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náa I, me
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4299 | revised May 19 2004
náa • PRON • I, me
Source: WB 994, p.368
Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (276)
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naa káru nivâarameesh 1sg. also I.will.go I'm coming. Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
Spoken by Charlie Thom, Sr. | Download | Playnaa káru ni'áhoovish 1sg. also I.will.walk I'm going to walk. Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
Spoken by Charlie Thom, Sr. | Download | Playfâat kumá'ii peexráratih naa ník ôok páy níkrii what because.of that.you.are.crying 1sg. a.little here this I.am.sitting "What are you crying for? I'm here with you." Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., How Charlie Grew Up (CT-02) | read full text
Spoken by Charlie Thom, Sr. | Download | Playxas upakúriihva "súnunuk á-ni-nak ki-yánee náa puváfish navishtantihara then he.sang secretly á-ni-nak ki-yánee 1sg. not.liver I.don't.like.it And he started singing, "In secret...Tra-la-la...I don't like liver. Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full textxas upíip "minik naa ni'ítaptih then he.said of.course 1sg. I.know.it And he said, "I know it!" Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full textxas papihnîich upíip "naa ník panipakurîihveesh then the.old.man he.said 1sg. a.little that.I.will.sing.the.song Then the old man said, "I will sing the song." Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full textkári xás upíip náa vúra naapmán'anamahachhitih then then he.said 1sg. Intensive I.am.small-mouthed Then he said, "My mouth is small!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full textnaa vúra payêem pufâat náviiktihara 1sg. Intensive now nothing I.am.not.weaving.it I'm not weaving anything right now. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Grace Davis | Download | Playnaa vúra vaa pay I just pull out pahûutva nixúti pay koo 1sg. Intensive so this I just pull out however I.am.thinking this so.much I just pull out however I think is right. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playnaa kupeenish xas vaa pay nik koo 1sg. ? then so this a.little so.much And I think, “That one's right.” Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | PlayHey vaa panimáharati naa káru Violet vaa pay Hey so I.copied.that 1sg. also Violet so this I copy that too, like Violet ... Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Playnaa káru vúra vaa naníkuupha naa káru vúra iim vaa míkuupha vaa peepáathkuri káru 1sg. also Intensive so my.way.of.doing.it 1sg. also Intensive 2sg. so your.way.of.doing.it so when.you.throw.it.in.water also That's my way of doing it, and that's your way of doing it, when you throw it in the water. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Playchavúra puharíxay naa neepthíthhara finally never 1sg. I.do.not.finish.it But I never finish it. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | PlayThen that's finished naa pura navâara xás I just pick all the stricks Then that's finished 1sg. NEG 1s(>3) then I just pick all the stricks Then that's finished. I don't ... I just pick all the stricks. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | PlayWell nobody tell me vúra naa Well nobody tell me Intensive 1sg. Well, nobody tell me, I just... Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playvíri man yáxa naa puná'aapunmutihara so why... look! 1sg. I.don't.know.how Well, look, I don't know how. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Grace Davis | Download | Playnaa vúra puná'aapunmutihara 1sg. Intensive I.don't.know.how I don't know. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Grace Davis | Download | Playnaa vúra punathitíveeshara xâat xára kaan kú'uuhyanati naa vúra vaa punatákirara fâat vúra pakuchuphúruthunatih 1sg. Intensive I.won't.hear may long.time there you.talk 1sg. Intensive so I.can't.leach.acorn.meal what Intensive what.you.are.talking.about I won't be able to hear, even if you talk a long time, I won't be able to leach acorn or whatever you're talking about. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Playmanâa naa káru nikuphêesh ayu'âach pa-sand vúra vaa maybe 1sg. also I.will.do it.was.because the.sand Intensive so That's what I do too, because of the sand. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playnaa vúra itíhaan máh'iitnihich níkfuuksipriv 1sg. Intensive always early.morning I.get.up I always get up early. Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa káru 1sg. also Me too. Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Julian Lang | Download | Playxás pirishkâarim upíip náa punavâarameeshara náa nipshaaneesh then grizzly he.said 1sg. I.will.not.go 1sg. I.will.keep.the.house Then Grizzly Bear said: "I am not going, I will keep the house." Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full textpûuhara náa vúra ôok nikrêevish no 1sg. Intensive here I.will.stay "No, I'm going to stay here." Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full textkári xás úpaanik poopítithunanik xáyfaat ík vúra váa náa nithítiimti pamikunpákurih náa púvaa nanívaahara pamikunpákurih then then he.said when.he.looked.back don't! must Intensive so 1sg. I.hear the.your.song 1sg. not.thus not.for.me the.your.song Then he said looking back: "I must never hear your song any more; your song will not do for me." Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full textpirishkâarim váa úpaanik xáyfaat ík vúra váa náa nithítiimti pamikunpákurih grizzly so he.said don't! must Intensive so 1sg. I.hear the.your.song Grizzly Bear said it: "I must never hear your song any more. Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full textnáa tá ni'ahoo 1sg. PERF I.am.traveling I am going to travel." Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full textxás achvúun uppiip naa îin pukinîikyáreeshara vaa vúra páy kyôomahich nuníshsheesh then hookbill.salmon he.said 1sg. TOPIC I.shall.not.kill.you so Intensive this little.bit I.shall.do.to.you Then Hookbill said: "I am not going to kill you, this is all that I'm going to do to you." Source: Yaas, "How Buzzard Became Bald" (JPH_KT-01b) | read full textxás achvúun uppiip vaa vúra ôok kunpakkúriihvutiheesh nanipákkuri xáat naa pu'ôokhara then hookbill.salmon he.said so Intensive here they.will.be.singing.yet my.song may 1sg. not.here Then Hookbill said: "They will be singing my song, no matter if I am not here." Source: Yaas, "How Buzzard Became Bald" (JPH_KT-01b) | read full textnaa íshpuk tá nipachnutar 1sg. dentalium.shells PERF I.am.going.to.suck "I am going to suck dentalia." Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textnáa ni'ípaktiheesh xátikrupma úthvuuyti itrôopahaan pakúusrah 1sg. I.will.come.back springtime it.is.called fifth.month the.month I will always come back in the spring, the month is called the fifth month (March). Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full textxás 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 textkáru 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 textkáru akraah uum úpaanik "naa káru pishîich ni'ípaktiheesh xátikrupma also eel 3.SG long.ago.he.said 1sg. also first I.will.return springtime And the Eel said: “I will also get there first in the spring.” Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full textnaa púsihich nithiinátih 1sg. cat.(dimin.) I.have.it I have a cat. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa áxak papúsihich nithiinátih 1sg. two the.cat I.have.it I have two cats. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Playnaa áxak púsihich nithiinátih 1sg. two cat.(dimin.) I.have.it I have two cats. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Playnaa áxak papúsihich nithiinátih 1sg. two the.cat I.have.it I have two cats. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa nímuusti váa 1sg. I.am.looking.at.it that I am looking at it. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions (VS-03) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playmáh’iit tá néep neekvúrishrihat. morning PERF 1SG-PAST I.was.tired I was tired this morning. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-04) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playtá naxúriha naa PERF I.am.hungry 1sg. I am hungry. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-05) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa tá naxúriha 1sg. PERF I.am.hungry I am hungry. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-05) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra tá naxúriha puxích 1sg. Intensive PERF I.am.hungry very.much I am really hungry. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-05) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra punaxúrihitihara 1sg. Intensive I.am.not.hungry I am not hungry. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-05) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playkâarim nipmahóonkoonatih naa bad I.am.feeling 1sg. I am sad. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra puxích kâarim tá nipmahóonkoon 1sg. Intensive very.much bad PERF I.am.feeling I am really sad. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra nayíkihitih 1sg. Intensive I.am.getting.sick I am sick. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa nayíkihitih 1sg. I.am.sick I am sick. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa tá ná'aathva 1sg. PERF I.am.scared I am scared. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa áthiik 1sg. cold I am cold. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra uum íshriiv 1sg. Intensive 3.SG fat I am fat. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa ni'aapúnmutih 1sg. I.understand I understand. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa tá ni'ítap 1sg. PERF I.know I learned. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra puna'aapúnmutihara 1sg. Intensive I.do.not.know I do not know. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa punéexratihara 1sg. I.am.not.thirsting.for.it I am not thirsty. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpûuhara naa punéefchaktihara no 1sg. NEG No, I am not stuck. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa pakáruk úuhyan nichuuphítih. 1sg. the.Karuk speak I.am.speaking I am speaking the Karuk language. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-07) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa pakáruk úuhyan ni'ítaptih. 1sg. the.Karuk speak I.know.it I know how to speak the Karuk language. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-07) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa pananí'apxaan uum níthxuunatih 1sg. my.hat 3.SG I.am.wearing.it.on.my.head I am wearing my hat on my head. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa nishkáakuriheesh 1sg. I.will.jump.into.water I am going to jump in the water. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full textnaa tá neexrára 1sg. PERF I.cry I am crying. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with relative clauses, negation, commands (VS-09) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa puneexráratihara 1sg. I.do.not.cry I am not crying. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with relative clauses, negation, commands (VS-09) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa nixráreesh 1sg. I.will.cry I am going to cry. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with relative clauses, negation, commands (VS-09) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa níkshaatih 1sg. I.am.laughing I am laughing. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with relative clauses, negation, commands (VS-09) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa tá níkshah 1sg. PERF I.laugh I am laughing. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with relative clauses, negation, commands (VS-09) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpanaa 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 | Playnaa káru tá neepshéek 1sg. also PERF I.am.heavy I am also getting heavy. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-10) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa neepshéektih 1sg. I.am.getting.heavy I am getting heavy. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-10) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa káru neepshéektih 1sg. also I.am.getting.heavy I am also getting heavy. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-10) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playiim naa punupáreeshara 2sg. 1sg. I.will.not.bite.you I won't bite you. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra puna'áytihara 1sg. Intensive I.am.not.afraid I am not afraid. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra ni'áyti payêem 1sg. Intensive I.am.afraid now I am afraid right now. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa nihêeratih 1sg. I.smoke I smoke. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra itíhaan panihêeratih 1sg. Intensive always I.smoke I always smoke. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra itíhaan nihêeratih 1sg. Intensive always I.smoke I am always smoking. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa puneehêeratihara 1sg. I.do.not.smoke I do not smoke. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa nihêeratih 1sg. I.am.smoking I am smoking. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa nikfúyfuuytih 1sg. I.am.whistling I am whistling. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa nikfuy 1sg. I.whistle I whistle. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa tá nikfuy 1sg. PERF I.whistle I just whistled. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra punapakurîihvutihara 1sg. Intensive I.do.not.sing I never sing. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa níkshaahti 1sg. I.am.laughing I am laughing. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa níkshaahti vaa 1sg. I.am.laughing.at.myself so I am laughing at myself. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra payêem nikpuhúthunavish 1sg. Intensive now I.am.swimming.around I am swimming around. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about putting and motion (VS-12) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa pananikrívraam ni'aramsîiprimtih 1sg. my.house I.am.coming.from I am coming from my house. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about putting and motion (VS-12) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa kahtíshraam mupîimich káan paníkrii 1sg. Yreka near.it there that.I.live I live nearby Yreka. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about putting and motion (VS-12) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa iinâak níkxipmeesh mikrívraam 1sg. indoors I.will.fly your.house I am going to fly into your house. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa káru máruk tá nikfúkuraa 1sg. also uphill PERF I.climb.uphill I walked uphill too. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa káru sáruk ni'árihfakeesh 1sg. also downhill I.will.walk.downhill I am going to go downhill. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vura imxathakêem 1sg. Intensive bad-smelling I smell bad. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playhãã naa áama karu nivíshtaantih yes 1sg. salmon also I.like.it Yes, I also like salmon. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa yúfish nivíshtaantih 1sg. salt I.like.it I like salt. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa íp niyúfishhat papufích'iish 1sg. PAST I.salt.it the.deer.meat I put salt on the deer meat. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa ipshûunkinich kúna pananitípa uum vâaram 1sg. low in.addition my.brother 3.SG long My brother is taller than me. (I'm short, but my brother is tall.) Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about comparisons (VS-18) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | PlayXás payêem paxanchíifich tóo xus Kíri naa káru nipáatveesh then now the.frog he.PERF think I.wish 1sg. also I.will.bathe And now the frog is thinking, "I want to take a bath, too." Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra yav 1sg. Intensive good I'm just fine. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa yéeshiip 1sg. best I'm very good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa Orleans ni'aramsîiprivtih 1sg. Orleans I.am.coming.from.there I am coming from Orleans. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa ni'aapúnmutih 1sg. I.know I understand. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa sára ni'áveesh 1sg. bread I.will.eat I am going to eat bread. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra tá nayâavaha 1sg. Intensive PERF I.got.enough I am full. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra tá neekvúrishrih 1sg. Intensive PERF I.am.tired I'm tired. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpimustihváanar nimúustiheesh naa glass I.will.watch.it 1sg. I am going to look at myself in the mirror. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playíshahak nimúustiheesh naa in.water I.will.watch.it 1sg. I am going to look at myself in the water. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpimustihváanar mûuk nimúustiheesh naa glass with.(by.means.of) I.will.watch.it 1sg. I am going to use the mirror to look at myself. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra ûurihaan 1sg. Intensive lazy.person I am very lazy. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa káru 1sg. also Me, too. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra puxích néetniivka 1sg. Intensive very.much I.am.mean I am very mean. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-27) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra puxích néetniivkatih 1sg. Intensive very.much I.am.mean I am really mean. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-27) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra ishímfir 1sg. Intensive brave I am really tough. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-27) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra ishímfir íim káru ishímfir 1sg. Intensive brave 2sg. also brave I am tough and you are tough, too. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-28) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra ikpíhan 1sg. Intensive strong I am strong. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-28) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa áas kich 1sg. water like I am wet. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-28) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa tá néemchax 1sg. PERF I.am.hot I am hot. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-28) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra ikyavíchvaan 1sg. Intensive worker I'm a worker. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnáa pananipúsihich axákyaan ni'ákihtih 1sg. my.cat twice i.am.feeding.it I feed my cat twice (a day). Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnáa kuyrákyaan ni'áamtih 1sg. three.times I.am.eating I eat three times (a day). Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnáa píthyaan ni'áamtih 1sg. four.times I.am.eating I eat four times (a day). Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra pananipúsihich vúra táay u'áamtih 1sg. Intensive my.cat Intensive much it.is.eating My cat eats many times. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnáa 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 | Playkoovúra titháfip pa'áama púfaat vúra naa all you.devoured.it the.salmon nothing Intensive 1sg. You ate up all the salmon, and I don't have any. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa púfaat 1sg. nothing I don't have any. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnáa vúra kúnish kéevniikich 1sg. Intensive sort.of old.woman.(dimin.) I am sort of an old woman. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa nitxâarih 1sg. I.woke.up I woke up. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpûuhara naa nixúti îikam vúra káan kunihmárathununaatih xás koovúra vaa vúra yáv kunipmahóonkoonatih no 1sg. I.am.thinking outdoors Intensive there they.were.running.around then all that Intensive good they.are.feeling No, I think they are running around there outside, they are all feeling happy. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnáa tá níshchur 1sg. PERF I.broke.it I broke it. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-33) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnáa ni'íchunvutih 1sg. I.am.hiding I'm hiding. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-33) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa payôok nikrîishrih 1sg. right.here I.sit.down I'm already sitting down. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa payôok nitháaniv 1sg. right.here I.lie I'm lying here. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa payêem ni'aasíshriheesh 1sg. now I.am.going.to.lie.down I'm going to lie down. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa payôok nihyárih 1sg. right.here I.stand I'm standing here. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpûuhara naa ásak nihyárih 2sg. 1sg. on.a.rock I.stand No, I'm standing on a rock. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa nikvíit-hitih 1sg. I.am.sleeping. I'm sleeping Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpûuhara náa puneekvíi-hitihara no 1sg. I.am.not.sleeping No I'm not sleeping Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa káru nikyámiichvutih 1sg. also I.am.playing I am playing too. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa imáan nikyámiichveesh 1sg. tomorrow I.will.play Tomorrow I am going to play. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa payêem ni'úufithvutih 1sg. now I.am.swimming I'm swimming. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnáa vúra púxich tá napihnîichha 1sg. Intensive very.much PERF I.am.an.old.man I am a very old man. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa tá napihnîichha 1sg. PERF I.am.an.old.man I am an old man. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa niknaknákeesh 1sg. I.am.going.to.knock I'm going to knock. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa nichúupheesh 1sg. I.will.talk I'm going to talk. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnachuphûunish 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 | Playuum 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 | Playnaa tá nipásasip pananivoonvánaach 1sg. PERF I.put.on.clothes my.shirt I'm putting on my shirt. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa nikyâat pa'ápxaan 1sg. I.made.it the I made my hat. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra nixúti yáv panivíiktih 1sg. Intensive I.am.thinking good that.I.am.weaving I hope I weave well. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa 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 | Playnaa sára ni'áveesh 1sg. bread I.will.eat.it I'm going to eat bread. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about making sandwiches (VS-38) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa musmús'iish nivíshtáantih 1sg. beef I.like.it I like beef. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about making sandwiches (VS-38) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpi'êepvari kári naa nîinamich kunípeenti chími pimnîishi long.ago then 1sg. little they.used.to.say soon cook Long ago, I was little, (people) used to say, “Start cooking!” Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playta'ítam naa tá nitasánsaar so 1sg. PERF I.stir.it So I stirred it. Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playnaa vúra nîinamich víri ûum vúra ni'áfishrih pastovetop 1sg. Intensive little so barely Intensive I.touch.it the.stove.top I was just little, I could barely reach the stove top. Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playkári vúra naa nîinamich víri vaa kumá'ii payêem naa uum púfaat neekyâatihara then Intensive 1sg. little so so because.of now 1sg. 3.SG nothing I.cannot.do I was little then (chuckle), but now I can’t do anything. Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playithâan mít káru naa kári nîinamich nanítaat upiip sáruk nivâarameesh ka'tim'íin once near.past also 1sg. then little my.mother she.said downhill I.am.about.to.go Ishi.Pishi.Falls Once, I was also still little, my mother said, "I'm going downhill, to Katimin. Source: Violet Super, Violet's Picture (VSu-02) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playxás 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 | Playnaa vúra pu naxútihan, kíri kunikviit-hívath 1sg. Intensive NEG I.didn't.think I.wish they.make.him.sleep I just didn't want them to put him to sleep. Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full textmanâa naa mít káru nîinamich itíhaan áhup nukyâati pananitípa xákaan áhup núkpaakti maybe 1sg. near.past also little always wood we.were.gathering my.brother both wood we.were.chopping Well, also when I was little, we were always gathering wood, my brother and I, we were chopping wood. Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full textpi'êep paniyáan'iiftihanhaak pa'ôok káruk veethívthaaneen pishîich ni'úumhaak papanámniik pishîich ni'úumhaak naa vúra xakitrahyar káru yítha hárinay kích tá níkrii long.ago when.I.was.a.young.man when.here upriver its.country first I.arrived when.Orleans first I.arrived 1sg. Intensive twenty also one year only PERF I.stay Long ago, when I was young, when I first came to Karuk country, when I first came to Orleans, I was only 21 years old. Source: William Bright, "Speech to Karuk Tribal Council" (WB-01) | read full text
Spoken by William Bright | Download | Playnaa vúra púfaat na'aapúnmutiharahanik 1sg. Intensive nothing I.did.not.know.it I didn't know anything! Source: William Bright, "Speech to Karuk Tribal Council" (WB-01) | read full text
Spoken by William Bright | Download | Playpayêem námpaan vúra pihnîich xakinivkihitráhyar káru itroopahárinay tá níkrii now I.myself Intensive old.man seventy also five.years PERF I.stay Now I myself am an old man, I'm 75 years old. Source: William Bright, "Speech to Karuk Tribal Council" (WB-01) | read full text
Spoken by William Bright | Download | Playkoovúra panani'araréefyiivshas naa kíipeentihap yôotva púxich taná'aachichha all my.Indian.friends 1sg. I.am.telling.you.guys hurray! very.much I.am.happy To all my Indian friends, I'm saying, "Thank you, I'm very glad!" Source: William Bright, "Speech to Karuk Tribal Council" (WB-01) | read full text
Spoken by William Bright | Download | Playvúra vaa too xus puna'ísheeshara naa ishpúk nikyâantih Intensive so he.had think I.will.not.drink 1sg. dentalium.shells I'm.going.to.get.it He thought like that, "I won't drink, I'm going to get money." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textxás upiip yée naa pihnêefich tuvôoruvrathaheen then he.says well 1sg. coyote he.has.come.into.the.sweathouse And he said, "Well, Coyote has come into the sweathouse. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Playnaa kahyúras tá nivâaram 1sg. Klamath.Lakes PERF I.go I am leaving for Klamath Lakes." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás uxúti eee naa nipêesh pihnêefich ôok uvúrayvutiheen then he.was.thinking oh! 1sg. I.will.say coyote here he.went.around And he thought, "Ah, I'll bet Coyote has been around here! Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás 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 texteee xás uxúti pihnêefich yáas naa nixúti tá nishíinvar oh! then he.was.thinking coyote then 1sg. I.am.thinking PERF I.drowned "Ah," Coyote thought then, "now I think I've drowned." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textkári xás kunpíip naa nixúti pihnêefich ôokninay uvúrayvutih then then they.said 1sg. I.am.thinking coyote around.here he.is.wandering And they said, "I think Coyote is wandering around here. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás tá kunpíip eee naa nipêesh pihnêefich then PERF they.said oh! 1sg. I.will.say coyote And they said, "Ah, I'll bet it's Coyote! Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textxás kunpíip naa nipêesh pihnêefich then they.said 1sg. I.will.say coyote And they said, "I'll bet it's Coyote. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textxás upiip naa pukin'áveeshara then he.said 1sg. I.will.not.eat.you And he said, "I won't eat you. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textkári xás upiip naa kahyúras nivâaramutih ishpúk nikyâantih then then he.said 1sg. Klamath.Lakes I.am.going.to.there dentalium.shells I.am.going.in.order.to.get.it And he said, "I'm going to Klamath Lakes, I'm going to get money. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textxás koovúra tá kunpiip naa uum nitáxvuukripaavish then all PERF they.said 1sg. 3.SG I.will.hook.it.out And they all said, "I'm going to hook it out." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textkári xás kunpiip naa nixúti upíti tá yúrukheen then then they.said 1sg. I.am.thinking he.is.saying PERF already.downriver And they said, "I think he says he's already downriver." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textkári xás kunpíip pa'îin kun'áharamutih naa nipêesh vaa pa'ípa ikmaháchraam kúkreenhat then then they.said who they.were.chasing.him 1sg. I.will.say that who.(in.the.recent.past) sweathouse one.who.stayed Then the ones chasing him said, "I'll bet that was him who was in the sweathouse." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textkári xás yítha upiip naa uknamxánahich nipikvêeshriheesh then then one he.said 1sg. placename I.will.camp Then one said, "I will camp at uknamxánahich." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textxás 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 textnaa vúra yíiv ni'aramsîiprivti páy nanuxákararih 1sg. Intensive far I.am.coming.from.there country.outside "I come from far away, from the outside." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textta'ítam yée naa hínupa páy uum vúra pihnêefich payûum uthívtaaptih so well 1sg. surprise this 3.SG Intensive coyote who.downriver he.is.dancing So (they said), "Well, that's Coyote who is dancing downriver! Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full texttîi naa kúna kan'árihishrih paninipákurih let... 1sg. in.addition let.me.sing my.song Let me sing my song now." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textxás upiip chémi naa káru yúruk kan'árihrupi then he.said all.right 1sg. also downriver let.me.go.downriver And (the other) said, "All right, and let me go downriver." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textpihnêefich upíip naa píshiip paniní'aan á' kiikuníhuraa coyote he.said 1sg. first my.string above shoot.it.up Coyote said, "Shoot my string up first!" Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textxás pa'avansatinihyâach upíip chími naa paniní'aan kiikuníhuraa then the.little.flat.man he.said soon 1sg. my.string shoot.it.up Then the little flat man said, "Shoot my string up!" Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textxás pihnêefich upíip chími naa kan'íhi then coyote he.said soon 1sg. dance And Coyote said, "Let me dance!" Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textxás pihnêefich upíip naa vúra vaa nikupheesh then coyote he.said 1sg. Intensive that I.will.do And Coyote said, "I can do that! Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textnaa nixúti vúra nishkákuniheesh 1sg. I.think Intensive I.will.jump.down I think I'll jump down." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textxás kári pihnêefich upiip naa xâatik nivâaram pá'aah nipêethkiv then then coyote he.said 1sg. it's.better I.go the.fire I.take.it.back So Coyote said, "Let me go, I'll take the fire away again." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textpûuhara naa pupihnêefichhara no 1sg. not.Coyote "No, I'm not Coyote. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textnaa vúra puna'aapúnmutihara hôoy uum papihnêefich úkrii 1sg. Intensive I.do.not.know where 3.SG that.Coyote he.stays I don't know where Coyote is." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás pihnêefich u'áasish naa tá níkviit-ha then coyote he.lay.down 1sg. PERF I.sleep Then Coyote lay down, (he said), "I'm going to sleep." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textkári xás upiip hãã naa araraxus'úmaan then then he.says yes 1sg. doctor And he said, "Yes, I'm a doctor." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full textxás upiip ii! naa êev káru vúra vaa nixútih then she.says oh! 1sg. greeting.to.women also Intensive that I.am.thinking And she said, "Alas, dear, I think so too." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full textxás upiip naa vúra ninipákuri nipakúriihveesh pani'éethkaanvahaak then he.says 1sg. Intensive my.song I.will.sing when.I.shuffle And he said, "I'm going to sing my song as I shuffle the 'cards'." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text
Spoken by Chester Pepper | Download | Playkáru naa tá nipihnîichha also 1sg. PERF I.become.old And I've gotten old. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full textnaa tá nipihnîichha 1sg. PERF I.become.old I've gotten old." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full textkáru 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 textpamutiiv káru vúra aaxkúnishichas vaa vúra pánaa neemúsahiti pananítiiv his.ear also Intensive reddish that Intensive as.I it.looks.like.me my.ear His ears are reddish too, just like my ears look. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full textxás 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 textxás pihnêefich upíti vaa vúra káru vúra pa'áraar uumkun kunkúpheesh pánaa tá nikuupha then coyote he.is.saying that Intensive also Intensive the.human they they.will.do as.I PERF I.do And Coyote said, "The people will do just like that too, like I did." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full textxás pakéevniikich upíip víri naa chími vôonfuruki then the.old.woman she.said so 1sg. soon come.in! And the old woman said, "Well, come in. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full textyée naa apsunxára káan úkuroovutih well 1sg. long.snake there it.is.lying.with.its.head.upstream "Say, a long snake is lying there, head upstream." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full textxás âanxus upíip naa ník káru ishímfir then weasel he.said 1sg. a.little also brave And Weasel said, "I'm tough too." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full textxás upiip kîit chími naa tá nivâaram then he.said maternal.grand-relative.through.woman soon 1sg. PERF I.go And he said, "Grandmother, I'm going. Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full textxâatik naa káruk nivâaram it's.better 1sg. upriver I.go Let me go upriver!" Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full textnaa vúra ôok nikrêevish 1sg. Intensive here I.will.stay I'm going to stay here." Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full textxás kunpiip yée naa íf páy paxúun amáyav then they.said well 1sg. truly this the.acorn.soup good-tasting And they said, "Say, this is really delicious acorn soup!" Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full textnaa vúra kóo yáv pa'akâayva kumayáan'iiftihan 1sg. Intensive as.much.as good the.anyone any.young.man "I'm just as good as any young man." Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full textxás pa'asiktávaan uxús naa nixúti kin'áhachakutih then the.woman she.thought 1sg. I.am.thinking he.is.withholding.it.from.us And the woman thought, "I think he's holding out on us." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textnaa nixúti kin'áhachakutih 1sg. I.am.thinking he.is.withholding.it.from.us I think he's holding out on us." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textkúna naa naa káru paninitúnviiv páy nanusúruk kúuk tá nupávyiihma in.addition 1sg. 1sg. also my.children underground to PERF we.go.back.to But I, I and my children, we are going underground. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textvíri vaa kuthítiimtiheesh pánaa kâarim tá nixus peeshviripshúruk poofyúkutihat yakún na vaa peeshvírip so so you.will.be.hearing.it when.I bad PERF I.feel under.the.pine.trees when.he.was.going.around you.see 1sg. so the.Jeffrey.pine You will hear it, when I feel sad, when (someone) goes around under pine trees, because I am Pine." Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textkári xás siit upiip naa íp nipasúpiichvat pasôomvaan ti'ípasuk then then mouse he.said 1sg. PAST I.revealed that.a.new.wife you.were.bringing.back Then Mouse said, "I revealed that you were bringing home a new wife. Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full textkári xás upiip kachakâach naa ník nipshansîipreevish then then he.said bluejay 1sg. a.little I.will.carry.away Then Blue Jay said, "I'll carry them away." Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full textkári xás xanpuchíniishveenach upíip naa vúra naapmán'anamahachhitih then then hummingbird she.said 1sg. Intensive I.am.small-mouthed And Hummingbird said, "My mouth is too small. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full textxás upítih naa vúra naapmán'anamahachhitih then she.said 1sg. Intensive I.am.small-mouthed And she said, "My mouth is too small. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full textxás xunyêep upíip naa yáas áachip kóo nivíiktih then tan.oak.tree she.said 1sg. only middle as.much.as I.am.weaving 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 textkíri 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 textkári xás upíip payaas'ára u'iiníshrihaak víri naa pa'avanihichtâapasheesh then then she.said mankind when.it.comes.to.be so 1sg. will.be.the.highest And she said "When Mankind comes into existence, I will be the most important (lit. the highest). Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full textpahûutva kóo yaas'ára u'íinahaak víri naa vúra kích kaná'aamtiheesh káruma apxankêemich paninípxaan however as.much.as rich.person when.it.exists so 1sg. Intensive only they.will.eat.me in.fact poor.cap my.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 textxás upíip naa púfaat nanípaah then he.said 1sg. nothing my.boat And he said, "I don't have any boat." Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textpûuhara naa púfaat nanípaah no 1sg. nothing my.boat "No, I don't have any boat." Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textkári xás upiip tâak naa ni'êeh then then she.said give.me! 1sg. I.give.it.to.him And she said, "Here, I'm giving it to him." Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textxás upakúriihva áta naa kûufayu áta naa kêeshisha then he.sang maybe 1sg. kûufayu maybe 1sg. kêeshisha And he sang, "áta naa kûufayu, áta naa kêeshisha." Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textkári xás akvíishich upiip naa píshiich then then wildcat he.said 1sg. first And Wildcat said, "Me first. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textnaa ni'aapúnmuti pahóoy 1sg. I.know where I know where." Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textxás upiip tâak naa kanathárihi then he.said give.me! 1sg. pass.her.to.me And he said, "Here, pass her to me!" Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textkári xás yuuxmachmahánach upiip man vúra naa ninímya pani'iikívtih then then lizard.sp. he.said why... Intensive 1sg. my.heart that.I.wear.as.a.necklace And Lizard said, "Why, I wear my heart as a necklace." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textkári xás upíip yuuxmachmahánach naa pay'ôok sinkanánaamich tá ni'aakúrih then then he.said lizard.sp. 1sg. right.here base.of.throat PERF I.reach.into.it And Lizard said, "I reach in here at the base of my throat. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textupíip naa nixútih tá kanapápivaruk he.said 1sg. I.think PERF they.are.coming.here.to.search.for.me He said, "I think they're coming to look for me." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full textkári xás upíip êeth naa ník xuus ni'êethtiheesh then then he.says slug 1sg. a.little thought I.will.take And Slug said, "I'll take care of it." Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full textkári xás vírusur uxus tîi naa káru then then bear she.thought let... 1sg. also And Bear thought, "Let me (go) too!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full textxás 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 textkári xás tóo piip mán vúra naa vaa kári xás tá nixus chími kan'ápivan panipâanveesh then then he.had say why... Intensive 1sg. so then then PERF I.thought soon let.me.go.look.for.it what.I.will.paint.my.face.with And he said, "Why, I thought I would go look for something to paint my face with. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full textkári xás pirishkâarim upiip naa îin nu'íshiptiheesh then then grizzly he.says 1sg. TOPIC I.will.put.it.out Then Grizzly Bear said, "I can put you out." Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full texttakús upiip naa píshiich niikrîishriheesh pelican he.says 1sg. first I.will.sit.down Pelican said, "I'll sit down first." Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full textkári xás upiip naa îin nishkáxishrihmatheesh then then he.says 1sg. TOPIC I.will.stop.him And he said, "I'll stop him." Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full textkári 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 textkári xás uxus ii tîi naa káru kan'ûupvan then then she.thought oh! let... 1sg. also let.me.go.dig.roots! And she thought, "Oh, let me go dig roots too!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full textuxús naa káru ikxaréeyav he.thought 1sg. also spirit.person He thought, "I'm a spirit too." Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full textnaa ni'áhootih 1sg. I.am.traveling I'm traveling." Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full textvíri naa kích îin tá nu'apúnmiik so 1sg. only TOPIC PERF I.learned.it.from.you I alone have learned it from you. Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full textvíri naa káru vaa nikupheesh so 1sg. also so I.will.do.it I will do that way also." Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full textxás uxúti ikmahachram'íshiip veekxaréeyav uxús naa vúra naní'iish pu'axvíthinheeshara then he.was.thinking Sacred.Sweathouse.Spirit he.thought 1sg. Intensive my.body it.will.not.become.unclean And Sacred Sweathouse Spirit thought, he thought, "My body will not become unclean." Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textkári xás upiip naa ni'aapúnmuti pamihrôovas hôoy kun'iin then then he.said 1sg. I.know your.wives where they.stay And he said, "I know where your wives are." Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textxás upiip naa vaa nikupítih then he.said 1sg. so I.am.doing.it And he said, "I do this. Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textvíri naa kích îim ikmahachram'íshiip veekxaréeyav so 1sg. only 2sg. Sacred.Sweathouse.Spirit Only I have learned it from you, Sacred Sweathouse Spirit. Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textvíri naa káru vaa nikupheesh so 1sg. also so I.will.do.it I will do so too. Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full textnaa kích îin tá nu'apúnmiik 1sg. only TOPIC PERF I.learned.it.from.you I alone have learned it from you. Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full textnaa káru vaa nikupheesh 1sg. also so I.will.do.it I will do that too. Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full textyukún naa ík káru vaa nikupheesh pookúphaanik peeknûumin veekxaréeyav you.see 1sg. must also that I.will.do as.he.did the.Burrill.Peak.Spirit You see, I must also do that way, as Burrill Peak Spirit did. Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full textnaa káru vúra káan ni'íiftih 1sg. also Intensive there I.am.growing.up I am growing up here too!" Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full textnaa káru vúra káan ni'íiftih kunâach'aa 1sg. also Intensive there I.am.growing.up bird.sp. I am growing up here too, (I,) kunâach'aa!" Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full textchími kanvâarami námpaan soon let.me.go! I.myself Let me go (to wrestle)!" Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full textxás upiip pûu naa vúra kâanimich then he.said no 1sg. Intensive poor And he said, "No, I'm poor. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textxás yáas uxus chími naa káru kanípviitshun then then he.thought soon 1sg. also let.me.paddle.away.again! So then he thought, "Let me paddle away again too!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textxás upiip pûu naa vúra pananípaa nîinamich hôoy íf nuyâaheesh then he.said no 1sg. Intensive my.boat little where truly we.will.fit And he said, "No, my boat is little, we won't fit. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textxás pakunipvítish upiip naa vúra nipíkvaatsipreevish pananípaah then when.he.beached.it.again he.said 1sg. Intensive I.will.put.it.back.up.on.my.shoulder my.boat And when he had beached his boat again, he said, "I'll pick up my boat." Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textkíri naa káru íshkiit na'árihish I.wish 1sg. also lucky I.become Let me become lucky too!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full textvíri naa tá ná'aathva so 1sg. PERF I.am.afraid I'm afraid. Source: Daisy Jones, "The Snake People" (WB_KL-60) | read full textxás upiip naa vúra máruk nikrêevish then he.said 1sg. Intensive uphill I.will.live And he said, "I'm going to live uphill. Source: Daisy Jones, "The Snake People" (WB_KL-60) | read full textnaa ôok tá koo 1sg. here PERF all I'm all through here. Source: Daisy Jones, "The Snake People" (WB_KL-60) | read full textyáas uxúti naa nixúti tá kun'ípas then she.thought 1sg. I.think PERF they.took.him Then she thought, "I think he's been taken." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full textxás námpaan nuxákaanha then I.myself I.went.with Then I myself went with him. Source: Emily Donahue, "Professor Gifford's Visit" (WB_KL-88) | read full textnaa nixúti Herbert u'aahkôoti patáhpuus 1sg. I.think Herbert he.is.burning.them the.fir I think Herbert is burning fir boughs. Source: Julia Starritt, "Smoke" (WB_KL-90) | read full textnaa vúra pufâat neekyáatihara 1sg. Intensive nothing I'm.not.doing I'm not doing anything. Source: Various speakers, "Miscellaneous Sentences" (WB_KV) | read full textnaa vúra naapmán'anamahachhitih 1sg. Intensive I.am.small-mouthed I've got a small mouth. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Playya naa vúra naapmán'anamahachhitih ya 1sg. Intensive I.am.small-mouthed I've got a small mouth. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Playkári xás kachakâach upiip ããx naa fatamakêesh kích ára úpeereesh then then bluejay she.said ugh! 1sg. anything only person she.will.tell.him 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 | Playnaa vúra naapmán'anamahachhitih 1sg. Intensive I.am.small-mouthed I've got a small mouth. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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