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1. kári   xás   kachakâach   u-píip   ããx   fatamakêesh   kich   ára   u-pêer-eesh   then   then   bluejay   3s(>3)-say   ugh!   anything   only   person   3s(>3)-say.to-FUT

   Then Bluejay said, "Indeed! Maybe he will say something!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

2. chími   axmay   ára   u-tnûupni   soon   suddenly   person   3s(>3)-look.through

   Then all at once some one looked in. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text

3. kúna   úum   pa-hôotah   yâak   nu-'ípak-ahaak   hínupa   ta-pu-'ára   íin-ara   in.addition   3.SG   NOMZ-late   good.place   1pl(>3)-come.back-when   surprise   PERF-NEG-person   exist-NEG

   If we came back late to the good place, humankind would not exist. Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text

4. pu-'ikpíhan-hara   pa-sah-ihêeraha   xáat   vaa   ár   u-hêer   NEG-strong-NEG   the-downhill-tobacco   may   that   person   3s(>3)-smoke

   That river tobacco is not strong, if a person smokes it. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full text

5. kúna   vúra   pa-tapas-ihêeraha   uum   kúnish   axváhah-ar   tíiky-an   ár   u-xváhahi-ti   pa-t-u-'áffish-ahaak   pa-tapas-ihêeraha   in.addition   Intensive   the-real-tobacco   3.SG   sort.of   make.sticky-having.been.-ed   hand-Locative   person   3s(>3)-make.sticky-DUR   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-touch-when   the-real-tobacco

   But the real tobacco is pithy, it makes a person's hands sticky when one touches it, the real tobacco does. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full text

6. xúus   kúnish   ár   u-'iftakankôo-tti   pa-t-u-'áffish-ahaak   smooth   sort.of   person   3s(>3)-stick.to-DUR   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-touch-when

   Tobacco is smooth and sticky when one feels it. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Sense Characteristics (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.a) | read full text

7. p-eehêeraha   apmáan   u-krixyúpxup-ti   ára   úux   xára   vúr   apmáan   u-'ákka-tih   the-tobacco   mouth   3s(>3)-have.burning.taste-DUR   person   bitter   long.time   Intensive   mouth   3s(>3)-taste-DUR

   Tobacco burns a person's mouth, it tastes bad. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Sense Characteristics (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.a) | read full text

8. ipan-sún-uk-ich   vaa   káan   pa-yêepsha   ikpíhan   p-eehêeraha   kunish   ár   u-'iftakankôo-ti   vaa   p-eheeraha-yêepsha   káan-vári   end-off-to.here-DIM   so   there   the-good.(pl.)   strong   the-tobacco   sort.of   person   3s(>3)-stick.to-DUR   so   the-tobacco-good.(pl.)   there-toward

   Toward the top they are good leaves, it is strong tobacco, like it would stick to a person, they are good tobacco leaves that side. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text

9. káruk   tá   ni-vâaram   káruk   va-'ára-as   tá   ní-muus-tih-eesh   upriver   PERF   1s(>3)-go   upriver   3sPOSS-person-PL   PERF   1s(>3)-look.at-DUR-FUT

   I'm going upriver and I'll see someone (an Indian person) upriver. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about driving and directions (SD-VS-02) | read full text Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Play

10. xás   hâari   vúra   ára   pu-xú-tih-ara   víri   vúra   t-óo   piip   p-eethvuy   then   sometime   Intensive   person   NEG-think-DUR-NEG   so   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)   say   the-name

    Sometimes a person just wasn't thinking, so he said the name. Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text

11. xás   hâari   vúra   uum   pa-'áraar   pa-húunta-haak   ára   vúra   t-u-pitaxyárih   then   sometime   Intensive   3.SG   the-human   NOMZ-peculiar-when   person   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)-swear

    Sometimes when a person was peculiar, he "swore" (on purpose). Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text

12. xás   pa-tá   kun-ípeer-ahaak   fâat   iyúrish   xás   pa-t-u-'ûuri-haak   púya-va   uum   hâari   ára   vaa   kúth   t-óo   tháaniv   then   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-say.to-when   what   pay   then   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-be.unwilling-when   and.so-so   3.SG   sometime   person   so   because.of   PERF-3s(>3)   sit

    When they told him to pay something and he refused, then sometimes a person was killed because of it. Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text

13. káan   pihnêefich   u-máah-tih   t-óo   mah   p-oo-pathuvrîina-ti   ára   kaan   there   coyote   3s(>3)-see-DUR   PERF-3s(>3)   see   NOMZ-3s(>3)-measure.dentalia-DUR   person   there

    Coyote saw him there, he saw the person there measuring strings of money. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

14. xás   yanava   káan   ára   u-píkniihvu-tih   u-pakurîihvu-tih   then   visible   there   person   3s(>3)-sweat.self-DUR   3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR

    And he saw a person was sweating himself there, he was singing. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

15. xás   yánava   káan   ára   kun-'áraarahi-tih   then   visible   there   person   3pl(>3s)-live.(pl.)-DUR

    And he saw people were living there. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

16. xás   kun-píip   hôoy   kích   ára   ku-máh-een   t-óo   kvíriprup   then   3pl(>3s)-say   where   only   person   2pl(>3)-see-ANT   PERF-3s(>3)   run.off..downriver

    And they said, "Where have you seen a person? He ran downriver." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

17. xás   hínupa   páy   ára   t-u-'íinish   then   surprise   this   person   PERF-3s(>3)-come.into.existence

    And there Mankind came into existence. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

18. kári   xás   káan   yánava   ára   kun-'áraarahi-tih   then   then   there   visible   person   3pl(>3s)-live.(pl.)-DUR

    And there he saw people were living. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

19. yakún   yíth   ára   t-u-'íinish   you.see   other   person   PERF-3s(>3)-come.into.existence

    A different people was coming into existence. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

20. ansáfriik   va-'árah   Weitchpec   3sPOSS-person

    She was a Weitchpec person. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text

21. chími   kiik-píkaan   ansáfriik   va-'árah   soon   2pl(>3)-go.get   Weitchpec   3sPOSS-person

    "Go summon Weitchpec person!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text

22. kári   xás   ansáfriik   va-'ára   u-píip   ããx   then   then   Weitchpec   3sPOSS-person   3s(>3)-say   ugh!

    And Weitchpec person said, "ããx! Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text

23. fatamakêesh   kích   ára   ú-peer-eesh   anything   only   person   3s(>3)-say.to-FUT

    She'll tell a person just anything." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text

24. xás   yaas'ara-'îin   kun-ipêer   iim   kumá'ii   pa-'ára   u-'íin-ahaak   i-'áam-tih-eesh-ap   vaa   kúth   pu-haríxay   xúrihi-tih-eesh   then   rich.person-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-say.to   2sg.   because.of   NOMZ-person   3s(>3)-exist-when   2s(>3)-eat-DUR-FUT-INV   so   because.of   NEG-sometimes   be.hungry-DUR-FUT

    Then Man told her, "For your sake, when people exist, they will eat you, because of that they will never hunger. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

25. yánava   káan   ára   ú-kriihvu-tih   visible   there   person   3s(>3)-fish.with.set-net-DUR

    They saw a man fishing there. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

26. xás   kári   axmáy   káruk   ára   u-'árihvarak   then   then   suddenly   upriver   person   3s(>3)-come.down.from.upriver

    And suddenly a person came down from upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

27. axmáy   ík   máruk   ára   u-'íhunih-eesh   suddenly   must   uphill   person   3s(>3)-dance.down.from.uphill-FUT

    Suddenly a person was about to dance down. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text

28. axmáy   ára   u-'árih-raa   suddenly   person   3s(>3)-jump-here

    Suddenly a person came up. Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

29. pa-'ára   papivan-kôo-tih-an   kéevniikich   the-person   go.search.for-to-DUR-Participial   old.woman.(dimin.)

    The person who was going to look for him was an old woman. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

30. xás   ú-muustih-anik   pa-'êem   pa-'ára   u-patumkôo-tih   then   3s(>3)-look.at-ANC   NOMZ-doctor   the-person   3s(>3)-suck.disease-DUR

    And she watched as the doctor sucked a person. Source: Julia Starritt, "A Quack Doctor" (WB_KL-67) | read full text

31. káruma   itráhyar   káru   itrôop   ú-thvuuy-ti   pa-kúth   ára   u-patumkôo-tih   in.fact   ten   also   five   3s(>3)-be.named-DUR   NOMZ-because.of   person   3s(>3)-suck.disease-DUR

    The fact was, she charged fifteen (dollars) for sucking a person. Source: Julia Starritt, "A Quack Doctor" (WB_KL-67) | read full text

32. púya-va   pa-yu'-kúkam   tá   kun-tâat-ivruk-ahaak   púya-va   kári   tá   kun-kôokha   pa-yúruk   va-'ár-as   and.so-so   NOMZ-downriver-side   PERF   3pl(>3s)-handle.with.implement-down.over-when   and.so-so   then   PERF   3pl(>3s)-win.at.gambling   the-downriver   3sPOSS-person-PL

    If the ones on the downriver end toss it over (the goal line), then the downriver people won. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

33. pa-'arara-'êem   uum   ára   u-patumkôo-tih   the-human-doctor   3.SG   person   3s(>3)-suck.disease-DUR

    The Indian Doctor sucked people. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sucking Doctor" (WB_KL-80) | read full text

34. káan   ára   áxak   yítha   uum   fâatva   âapun   u-kyâa-tih   there   person   two   one   3.SG   something   on.the.ground   3s(>3)-make-DUR

    Two people are there, one is doing something on the ground. Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

35. kári   xás   kachakâach   u-piip   ããx   naa   fatamakêesh   kích   ára   ú-peer-eesh   then   then   bluejay   3s(>3)-say   ugh!   1sg.   anything   only   person   3s(>3)-say.to-FUT

    Bluejay said, "Ããx, she would just say anything to anybody. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play