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1. xaat    úm    kíri    íshaha    natêeki    may    or    I.wish    water    you.dip.up.water.for.me

   Do you want to drink water? Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text Spoken by Charlie Thom, Sr. | Download | Play

2. nanikîit    neekshúpiheet    my.grandmother    she.taught.me

   My grandmother taught me. Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., How Charlie Grew Up (CT-02) | read full text Spoken by Charlie Thom, Sr. | Download | Play

3. xas    upíip    "vup'áfiv    tákurukrivan    hitíhaan    íp    napáknitsurunat    then    he.said    base.of.the.neck    coiled    always    PAST    I.plucked.it.off

   And the old man answered, "I pulled if off out of the back of my neck where the hair is so curly, you know." Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

4. unuhyâachhiruva    kúma    u'árihishrih    pananí'iithva    víri    natakníihshurootih    too.round    3sPOSS    it.becomes    the.my.pack    so    it.keeps.rolling.off.me

   My pack was becoming too round, so it kept rolling off me. Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

5. naníaunt    Ramona    ithâan    néemuustih    naníaunt    Ramona    kári    xás    upítih    hã'ii    tipíshriivpa    my.aunt    Ramona    once    she.looked.at.me    my.aunt    Ramona    then    then    she.said    EXCLAM    you.have.gotten.fat

   My Aunt Ramona once looked at me and she said "Yikes, you've gotten fat!" Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text Spoken by Julian Lang | Download | Play

6. iim    vúra    îin    punêekyáreeshara    atipimámvaan    achvúun    úpeeranik    2sg.    Intensive    TOPIC    you.will.not.kill.me    buzzard    hookbill.salmon    he.told.him

   "You are not going to kill me?" said Buzzard to Hookbill. Source: Yaas, "How Buzzard Became Bald" (JPH_KT-01b) | read full text

7. vaa    uum    ifápiitich    îin    natâatripaavish    so    3.SG    young.woman    TOPIC    she.will.hook.me.out.of.the.water

   Then a young girl can hook me out. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

8. ikrívkihaan    xásik    arara    îin    ná'aamtiheesh    sixth.month    then.(future)    human    TOPIC    he.will.eat.me

   In the sixth month (April), Human will eat me. Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text

9. kári    xas    sápxiit    úpaanik    "payáv    îin    ná'aamtiheesh    then    then    steelhead    long.ago.he.said    that.a.good.person    TOPIC    he.will.eat.me

   Then Steelhead said: “A good person will eat me.” Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text

10. xás    pimaníh'aama    úpaanik    "naa    vúra    pishîich    yaas'ára    îin    ná'aamtiheesh    then    summer.salmon    long.ago.he.said    1sg.    Intensive    first    rich.person    TOPIC    he.will.eat.me

    Then Summer Salmon said: “Human will eat me the first thing (when I get there).” Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text

11. káru    uum    achvúun    úpaanik    "naa    vúra    pishîich    yaas'ára    îin    ná'aamtiheesh    pani'îipmahaak    also    3.SG    hookbill.salmon    long.ago.he.said    1sg.    Intensive    first    rich.person    TOPIC    he.will.eat.me    when.I.return

    And Hookbill said: “Human will eat me the first thing, when I get there.” Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text

12. néemuustih    you.look.at.me

    Look at me. Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about animals, insects, and going places (LA-04) | read full text Spoken by Lucille Albers | Download | Play

13. chanáakat    îin    nápar    mosquito    TOPIC    it.bit.me

    The mosquitos bit me. Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about animals, insects, and going places (LA-04) | read full text Spoken by Lucille Albers | Download | Play

14. papúsihich    îin    tá    námah    the.cat    TOPIC    PERF    it.sees.me

    The cat sees me. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

15. papúsihich    tá    na'áfish    the.cat    PERF    it.touches.me

    The cat is touching me. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Play

16. pa'ávansa    Orleans    úkrii    îin    íp    namáhat    the.man    Orleans    he.lives    TOPIC    PAST    I.saw.him

    The man who lives in Orleans saw me. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with relative clauses, negation, commands (VS-09) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

17. pa'ávansa    Orleans    úkrii    íp    îin    namáhat    the.man    Orleans    he.lives    PAST    TOPIC    I.saw.him

    The man who lives in Orleans saw me. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with relative clauses, negation, commands (VS-09) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

18. pa'ávansa    îin    néemusti    Orleans    aramsîiprintih    the.man    TOPIC    he.sees.me    Orleans    coming.from

    The man who came from Orleans saw me. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with relative clauses, negation, commands (VS-09) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

19. pa'ávansa    Orleans    aramsîiprinti    iim    îin    néemustih    the.man    Orleans    coming.from    2sg.    TOPIC    he.sees.me

    The man who came from Orleans saw me. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with relative clauses, negation, commands (VS-09) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

20. tá    néekshupih    PERF    he.taught.me

    He made me understand. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-10) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

21. panaa    neepshéekti    pay    pûuvish    ??    it.is.heavy    this    bag

    It was the bag that made me heavy. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-10) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

22. iim    putá    nathítivara    2sg.    NEG-PERF    I.do.not.hear.you

    I do not hear you. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

23. iim    puneemshákaantihara    2sg.    I.am.not.smelling.you

    I do not smell you. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

24. pasíkih    na'êehi    the.spoon    you.give.it.to.me

    Hand me a spoon. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

25. neektávihi    let.one.go.get.it.for.me

    Someone go get it for me. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

26. taay    vúra    na'ákihi    much    Intensive    feed.me!

    Feed me a lot! Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

27. kúkuum    taay    vúra    na'ákihi    again    much    Intensive    feed.me!

    Feed me a lot again! Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

28. hárivari    nachuphûunisheesh    when    you.will.call.me

    When are you going to call me? Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

29. náa    neepêerat    tá    kóo    íim    peeshkâaktih    1sg.    she.told.me    PERF    all    2sg.    that.you.are.jumping

    She told me no more jumping. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

30. xáyfaat    naxáapka    don't!    you.kick.me

    Don't kick me! Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

31. xáyfaat    ná'iik    don't!    hit.me

    Don't hit me. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

32. nachuphûunish    naa    talk.to.me    1sg.

    Talk to me! Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

33. uum    naa    nachuphuníshkoovish    3.SG    1sg.    he.will.talk.to.me

    He's going to talk to me. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

34. neepsháravrikeesh    she.will.help.me

    She will help me. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

35. pananikîit    îin    neepsháravrikeesh    my.grandmother    TOPIC    she.will.help.me

    My grandmother will help me. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

36. naa    iim    îin    neepsháravriik    1sg.    2sg.    TOPIC    you.help.me

    Will you help me? Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

37. uum    vura    itíhaan    neepsháravriiktih    3.SG    Intensive    always    she.helped.me

    She always helps me. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

38. uum    vúra    itíhaan    îin    neepsháravriiktih    3.SG    Intensive    always    TOPIC    she.helped.me

    She always helps me. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

39. itíhaan    îin    neepsháravrik    always    TOPIC    she.helps.me

    She always helps me. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

40. xás    néepeenti    chí    payôok    ihyárihish    payôok    áxak    padonkeys    then    he.told.me    soon    right.here    stand.still    right.here    two    the.donkey

    And he told me, "Stand right here, right here by the two donkeys." Source: Violet Super, Violet's Picture (VSu-02) | read full text Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

41. xás    naa    tá    ni'ay    ta    néemuusti    then    1sg.    PERF    I.was.scared    PERF    they.were.looking.(at.me)

    And I was scared, they were looking at me. Source: Violet Super, Violet's Picture (VSu-02) | read full text Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

42. kúna    vúra    pa'ararakéevriikshas    pa'ararapihnîichas    pananikáruk    va'araréefyiivshas    koovúra    neepsháravrik    in.addition    Intensive    the.old.Indian.women    the.old.Indian.men    my.upriver    its.Indian.friends    all    they.helped.me

    But the Karuk old women, the Karuk old men, my Karuk friends, they all helped me. Source: William Bright, "Speech to Karuk Tribal Council" (WB-01) | read full text Spoken by William Bright | Download | Play

43. náyaavheesh    ik    you.will.hurry.to.me    must

    You must hurry to me. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

44. náyaavheesh    ik    you.will.hurry.to.me    must

    You must hurry to me. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

45. náyaavheesh    ík    you.will.hurry.to.me    must

    You must hurry to me. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play

46. náyaavheesh    ik    you.will.hurry.to.me    must

    You must hurry to me. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play

47. xás    uxúti    naa    nixúti    ífuthkam    napávyiihrishuktih    pani'áamti    then    he.was.thinking    1sg.    I.am.thinking    behind    they.are.coming.out.of.me    while.I.am.eating.them

    And he thought, "I think they're coming out of me in the rear as I eat." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

48. xás    upíip    náachish    xáyfaat    ík    vúra    neexviphûunish    then    he.said    little.nephew    don't!    must    Intensive    you.get.angry.at.me

    Then he said, "Nephew, you mustn't get angry at me!" Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

49. xás    upíip    yáxa    áta    uum    papihneefich'îin    tá    nasítviik    then    he.said    look!    maybe    3.SG    Coyote    PERF    he.stole.it.from.me

    And he said, "Look, I'll bet Coyote stole it from me. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

50. xás    upêer    pasípnuuk    naa    ík    vúra    neemúsahitiheesh    peekûuntakoo    then    he.told.it    the.storage.basket    1sg.    must    Intensive    you.will.look.like.me    as.you.sit

    And he said to the storage basket, "You must look like me as you sit. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

51. tá    ni'aachíchha    patá    na'êe    pamipákurih    PERF    I.am.happy    that.PERF    you.give.me    your.song

    I'm glad that you gave me your song. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

52. káru    uum    naa    vúra    neemúsahiti    pa'ávansa    also    3.SG    1sg.    Intensive    he.looks.like.me    the.man

    And he looks just like me, the man. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text

53. hâari    vúra    xasík    napimusarûukvutiheesh    sometime    Intensive    then.(future)    you.will.visit.me.here

    You can come back to see me sometime." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text

54. xás    pâanpay    xás    uxús    naa    nixúti    napikshayvûunishti    yukún    koovúra    vaa    umúsahiti    panunú'uup    káru    uum    vúra    vaa    umúsahiti    panini'áka    then    after.while    then    she.thinks    1sg.    I.am.thinking    he.is.lying.to.me    you.see    all    that    it.looks.like    our.possessions    also    3.SG    Intensive    that    he.looks.like    my.father

    Then after a while she thought, "I think he's deceiving me, everything looks like our things, and he looks just like my father." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text

55. chími    iim    ôok    neekrûuntih    soon    2sg.    here    you.wait.for.me

    You wait here!" Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

56. pamâaka    nápaathripaahaak    xáat    vaa    kári    naní'aramah    ihrôoha    if.uphill    you.throw.me.inland    may    so    then    my.child    wife

    If you throw me into (the corner) uphill, let my child be (your) wife." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

57. víri    iim    xás    îin    tá    néeykar    so    2sg.    then    TOPIC    PERF    you.killed.me

    Then you killed me. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

58. xás    pihnîich    upiip    yôotva    íf    yáv    tá    néekyav    then    old.man    he.said    hurray!    truly    good    PERF    it.does.it.to.me

    And the old man said, "Hurray, I'm really doing well. Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

59. xás    uxútih    tá    natayvárarimka    panani'íin    then    he.is.thinking    PERF    she.spoils.me    my.falls

    And he thought, "She's spoiled my falls." Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full text

60. kíri    naa    vúra    kích    yaas'arara'îin    na'áamti    káru    tápas    neekyâavish    I.wish    1sg.    Intensive    only    Humankind    they.eat.me    also    real    they.will.make.me

    May Mankind eat me alone and take care of me!" Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

61. xás    itháan    pakun'ípak    xás    úpeenvunaa    pamutunvêech    papuna'ípakahaak    kuxúseesh    tá    neeykáraheen    then    once    when.they.returned    then    she.told.them    her.little.ones    if.I.don't.come.back    you.will.know.it    PERF    she.killed.me

    And once when they returned, (Deer) told her little ones, "If I don't come back, you will know (lit., think) that she's killed me." Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

62. cháas    neepchívchaaksurih    tá    ni'íinka    younger.brother    open.back.up.the.door.for.me    PERF    I'm.burning

    "Younger brother, open the door for me, I'm burning!" Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

63. xás    kúkuum    vúra    tóo    kpêehva    neepchívchaaksurih    tá    ni'íinka    then    again    Intensive    he.did    shout    open.back.up.the.door.for.me    PERF    I'm.burning

    And again he shouted, "Open the door for me, I'm burning!" Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

64. xás    pakéevriik    ukpêehva    navítivrik    then    the.old.woman    she.shouted    you.row.to.meet.me

    And the old woman shouted, "Row to meet me!". Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

65. xás    kári    chími    neekshúpi    then    then    soon    you.show.me

    And (she said), "Show me!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

66. kári    xás    upiip    chími    na'íshunvi    then    then    he.said    soon    bury.me!

    And he said, "Bury me!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

67. xás    upítih    nakûushi    then    she.was.saying    copulate.with.me!

    And (the person) said, "Copulate with me!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text

68. ithyarukpíhriiv    kunihyûunishtih    upêentih    nakûushi    Across.the.Water.Widower    they.were.shouting.at.him    she.was.telling.him    copulate.with.me!

    Across-the-Water Widower was shouted at, (the person) said to him, "Copulate with me!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text

69. fâat    kumá'ii    paneehyûunishtih    what    because.of    she.is.shouting.at.me

    Why is she shouting at me?" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text

70. xás    uxus    yée    naa    íf    tá    nakúha    then    he.thought    well    1sg.    truly    PERF    it.hurts.me

    And he thought, "Say, it really hurts me!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text

71. xás    uxútih    íf    kúkuum    tá    nakúha    then    he.was.thinking    truly    again    PERF    it.hurts.me

    And he thought, "It really hurts me again!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text

72. aah    uum    úpaanik    púra fâat    vúra    îin    na'íshiptiheeshara    fire    3.SG    he.says    nothing    Intensive    TOPIC    he.will.be.putting.me.out

    Fire once said, "Nothing can put me out." Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text

73. kári    xás    upiip    aah    naa    vúra    púra fâat    îin    neeshkáxishrihmatheesh    then    then    he.says    fire    1sg.    Intensive    nothing    TOPIC    it.will.stop.me

    And Fire said, "Nothing can stop me." Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text

74. kári    xás    uxúsaanik    ikmahachram'íshiip veekxaréeyav    yaas'ara'îin    tana'apúnmiikahaak    yaas'ára    káru    vaa    ukupheesh    then    then    he.thought    Sacred.Sweathouse.Spirit    Humankind    if.they.have.learned.it.from.me    rich.person    also    so    they.will.do.it

    And Sacred Sweathouse Spirit thought, "If Mankind has learned it from me, Mankind will do so too." Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

75. kári    xás    uxúsaanik    yaas'ara'îin    tá    na'apúnmiikahaak    víri    yaas'ára    káru    vúra    vaa    ukupheesh    then    then    he.thought    Humankind    PERF    if.it.learned.it.from.me    so    rich.person    also    Intensive    so    he.will.do.it

    Then (the father) thought, "If Mankind has learned it from me, Mankind will do this way too." Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text

76. víri    panipvárupravahaak    vaa    ik    kumûuk    neethxúpeesh    pa'árus    so    when.I.come.back.out    so    must    with.it    I.will.cover    the.seed-basket

    When I come back out (of the water), you must cover me with the seed-basket." Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

77. kári    xás    upiip    ifuyâach    húm    patanakoohímachva    then    then    he.said    that's.right    or    that.you.feel.sorry.for.me

    And he said, "Is it true that you grieve for me?" Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

78. xáyfaat    ík    ná'ay    don't!    must    you.fear.me

    You mustn't be afraid of me. Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

79. xás    upiip    tá    neepítap    um    then    she.said    PERF    you.know.me    or

    And she said, "Do you know me?" Source: Daisy Jones, "The Snake People" (WB_KL-60) | read full text

80. kári    xás    upiip    nani'ápuroon    tá    na'êetheep    then    then    he.said    my.charms    PERF    she.has.taken.from.me

    And he said, "She's taken away my charms!" Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text

81. kári    xás    upiip    chími    neepthárihi    panani'ápuroon    then    then    he.said    soon    give.me.back    my.charms

    And he said, "Give me back my charms! Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text

82. káru    vúra    xáat    neehrúuthvahi    also    Intensive    may    you.make.me.a.slave

    And you may even take me as your slave." Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text