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1. aayâach    kun'ixviphûunishti    íp    pa'úthvoonhitihat    va'íhuk    tá    kun'ithyúruvarak    pamútraax    kich    kun'áaphutih    it.was.because    they.were.angry.at.him    PAST    that.he.had.been.eager.to    its.flower.dance    PERF    they.dragged.him.down    the.his.arms    only    they.were.carrying.(two.objects)

   That was because they were mad at him because he had wanted to dance. They they dragged him down, they were just carrying him (by) the arms". Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

2. xas    kaan    nimáhat    pi'êep    va'irípraam    then    there    I.saw.it    long.ago    its.mine

   There I saw an old mine. Source: Benonie Harrie, "How I Found Gold" (DAF_KT-05b) | read full text

3. hárivari    vavéeniichva    umásmaahvutih    when    its.mischief    he.was.doing.the.doctor's.dance

   "Some time ago it was done by trickery," as he was dancing. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

4. manâa    iim    káruk    va'áraar    I guess    maybe    2sg.    upriver    its.person    I guess

   Well, you're an upriver Indian, I guess. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

5. nuu    vúra    yith    va'áraar    yith    kuma'áraaras    we    Intensive    other    its.people    other    kind.of.people

   We're different people, a different kind of people, Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

6. káruk    tá    nivâaram    káruk    va'áraas    tá    nímuustiheesh    upriver    PERF    I.go    upriver    its.person    PERF    I.am.going.to.see

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

7. káruk    va'áraar    nímuustiheesh    upriver    its.person    I.am.going.to.see

   I am going to see a person who lives upriver. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about driving and directions (SD-VS-02) | read full text Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Play

8. pi'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 | Play

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

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

10. kúna    vúra    kúkuum    ôok    tá    ni'uum    pananífyiivshas    nimúsarukti    kári    vúra    pakáruk    váhi    ni'aapúnmiikti    in.addition    Intensive    again    here    PERF    I.arrived    my.friends    I.am.visiting.them    then    Intensive    the.upriver    its.language    I.am.learning.it.from.them

    But I've come back here again, I'm visiting my friends, and I'm still learning the Karuk language. Source: William Bright, "Speech to Karuk Tribal Council" (WB-01) | read full text Spoken by William Bright | Download | Play

11. xás    tá    kunikyáasip    pavéevyiihship    panámniik    then    PERF    they.started    its.leaving    Orleans

    Then they started to leave for Orleans. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

12. tuyáavha    pavá'iipma    he.was.in.a.hurry    its.return

    He was in a hurry to get back (home). Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

13. ansáfriik    va'árah    Weitchpec    person

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

14. chími    kiikpíkaan    ansáfriik    va'árah    soon    go.summon.her!    Weitchpec    person

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

15. kári    xás    ansáfriik    va'ára    upíip    ããx    then    then    Weitchpec    person    she.said    ugh!

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

16. xás    papíshiip    veehrôoha    uum    itníivka    then    the.first    its.wife    3.SG    mean

    And the first wife was cruel. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

17. kári    xás    kunpiip    asaxêevar    veekxaréeyav    xákaan    chími    kunímthaatveesh    then    then    they.said    mossy    its.spirit    both    soon    they.will.play.shinny

    And they said, Baldy Peak Spirit (said), "Let's play shinny together!" Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

18. yukún    uum    káru    ishímfir    asaxêevar    veekxaréeyav    you.see    3.SG    also    brave    mossy    its.spirit

    You see, Baldy Peak Spirit was tough too. Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

19. asaxêevar    veekxaréeyam    mú'arama    xákaan    tá    kun'îimasar    mossy    its.spirit    his.child    both    PERF    they.grabbed.each.other.(preparatory.to.play)

    He and Baldy Peak Spirit's child grabbed each other (preparatory to play). Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

20. ta'ítam    u'îimasaraheen    asaxêevar    veekxaréeyav    xákaan    so    he.grappled.with    mossy    its.spirit    with.(one.person)

    So he grappled with Baldy Peak Spirit. Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

21. káruk    yítha    va'êem    kun'êetheepanik    mu'arátaanva    papreacher    muhrooha'íin    upriver    one    doctor    she.took.it.away.from.her    her.pain    the.preacher    his.wife

    The preacher's wife took the 'pain' (disease object) away from a certain doctor upriver. Source: Julia Starritt, "A Quack Doctor" (WB_KL-67) | read full text

22. patá    kunkôohaak    iinâak    véekrii    xás    vaa    káan    tá    kunvôonupuk    when    when.they.stop    indoors    staying    then    so    there    PERF    they.come.outdoors

    When they were finished staying inside, then they crawled out there. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text

23. púyava    payu'kúkam    tá    kuntâativrukahaak    púyava    kári    tá    kunkôokha    payúruk    va'áras    you.see    if.the.downriver.end    PERF    they.toss.it.over.the.goal.line    you.see    then    PERF    they.won    the.downriver    people

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

24. patuyshipnee'ípanich    vasárip    vaa    uum    ipshûunkinichas    káru    úruhsas    the.mountain.peak    its.hazel.twigs    so    3.SG    short.ones    also    round.ones

    The hazel twigs of the hilltop are short and stubby (lit., round). Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

25. xás    pa'ôok    va'áraaras    pamukún'aav    puthúkinhitihara    then    here    its.people    their.face    they.didn't.tattoo

    And the Indians here didn't tattoo their faces (above the chin). Source: Julia Starritt, "Tattoos" (WB_KL-87) | read full text