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1. páy   kóo   pa-xánthiip   páy   yítha   kóo   pa-xánthiip   káan   u-'íihya   this   as.much.as   the-black.oak   this   one   as.much.as   the-black.oak   there   3s(>3)-stand.(long.object)

   There's an oak tree, there's an oak tree standing there. Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., How Charlie Grew Up (CT-02) | read full text Spoken by Charlie Thom, Sr. | Download | Play

2. itráhyar   pa-'asíp-iit-sa   káru   vaa   kóohoo   imvarám-piit-sa   káru   itráhyar   síkih   ten   the-bowl-new-PL   little.ways.off   that   as.much.as   plate-new-PL   also   ten   spoon

   There were ten new bowls, and also ten new plates, and also ten spoons. Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

3. pa-hûutva   kóo   yaas'ára   u-'íin-ahaak   vaa   vúra   kóo   itíhan   kum-éekxaram   nani-túnviiv   vaa   pay'ôok   kun-'írunaa-tih-eesh   NOMZ-somehow   as.much.as   rich.person   3s(>3)-exist-when   so   Intensive   as.much.as   always   3sPOSS-night   1sPOSS-children   so   right.here   3pl(>3s)-go.(pl.)-DUR-FUT

   As long as people live, every night my children will pass right here. Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

4. chavúra   pâanpay   vúra   vaa   kóo   tah   pa-vaa   káan   n-ithyúrurupuk-eesh   finally   after.while   Intensive   so   as.much.as   already   NOMZ-so   there   1s(>3)-drag.out-FUT

   After a while it was big enough that I could pull one out. Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

5. aas   koo   a little bit, and then they put it in a little pot   water   as.much.as   a little bit, and then they put it in a little pot

   As much as water and then they put it in a little pot. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Play

6. vaa   uum   vúra   hitíhaan   arar-éethvaay-vari   vaa   kóo   vâaram-as--hi-tih   that   3.SG   Intensive   always   human-chest-toward   so   as.much.as   long-PL-DENOM-DUR

   But most of the time they come up to a person's chest. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text

7. vaa   tá   kun-píip   fâat   vúrava   pa-'úux-haak   úux   ihêeraha   kóo   úux   so   the   3pl(>3s)-say   what   just   NOMZ-bitter-when   bitter   tobacco   as.much.as   bitter

   They say when anything tastes bad: "It tastes bad, it tastes as bad as tobacco." Source: Phoebe Maddux, Sense Characteristics (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.a) | read full text

8. nani-ttáat   mít   u-p-ôovôo-?ih-at   pa-fâat   vúrava   úux-haak   iheerahá-xiit   kyúnish   kyóo   uux   1sPOSS-mother   near.past   3s(>3)----PAST   the-what   just   bitter-when   tobacco-green   sort.of   as.much.as   bitter

   My mother used to say when anything tasted bad: "It tastes as bad as green tobacco." Source: Phoebe Maddux, Sense Characteristics (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.a) | read full text

9. hâari   tá   kun-pakátkat   pa-yaaf   pa-kári   kun-tákkiri-tih-at   kári   xás   tá   kun-piip   ihêeraha   vúra   kári   kyóo   úux   pa-yaaf   sometime   the   3pl(>3s)-take.a.taste   the-acorn.dough   NOMZ-then   3pl(>3s)-leach.(acorn.meal)-DUR-PAST   then   then   the   3pl(>3s)-say   tobacco   Intensive   then   as.much.as   bitter   the-acorn.dough

   Sometimes when they taste of acorn dough, when they are still soaking it, they say: "The acorn dough tastes as bad as smoking tobacco yet." Source: Phoebe Maddux, Sense Characteristics (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.a) | read full text

10. achavúra   ithá-'iithva   vaa   kóo   u-paríshriihva   finally   one-packload   that   as.much.as   3s(>3)-twine

    Finally he twined a whole pack. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

11. xás   u-pêer   vaa   ík   vúra   kóo   ôok   i-kûuntakoo-vish   pa-ni-'ípak-ahaak   xasík   i-kôoh-eesh   then   3s(>3)-say.to   so   must   Intensive   as.much.as   here   2s(>3)-sit.(on)-FUT   NOMZ-1s(>3)-come.back-when   then.(future)   2s(>3)-stop-FUT

    And he told it, "You must be sitting here like that until I come back, then you can stop." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

12. chavúra   koovúra   ixráam   u-pikyafipáyaachha   pa-'ípa   kóo   kin-páxeep-at   finally   all   bet   3s(>3)-win.back.(in.betting)   NOMZ-PAST   as.much.as   3pl>3pl-win.from-PAST

    Finally he won back all the stakes, as much as they had won away. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text Spoken by Chester Pepper | Download | Play

13. víri   hûutva   kóo   ithívthaaneen   u-'iiná-haak   vaa   vúra   kóo   kun-íhruuv-tih-eesh   pa-símsiim   so   somehow   as.much.as   land   3s(>3)-exist-when   that   Intensive   as.much.as   3pl(>3s)-use-DUR-FUT   the-knife

    However long the world exists, so long will they use (her) knife. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

14. ishvít   kóo   t-u-'uum   piece   as.much.as   PERF-3s(>3)-arrive

    He arrived as far as half-way (up the tree). Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

15. naa   vúra   kóo   yáv   pa-'akâayva   kuma-yáan'iiftihan   1sg.   Intensive   as.much.as   good   the-anyone   3sPOSS-young.person

    "I'm just as good as any young man." Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

16. hûutva   kóo   mí-myaahti   pa-t-i-'ív-ahaak   púra fâat   vúra   îin   aam-tíh-eesh-ara   somehow   as.much.as   2sPOSS-life   NOMZ-PERF-2s(>3)-die-when   nothing   Intensive   TOPIC   eat-DUR-FUT-NEG

    All your life, when you die, nothing will eat (you). Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

17. hûutva   kóo   yaas'ára   u-'íin-ahaak   víri   yaas'ararée-thvaaykam   ni-vúrayvu-tih-eesh   somehow   as.much.as   rich.person   3s(>3)-exist-when   so   rich.person-front   1s(>3)-go.around-DUR-FUT

    As long as Mankind exists, we will be around in front of rich people. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

18. xás   xunyêep   u-píip   naa   yáas   áachip   kóo   ni-víik-tih   then   tan.oak.tree   3s(>3)-say   1sg.   only   middle   as.much.as   1s(>3)-weave-DUR

    And Tan Oak said, "I've just woven it half-way." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

19. xás   u-píip   pûu   vaa   vúra   ní-thxuun-eesh   káruma   nik   áachip   kóo   t-u-vík-ahi-tih   then   3s(>3)-say   no   so   Intensive   1s(>3)-put.over.head-FUT   in.fact   a.little   middle   as.much.as   PERF-3s(>3)-weave-ESS-DUR

    And she said, "No, I'll wear it this way, (though) the fact is that it's only woven half-way. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

20. pa-hûutva   kóo   yaas'ára   u-'íina-haak   víri   naa   vúra   kích   kaná-'aam-tih-eesh   káruma   apxan-kêemich   pa-niní-pxaan   NOMZ-somehow   as.much.as   rich.person   3s(>3)-exist-when   so   1sg.   Intensive   only   3pl>1s-eat-DUR-FUT   in.fact   cap-poor   the-1sPOSS-cap

    However long Mankind exists, he will eat only me, (though) the fact is that my cap is a poor cap." Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text

21. xasík   vaa   ík   vúra   kóo   káan   ku-'íin-eesh   p-aaxvâahar   t-óo   msípishri-haak   xasík   ku-pínaa-vish   then.(future)   so   must   Intensive   as.much.as   there   2pl(>3)-(two).be-FUT   NOMZ-ptich-wood   PERF-3s(>3)   cool.down-when   then.(future)   2pl(>3)-come.(pl.)-FUT

    You must stay there until the pitch-wood is extinguished, then you will come back." Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

22. pu-káru   vúra   hûut   kóo   ípanh-eesh-ara   NEG-also   Intensive   how   as.much.as   extend-FUT-NEG

    It won't reach that far either. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

23. kári   xás   kun-ipêer   mí-myaahti   hûutva   kóo   mí-myaahti   vúra   iim   fátaak   asa-súruk   vaa   káan   i-'ifchíkinku-tih-eesh   then   then   3pl(>3s)-say.to   2sPOSS-life   somehow   as.much.as   2sPOSS-life   Intensive   2sg.   somewhere   rock-under   so   there   2s(>3)-be.stuck.onto-DUR-FUT

    And they told him, "In your life, in your whole life you will be sticking to the bottom of a rock there someplace. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text

24. víri   vaa   kin-ípeer-anik   hûutva   kóo   ithívthaaneen   u-thaanêe-haak   xáyfaat   ik   kúkuum   vúra   vaa   ku-kup-eep-vík-aha   so   so   3>1pl-say.to-ANC   somehow   as.much.as   land   3s(>3)-sit-when   don't!   must   again   Intensive   so   2pl(>3)-MODAL-ITER-weave-Modal

    (But) they were told, "However long the earth exists, you musn't weave that way (several strands at a time) again." Source: Mamie Offield, "The Flood" (WB_KL-56) | read full text

25. pa-mukún-tiik   ishvít   kóo   aas   kun-'áak-kurih-tih   pa-kun-'axaychákishrih-tih   the-3plPOSS-hand   piece   as.much.as   water   3pl(>3s)-do.with.hands-into.water-DUR   the-3pl(>3s)-grab-DUR

    They put their hands halfway into the water, when they took hold of (the gunwales). Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

26. káakum   pa-'éekoons   táay   vúra   tá   kun-'ífik   xás   itahara-'átimnam   kóo   t-óo   píishha   some   the-acorns   much   Intensive   PERF   3pl(>3s)-pick.up   then   ten-pack-basket   as.much.as   PERF-3s(>3)   soak.acorns

    Some people gathered a lot of acorns, and put as many as ten baskets to soak. Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

27. xás   kári   íshaha   tá   kun-íyvaayramni   pa-kóo   kun-xú-ti   u-'úum-eesh   then   then   water   PERF   3pl(>3s)-pour.in   NOMZ-as.much.as   3pl(>3s)-think-DUR   3s(>3)-arrive-FUT

    And they poured in water, as much as they thought would go. Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text

28. hâari   vúra   xára   kun-íthtiit-vanaa-tih   pa-hûutva   kóo   arará-taay-haak   sometime   Intensive   long.time   3pl(>3s)-gamble-PL-DUR   NOMZ-somehow   as.much.as   human-much-when

    Sometimes they gambled for a long time, however long there were a lot of people. Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text