho' skuey' soo laa-yo-lue-sem'.
They want to know ... Teach him well. | Download -
Cho' kem ko soch-pey-ye-wem'.
Say it again. | Download -
Ske-wok kee 'wes-kuey' soo ko'-mo-yok'... kee k'e-laa-yo-lue-sek'.
She wants to hear (it) well ... teach her. | Download -
Kue k'ooy' wee' weet 'o go key kue 'erp-lers 'o te-po-nee.
The bluejay is sitting in the apple tree. | Download -
Ske-wok hes pa-'ah?
Do you want some water? | Download -
Keech kwes-kwe-sek'.
I have a cold. | Download -
... ne-gol' kee too-loh kwes-kwe-sek'. Che-po-reg.
... I think I have a cold. Its cold out. | Download -
Kues keech roo? Thirteen mee-nue-tes after cho-mee'sh...
What time is it? It's thirteen minutes after noon. | Download -
...nini te-no' 'ee wee' kol' 'nech-yuuek'-we-nek' kee 'ne-kwe-get.
I wish I had more time to sit and visit. | Download -
Ske-wok kue 'ne-le-we-tek', wee-tee 'o-lo-nekw 'ne-lew. Kol' ten-se-wok' k'ee ne-puey.
I'm going to set my net, my net will float there. I'll catch a lot of salmon. | Download -
Kee nee ten-se-wok' k'ee ne-puey.
I will catch a lot of salmon. | Download -
Nee-ko'hl kee 'ne-ten-se-wok' k'ee ne-puey 'o kel'.
I'm going to catch more salmon than you. | Download -
Cho' chpuer-ko'-mow' wee' k'e-laa-yeem' ow' kue laas, ... kee k'e-lehl-koo'.
Be careful walking on that trail. You might fall ... | Download -
Pel' soo te'-nes 'ee kwe-see yo'-kwen 'o le-kon', hee-choo 'ee-kee le-kon'.
He got really drunk and fell, and he fell down. | Download -
It smells good when it rains. | Download -
Nue-mee pel' soo ten-pe-we'hlin the kee-puen.
It rains really hard in the winter. | Download -
Sa-'a-nee weet soo pel' soo ten-pe-we'hl kee-mee ne-wor-kwek' kue wee' 'ne-laa-yek'.
Sometimes it rains so hard I can't see where I'm going. | Download -
Pel' soo ten-pe-we'hl 'ee kee-mee ne-wor-kwek' kue laas 'ne-laa-yek'.
(Sometimes) it rains so hard I can't see the way I'm going. | Download -
Matthew hes ho te-ge-rue-sem' we'yk-'oh ke-choyhl?
Have you talked to Matthew today? | Download -
Laas kol' 'o goh-kue-mehl 'o pue-leek.
They're working on the road downriver. | Download -
I'm just sitting here waiting for my wife. | Download -
Chmey-yaan... soo toh hoo-le'-moh hehl-keek nee hoo-leem'.
Yesterday we talked about the animals that live in the mountains. | Download -
Nahs-chueh hes 'o kue 'o me-lo-nee 'o lo he-lo-mey-yem'?
Did you dance last night at the brush dance? | Download -
Ho nerr-mer-yek' nahs-chueh kue 'o me-lo-nee.
I sang last night at the brush dance. | Download -
We-nos wok kwehl hlkyor-kwe'-moh... wee' 'o ko me-lo-nee.
Come over here and we'll watch (them dancing in) the brush dance. | Download -
'Owook weet kol' kue 'o ne-pek' kue 'ne-kue-chos 'ol'.
I'm going to eat at my grandmother's house tomorrow. | Download -
Tue weet hoo-len'... kue 'we-kue-chos he-goh 'o... kue 'wes-kery, 'wes-kery ho hool.
She is wearing the dress her grandmother made. | Download -
We'yk-'oh 'och-kaa ho-leem' chey-ke-nee 'we-no-'os. Kee-tee 'o huuek... weet ho-leem'.
Right now she's making a baby basket for her baby ... | Download -
'Ochkaa pe-kwo-luem' kue 'wo-leehl. Keet ho-leem' 'we-no-'os.
Right now she's peeling her hazel sticks. She's going to make a baby basket. | Download -
'Ochkaa laa-yo-luem'... 'we-no-'os kue 'ue-mey'.
She is teaching her daughter how to make a basket. | Download -
Kue we'-yon 'och-kaa mehl wey' weet 'we-soo-sek' kwen me-wah kee 'we-nee-'eehl.
The girl is thinking about which boy she will go with. | Download -
'Owook koy kee no-wo-nem' puuek.
Tomorrow morning he will bring you deer meat. | Download -
Cho' hue-mo-nerk' 'o lekw mo keech ta' 'o lekw.
It's warm outside when it gets warm outside. | Download -
Mo keech chmey', mo keech 'o che-po-re'hl.
When it's evening it gets cold outside. | Download -
K'uep-'ern' per-ker-yerh.
Your nose is bleeding. | Download -
Ko'-mo-yok' 'wech-'uech-'eesh. Tue' kues 'wew? Nee-mee kom-chue-mek'.
I hear his bird. But what's it called? I don't know. | Download -
Mos skuey' soo chkey-yem' nahs-chueh... 'ne'-we-hlek'
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I had a hard time going to sleep last night ... I was awake. | Download -
Ho skuey' soo chkey-yem' hes nahs-chueh?
Did you sleep well last night? | Download -
Kues roo 'o chkey-yem'?
What time did you go to sleep? | Download -
Kues kee roo kol' 'o ne-pee'-moh?
What time are we going to eat? | Download -
Nek kwe-lekw nee-mee kom-chue-mek' kwen kol' kee ne-pek'. 'Enee cho nee keech chmey'.
I don't know when I'm going to eat. Maybe in the evening. | Download -
'Owook kee kem weet mehl toh kee 'ne-saa-'a-go-che'-moh.
We'll talk Yurok again tomorrow. | Download -
'Owook kee kem kee toh-kow kee 'ne-saa-'a-go-che'-moh.
We'll talk Yurok again tomorrow. | Download -
Tee'-nee mehl k'es-ke-wok kee k'ech-we-geen?
What do you want to talk about? | Download -
'O k'ah-pew hes?
Is that your wife? | Download -
'O k'ah-pew.
(This is) your wife. | Download -
Kues choom' k'uuek?
How many children do you have? | Download -
Chpee neee-ge'-yue'.
It's just the two of you. | Download -
Keech 'ee ho nes... kee k'e-gok'?
Are you ready to go? | Download -
Nek he-see 'ne-te-ge-rew, te-ge-rue-pa' ?
Are you talking to me? | Download -
Ke-lee' 'ne-te-ge-rue-chek'.
I'm talking to you. | Download -
Te-ne'-moh ske-wok kee k'e-te-ge-rew.
They want to talk to you. | Download -
Wo' tue' ske-wok kee k'e-te-ge-rew.
He wants to talk to you. | Download -
'O kue ch'ee-shah kue pa-'aahl 'ee koo'.
The dog is standing in the water. | Download -
Kue pe-gerk pa-'aahl 'ee koo', 'ue-kert-kek'.
The man is standing in the water, fishing with a pole. | Download -
Nek kem kue pa-'aahl ko koo-'o-pek', kue kert-kerk'.
I am going to stand in the water too and fish. | Download -
... soo-sek' kee 'ne-ke-mey-yek'.
I think I will go home now. | Download -
Keech ho-'oh, cho' ke-mey-yem'.
It's getting dark, you better go home. | Download -
Laas 'weho-'oh, laa-yem'.
The road is getting dark, you better go. | Download -
... kol' kee-tee ho-'oh.
I better go home, it's getting kind of dark. | Download -
Kee-tee 'we-gah hes?
Are they going to get married? | Download -
Kue 'ner-merm Wech-pues... 'o 'we-gah. Wee-tee' 'o 'wah-pew 'o Wech-pues.
My son is getting married in Weitchpec. His wife is from Weitchpec. | Download -
'O Wech-pues kee me'-wo-me-chokw' kue kee 'we-gah.
The person he's going to marry is from Weitchpec. | Download -
Cho' ko he'-wo-neehl-kwo-pa' koy-poh mo keech k'e-gok.
Wake me up in the morning before you go. | Download -
You are a lucky man. | Download -
Weet 'o chyuuek'-wen' perr-geesh pa-'aahl 'o neee'-now', 'o ne-wohl ne-puey... weet 'o soo koh-che-wohl.
The eagle is sitting there looking at the water, they see salmon ... that's how they catch them. | Download -
Tee'-now neee-ge'-yue'?
Who was with you? | Download -
Ho son' merk.
That's how the crane was. | Download -
Kol' tee'-nee-shoo serm?
Who's winning? | Download