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1. nuykáreesh    pa'îin    púufich    i'êethiipvutihat    we.will.kill.him    because.he    deer    he.has.been.taking.it.from.you

   We will kill the one who has been taking the deer from you." Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full text

2. kúkuum    húm    nutêekeesh    again    or    we.will.dip.up.water

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

3. chími    núkviit-hi    soon    let's.sleep

   Let's go to sleep! Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text Spoken by Charlie Thom, Sr. | Download | Play

4. xas    yítha    upíip    "fâat    kumá'ii    panu'íchunveesh    then    one    she.said    what    because.of    that.we.will.hide.ourselves

   And one of the girls asked, "What for do we have to hide?" Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

5. xas    yítha    upíip    "xâatik    nu'íchunva    then    one    she.said    it's.better    we.hide.ourselves.

   But the other said, "Yes, we had better hide!" Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

6. xáyfaat    ik    kúkuum    nu'íchunva    don't!    must    again    hide.ourselves

   We won't hide again!" Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

7. xas    kun'ipêer    "papihníich    íp    nik    nuxusat    tharampukayaa'íshara    then    they.said    old.man    PAST    a.little    we.thought    extremely.good.acorn.soup

   Then one of them said, "Old man, we have been thinking about what a good cook you are!" Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

8. xas    yítha    upíip    "pûuhara    yaayâach    papihníich    núpeen    tá    nupiyâaram    then    one    she.said    no    better    the.old.man    we.tell.him    PERF    we.are.going.back

   But the other said, "No, it is better to tell the old man before we go." Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

9. xas    kun'ipêer    "tá    nupiyâaram    then    they.said    PERF    we.are.going.back

   So they went and said to him, "We are going home." Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

10. xas    papihnîich    upíip    "chími    nu'íhukvunaa    then    the.old.man    he.said    soon    we.have.a.flower.dance

    Then the old man said, "Let's have a puberty dance! Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

11. xas    upíip    "vúra    nu'íhukvunaavish    then    he.said    Intensive    we.will.have.a.flower.dance

    Then he said, "Indeed! We will have to dance!" Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

12. xas    kunpíip    "nuu    nusêeyti    pávaa    kookapákurih    then    they.said    we    we.don't.know.it    that    kind.of.song

    Then they said, "We don't know that kind of song!" Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

13. xas    upákurih    "yíiv    vúra    nuthyuruveesh    then    he.sang    far    Intensive    we.will.drag.her

    And he sang, "We will drag her a long ways." Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

14. yíiv    vúra    nuthyuruveesh    chími    âapun    tá    nimyáhumar    chími    âapun    tá    nichnahirúvuukva    chími    âapun    tá    nithurirúvuukva    chími    âapun    far    Intensive    we.will.drag.you    soon    on.the.ground    PERF    I'm.tired    soon    on.the.ground    PERF    I'm.defecating.all.over.myself    soon    on.the.ground    PERF    I'm.urinating.all.over.myself    soon    on.the.ground

    "We will drag you far away. Let me down, I am tired! Let me down, I am defecating all over myself, let me down, please! I am urinating all over myself, let me down!" Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

15. kunpíip    miník    xúus    tá    nu'uum    they.said    of.course    thought    PERF    we.went.to.it

    They said "We treated him quite hard." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

16. araráhi    ípum    panuchúuphitiheesh    Indian.language        that.we.are.going.to.be.............talking.it

    We're supposed to be talking Indian. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Play

17. xás    kúkuum    tá    nupíkav    then    again    PERF    we.get.him

    And then we'll go get him again]. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

18. chiimíchvahich    pafâat    panu'áapunma    little.by.little    that    that.we.learned

    We only know a little bit of all that. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text Spoken by Grace Davis | Download | Play

19. chími    nuhyániichvi    soon    we.have.a.conversation

    Let's have a conversation. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

20. nutákintih    we're.soaking.acorn.dough

    We're soaking acorn dough. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

21. káru    pa'araráhi    nu'úuhyanati    vaa    ipiip    pot    also    the.language    we're.talking    so    you.say    pot

    We're [supposed to be] talking Indian language, and then you say "pot." Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Play

22. taay    vúra    hôotah    panúkviitihat    ipít    ikxáram    much    Intensive    late    when.we.went.to.bed    yesterday    night

    It was really late when we went to bed last night. Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text Spoken by Julian Lang | Download | Play

23. tá    nuparty    party    nu'úumat    nu'úumat    PERF    we.party    party    we.went    we.went

    We had partied. We went to a party. We went. Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text Spoken by Julian Lang | Download | Play

24. kári    xás    vúra    taay    panu'íishtih    káru    áamtih    then    then    Intensive    much    that.we.drank    also    eating

    We ate and drank a lot. Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text Spoken by Julian Lang | Download | Play

25. kári    xas    kunpiip    chími    nu'írunaa    pay    uum    vúra    pihnîichich    then    then    they.say    soon    we.go    this    3.SG    Intensive    old.man

    Then they said: "Let's travel; it is some old man." Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text

26. xás    kunipêer    nuu    chími    nuvyîihshipreevish    chími    nu'ákunvanveesh    then    they.told.him    we    soon    we.will.go.out    soon    we.will.go.hunting

    Then they told him: "We are going out, we are going hunting." Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

27. kunpíip    fâat    kumá'ii    peekmaháchraam    tá    nupsáamkir    they.said    what    because.of    the.sweathouse    PERF    we.left.him

    They said: "What did we leave him there for in the sweathouse?" Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

28. xás    yítha    îin    kunipêer    tá    nuparatánmaahpa    then    one    TOPIC    they.told.him    PERF    we.turned.back

    Then one of them told him: "We have turned back." Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

29. xás    koovúra    kunpakúriihvanaa    kunipêer    ôok    ichvánihich    tá    núfchuy    then    all    they.sang    they.told.him    here    little.bit    PERF    we.are.crowded

    Then all sang. They told him: "Come a little this way, we are crowded." Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

30. xás    yíth    upíip    áthiik    tuvîish    chími    nuptaamáaxi    then    other    he.said    cold    it.is    soon    let's.stir.up.the.fire

    Then one said: "It is getting cold, let's scrape up the coals." Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

31. xás    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 text

32. kúna    úum    pahôotah    yâak    nu'ípakahaak    hínupa    tapu'ára    íinara    in.addition    3.SG    if.late    good.place    we.come.back    surprise    has.not.people    not.exist

    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

33. chí    nu'uufíthvar    soon    we.are.going.swimming

    Let's go swimming. Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about fear and going places (LA-01) | read full text Download | Play

34. chí    nu'uufíthvan    soon    lets.go.swimming

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

35. koovúra    nu'uufíthvar    all    we.are.going.swimming

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

36. pay'ôok    xákaan    nuchúuphitih    right.here    both    we.are.talking

    We are talking right here. Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about body parts, etc. (SD-01) | read full text Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Play

37. koovúra    pa'áraaras    pay'ôok    nuchúupheesh    káru    all    the.Indian.people    right.here    we.are.going.to.talk    also

    All the Indian people here, we are also going to talk. Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about speaking Karuk (SD-02) | read full text Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Play

38. tá    nuthítiv    PERF    we.hear.it

    We all heard it. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Play

39. iim    tá    numah    2sg.    PERF    I.see.you(sg)

    I see you (sg). Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

40. iim    tá    numah    2sg.    PERF    I.see.you(sg)

    I see you (sg). Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Play

41. tá    numah    PERF    we.see.it

    We all see it. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Play

42. ararachúupha    nuu    payêem    nuchúuphitih    Indian.language    we    now    we.are.talking

    We are talking our Indian language now. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Play

43. súva nik    numáheesh    so.long!    I.will.see.you

    I will see you later. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Play

44. kumâam    núvyiiship    uphill    we.go

    Let's go uphill. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about driving and directions (SD-VS-02) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

45. ipít    kumâam    núvyiishipriv    yesterday    uphill    we.went

    Yesterday we went up the hill. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about driving and directions (SD-VS-02) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

46. iim    tá    nupítap    2sg.    PERF    I.know.you

    I know you. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

47. iim    punupítaptihara    2sg.    I.do.not.know.you

    I don't know you. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

48. tá    numah    PERF    I.see.you

    I see you. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

49. tá    numah    îin    PERF    I.see.you    TOPIC

    I see you. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

50. tá    nuthítiv    PERF    I.hear.you

    I hear you. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

51. iim    punuthítiimtihara    2sg.    I.am.not.hearing.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

52. iim    tá    numsákar    2sg.    PERF    I.smell.you

    I smell you. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

53. iim    tá    nu'áfish    2sg.    PERF    I.touch.you

    I touch you. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

54. iim    punu'áfishrihara    2sg.    I.am.not.touching.you

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

55. iim    nupáreesh    2sg.    I.will.bite.you

    I am going to bite you. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

56. nupáreesh    I.will.bite.you

    I will bite you. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

57. iim    payêem    tá    nupár    2sg.    now    PERF    I.bite.you

    I am biting you now. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

58. iim    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 | Play

59. iim    punupáreeshara    payêem    2sg.    I.am.not.biting.you    now

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

60. iim    tá    numah    2sg.    PERF    I.see.you

    I see you. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

61. achviiv    tá    numah    bird    PERF    we.see.it

    We see a bird. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

62. koovúra    áama    nu'áveesh    all    salmon    we.will.eat.it

    We are all going to eat salmon. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

63. chími    áama    nu'áva    soon    salmon    we.eat.it

    Let's eat salmon. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

64. áama    nimnísheesh    salmon    I.will.cook.it

    I am going to cook salmon. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

65. ipít    áama    nímnish    yesterday    salmon    I.cook.it

    Yesterday I cooked salmon. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

66. hárivari    pa'áama    nu'áveesh    when    the.salmon    we.will.eat.it

    When will we eat salmon? Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

67. chími    papufích'iish    numnísheesh    soon    the.deer.meat    we.cook.it

    Let's cook deer meat. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

68. hãã    koovúra    numnísheesh    papufích'iish    yes    all    we.will.cook.it    the.deer.meat

    Yes, we are all going to cook deer meat. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

69. ipít    númniishti    papufich'íish    yesterday    we.are.cooking.it    the.deer.meat

    Yesterday we cooked deer meat. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

70. ipít    uxraah    nu'ávat    yesterday    berry    we.ate.it

    Yesterday we ate berries. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

71. payêem    uxraah    nu'áamtih    now    berry    we.are.eating.it

    We are eating berries now. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

72. ipít    páxuun    nu'ávat    yesterday    the.acorn.soup    we.ate.it

    Yesterday we ate acorn soup. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

73. vúra    nu'ápimtih    Intensive    we.were.looking.for.them

    We were looking for them. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about comparisons (VS-18) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

74. vúra    uum    puxich    nu'ítapeesh    pa'araráhih    Intensive    3.SG    very.much    We.will.know    the.Karuk.language

    We are trying to learn the Karuk language. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about comparisons (VS-18) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

75. Pamufíthih    kich    tá    numah    his.feet    only    PERF    we.see.them

    We can only see his feet. Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

76. íf    xára    xás    tá    nupmah    truly    long.time    then    PERF    I.see.you.again

    I haven't seen you in a long time. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

77. súva    nik    nupmáheesh    listen!    a.little    I.will.see.you

    I'll see you again. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

78. kúmateechvanihich    ník    nupmáheesh    little.later.in.the.day    a.little    I.will.see.you

    I'll see you later today. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

79. imáan    nupmáheesh    tomorrow    I.will.see.you

    I'll see you tomorrow. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

80. fâat    koovúra    panu'áveesh    what    all    that.we.will.eat

    What (is it that) are we all going to eat? Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

81. fâat    koovúra    nu'áveesh    what    all    we.will.eat

    What are we all going to eat? Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

82. fâat    nu'áveesh    what    we.will.eat

    What are we all going to eat? Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

83. koovúra    núvyiihshipreevish    all    we.will.go

    We're all going to leave together. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

84. nukôokaneesh    we.will.go

    We are all going to go with you. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

85. fâat    uum    koovúra    nu'áveesh    what    3.SG    all    we.are.going.to.eat.it

    What are we all going to eat? Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

86. fâat    nu'amvunâavish    what    we.are.going.to.eat.it

    What are we all going to be eating? Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

87. chími    nu'am    soon    let's.eat!

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

88. chími    núpuunvi    soon    let's.rest!

    Let's (you and I) rest! Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

89. chí    núpuunvi    soon    let's.rest!

    Let's (you and I) rest! Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

90. uhyanaváraar    mûuk    nuchúupheesh    telephone    with.(by.means.of)    I.will.call.you

    I am going to call you on the telephone. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

91. xáyfaat    uhyanaváraar    mûuk    núchuupha    don't!    telephone    with.(by.means.of)    you.call.me

    Don't call me! Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

92. íkiich    uhyanaváraar    mûuk    nuchúupheesh    maybe    telephone    with.(by.means.of)    I.will.call.you

    I am going to use the phone to call you. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

93. xás    vaa    tá    nu'ákunvar    then    that    PERF    we.hunted

    And we would go hunting. Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

94. xás    vaa    tá    nu'ákunvar    papúufich    ímpaah    then    that    PERF    we.hunted    the.deer    trail

    And we were hunting the deer [from the] road. Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

95. asákaamsa    kaan    xás    vaa    á'    tá    nukfukúraa    big.rocks    there    then    that    above    PERF    we.climbed.up

    We used to climb those big rocks out there. Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

96. yeah    núsxay    núsxayvunaa    yeah    we.fished.with.line    we.fished.with.line

    Yeah, we fished, we all fished. Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

97. xás    káru    nuu    aah    nukyáati    îikam    then    also    we    fire    we.were.making.it    outdoors

    And we made a fire outside. Source: Vina Smith, Washing (VS-24) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

98. vaa    apxantínihichas    panuchuphuníshkoonaatih    that    white.people    that.we.are.talking.to.them

    We are talking to those white people. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

99. payôok    koovúra    núkrii    right.here    all    we.sit

    We are all sitting here. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

100. koovúra    nu'áasishrihinaa    all    we.all.lie.down

     We are all lying down. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

101. koovúra    nuhyárih    all    we.stand

     We are all standing. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

102. tá    numah    PERF    I.see.you

     I see you. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

103. chími    nuchúuphi    soon    let's.talk

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

104. iim    nuchuphuníshkoovish    2sg.    we.will.talk.to.you

     We're going to talk to you (one person). Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

105. chími    nuvyíishipreevish    soon    we.will.leave

     We are going to go. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

106. chími    pacake    nukyâari    soon    the.cake    we.make.it

     Let's make a cake! Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about food and drink (VS-39) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

107. chími    pacake    núkyav    soon    the.cake    we.make.it

     Lets make a cake! Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about food and drink (VS-39) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

108. ta'ítam    tá    nupimnîish    nanitípah    xákaan    so    PERF    we.cooked    my.brother    with.(one.person)

     So we cooked, my brother and I. Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

109. mâaka    kúuk    tá    núktaama    vaa    káan    pananítaat    utháaniv    uyíkihitih    in.other.room    to    PERF    we.took.it    so    there    my.mother    she.was.lying    she.was.sick

     We took it in the other room, my mother was lying there, she was sick. Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

110. xasík    nupêenti    chími    payêem    nuxúti    kíri    gravy    núkyav    then.(future)    we.said    soon    now    we.thought    I.wish    gravy    we.make.it

     Then we told her we “Now we would like to make gravy.” Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

111. xás    tá    kin'éethih    hûut    panukúpheesh    then    PERF    she.told.us    how    that.we.will.do

     Then she told us how we should do it. Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

112. xás    vúra    uum    yâamach    pagravy    núkyav    vúra    just    nice    then    Intensive    3.SG    pretty    the.gravy    we.made    Intensive    just    nice

     And we made nice gravy, really just nice! Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

113. pananichishíh'anamahach    itháan    káruk    nu'ípasroovat    káan    úkrii    chishih'aneekyáavaan    my.little.dog    once    upriver    we.took.it.up    there    he.lived    veterinarian

     Once we took my little dog upriver, there was a veterinarian there. Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text

114. manâa    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 text

115. nuvuxichshúroo    nuvuxichshiipriv    vuxich[ar]    bucksaw    muuk    nuvuxichvúxich    we.sawed.it    we.sawed.it    saw        with.(by.means.of)    a.bucksaw

     We sawed it down– [correction] sawed it up, we sawed it up with a saw– with a bucksaw. Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full text

116. Kúkuum    again

     Again we– uphill we– we chopped them down, we stripped little trees. Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full text

117. ta'ítam    sáruk    tanuthyúrufak    3211    downhill    we.dragged.them.from.uphill

     Then we dragged them downhill. Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full text

118. sâam    xás    tanupvupákpak    little.downhill    then    we.split.them

     Downhill, then we split them. Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full text

119. kúkuum    vúra    tanupipêer    itíhaan    vaa    vúra    áhup    nukyâati    again    Intensive    we.told.each.other    always    that    Intensive    wood    we're.gathering

     Again we told each other, “We’re always gathering wood.” Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full text

120. víri    vaa    kumá'ii    pa'itíhaan    nuu    xás    nukyáviichvuti    aa    íshaha    káru    núktaamti    so    that    because.of    always    we    then    we.workee        water    also    we.carried

     That’s why we always had to work then ah–we also carried water. Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full text

121. ishkêeshak    tanutárivrip    máruk    tanukvíripraa    at.the.river    we.dipped    uphill    we.ran.uphill

     We dipped it up at the river (for laundry), we ran uphill. Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full text

122. mama    had    three    tubs    tanu    axyár    tanúkyav    poopithxáheesh                    PERF    full    we.filled.them    she.was.going.to.wash

     Mama had three tubs, we- we filled them, when she was going to do the wash. Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full text

123. vúra    itíhaan    panukyáviichvuti    Intensive    always    we.were.working

     We were always working. Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full text

124. áhup    káru    nu'akaafúrukvuti    wood    also    we.were.carrying.it.against.our.shoulder

     We were also carrying wood into the house in our arms. Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full text

125. púxich    tá    ná'aachichha    pa'ôok    tá    níkrii    panámniik    pa'ôok    kóovan    nu'áraarahiti    very.much    PERF    I.am.happy    that.here    PERF    I.stay    Orleans    that.here    together.with.(plural)    we.are.staying

     I'm very happy that I'm here in Orleans, that I'm here with all of you. Source: William Bright, "Speech to Karuk Tribal Council" (WB-01) | read full text Spoken by William Bright | Download | Play

126. xás    upiip    oo    êev    chími    nútaatripaa    pasah'áhup    then    she.said    oh!    greeting.to.women    soon    let's.hook.it.out.of.the.water!    the.driftwood

     And (the other) said, "Oh, dear, let's hook the driftwood out!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

127. vaa    mûuk    nutâatripaavish    that    with.(by.means.of)    we.will.hook.it.out.of.the.water

     We'll hook it out with that." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

128. súva    ník    vúra    tá    núvyiihma    núpeesh    listen!    a.little    Intensive    PERF    we.arrive    we.will.say

     You will hear us arrive, we will say so. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

129. kári    xás    kunpíip    tá    nuvyíhuk    then    then    they.said    PERF    we.arrive

     And they said, "We've come home." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

130. kunxus    uknamxánahich    chími    nu'íhukanveesh    they.thought    placename    soon    we.will.go.flower-dance

     They thought, "We'll go flower-dance at uknamxánahich." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play

131. vaa    ík    vúra    panuvíitihaak    that    must    Intensive    when.we.are.paddling

     That's the way it must be when we paddle. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play

132. vúra    ník    panúvyiihmahaak    xasík    vúra    iyuuphéesh    Intensive    a.little    when.we.get.there    then.(future)    Intensive    you.will.open.your.eyes

     When we get there, then you can open your eyes." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play

133. xás    kunipêer    tá    nuvyíhuk    then    they.told.him    PERF    we.arrived.here

     And they told him, "We've arrived here." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play

134. víri    vaa    kunkupítih    pa'asiktávaansa    kunxúti    kíri    nutururípan    pa'áhup    so    so    they.were.doing.it    the.women    they.were.thinking    I.wish    we.hook.it.out.(with.sticks)    the.stick

     They were doing that, the women were trying to hook out the sticks. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

135. chími    nútaatripaa    soon    let.us.hook.it.out.of.water!

     Let's hook it out!" Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

136. xáyfaat    núhmaachichva    don't!    we.fool.around.with.it

     "Let's not fool with it." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

137. kári    xás    kunpíip    chími    nupákmuuvanvi    uknamxánahich    then    then    they.said    soon    let.us.spend.the.night.away.from.home    placename

     And they said, "Let's spend the night away from home, at uknamxánahich." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

138. súva    ník    asámyiith    uxákeesh    ixusêesh    tá    nupávyiihma    listen!    a.little    gravel    it.will.make.a.noise    you.will.know    PERF    we.went.back.to.there

     You will hear gravel sound, you will know we have arrived. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

139. vaa    vúra    ôok    nupthivrúhukeesh    so    Intensive    here    we.will.float.back.to.here

     We'll float back to here." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

140. chími    nu'êethripaa    soon    let's.take.it.out!

     Let's take it out!" Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

141. kunpíip    chími    panamnihpákuri    kiik'árihish    káruma    káan    chími    núvyiihsipreevish    they.said    soon    Orleans.song    you.all.sing.it!    in.fact    there    soon    we.will.go

     And they said, "Sing an Orleans song, we're going there!" Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

142. úuth    nupípaathkan    out.to.water    let's.throw.him.back.in.the.river!

     Throw him in the river!" Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

143. káru    hôoy    patanúpviitma    kíri    nimah    also    where    that.we.have.paddled.back.to    I.wish    I.see

     "And where have we paddled to? I want to see!" Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

144. chími    man    xâatik    fúum    ôok    nupikvêesh    soon    why...    it's.better    don't    here    we.camp.again

     Well, let's not camp here." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

145. kári    xás    ík    vúra    itúraayveesh    panúpeerahaak    then    then    must    Intensive    you.will.look.around    when.we.tell.you

     Then when we tell you, you can look around." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

146. xás    kunpiip    chími    nupávyiihship    then    they.said    soon    we.go.back

     Then they said, "Let's leave again." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

147. kári    xás    ík    vúra    itúraayveesh    panúpeerahaak    then    then    must    Intensive    you.will.look.around    when.we.tell.you

     Then when we tell you, you can look around." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

148. chôora    chími    nuykan    let's.go    soon    let.us.kill.him!

     Let's go, let's kill him!" Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

149. ta'ítam    chími    nuykan    tá    kinpiksháyvuunish    so    soon    let.us.kill.him!    PERF    he.is.deceiving.us

     So let's kill him, he's deceiving us!" Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

150. kíri    nupíraanva    I.wish    let's.trade

     Let's trade! Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

151. nípeereesh    chími    ishávaas    nupíraanvi    I.will.say    soon    child.of.deceased.sibling    let's.trade

     I'll say to him, 'Nephew, let's trade! Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

152. chími    núpuunvi    soon    let.us.rest

     Let's rest!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

153. chími    nupíraanvi    soon    lets.trade

     Let's trade! Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

154. tá    nupíraanva    PERF    we.trade

     We have traded. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

155. xás    pihnêefich    upíip    chími    aan    nuparíshriihvunaa    then    coyote    he.said    soon    string    let's.twine.them

     Then Coyote said, "Let's twine string!" Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

156. kári    xás    upíip    chími    nupíraanvi    then    then    he.said    soon    let.us.trade!

     And he said, "Let's trade! Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

157. xâatik    nupíraanva    it's.better    we.trade

     Let's trade." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

158. kári    xás    kunpíip    nuu    páy    peethívthaaneen    itaharâan    nupíhiroopithvutih    then    then    they.said    we    this    the.earth    ten.times    we.dance.around

     And they said, "We dance around this earth ten times." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

159. xás    kunpiip    xâatik    vúra    pá'aah    nupáxraam    then    they.said    it's.better    Intensive    the.fire    we.bet.it

     Then they said, "Let's bet the fire." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

160. kári    xás    pa'ifápiitsha    kunpiip    chôora    êev    íshaha    nuktávan    then    then    the.young.unmarried.women    they.say    let's.go    greeting.to.women    water    let.us.carry

     And the young women said (to each other), "Let's go, dear, let's go get water." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

161. kári    xás    kunxútih    chími    núthtiitvunaa    then    then    they.think    soon    we.gamble

     And they thought, "Let's gamble." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text Spoken by Chester Pepper | Download | Play

162. chôora    nupxákaanpi    payêem    let's.go    let's.go.back.together    now

     Let's go back together now." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text

163. kári    xás    kunpiip    púra kára    vúra    áama    aamtíheeshara    yúkun    tá    nupíshunva    pa'áama    then    then    they.say    nobody    Intensive    salmon    will.not.eat    you.see    PERF    we.hide    the.salmon

     And they said, "Nobody will eat salmon, we have hidden the salmon." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

164. kári    xás    upêer    pamukústaan    yítha    chími    numnîishi    then    then    she.tells    her.sister    one    soon    let.us.cook

     Then one said to her sister, "Let's cook!" Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

165. yakún    nuu    tá    nu'ífikar    xuntápan    you.see    we    PERF    we.go.gather    acorn

     We're going to pick acorns." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

166. xâatik    nupkêevish    it's.better    we.are.transformed

     Let's be transformed. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

167. âanxus    kunipêer    chími    núvuunvi    weasel    they.told.him    soon    let's.wrestle!

     Weasel was told, "Let's wrestle! Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

168. pa'ávansa    káan    tu'uumáhaak    tóo    piip    íkamish    chími    nuthtîiti    a.man    there    when.he.arrived    she.did    say    son-in-law.(dimin.)    soon    let's.gamble

     When a man arrived there, she said "Son-in-law, let's gamble!" Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

169. púyava    kúkuum    yítha    tu'uum    kúkuum    vúra    vaa    tóo    pêer    íkamish    chími    nuthtîiti    you.see    again    one    one.would.arrive    again    Intensive    so    she.would    say.to    son-in-law.(dimin.)    soon    let's.gamble

     So again one would arrive, again she would say, "Son in law, let's gamble!" Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

170. kári    xás    upiip    íkamish    chími    nuthtîiti    then    then    she.said    son-in-law.(dimin.)    soon    let's.gamble

     And she said, "Son-in-law, let's gamble." Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

171. úpêer    papihníich    chími    nukunaaskúnas-hitih    he.told.them    the.old.man    soon    we.are.playing.on.a.teeter-totter

     The old man said to them, "Let's (you and I) play on the teeter-totter." Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

172. xás    âanaxus    upiip    chími    ôok    naa    chími    nukunaaskúnas-hitih    then    weasel    he.said    soon    here    come    soon    we.are.playing.on.the.teeter-totter

     Then Weasel said, "Come here, let's play on the teeter-totter." Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

173. ník    vaa    káan    nu'úumeesh    a.little    so    there    we.will.arrive

     We will go there (to help you)." Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

174. xás    áxak    ifápiitsha    kunpiip    chími    numúsanvi    payáan'iiftihansa    then    two    young.women    they.said    soon    let.us.go.see.them    the.young.men

     And two young women said, "Let's go see the young men." Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

175. víri    íp    nuxúsaat    vaa    kukupá'aapunmaheesh    vaa    íp    kúth    panupaathrámnihat    pa'ásipak    so    PAST    we.thought    so    you.will.know.it.in.that.way    so    PAST    because.of    that.we.threw.them.in.them    in.the.baskets

     We thought you would know it in that way, that's why we threw them in the baskets." Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

176. yôotva    nu'áveesh    yôotva    nu'áveesh    hurray!    we're.going.to.eat    hurray!    we're.going.to.eat

     "Hurray, we're going to eat, hurray, we're going to eat!" Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

177. chími    nupikyáasiiprin    xasík    nupávyiihshipreevish    soon    let.us.get.started.again!    then.(future)    we.are.going.to.leave.again

     Let's get started, we're going to leave." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

178. kúna    nuu    yaas'arará'uuthkam    kích    nu'irukúunpiithvutiheesh    in.addition    we    in.front.of.rich.people    only    we.will.sit.around

     But we will be sitting around only in front of rich people." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

179. kúna    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 text

180. xás    upíip    pirishkâarim    á'    nutákarariheesh    súrukam    aah    nikyâavish    papupasupíichvahaak    then    he.said    grizzly    above    I.will.hang.you.up    under    fire    I.will.make    if.you.don't.tell

     Then Grizzly Bear said, "I'll hang you up, I'll make a fire under you if you don't tell." Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text

181. pakunxútih    kíri    nu'áapunma    hûut    kumá’ii    pakunyíkihiti    púyava    kári    xás    kunpíkav    xánkiit    when.they.think    I.wish    1pl(>3)    how    because.of    when.they.get.sick    you.see    then    then    they.get    bullhead

     When they thought, "Let's find out why they are sick," then they summoned Bullhead. Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

182. nuu    tá    núpthith    panunúpxaan    we    PERF    we.finished.weaving    our.caps

     We've finished weaving our caps." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

183. xás    kunipêer    manâa    vúra    tá    núpsaamkir    then    they.told.her    maybe    Intensive    PERF    we.leave.you.behind

     And they told her, "Perhaps we're leaving you behind." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

184. kári    xás    kunpíip    chími    chêemyaach    nutákukvunaa    then    then    they.said    soon    quickly    we.clean.baskets

     And they said, "Let’s clean out our baskets quickly." Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text

185. xás    pamu'aaníhich    upêer    chôora    nupíkniihvan    ikmaháchraam    then    his.older.brother    he.told.him    let's.go    let's.go.sweat.ourselves    sweathouse

     And he told his older brother (i.e., the Bear's son), "Let's go sweat ourselves in the sweathouse!" Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

186. xás    upíip    chími    nuthvîipi    then    he.said    soon    let's.run

     And he said, "Let's run!" Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

187. xás    uhyûunish    pamú'arama    chéemyaach    árihrupuki    tóo    mtup    pamú'iish    chimi    nu'am    then    she.shouted.to.him    her.child    quickly    jump.outdoors    it.is    be.ripe    her.meat    soon    let's.eat

     And she shouted to her child, "Jump out quickly, her meat is cooked, let's eat!" Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

188. chéemyaach    chími    nu'am    quickly    soon    let's.eat

     "Quick, let's eat!" Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

189. kári    xás    pa'ípat    upiip    chími    man    nupiyâarami    then    then    the.doe    she.said    soon    why...    let's.go.back

     And Doe said, "Come on, let's leave." Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

190. nuu    tá    nuxúrihinaa    káru    tá    núkviitha    we    PERF    we.are.hungry    also    PERF    we.are.sleeping

     We're hungry and we're sleeping. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

191. xás    kunpiip    chimi    nupíkaan    chimi    ôok    kumeethívthaaneen    nupípasramnihi    then    they.said    soon    let's.go.get.her    soon    here    its.world    let's.bring.her.back.in

     And they said, "Let's go get her, let's bring her back into this world!" Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

192. kári    xás    kunpiip    hûut    nukupa'írunaavish    then    then    they.said    how    how.we.will.go

     And they said, "How shall we go?" Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

193. kári    xás    kunpiip    chimi    nuparíshriihvi    chimi    aan    nukyav    then    then    they.said    soon    let's.twine    soon    string    we.make.it

     And they said, "Let's twine, let's make string! Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

194. kári    xasík    nukuníhuraavish    then    then.(future)    we.will.shoot.it.up

     Then we can shoot it up." Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

195. xâatik    vúra    nukyaavárihva    it's.better    Intensive    we.try

     Let's try." Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

196. xás    kunpiip    puraanmásva    númuustih    then    they.said    by.turns    we.are.watching.her

     And they said, "Let's watch her by turns." Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

197. kári    xás    uxús    páchishii    hôoy    íf    vaa    páy    pánukupheesh    then    then    he.thought    the.dog    where    truly    that    this    that.we.will.do

     And Dog thought, "We can't do it like this." Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

198. xás    upíip    chéemyaach    nupíkpuuhkari    then    he.said    quickly    let's.swim.back.across

     And he said, "Let's swim across from them quickly! Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text

199. koovúra    pakeemishatunvêechas    kunpiip    xâatik    yíchaach    nu'êerahiti    all    the.little.wild.animals    they.say    it's.better    together    we.store.food

     All the little wild animals said, "Let's store our food together." Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text

200. kári    xás    ii    xás    upiip    vúra    ník    pukín'aapunmeeshap    panukitaxríharahitih    then    then    oh!    then    he.said    Intensive    a.little    they.mustn't.know.about.us    that.we.are.being.unfaithful

     Then (hearing someone coming) he said, "Oh, they mustn't know that we're being unfaithful!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

201. xás    kári    pa'asiktávaan    kunxus    tîi    vaa    káan    nusôomvan    then    then    the.women    they.thought    let...    so    there    we.go.to.offer.in.marriage

     And the women thought, "Let's go offer ourselves in marriage there!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text

202. xás    chími    áxvaay    núpiikivmathi    then    soon    crane    let's.put.necklaces.on.him

     And (they said), "Let's put necklaces on Crane." Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text

203. púyava    xás    upiip    ee    chími    núpuunvi    you.see    then    he.said    oh!    soon    let.us.rest

     And he said, "Well, let's rest!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Mockingbird and Swamp Robin" (WB_KL-43) | read full text

204. xás    kunxús    nuu    káru    vaa    tîi    núkuuphi    then    they.thought    we    also    so    let...    let.us.do.it

     And they thought, "Let us do that too!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text

205. kári    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 text

206. púyava    kúkuum    vúra    imáan    chími    nu'ûupvanvi    kúkuum    you.see    again    Intensive    tomorrow    soon    let's.go.dig.roots    again

     So again the next day (they said), "Let's go dig roots again!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text

207. kári    xás    kunpiip    hûut    pánukupheesh    then    then    they.said    how    we.will.do

     And they said, "How shall we do?" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full text

208. kári    xás    kunpiip    víri    vaa    yáas    tá    nupíkyaar    then    then    they.said    so    so    only    PERF    we.finished

     And they said, "We have just finished. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full text

209. ii    ninikeechíkyav    mít    tá    nupáxviiphat    oh!    my.sweetheart    near.past    PERF    we.quarreled

     "Oh, my sweetheart! we quarreled. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text

210. ii    víri    chími    núpiini    oh!    so    soon    let.us.live.as.two.again

     Oh, let's live as two again! Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text

211. ôok    ithivthanéen'aachip    xasík    nupinívruuhtunveesh    here    the.middle.of.the.world    then.(future)    we.will.roll.together.again

     We will roll together here at the middle of the world. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text

212. kóovan    vúra    nupkêevishriheesh    together.with.(plural)    Intensive    we.will.be.transformed

     We will be transformed together." Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

213. víri    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 text

214. xás    kunxus    chími    nusôomkir    then    they.thought    soon    we.offer.ourselves.in.marriage

     And they thought, "Let's offer ourselves in marriage!" Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

215. kári    xás    kunxus    xâatik    nupêerunpa    then    then    they.thought    it's.better    we.die

     Then they thought, "Let's die!" Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text

216. kári    xás    yítha    niinamichtâapas    xás    upiip    chími    nupahavíshkaanvi    páy nanu'ávahkam    then    then    one    smallest    then    he.said    soon    let's.hunt!    sky

     Then the littlest one said, "Let's hunt in the sky!" Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text

217. naa    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 text

218. ta'ítam    uxúsanik    peekpihantâapas    tîi    xákaan    núvuunvi    so    he.thought    the.strongest.one    let...    with.(one.person)    let.us.wrestle!

     So the strongest one thought, "Let me wrestle with him!" Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text

219. ta'ítam    uksáheen    pamaruk'áraar    uxus    íf    nîinamich    paxákaan    nuvúunveesh    so    he.laughed    the.giant    he.thought    truly    little    for.together    we.are.going.to.wrestle

     And the giant laughed, he thought, "He's really small for us to wrestle together!" Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text

220. xás    kunipéer    xâatik    nupkôokanpa    then    they.told.him    it's.better    we.go.back.with.you

     And they said to him, "Let us go back with you." Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

221. xás    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 text

222. xáy    nutáapxuv    let.not    we.capsize

     We might capsize. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

223. kunpakúriihvutih    xáyfaat    nutáapxuv    they.were.singing    don't!    we.capsize

     They were singing, "Let us not capsize!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

224. kári    xás    upiip    pa'ífhaak    víri    chími    nupêen    péekupheesh    then    then    he.said    if.true    so    soon    let.me.tell.you    how.you.will.do

     And he said, "If it is true, let me tell you what to do. Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

225. vaa    ík    káan    i'uumêesh    pámita    nu'ínoohvootihirak    pa'aasívak    so    must    there    you.will.go    where.(in.the.near.past)    where.we.were.staying.all.the.time    in.the.cave

     You must go there where we used to stay, in the cave. Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

226. kári    xás    asiktâan    upéer    nuxákaanhi    then    then    woman    she.told.her    let's.go.together!

     And she said to a woman, "Let's go together!" Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

227. víri    chôora    chími    nu'íshunvi    so    let's.go    soon    let.us.hide.you!

     Come on, let's hide you! Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

228. koovura'îin    patá    kun'áakup    chí    nuthtîiti    everybody    that    they.challenged.him    soon    let's.gamble

     Everybody challenged him, "Let’s gamble!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

229. upiip    athithxuntápan    númkaanvutih    she.said    hazelnut    we.are.gathering.them

     She said, "We're gathering hazelnuts. Source: Daisy Jones, "The Snake People" (WB_KL-60) | read full text

230. xás    upíip    chími    pananíyuup    nupíkyav    then    she.said    soon    my.eyes    we.fix.them

     And she said, "Let's fix my eyes!" Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text

231. miník    koovúra    nu'ákiheesh    panini'arará'uup    of.course    all    I.will.give.you    my.Indian.treasure

     I'll give you all my Indian treasure." Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text

232. kári    xás    uxus    tá    ná'aathva    kip    nusúmahtih    then    then    she.thought    PERF    I'm.afraid    just    we.are.detecting.a.sound

     And (the one who remained) thought, "I'm afraid; we've been hearing some noise." Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text

233. kíri    kunxús    taayvávan    panu'áraarahitih    I.wish    let.them.think    many.people    we.are.many.people

     "Let them think we are a lot of people!" Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text

234. mímik    koovúra    panani'arará'uup    nu'ákiheesh    of.course    all    my.indian.treasure    I.will.give.you

     I'll give you my Indian treasure. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text

235. xás    kunipêer    fâat    panu'ákiheesh    then    they.say    what    we.will.give.you

     And they said to him, "What can we give you?" Source: Julia Starritt, "How the Rube Family Was Named" (WB_KL-66) | read full text

236. kári    xás    tá    kunpíip    chími    nanu'eeráriiv    nupimúsan    then    then    PERF    they.say    soon    our.den    let's.go.look.at.them!

     Then people used to say, "Let’s go look at our dens!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bear Hunting" (WB_KL-71) | read full text

237. púyava    xákaan    vúra    patá    kunxús    kíri    nutâatsip    you.see    with.(one.person)    Intensive    that    they.thought    I.wish    we.should.toss.it

     Both (men) thought, "Let's toss it!" Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

238. xás    tá    kunpíip    chími    nuvûuksahinaa    then    PERF    they.said    soon    let.us.have.a.work.contest!

     They would say, "Let's have a contest!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Work Contests" (WB_KL-79) | read full text

239. púyava    tá    kunpavyíhuk    kári    xás    chími    nuvûuksahinaa    you.see    PERF    they.came.back    then    then    soon    let.us.have.a.work.contest!

     So they came home and then (they said), "Let's have a contest!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Work Contests" (WB_KL-79) | read full text

240. kári    xás    tá    nu'av    patá    nupíshriish    then    then    PERF    we.ate    when    we.came.back

     And we ate when we came back from target-shooting. Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

241. kári    iinâak    nu'iin    then    indoors    we.(two).stayed

     And we two (priestesses) stayed inside. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

242. nu'asímchaaktih    we.were.keeping.our.eyes.closed

     We kept our eyes closed. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

243. pakúmateech    nutákireesh    when.later.in.the.day    we.will.leach.(acorn.meal)

     We were going to leach (acorn meal) soon. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

244. xás    númpaan    sáruk    tá    nuyâaram    kasóohraam    then    we.ourselves    downhill    PERF    we.two.went    placename

     Then we two ourselves went downhill to kasóohraam. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

245. asipárax    nu'átivuti    káru    múruk    káru    tásvaan    káru    tarípaan    káru    ikrívkir    nu'êethtih    cooking.basket    we.were.carrying.in.burden.baskets    also    mealing-tray    also    spatula    also    dipper.basket    also    disk-seat    we.were.carrying

     In burden baskets we carried cooking baskets and tray baskets and soup stirrers and dippers, and we carried a stool. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

246. axaksúpaa    asuuxáras    nu'íin    káru    ithéekxaram    two.days    fasting.ones    we.(two).stayed    also    all.night

     We two stayed fasting for two days and a night. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

247. xás    máh'iit    chí    nupiyâarameesh    xás    táhpuus    nupáthraamutih    then    morning    soon    we.(two).will.return    then    young.fir.tree    we.were.wrapping.our.hair.with.it

     Then in the morning we were going to leave, and we wore our hair bound with fir boughs. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

248. xás    tá    nupiyxôorar    patakiríram    then    PERF    we.covered.it    the.acorn-leaching.hole

     And we covered our leaching-hole. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

249. xás    pananupáthraam    patáhpuus    tá    nuvêehkurih    then    our.hair-wrapping    the.fir.boughs    PERF    we.stuck.them.in

     And we stuck in the fir boughs from our hair-binding. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

250. yáas    tá    nupáatiship    tá    kóo    máruk    tá    nupiyâaram    then    PERF    we.carried.it.back.up    PERF    all    uphill    PERF    we.two.returned

     Then we took up our burden baskets, we went back uphill with everything. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

251. ikmahachram'íshiip    kúuk    tá    nu'íipma    Katimin.sweathouse    to    PERF    we.went.back

     We went back to the sacred sweathouse. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

252. kári    koovúra    tá    nupávyiihraa    peekxariya'áraar    káru    imúsaan    then    all    PERF    we.came.here    the.priest    also    assistant.priest

     We all came back up, (including) the priest and the assistant priest. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

253. itroopasúpaa    iinâak    nu'áraarahiti    ikmaháchraam    five.days    indoors    we.were.staying    sweathouse

     We all lived in the sweathouse for five days. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

254. ikxúrar    nupâatvuti    ukrámkaam    evening    we.were.bathing    pond.near.Katimin

     In the evening we bathed in (the pond called) ukrámkaam. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

255. xás    panunu'ífunih    vúra    xávish    mûuk    nupákootih    kíri    vâaramas    u'if    panunu'ífunih    then    our.hair    Intensive    mock.orange    with.(by.means.of)    we.were.whipping.our.hair    I.wish    long    it.grows    our.hair

     And we whipped our hair with syringa, (thinking), "Let our hair grow long!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

256. tá    nukíshap    paxávish    máruk    ahváraak    tá    nupíshunva    PERF    we.tied.it.up    the.arrowwood    uphill    in.a.hollow.tree    PERF    we.hid.it

     (Then) we tied up the syringa, we hid it in a hollow tree uphill. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

257. píshiich    tá    nu'ahíshriihvanva    first    PERF    we.went.in.order.to.set.fires

     First we went and set fires. Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

258. vaa    mít    kári    uum    nu'ahíshriihvutihat    so    near.past    then    3.SG    we.were.setting.fires

     We used to set fires (to encourage the growth of the brush). Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

259. axakhárinay    xás    tá    nústuk    pasárip    two.years    then    PERF    we.pick    the.hazel.twigs

     Then after two years we picked the hazel twigs. Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

260. papanyúrar    tá    nu'áhkoo    the.beargrass    PERF    we.burned.it

     We burned the bear-lilies. Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

261. xás    tá    nústuk    then    PERF    we.picked.them

     Then we picked them. Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

262. xás    tá    nusuváxrah    then    PERF    we.dried.them

     Then we dried them. Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

263. yáas    sárum    nu'ûupvutih    then    Jeffrey.pine.root    we.dug.them

     Then we dug pine roots. Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

264. xás    tá    nuhíkurih    then    PERF    we.roasted.them

     Then we roasted them. Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

265. yáas    nuthatápaantih    then    we.split.roots.for.basketry

     Then we split them. Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

266. xás    iváxra    tá    núkyav    then    dry    PERF    we.made.them

     Then we dried them. Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

267. kári    xás    tá    nupúthar    then    then    PERF    we.soak

     Then we soaked them. Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

268. yáas    nutáxviishtih    then    we.scraped.them

     Then we scraped them. Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

269. yáas    nukyâasiprivti    pavik    then    we.began    the.weaving

     Then we began the weaving. Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

270. xás    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 text

271. káruk     núvyiihship    tínxuumnipaak    upriver    we.went    to.Ferry.Point

     We went upriver to Ferry Point. Source: Emily Donahue, "Professor Gifford's Visit" (WB_KL-88) | read full text

272. xás    vaa    káan    nupíkva    paasiktávaansas    kóovan    then    so    there    we.told.stories    the.women    together.with.(many)

     And the women there and I told stories. Source: Emily Donahue, "Professor Gifford's Visit" (WB_KL-88) | read full text

273. xás    ôok    nupavyíhuk    kúkuum    then    here    we.came.back    again

     Then we came back here again. Source: Emily Donahue, "Professor Gifford's Visit" (WB_KL-88) | read full text

274. xás    kári    kúkuum    vúra    nupíkvaahvunaa    then    then    again    Intensive    we.told.stories

     And we told stories again. Source: Emily Donahue, "Professor Gifford's Visit" (WB_KL-88) | read full text

275. xás    yuh'aráriik    núvyiihship    then    Crescent.City    we.went

     Then we went to Crescent City. Source: Emily Donahue, "Professor Gifford's Visit" (WB_KL-88) | read full text

276. sápruuk    nu'ífikanva    olivella.shell    we.went.gathering

     We went gathering olivella shells. Source: Emily Donahue, "Professor Gifford's Visit" (WB_KL-88) | read full text

277. xás    nupavyíhuk    then    we.came.back

     Then we came back. Source: Emily Donahue, "Professor Gifford's Visit" (WB_KL-88) | read full text

278. puxích    kúnish    upáthriihtih    víri    puxútihap    kíri    nupêer    paaxíitichas    ôok    kóova    nu'am    very.much    sort.of    it's.raining    so    they.do.not.think    I.wish    we.say    the.children    here    so    we.eat

     It's sort of raining hard, so they don't want to ask the (neighbor's) children to eat here with them. Source: Julia Starritt, "A Birthday Party" (WB_KL-89) | read full text