Ararahih'urípih
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úum he, she, it (3rd person singular pronoun; can also refer to 3rd person plural).

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6307 | revised Nov 17 2015

úum • PRON • he, she, it (3rd person singular pronoun; can also refer to 3rd person plural).

Derivative (1)
úmpaan "he/she/it (emphatic)"

Source: WB 1484, p.391

Note: Also frequently used where English would use 'to be'.

  • nanihrôoha uum áraar. My wife (she) is an Indian. [Reference: WB files]
  • yukún vúra uum xára takun'íchunva áasiv. For a long time they had hidden in a cave. [Reference: WB T58.4]

Sentence examples (574)

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  1. xás pihnêefich upíip, " púya pay uum váah."
    Then Coyote said, "So this is all right!"
    Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full text

  2. akâay uum mi'áraar?
    Who are your relations?
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
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  3. vúra uum puná'aapunmutihara.
    I don't know (anything).
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
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  4. fâat uum vaa?
    What is this?
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
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  5. tupishyáavpa vúra uum táay panani'áhup.
    In wintertime I had a lot of wood.
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., How Charlie Grew Up (CT-02) | read full text
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  6. úum papihnîichich vúra kich itíhaan iinâak úkrii, áah ukyâatih.
    Their old man always sat inside, tending the fire.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  7. xas úum asáxvuh papihnîich.
    Then the old man (changed himself into) a turtle.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  8. káru pa'axíitichas uum ataynamtunvêech kunpárihish.
    And the children turned into the Pleiades.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  9. uknîi ataháreesh vúra uyíkihiti uum vúra mahnûuvanach.
    uknîi. Chipmunk was sick all the time.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  10. kári xás xanpuchíniishveenach uum vúra umasmáahvutih.
    Now that fellow Hummingbird was dancing the medicine dance.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  11. kári xás kachakâach âapun u'piiri uum tupikrîish.
    But Bluejay was still sitting there.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  12. uum táay musunyithih'ásar ushavsiprinahi.
    He was paid much chestnut mush for treating him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  13. hûutvaheesh uum pee'íithvutihaak, peecapturehaak?
    How will you pack him, after you capture him?
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  14. voom... can you make one, like, that size?
    That one, can you make one, like, that size?
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  15. xáyfaat uum vaa ipíti " you don't know," hôoy if ipíti puná'aapunmutihara.
    Don't say, [in English] "I don't know.” Say [in Karuk] "I don't know."
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  16. no? páy kích uum kunipíti, uvíiktih.
    People always say you're weaving.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  17. vaa káan xáat uum fikriiptih.
    [I put them] there hoping they will be sorted.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  18. vaa hûut nikupá'aapunmaheesh hûut uum koos?
    How will I know what size?
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  19. víri voom péemuustihaak, ixúseesh, mâa vaa pay.
    When you look at it, you'll think, “That's it.”
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  20. chími fâat ayu'âach vúra uum vúra vaa táni'áfish, mâa vaa pay vaahyâach.
    It's because I feel it, [I think] “That's the right one!”
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  21. pi'êep kunipítih, payupsíriharas uum vaa xás mukunfikríparas.
    Long ago, they say, the blind people were their sorters.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  22. man'áta pakéevniikich, uum pufâat múkyav.
    Maybe an old woman, she had nothing to do.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  23. víri man ayu'âach uum uyupsírihiti.
    Well of course, because she's blind.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  24. uum vaa káan kích úkriiva, ufíkriipti.
    She just sits there, she sorts them.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  25. patûupichas uum ihrôovish.
    You can use the little ones.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  26. vúra uum yav, it comes out nice.
    It's just fine, it comes out nice.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  27. But my weavers, uum kêechashiruva.
    But my weavers, they're too big.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  28. káru uum yíth kunkupeekyâahitih.
    They make a different kind for that.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  29. vaa peemváram kích vaa uum kích nixúti, vaa tákiram.
    All I know about plates is for soaking acorn dough
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  30. káru papufich'imváram uum yith,
    And the deermeat plate is different.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  31. manâa uum pukoovúra kin'ítaptihara, pukoovúra kin'áapunmutihara pakúupha.
    We didn't learn everything, we don't know all the customs.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  32. ásip uum.
    It's “ásip”.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  33. Lyn uum áthiik.
    Lyn was cold.
    Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
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  34. xás pihnêefich panámniik u'íhukaranik, uum masuh'árahanik pihnêefich.
    Then Coyote went to attend a flower dance at Orleans, he was a Salmon River person, Coyote was.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text

  35. víri uum vúra u'íhivrik yuhih mûuk, iiv umahavriktih.
    He answered in Yurok, he was groaning.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text

  36. kári xas kunpiip: " chími nu'írunaa, pay uum vúra pihnîichich."
    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

  37. xas uxus: " tîi matêe kanpútyiinkachi páy pa'asayâamachak, vúra uum yâamach pa'as.
    Then he thought: "Let me do just a little bit of job on this nice rock, it looks so nice."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full text

  38. chavúra pâanpay pirishkâarim káan uthivkêevanik, pakun'úuhyanatihirak, xás vúra uum kunvîiha pakaan u'uum.
    Then later on Grizzly Bear went in there with them, where they were talking (it) over, and they did not like it when he arrived.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  39. uum vúra kích a' úkrii ma'tîimich pirishkâarim, púxay vúra kêenatihara.
    Grizzly Bear alone was sitting up in the back part of the sweathouse, he never moved.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  40. vúra uum puxich imfir tuvîish.
    Then it got awfully hot.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  41. uum vúra kunxúseentihanik kíri hûuk u'uum, vúra kunvîihanik.
    They had been wishing for him to go off, for they disliked him.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  42. xás uum vúra váa póokfuukraanik pirishkâarim upárihishrihanik.
    And when he climbed up slope he was metamorphosed into the grizzly bear.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  43. víri vaa mu'íffuth pirishkyâarim ta 'íp uum máruk, kúkkuum kári vaa kunkúpha'anik peekxaréeyav, atipimámvaan achvúun xákkaan kunváththêen'nik.
    Then after Grizzly Bear was already up the hill, again the Ikxareyavs did it, Buzzard and Hookbill had a fight.
    Source: Yaas, "How Buzzard Became Bald" (JPH_KT-01b) | read full text

  44. uum vúra vaa kári kyáan kunpakúriihvuti pamupákkuri achvuun.
    They are still singing Hookbill's song there [in the Amekyaram sweathouse].
    Source: Yaas, "How Buzzard Became Bald" (JPH_KT-01b) | read full text

  45. xás úum vúra hitíhaan poopítih: "kahyúras nivâarameesh, íshpuk nipachnútareesh."
    Then he (Coyote) said all the time: "I am going to go to the Klamath Lakes to suck out dentalia."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  46. hínupa vúra uum vaa tóo pthívruhvarak.
    He floated down the river.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

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

  48. púya uum vookúphaanik pihnêefich.
    That's the way Coyote did.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  49. uum pihnêefich koovúra musavásiivsha.
    Coyote was nephew through mourning to everybody.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  50. púya uum vookúphaanik pihnêefich.
    Coyote did thus.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  51. pimnanihtanákaanich uum afíshnihanichhanik.
    Mourning dove was a young man.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full text

  52. xas uum vúra váa kich ukupítihanik póothtiitihanik.
    And all that he used to do was to gamble.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full text

  53. kúna úum pahôotah yâak nu'ípakahaak, hínupa tapu'ára íinara.
    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

  54. káru uum achvúun úpaanik "naa vúra pishîich yaas'ára îin ná'aamtiheesh, pani'îipmahaak."
    And Hookbill said: “Human will eat me the first thing, when I get there.”
    Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text

  55. káru akraah uum úpaanik "naa káru pishîich ni'ípaktiheesh xátikrupma."
    And the Eel said: “I will also get there first in the spring.”
    Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text

  56. xas uum vúra hitíhaan kumasúpaa poopȋiriihiti pamu'ávan paxuun.
    She was saving acorn soup all the time every day for her man.
    Source: Abner's mother, "Crow Woman and her Neglectful Husband" (JPH_KT-08) | read full text

  57. " hínupa uum u'iimníhvutih."
    [Then the woman said] “He was in love [was staying away with a girl].”
    Source: Abner's mother, "Crow Woman and her Neglectful Husband" (JPH_KT-08) | read full text

  58. uum vúra vookupitti', patóo kxáramha kári tóo pchanchákkar, káru patusúpaaha kári kyúkkuum tu'êetchúrar, patusúpaaha', tuchánchaaksurar patusúpaaha'.
    He [Coyote] was doing that way, was closing evenings the living-house roof hole and mornings opened it up, when morning came, opened it when morning came.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full text

  59. uum vúra vaa hitíhaan ukupítti'.
    That was his job.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full text

  60. púya uum vookuphaanik pihnêeffich.
    Coyote did this.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full text

  61. uum káru káan úkrii kachakâachich.
    Bluejay was also living there.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  62. kári xás upiip: " uum vúra vaa páy arara'îin kunxúseentih kíri âapun úyruuhriv.
    Then she said: "Someone is causing her sickness.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  63. uum vúra vaa páy takunápur.
    Someone is bewitching her.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  64. payêem uum xúrish kana'ákihi."
    Give me acorns."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  65. xás kúkuum vúra voopiip: " uum vúra arara'îin kunxúseentih."
    Then she said: "Somebody is making it."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  66. " xás payêem uum athithxuntápan kana'ákihi."
    "Give me hazel nuts this time."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  67. púyava uum ukúphaanik kachakâachich.
    Behold Bluejay did this way.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  68. uum vookúphaanik kachakâachich.
    Bluejay is that way.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  69. chishíih áta ník uum vúr u'áamti, íkkiich áta, vóothvuuyti chishihpúrith.
    I guess maybe dogs eat them, they are called dog huckleberries.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us (JPH_TKIC-III.3) | read full text

  70. áraar uum vúra pu'ihêeratihara pasahihêeraha.
    The Indians never smoke it, that river tobacco.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full text

  71. kúna vúra patapasihêeraha uum kúnish axváhahar, tíikyan ár uxváhahiti patu'áffishahaak patapasihêeraha.
    But the real tobacco is pithy, it makes a person's hands sticky when one touches it, the real tobacco does.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full text

  72. peheeraha'íppa uum vúra iváxra kúnish koovúra, pu'ássarhara, sákriiv.
    The tobacco plant is all dryish, it is not juicy, it is tough.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text

  73. vaa uum vúra hitíhaan araréethvaayvari vaa kóo vâaramas-hitih.
    But most of the time they come up to a person's chest.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text

  74. afiv'ávahkam a'vánihich vaa poopírishhiti pamu'iheerahásaan, áfiv uum vúra piríshiipux.
    Somewhat up the stem the leaves commence; the base is without leaves.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text

  75. áfivarih uum pu'ifyayêepshahara peehêeraha, úmvaayti, káru vúra pathríha mûuk, pathríha mûuk káru vúra úmvaayti.
    Toward the base the tobacco leaves are not so good, they are wilted, they are wilted with the sunshine and also with the rain, with the rain also they are wilted.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text

  76. vaa uum yíthuk kunyéeshriihvuti, patá kunikyâahaak
    They put it apart when they work it.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text

  77. yanéekva vúra uum taay sú'.
    Behold there are lots underneath.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full text

  78. vaa vúra ník kun'áapunmutihanik káru, vaa uum yáv papírish ávahkam kunithyúruthunatihaak patá kunpúhthaampimarahaak.
    They also knew that it was good to drag a bush around on the top after sowing.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full text

  79. vaa vúra ník káru kunáapunmutihanik, vaa uum yáv papírish kunvítriptihaak.
    And they also knew that it was good to pull out weeds.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full text

  80. áfeer tá kunvítrip, vaa uum pukúkuum píiftihara, pávaa kun'îinishtihaak, payúux uxéetchichhitih.
    Root and all they pull them out, so they will not grow up again, and by doing this the ground is made softer.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full text

  81. akâay uum panámnik uvâarameesh?
    Who's going to go to Orleans?
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about animals, insects, and going places (LA-04) | read full text
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  82. pavírusur uum íshriiv.
    The bear is fat.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about animals, insects, and going places (LA-04) | read full text
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  83. koovúra paxvâah pay'ôok uum umnîishtiheesh.
    She is going to cook all the heads.
    Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about body parts, etc. (SD-01) | read full text
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  84. páy uum pa'áraar úmniishti pachikin'úruh.
    The man is cooking an egg.
    Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about cooking (SD-03) | read full text
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  85. pay'ôok uum pa'áraar ukfúyfuuytih.
    Here the person is whistling.
    Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about cooking (SD-03) | read full text
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  86. Sally uum taay papúsihich uthiinátih.
    Sally has lots of cats.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  87. Sally uum taay pamupúsihich.
    Sally has lots of cats.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  88. nithítiimtih papúsihich uum.
    I hear the cat
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  89. nímuustih uum papúsihich u'áamtih.
    I am looking at the cat eating.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  90. vírusur uum taay pooxrúunhatih.
    The bear is growling a lot.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  91. Vina mu'ífuni uum taahkúnish.
    Vina has white hair.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  92. hôoy uum pa'ikxáramkunish púsihich?
    Where is the black cat?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  93. níkvaareesh uum pathyur.
    I am going to buy a car.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about driving and directions (SD-VS-02) | read full text
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  94. uum tóo xúriha
    He's hungry.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about driving and directions (SD-VS-02) | read full text
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  95. kâam uum Chester pá'ukriivtih.
    Chester lives up the river a little ways.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about driving and directions (SD-VS-02) | read full text
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  96. pani'áhootih uum kúnish nimáhat papúufich pay'ôok úkriivtih.
    When I was walking, I saw where the deer lives.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about driving and directions (SD-VS-02) | read full text
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  97. pani'áhootih papúufich uum pamu'asímnaam tá nimah.
    When I was walking, I saw the deer's bed.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about driving and directions (SD-VS-02) | read full text
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  98. múthvuy uum Leslie.
    Her name is Leslie.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about asking name, adjectives (VS-02) | read full text
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  99. naníthvuy uum Andrew.
    My name is Andrew.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about asking name, adjectives (VS-02) | read full text
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  100. pamíthvuy uum Vina.
    Your name is Vina.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about asking name, adjectives (VS-02) | read full text
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  101. panani'ákah vúra uum tupihnîichha.
    My father is old.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about asking name, adjectives (VS-02) | read full text
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  102. puxích íp neekvúrishrihat máh’iit payêem uum yáv nipmahóonkoonatih.
    I was tired this morning, but now I am feeling good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-04) | read full text
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  103. payêem uum yáv nipmahóonkoonatih.
    Now I am feeling good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-04) | read full text
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  104. hûut uum tu'iin?
    What is the matter with him?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-05) | read full text
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  105. máh’iit íp naxúrihitihat payêem uum punaxúrihitihara.
    I was hungry this morning, but now I am not hungry.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-05) | read full text
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  106. payêem uum punaxúrihitihara.
    Now I am not hungry.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-05) | read full text
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  107. uum áthiik.
    He is cold.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
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  108. uum puxích tá néemchax.
    I am hot.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
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  109. îikam uum áthiik.
    It is cold outside.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
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  110. naa vúra uum íshriiv.
    I am fat.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
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  111. uum tu'áxaska.
    He is thin.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
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  112. Andrew uum tu'áxaska.
    Andrew is thin.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
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  113. uum puxích íshaha tá néexra.
    I am very thirsty.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
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  114. muxvâah uum pamu'áasravar.
    His brain is in his head.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-07) | read full text
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  115. pamu'áan uum îikam.
    His rope is outside.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  116. hôoy uum pamu'áhup?
    Where is his stick?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  117. pamu'ákah uum îikam.
    His father is outside.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  118. uum múchviiv?
    Is that his bird?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  119. uum vaa múchviiv?
    Is that his bird?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  120. uum vaa mú'achviiv?
    Is that his bird?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  121. Clare uum tu'ay pa'aháknak.
    Clare is afraid of geese.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  122. pananipûuvish uum iinâak.
    My bag is inside.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  123. uum ukviit-hítih.
    He is sleeping.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  124. pananiputíruh uum îikam.
    My potato is outside.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  125. pananichíshii uum îikam.
    My dog is outside.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  126. páah uum papúsihich úkrii.
    The cat is in the boat.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  127. pananí'apxaan uum páah uthiv.
    My hat is in the boat.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  128. papúsihich uum páahak úkrii.
    The cat is in the boat.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  129. pa'áhup uum tu'íinka.
    The wood is burning.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  130. pa'áhup uum áak tu'íinka.
    The wood is burning in the fire.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  131. naa pananí'apxaan uum níthxuunatih.
    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
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  132. pananixvâah uum yâamach.
    I have a pretty head.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  133. ipít îikam uum pá'achkuun úkrii.
    There was a swamp robin outside yesterday.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-10) | read full text
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  134. páy papûuvish vúra uum upshéek.
    The bag is very heavy.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-10) | read full text
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  135. pa'as uum ahup'ásipak súrukam.
    The rock is underneath the box.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  136. fâat uum pamúsmus u'áamtih?
    What does a cow eat?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  137. pamúsmus uum pírish u'áamtih.
    The cow eats grass.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  138. panákish uum axvíthirar.
    The pig is dirty.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-15) | read full text
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  139. hûut uum pamípaah ikyâatih?
    How did you make your boat?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions (VS-16) | read full text
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  140. uum payêem uum áama u'áveesh.
    He is going to eat salmon now.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  141. uum papufich'íish uvíshtaantih.
    He likes deer meat.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  142. pa'ápsuun uum vúra vâaram, pa'áan uum ipshûunkinich.
    The snake is longer than the rope. (The snake is long, the rope is short)
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about comparisons (VS-18) | read full text
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  143. páy uum pa'ápsuun vúra uum vâaram.
    This snake is the longest snake.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about comparisons (VS-18) | read full text
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  144. pananu'átraax vúra uum ipshûunkinich.
    Our arms are too short.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about comparisons (VS-18) | read full text
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  145. vúra uum puxich nu'ítapeesh pa'araráhih.
    We are trying to learn the Karuk language.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about comparisons (VS-18) | read full text
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  146. naa ipshûunkinich, kúna pananitípa uum vâaram.
    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
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  147. pay uum ipshûunkinich. pay cup uum vâaram.
    That cup is smaller than this cup. (That cup is short. This cup is tall.)
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about comparisons (VS-18) | read full text
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  148. pay uum pananikafih'ásip ipshûunkinich.
    My coffee cup is short.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about comparisons (VS-18) | read full text
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  149. Xás tóo muustihinaa pa'avansáxiich káru ... Hôoy uum pachishíih?
    And he's looking at the boy and ... where's the dog?
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  150. Xás uum paxanchíifich îin kinímuustih.
    And the frog is looking at them.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  151. " Pay'ôok uum paxanchíifich."
    "Here's the frog."
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  152. " Pay'ôok uum fâat?"
    "What's this here?"
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  153. Púya if vúra uum kâarim xás pamuchíshiih xás tuxaychákish.
    Oh my, its really bad, he's caught his dog.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  154. Káru uum paxanchíifich uum tóo skáaksur.
    And the frog jumped off, too.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  155. Pay'ôok uum xákaan kun'íin pa'avansáxiich káru pachishiih.
    In this one here they're both sitting, the boy and dog.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  156. Xás vúra uum tóo kvúrish káru paxanchíifich.
    And the frog is really tired, too.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  157. Xás vúra uum paxanchíifich vúra uum yav patóo pmahóonkoon.
    And the frog, he's feeling really good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  158. Xás vúra uum payêem tá kunpáatvaheen.
    And now they've bathed.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  159. kúmateech uum kúnish umcháxeesh.
    It's going to be hot later.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  160. kúmateech uum umcháxeesh.
    It's going to be hot later.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  161. naníthvuy uum Vina.
    My name is Vina.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  162. yáv uum imníshaan um?
    Is he a good cook?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text
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  163. fâat uum pay?
    What is this?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  164. fâat uum vaa?
    What is that?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  165. payêem uum mah'íitnihich.
    It's morning.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  166. fâat uum koovúra nu'áveesh?
    What are we all going to eat?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  167. xás uxuti kunish yíim nîinamich papúufich, xás póo'uum xás vúra uum pufíchkaam.
    And he thought the deer was small, but when he got there, it was a big deer.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
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  168. xás vúra uum vaa káan xás uupíipha vúra uum kêech papúufich uum, vúra uum máath.
    So [when he got] there, he said? the deer was really big, it was really heavy.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
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  169. xás vaa vúra uum kêech káru.
    And it was really big.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
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  170. uxúti nîinamich papúufich káru uum vúra yíiv sáruk xás.
    He thought the deer was small because it was way down the hill.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
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  171. váa vúra uum yíiv xas vaa vúra uxúti íkiich punakúniihkeeshara xás vúra vaa ukúniihka.
    And it was so far away, he thought, maybe I won't get it, but he did shoot it.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
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  172. xás upiip, " vúra uum máath." Heavy.
    And he said, it's really heavy. Heavy.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
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  173. " vúra uum kêech papúufich.
    "It was a big deer.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
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  174. oo, vúra uum táay vura uum pa'asiktávaansa lots of women, you know, up there in the reservation.
    Oh and there were lots of women up there in the reservation.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
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  175. xás vúra uum vaa kóovura tá kunyôotva.
    And they were all glad.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
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  176. vaa pananítaat uum tupíthxah pananúsaanva koovúra vúra.
    My mother washed all our clothes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Washing (VS-24) | read full text
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  177. vaa, xas vúra vaa uum vúra uum chéemyaach, káru uum vúra vaa pu'aapúnmutihara fâat uum pawashing machine.
    And she was quick, and she didn't even know what a washing machine was.
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  178. oo, vúra uum ikyáakaam.
    Oh, it was hard.
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  179. púfaat uum mi'ávan.
    You don't have a husband.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  180. miyukúkuh uum vaa.
    Those are your shoes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  181. pananiyukúku vúra uum kâarim umúsahitih.
    My shoes are ugly.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  182. mu'ífunih káru uum ipshûunkinich.
    Her hair is short.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  183. pananikústaan uum yâamach.
    My sister is pretty.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: pretty sisters (VS-26) | read full text
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  184. pananikústaan uum yâamachheesh.
    My sister will be pretty.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: pretty sisters (VS-26) | read full text
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  185. pananikústaan uum yâamach payêem.
    My sister is pretty now.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: pretty sisters (VS-26) | read full text
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  186. pananikústaan vúra mít uum yâamach.
    My sister was pretty (long ago).
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: pretty sisters (VS-26) | read full text
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  187. pananikústaan uum payêem puyâamachhara.
    My sister is not pretty now.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: pretty sisters (VS-26) | read full text
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  188. koovúra pananikústaan uum yâamachas.
    My sisters are all pretty.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: pretty sisters (VS-26) | read full text
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  189. pananikústaansa vúra mít uum yâamachas.
    My sisters were once pretty.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: pretty sisters (VS-26) | read full text
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  190. uum vúra puxích itníivka.
    He is really mean.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-27) | read full text
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  191. uum vúra puxích kuníxviiphinaatih.
    They are really mean.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-27) | read full text
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  192. vúra uum táay mu'íshkiit.
    She has lots of stuff.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-27) | read full text
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  193. uum vúra yáv, vaa kumá'ii.
    She is really good, that's why.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-27) | read full text
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  194. uum vúrava yáv vaa kumá'ii.
    That's why she is good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-27) | read full text
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  195. uum vaa ishímfir.
    She is tough.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-28) | read full text
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  196. uum ithvóon.
    He is eager.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-28) | read full text
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  197. hûut kích uum Phil?
    How is Phil?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  198. vaa uum xuntápan.
    That's acorns.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  199. páy uum pananí'av hum?
    Is this my food?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  200. pamusára uum amáyav.
    His bread tastes good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  201. uum hûut amáyav.
    It tasted really good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  202. vúra uum yáv.
    It's good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  203. vúra ípih uum tóo spat.
    Her leg is broken.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  204. pay uum vaa kunipítih.
    They are saying that.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  205. páykuuk uum papôos.
    The boss is over there.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  206. Arch uum tuthítiv.
    Arch is listening.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  207. pay vúra uum uxutih iyunyúunhitih.
    He [that one] thinks you are crazy.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  208. uum vaa páykuuk vúra uum vaa yav.
    The one over there, she's good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  209. vúra uum yav.
    It is good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
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  210. pa'áama tóo mnish vúra uum kúnish ikxáramkunish.
    She cooked the fish, it was black.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
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  211. pananipúsihich uum vúra máh'iit kích u'áamtih.
    My cat only eats in the morning.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
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  212. papúsihich vúra uum íshriiv.
    The cat is fat.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  213. papúsihich vúra uum táay poo'áamtih, xas vúra uum puxích tu'íshriivha.
    The cat ate so much, and she became fat.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  214. vúra úum táay pamu'ífunih, papúsihich.
    The cat has lots of hair.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  215. papúsihich úum púfaat pamu'ífunih payêem.
    The cat doesn't have any hair now.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  216. vúra úum puxích tu'úh, pa'ishkêesh.
    The river has risen a lot [i.e. it is deep].
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  217. pa'ishkêesh vúra úum puxích tu'uh.
    The river has risen a lot.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  218. vúra uum kúnish puyáv imúsahatihara.
    You don't look so good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  219. yáv vúra yâamach payupsítanach, xás vúra uum pakêech úkyav, xás vúra uum imusakêem.
    She was pretty as a baby, but after a while, when she got bigger, she looked ugly.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  220. vúra púfaat uum vúra mu'ám mu'uup, xás vúra vaa kâarim, xás vúra vaa poo'íiftih.
    He didn't have any food or possessions, he was poor, that is how he grew up.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  221. vúra uum kâanimich pa'asiktávaan.
    The lady is poor.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  222. pa'áraar uum vúra pupítihara.
    The Indian people didn't say that.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  223. apxantinihich'ávansa uum kúnish vâaramas.
    White men are tall.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  224. vaa vúra uum puxích tá nafuráthfip.
    I am really cranky.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  225. xás vúra uum yáv neepmahóonkoonatih.
    I am feeling better.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  226. uum káru poovôonfurukati puyáv ipmahóonkoonatihara.
    And when she came in she was not feeling good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  227. vúra uum chêech tutátuyish.
    She is sweeping it fast.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  228. pa'ápus uum su'.
    The apple is inside it.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-33) | read full text
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  229. hôoy uum patasákaam?
    Where is the big fence?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-33) | read full text
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  230. ôok uum púfaat pa'ás.
    There's no rocks here.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  231. ôok uum vúra púfaat pataay pa'ás.
    There aren't very many rocks here.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  232. ôok uum vúra taay pa'ás, púfaat páy uum pa'ípaha.
    There are many rocks, but no trees.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  233. ôok uum vúra taay pa'ás.
    There's lots of rocks.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  234. ôok uum vúra pa'ás kích, púfaat uum pa'ípaha.
    There are only rocks here, no trees.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  235. ôok uum púfaat pa'ípaha, 'as kich.
    There are no trees here, only rocks.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  236. káru payêem vúra uum taay pa'ás.
    There are already lots of rocks here.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  237. vúra uum payêem vúra uum taay pa'ás.
    There are already lots of rocks here.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  238. ôok uum vúra uum taay pa'ás.
    There are lots of rocks here.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  239. ôok uum vúra taay pa'ás, payêem.
    There are lots of rocks here now.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  240. imáan vúra uum taay pá'ás pay'ôok.
    Tomorrow there's going to be lots of rocks here.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  241. payêem káru vúra uum taay pá'ás ôok.
    There are lots of rocks here now.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  242. ôok uum vúra uum taay paxuntápan.
    There are lots of acorns here.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  243. ôok uum púfaat paxuntápan.
    There aren't any acorns here.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  244. vúra uum kúnish púfaat paxuntápan.
    There aren't really any acorns.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  245. payêem vúra uum putáay paxuntápan.
    There aren't very many acorns here.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  246. ôok uum vúra taay paxuntápan, púfaat pa'ás.
    There are only acorns here, no rocks.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  247. payêem vúra uum ôok taay paxuntápan, vúra uum púfaat pa'ás.
    There are only acorns here now, no rocks.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  248. pay'ôok uum vúra uum taay paxuntápanheesh.
    There's gonna be lots of acorns here.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  249. vúra uum taay paxuntápan, ipit.
    There were lots of acorns here yesterday.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  250. imáan vúra uum taay paxuntápanheesh.
    There will be lots of acorns here tomorrow.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  251. ipít uum máruk uvâaram.
    He went uphill yesterday.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  252. máruk vúra uum taay pa'ípaha.
    There are trees uphill.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  253. vúra uum púfaat pa'ípaha, máruk.
    There are no trees up the hill.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  254. páy uum pa'ípaha taay pásaan
    This tree has many leaves.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  255. páy uum vúra uum púfaat pásaan
    This [tree] doesn't have any leaves.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  256. imáan vúra uum púfaat pásaan
    Tomorrow it (the tree) won't have any leaves.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  257. papúsihich uum kuyráak pamu'ápsiih.
    The cat has three legs.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  258. papúsihich vúra uum vâaram pamu'ápvuuy.
    The cat has a long tail.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  259. papúsihich uum vúra ipshûunkinich pamu'ápvuuy.
    The cat has a short tail.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  260. papúsihich uum púfaat pamu'ápvuuy.
    The cat has no tail.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  261. peekrívraam uum taay pachivchákar.
    The house has lots of doors.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  262. peekrívraam uum púfaat pachivchákar.
    The house has no doors.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  263. uum púfaat pachivchákar.
    It has no doors.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  264. papúsihich vúra uum taay ip u'ávat ipit.
    The cat ate a lot yesterday.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about a cat (VS-34b) | read full text
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  265. papúsihich vúra uum tóo xúriha, vúra uum taay u'áveesh.
    The cat is really hungry and is going to eat a lot.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about a cat (VS-34b) | read full text
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  266. vúra uum taay papúsihich tu'áv.
    The cat is eating a lot.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about a cat (VS-34b) | read full text
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  267. púsihich vúra uum puxích tóo kvíit-ha.
    The cat is sleeping a lot.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about a cat (VS-34b) | read full text
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  268. pûuhara papúsihich uum asímnaam úkrii
    No, the cat is sitting on the bed.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
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  269. ipít vúra uum púxich áthiik.
    Yesterday I was really cold.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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  270. vúra uum púxich tá nayíkiha.
    I got really sick.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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  271. ipít vúra uum nikyámiichvutih.
    Yesterday I was playing.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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  272. páykuuk uum chuphûunish!
    Talk to him over there!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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  273. uum naa nachuphuníshkoovish.
    He's going to talk to me.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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  274. uum vura itíhaan neepsháravriiktih.
    She always helps me.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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  275. uum vúra itíhaan îin neepsháravriiktih
    She always helps me.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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  276. fâat uum pay?
    What is that?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about making sandwiches (VS-38) | read full text
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  277. oo, vúra uum puxich tá naxúriha.
    I am really hungry.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about food and drink (VS-39) | read full text
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  278. hãã vúra uum púxich tá néexrah.
    Yes, I'm very thirsty.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about food and drink (VS-39) | read full text
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  279. páy uum pananítaat.
    This is my mother.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about family (VS-41) | read full text
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  280. akâay uum pami'ávan?
    Who is your husband?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about family (VS-41) | read full text
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  281. kahtíshraam uum i'aramsîiprimtih?
    Are you from Yreka?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about family (VS-41) | read full text
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  282. pay uum panani'ávan, Peter.
    This is my husband, Peter.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about family (VS-41) | read full text
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  283. pananitípah vúra uum kâarim upmahóonkoonatih.
    My brother is not feeling so good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about family (VS-41) | read full text
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  284. xás vúra uum itíhaan táay nanu'áhup.
    We always had a lot of wood.
    Source: Vina Smith, Gathering wood (VS-47) | read full text
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  285. xás upíip " pa'íshaha itárivramnihaak, vaa kári vúra itasámsaamtiheesh itíhaan, peekóohaak uum vaa get lumpy."
    And she said, “Pour the water in, and keep stirring it all the time, if you stop, it will get lumpy.”
    Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text
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  286. xás vúra uum yâamach pagravy núkyav, vúra just nice!
    And we made nice gravy, really just nice!
    Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text
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  287. kári vúra naa nîinamich, víri vaa kumá'ii payêem naa uum púfaat neekyâatihara.
    I was little then (chuckle), but now I can’t do anything.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text
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  288. xás úpiip" uum vúra páy chu'íveesh.
    And he said, "This one is going to die.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text

  289. xâatik vúra, uum, vúra hárivari u'ívahaak.
    "Just let him be, whenever he may die.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text

  290. uum tákunpiip, pamúaasravarak íshaha, sú' aasrávar.
    People said, "He's got water on his brain, inside the brain."
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text

  291. xás kanéepeenti, " pamichíshiih mít uum êen úkuuyvanik.
    And they were telling me, "A board fell on your dog.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text

  292. vaa kumá'ii paxáas tu'iv, pu'uum vúra fâat kumakêemish áamtihan."
    "That's why he almost died, he didn’t eat any kind of poison."
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text

  293. xás payêem uum vúra tu'aráriihkanha, puhúun vúra íinatihan.
    And now he's well, there's nothing wrong with him.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text

  294. ayu’âach púfaat pa'ávansa iináak, panini'ákah uum támit u'ívat.
    It was because there was no man in the house, my father had died.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full text

  295. pa'áraar uum pupítihara pamú'arama múthvuy patu'ívahaak.
    The Indian did not say his child's name when it died.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text

  296. " vaa uum" kunipíti " pitaxyárih."
    That, they said, was "swearing."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text

  297. víriva kári uum tá kunipíti peethvuy, vúra puhúunhara.
    Then they could still say the name, and no harm was done.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text

  298. púyava uum fâat tu'ûukar.
    Then he paid something.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text

  299. xás hâari vúra uum pa'áraar pahúuntahaak ára vúra tupitaxyárih.
    Sometimes when a person was peculiar, he "swore" (on purpose).
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text

  300. xás patá kunípeerahaak " fâat iyúrish" xás patu'ûurihaak púyava uum hâari ára vaa kúth tóo tháaniv.
    When they told him to pay something and he refused, then sometimes a person was killed because of it.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text

  301. vaa uum ararákuupha.
    That was Indian law.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text

  302. xás úmuustih, vúra uum táay pa'íshaha, vúra ûumukich.
    And he looked; there was a lot of water, just close.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  303. vúra uum xára pookúkuri pa'íshaha, tu'ísh taay.
    He stooped down to the water for a long time, he drank a lot.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  304. kári xás púyava úumpan mah'íitnihach tá kunpávyiihship, kúkuum, paastaah.
    And then they, the ducks, left again in the morning.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  305. vúra uum tá neemchitátkoo.
    The bones are sticking out through my skin.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  306. xás tutúraayva, vúra uum táay paxathímtas.
    And he looked around, there were lots of grasshoppers.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  307. xás uxús " púya páy uum, payêem uum nayâavaheesh.
    And he thought, "There, now I'll get full.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  308. víri vúra uum táay pa'ahuptunvêechas u'áthanvaraktih.
    There were a lot of little sticks floating down from upriver.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  309. vaa uum hôoy vúrava kanéeptaatripaavish."
    That way they will hook me out somewhere.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  310. káruma uum pihnêefich uxúti " xáy kanátaatripaa."
    Coyote was thinking, "Let them not hook me out."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  311. pihnêefich uum ishpukéekyav tóo thvoonha.
    Coyote wanted to make money.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  312. kúkuum vúra uum uskákunih.
    It too jumped down.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  313. xás upíip " yáxa áta uum papihneefich'îin tá nasítviik.
    And he said, "Look, I'll bet Coyote stole it from me.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  314. kínikini vúra uum uvaxrahchákeesh.
    Let him die of thirst!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  315. xás vúra uum hûut chími u'îineesh, pamúprii vúra tuváxrah.
    What was he to do? His tongue was just dry.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  316. vaa uum kana'êethripaavish."
    Then they'll hook me out."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  317. xás kunpíip " pihnêefich uum.
    And they said, "It's Coyote!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  318. xás pihnêefich uum úyruuhriv, u'asímchaaktih.
    Coyote lay (there), he kept his eyes closed.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  319. xás kunipêer pihnêefich " ôok uum panámniik."
    And they told Coyote, "Here's Orleans."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  320. púyava kúth uum pootíshraamhiti panámniik.
    That's why there is a flat at Orleans.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  321. púyava páy uum pihnêefich ukúphaanik.
    This is what Coyote did.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  322. yánava vúra uum taay, paxathímtup.
    He saw there were lots of roasted grasshoppers.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  323. xás koovúra tá kunpiip, " naa uum nitáxvuukripaavish."
    And they all said, "I'm going to hook it out."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  324. áraar tóo párihish, uum vúra tóo párihish.
    He turned back into a person, he turned back into himself.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  325. xás pihnêefich uum ta yiiv.
    And by this time Coyote was a long ways off.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  326. yánava vúra uum taay, pa'athkuritpatúmkir.
    He saw there were lots of grease pillows.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  327. kári xás kuníthvuy pa'úkraam, yítha káru uum upítih, " vaa kuma'úkraam nipikvêeshriheesh."
    And they named the ponds, and (each) one said, "I will camp at that pond."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  328. xás vúra uum xára tá kunípvit.
    And they paddled for a long time.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  329. xás uum pihnêefich káru vúra púva haríxay maahvúnaa.
    And Coyote had never yet seen them either.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  330. xás kâakum tá kunpiip, " atafâat uum pihnêefich.
    And some of them said, "Maybe he's Coyote.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  331. xás yúruk pakunpávyiihma tá kunpiip, " uum vúra pihnêefich kâam úkriihvutih, upakurîihvutih.
    And when they got back downriver, they said, "It's Coyote upriver fishing, he's singing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  332. pu'uumhára.
    It's not him (dancing)."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  333. ta'ítam " yée naa hínupa páy uum vúra pihnêefich payûum uthívtaaptih.
    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 text

  334. xás kunpíip " uum pihnêefich pathivtaaptíhan, pu'uumhára peekriihvútihan.
    And they said, "It's Coyote who's dancing, it's not him that's fishing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  335. uum káru upakurîihvuti poo'áhootih, " haninuvêe naa hanuvêe naa."
    He was singing too as he traveled, "haninuvêe naa hanuvêe naa."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  336. xás vúra uum tutápkuup pamupákurih.
    And he liked their song.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  337. vúra vaa upakurîihvuti uum pamupákurih. " haninuvêe naa hanuvêe naa."
    He was singing his song that way, "haninuvêe naa hanuvêe naa."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  338. xás pihnêefich vúra uum sípnukaam tóo thárish pakáan umáhyaaneesh.
    And Coyote put a big storage basket down where they were to put it in.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  339. xás pamusípnuuk uum ipshûunkinich, kúna vúra tinihyâach, káan u'uuchnímach.
    And his storage basket was short, but it was sort of wide, it was squatting there.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  340. xás pihnêefich u'aachíchha, xás upíip " kúnish íp nípaat pamú'aan uum káan úkyiimeesh."
    And Coyote was glad, and he said, "I sort of said his string would reach there!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  341. víri pa'avansáxiich uum áachip pakun'íihtih.
    There were the boys dancing in the middle.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  342. xás vaa páy uum pihnêefich ukúphaanik.
    And Coyote did that.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  343. pi'êep uum pa'áraar ithtítaansahanik.
    Long ago the people were gamblers.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  344. xás pihnêefich uum tá íp káruk u'árihroovat.
    And Coyote went upriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  345. xás uum pihnêefich ithivthaneen'ípan u'uum.
    Coyote reached the end of the world.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  346. naa vúra puna'aapúnmutihara ' hôoy uum papihnêefich úkrii.'"
    I don't know where Coyote is."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  347. káruma íp uum tóo yuunkat ahtúun pamufithih'ípan.
    He had put oak bark in his toes.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  348. xás kári uum patóo kfuuyshur yítha kúna tu'éeh.
    And when he got tired, he gave it to another one.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  349. hínu páy uum upíkshaayvutih, putáktahara, pu'araraxus'úmaanhara.
    There he was lying, he wasn't a doctor, he wasn't a shaman.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  350. káruma uum yúruk tóo kpúhish.
    The fact was, he had swum ashore downriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  351. hínu páy uum ithyáruk tóo kvíriproov, káruma uum kunxútih " tóo síinvar."
    There he ran upriverward across-river; the fact was, they thought he had drowned.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  352. vaa ukúphaanik pihnêefich uum.
    Coyote did this way.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote Tries to Reach the Sun" (WB_KL-12) | read full text

  353. vaa uum vúra payúruk tá kunvíitrup tuthívruuhrup yúruk.
    When they traveled downstream by boat, they floated downstream.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote As Lawmaker" (WB_KL-15) | read full text

  354. vaa uum vúra káan ifmaarápiit kamíktaatroovutih, káruk uvítroovutih."
    Let the new married man push his way upstream there, (when) he is traveling upstream."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote As Lawmaker" (WB_KL-15) | read full text

  355. vúra uum yararápiit vúra kámtuuntih."
    Let the new married woman be carrying it."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote As Lawmaker" (WB_KL-15) | read full text

  356. káru uum naa vúra neemúsahiti pa'ávansa.
    And he looks just like me, the man.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text

  357. xás uum píshiip tu'íipma.
    And he got back first.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text

  358. xás pâanpay xás uxús " naa nixúti ' napikshayvûunishti,' yukún koovúra vaa umúsahiti panunú'uup, káru uum vúra vaa umúsahiti panini'áka.
    Then after a while she thought, "I think he's deceiving me, everything looks like our things, and he looks just like my father."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text

  359. kári xás kunxús pa'asiktávaansas, " hôoy uum poo'aramsîiprivtihirak.
    Then the women thought, "Where is it that he comes from?
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  360. xás vúra uum yâamach mu'asiktaván'aramah.
    And her female child was pretty.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  361. âanxus uum káru pákuri uthiinátih.
    Weasel had a song.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  362. kéevniikich vúra uum utapkûuputi póothtiitih.
    An old woman liked to gamble.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  363. kári xás uum káru ishímfir, âanaxus.
    And Weasel was tough, too.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  364. kári xás âanaxus uum káru tupakúriihva, " kéevniikich tiiptíip'aahrishuk ."
    And Weasel sang, too, "kéevniikich tiiptíip'aahrishuk."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  365. vúra uum hitíhaan kumasúpaa póomuusti pápikvas.
    She looked at the headdress-feather every day (while he was gone).
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  366. xás kúkuum káan uum kun'áraarahiti áraar.
    And again people were living there.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  367. uum vúra vaa âanaxus úkriivkuti pa'ípaha.
    Weasel held on to the tree.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  368. asáxvu uum káan úkrii.
    Turtle lived there.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  369. káruma uum pa'ifápiit áxak pamu'ífuni upaathrámni papátaravak.
    The fact was, the young women had thrown two of their hairs into the soup-baskets.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  370. páy uum pumi'ífunihara."
    This isn't your hair."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  371. ayu'âach pa'asiktávaan uum yáan'iiftihansa.''
    It's because the women are young."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  372. uum pa'asiktávaan vúra vaa kun'íihruputih.
    The women kept dancing downriver that way.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  373. xás vaa uum tá kunxúrihinaa.
    And they were hungry.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  374. ayu'âach vúra uum tá naxúriha."
    It's because I'm hungry."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  375. kúna uum vaa vúra káan úksuusur.
    He, in turn, swooped down there.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  376. kári xás uum u'áasish, ahinámtiimich.
    And she went to bed, at the edge of the fire.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

  377. kári xás uum vúra hárivaheesh, á'iknêechhan hôoyva tuvâaram, sinmôovishar.
    So it would be sometimes, Duck Hawk went off somewhere, he was gone a long time.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text

  378. kári xás upíip " aaníhich uum chími u'ípakeesh.
    And he said, "Big brother is going to come back.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text

  379. ôok uum púfaat-hanik papirishkâarim.
    There were no grizzly bears here.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text

  380. hínupa vúra uum u'apunkôonaatih, kachakâach uum u'apunkôonaatih.
    There she was bewitching them, Blue Jay herself was bewitching them.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

  381. hínupa uum kachakáach u'apunkôonaatih.
    There Blue Jay herself was bewitching them.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

  382. mahnûuvanach xás uum u'aapúnma.
    Chipmunk found it out.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

  383. kári xás uum paxuntápan uum vúra pupikyáarara pamúpxaan.
    But Tan Oak Acorn didn’t finish her cap.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text

  384. pamupiship'ihrôoha uum yítha mu'avansáxiich.
    His first wife had one boy.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  385. káru payítha uum áxak mutúnviiv, avansáxiitichas.
    And the other had two children, they were little boys.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  386. káru uum pa'asiktávaan atahári vúra kunikyáviichvutih, ávaha kunikyáatih.
    And the women were always working, they were gathering food.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

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

  388. xás pamu'átimnam uum vúra axyár atahári.
    And her burden basket was always full.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  389. payítha uum vúra chîimich pamu'átimnak.
    There was little in the other's burden basket.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  390. xás upíip " hôoy uum tátach."
    And they said, "Where's mama?"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  391. xás upíip pakéevriik " uum vúra má' tóo kvéesh.
    And the old woman said, "She's spending the night in the mountains.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  392. xás pa'avansáxiich vúra uum uxráratih, kúna vúra u'íchunvuti pooxráratih.
    And the boy was crying, but he hid when he cried.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  393. káru pa'avansáxiich uum tá mâam kun'íkakraa.
    And the boys were already climbing uphill.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  394. xás pa'avansáxiich uum máruk túuyship kunithvíripuraa.
    And the boys ran up the mountain.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  395. kári xás pihnêefich vúra uum táay tá pamú'aan.
    And Coyote had a lot of string.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  396. yiimúsich kúna uum táma upikyívunih.
    But it fell down again just a little ways off.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  397. kári xás vúra uum yâamach úkyav, vúra úkyav.
    And he fixed them pretty, he fixed them.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  398. papirishkâarim múmya tóo thyúruripaa, tufúhish, payuuxmachmahánnach upíkshaayvutih, uum áhup u'iikívtih, yiipahvuf'ímyah.
    He pulled out Grizzly's heart, (Grizzly) believed it when Lizard lied, (Lizard) was wearing a necklace of wood, a heart of rotten fir roots.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  399. kusrípan uum itháan avansahanik.
    Madrone was once a man.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text

  400. vúra uum puharíxay yav kupa'áraarahitihap.
    They never lived well.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text

  401. kusrípan uum vúra itíhaan uvunayvîichvutih.
    Madrone was always wandering around idly.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text

  402. vúra uum tóo mchaaxripaa.
    The heat was coming out (of the fire).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Towhee Has Red Eyes" (WB_KL-36) | read full text

  403. chavúra uum koovúra tá kunchífich akráa chamuxich'îin.
    Finally Sucker won everything from Eel.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Eel and Sucker" (WB_KL-37) | read full text

  404. kúna chámuxich uum vúra ípihar.
    But Sucker is bony.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Eel and Sucker" (WB_KL-37) | read full text

  405. kári xás kunpiip, " akâay uum páxuus êethtiheeshan."
    And they said, "Who will take care of it?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text

  406. púyava vúra uum tá taay, ta kuníkyav.
    So there was a lot, they gathered it.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text

  407. pa'asiktávaan káru uum tuvôonupuk.
    The woman went out too.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  408. káruma uum ukitaxríharahitih.
    (But) the fact was, she was being unfaithful.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  409. xás pa'ávansa vúra uum pu'aapúnmutihara.
    And the man (her husband) didn't know.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  410. xás kári " ee!" kári xás kunpiip, " uum apsunmúnukich tukitaxríharahitih."
    And (people) said, "Oh, Racer is being unfaithful!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  411. púyava vírusur uum ikxúrar xás tuvôonupuk.
    Then Bear went out in the evening.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text

  412. púyava uum pa'asiktávaansa yáas kunívyiihshiprimtih, máh'iit.
    Then the women started out, in the morning.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text

  413. vírusur uum tá íp u'ípakat.
    Bear had already come back home.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text

  414. uum ithasúpaa vúra úkrii.
    She just sat all day long.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text

  415. púyava uum kúmateech patóo kxuraraha púyava kári vírusur tuvâaram , tóo mkaanvar ikxáram .
    Then later, when it was evening, Bear went off, she went to gather food in the evening.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text

  416. xás púyava kumamáh'iit xás kúkuum tu'ípak vúra uum taay poo'átivutih póomkaanvuti pakóo kuma'ávaha.
    And one morning she came back again, she was carrying a lot in her burden basket, since she had gathered all kinds of food.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text

  417. xás kári yítha upiip, " yakún húm vaa áraar, uum vaa vírusur."
    Then one said, "You see, that's no person, that's a bear!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text

  418. púyava hínu páy uum vírusur, víri vaa kumá'ii pátaay úmkaanvutih.
    So there she was a bear, that's why she gathered (so) much.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text

  419. vúra uum táay patóo piikívshiip, thíin axyár vúra.
    He had lots of necklaces on, (his neck was) full up to his throat-glands.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text

  420. púyava uum túus payêem vúra u'ípakvutih, tupímnaaniharuk.
    So now Mockingbird always returns, he comes to spend the summer.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Mockingbird and Swamp Robin" (WB_KL-43) | read full text

  421. káruma uum pa'áraar tóo par, xás pamú'aax tóo pûuxsur.
    The fact was, (Horsefly) had bit human beings, and taken out a mouthful of their blood.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text

  422. aah uum úpaanik" púra fâat vúra îin na'íshiptiheeshara."
    Fire once said, "Nothing can put me out."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text

  423. xás vúra uum itníiv umúsaha.
    And he looked mean.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text

  424. víri vaa káan uum vúra kun'ûupvunaati tayiith.
    (Ground squirrels) were digging brodiaea roots there.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text

  425. peekxaréeyav vúra uum kunikyâanik.
    The gods made it.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full text

  426. púyava yáanchiip vúra uum koovúra tá kunkúhinaa.
    Then the next year everybody was sick.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full text

  427. púyava koovúra uum púxay vúra yíthaxay kuhítihara pa'áraaras, koovúra vúra yav, púxay axvahkánxay.
    And none of all the people was sick, they were all well, they weren't sick.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full text

  428. kári xás kunpiip, " vaa páy hínupa uum pookupítiheesh."
    And they said, "That's the way (Mankind) will do it."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full text

  429. kári xás yítha uum káan u'ífanik.
    And one (girl) had grown up there (at Orleans).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  430. uum vúra kâanimich.
    She was poor.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  431. kári xás uxus, " payaas'ára u'iiníshrihaak, víri uum káru vúra vaa ukupheesh, xáat kâanimich.
    And she thought, "When Mankind comes into existence, (a woman) will do this way also, (though) she may be poor.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  432. uum vúra hitíhaan vaa kích ukupitih, úkvaatih.
    He did only this all the time, he gathered sweathouse wood.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  433. yánava uum káru vaa ukupiti pá'uum ukupiti ikmahachram'íshiip veekxaréeyav.
    He saw that (the other person) was also doing what Sacred Sweathouse Spirit was doing.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  434. yánava uum káru vaa ukupitih, víkapu uskúruhtih.
    He saw he was doing that too, he was carrying a quiver.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  435. yukún uum káru ishímfir, asaxêevar veekxaréeyav.
    You see, Baldy Peak Spirit was tough too.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  436. yukún uum ikxareeyaatâapas u'iifshípreenik iknûumin veekxaréeyav.
    You see, Burrill Peak Spirit had grown up into a real ikxaréeyav.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  437. uum vúra káan u'iifshípreenik afíshnihanich, itúkuk.
    A young man lived there at itúkuk (in Yurok territory, opposite Weitchpec).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  438. uum vúra itíhaan kumamáh'iit tóo kvátar, itukuk'afishríhan.
    The young man of itúkuk went gathering sweathouse wood every morning.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  439. xás vúra uum nîinamich pamúpaah.
    His boat was just small.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  440. vúra uum nîinamich pamúpaah.
    His boat was just little.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  441. yáas úpviitmutih, uum káru.
    Then he paddled back there too.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  442. xás mah'íitnihach uum vúrava ukvatankôotih.
    So he always went early in the morning to gather sweathouse wood.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  443. póo'uum, chanchaaksúrak pootfúnukva, pamukun'iinâak vúra uum úm'aaxvarayva.
    When he arrived, when he looked inside through the smokehole, it was red all over inside their house (by reflection from his clothing).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  444. yukún vúra uum xára tá kun'íchunva áasiv.
    You see, (the couple) had hid for a long time in a cave.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

  445. vúra uum múfyiiv.
    She was her friend.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

  446. ta'ítam uum káru uvíkaheen káru úkyav payáfus.
    So she too wove and made the dresses.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

  447. kári xás kun'áhoo, vúra uum taay súpaa pakun'áhoo.
    And they traveled, it was many days that they traveled.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

  448. chavúra kun'uum, vúra uum yâamach peethívthaaneen, kípa thúkin.
    Finally they arrived, the country was beautiful and green.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

  449. ôok uum pu'áhootihara pa'ípihitihan.
    People with bones (i.e., live people) don't come here.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

  450. púyava pakun'ípak ôok kumeethívthaaneen vaa uum pakúphaanhanik póokupiti áraar utâanaxihitihirak.
    So when they returned to this world, they are the ones who did as it is done in the land of the dead.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

  451. xás vúra uum vikakêemich.
    And she was a poor weaver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  452. uum pa'áraar pápimtihan ithahárinay vúra pumaahtíhap.
    She, the person looking for him, didn’t see him for a year.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  453. pamú'iish uum tá púfaat, utheekvárahitih.
    His flesh was all gone by now, he was like a skeleton.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  454. púyava vúra uum yíchaach tóo kyâafip pá'uup.
    And he won all their possessions.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  455. avansáxiich vúra uum hitíhaan uxráratih.
    A little boy was always crying.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text

  456. " vaa uum vúra punaturâayvutiheeshara."
    "That way I won't be looking for him."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text

  457. uum vúra ataháriish vúra kunmáahtih, tá kunpiip, " u'apurúvaanhitih."
    People were always seeing (a certain woman), they said, "She's a devil."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text

  458. kári xás kunpiip, " uum mâasuum uvíiktih pahípriik.
    And people said, "She's weaving in the pepperwood grove, up the creek.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text

  459. kári xás tá kunpavyíihship uum koovúra.
    Then they all went home.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Who Died Laughing" (WB_KL-63) | read full text

  460. púyava yítha xás uum upasúpiichva.
    So (that) one told the story.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Who Died Laughing" (WB_KL-63) | read full text

  461. " páy uum pakumá'ii axvâak ukúheesh.
    "This one is so that (a person) will have a headache.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text

  462. páy uum pakumá'ii pavishváan ukúheesh."
    This one will give him a stomach-ache."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text

  463. káruma uum yiimúsich tu'íshunvaheen pa'ápuroon.
    The fact was, she had hidden the charms some distance away.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text

  464. kári xás vaa vúra uum tá kunxúusunish " yaas'ára."
    Then people thought they were rich.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full text

  465. hínupa páy uum vaa ukupavêenahiti atahári.
    There (the doctor) was doing that mischief all the time.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "A Quack Doctor" (WB_KL-67) | read full text

  466. pa'asiktávaansas uum kun'ífikvunaa xuntápan.
    The women gathered acorns.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

  467. pa'áraar uum pa'áama ukupéekriihvahitih.
    The Indians fished for salmon in a certain way.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  468. xás pamukun'ikríhar uum taskanatunvêechas ukyâarahitih.
    And their fish-trap was made of little poles.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  469. pa'urípi uum vâaram ukyâahitih.
    The net was made long.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  470. ipanîich vúra uum chûuyich.
    At the far end it was narrow.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  471. pa'ávahkam uum tírih.
    At the top it was wide.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  472. kunipíti " uum pupiykáreeshap pakáan asiktávaan uvúrayvutihaak."
    People said they wouldn't catch (anything) if a woman was around there.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  473. asiktávaan uum pukáan vúrayvutihara peemvírak.
    A woman didn't go around the fishing platform there.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  474. paxuntápan uum kun'ífiktih, ípahak kun'íiftih.
    They picked the acorns, they grew on trees.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text

  475. xás kári peekpúr uum múrukak kuniyváyraamnihvutih.
    Then they poured the flour into a tray-basket.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text

  476. pápiish kunikyâati uum xás tá kunpíishha.
    When they made píish, they soaked acorns.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Soaking Acorns" (WB_KL-75) | read full text

  477. xás píshiip uum ishahátiimich tá kun'íripkuri su'vári vúra.
    And first they dug a deep hole at the edge of the water.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Soaking Acorns" (WB_KL-75) | read full text

  478. peekmaháchraam uum yíth ukupeekyâahiti káru peekrívraam uum vúra yith.
    The sweathouse was made one way and the living-house another.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text

  479. peekmaháchraam uum sú' u'íripkurihahitih.
    The sweathouse was dug down into the ground.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text

  480. pavuráakir uum vúra ípaha pookyâarahitih.
    The ladder was made of a tree.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text

  481. xás iinâak pamu'îirish uum ás upathrívahitih.
    And inside, their floor was covered with rocks.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text

  482. pa'arareekrívraam uum pu'á'hinvahara, yakún pa'íivhar ipshûunkinichas.
    The Indian house was not high; you see, the boards were short.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text

  483. xás pamukun'îirish uum vúra yuux.
    And their floor was just earth.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text

  484. xás pa'íivhar uum ipshûunkinichas peekrívraam ukyâarahitih.
    And the boards were short that the house was made with.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text

  485. xás pamuchivchákar káru uum ipshûunkinich.
    And their door was low too.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text

  486. xás âapun vúra uum pootâayhiti pamukun'ásip káru vúra fâat vúra pakuntâarahiti pakunimnísheesh.
    And on the floor were their cooking baskets and whatever else they had when they were going to cook.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text

  487. xás payupsítanich uum thaxtúuyak vúra sú' úkrii.
    And the baby was inside a baby-basket.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text

  488. pa'arara'avanséextiivha uum yítha pakuméextiivha úthvuuyti imtháatva.
    One game, of the Indian men's games, was called 'the stick game' (i.e., shinny).
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

  489. víriva uum tishrámniik pakuníxtiivhitih.
    They played it on a level place.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

  490. papanamnihimthatváram uum vaa káan ukyâasipreehiti paGeorgia mutasa'îikukam, xás yúruk paxánthiip u'iihyírak u'ípanhitih.
    The Orleans stick-game field began there just outside Georgia's (Mrs. Georgia Henry's) fence, and it ended downriver where the black oak stands.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

  491. xás patákasar uum ahuptunvêechas, unhítunvahitih.
    And the tossel was little sticks, they were tied together.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

  492. yítha uum pa'ávansa poo'avíkvuti patákasar.
    One man carried the tossel.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

  493. púyava yítha uum tóo tâatsip.
    And one tossed it.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

  494. púyava payítha peeshnaaníchhaak uum píshiip tu'úum patákasar uphírivirak.
    If one was swift, he arrived first where the tossel lay.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

  495. púyava xás uum píshiip tóo tâatsip.
    So he tossed it first.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

  496. púyava hâari uum payu'kúkam pa'ávansas píshiip tu'úum, patákasar uphírivirak.
    Sometimes the men on the downriver end arrived first where the tossel lay.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

  497. vaa uum papaaxkívtihan uum peekpihan'íshiip káru peeshnanich'íshiip.
    The winners were the strongest and the swiftest.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

  498. kári xás vúra uum táay yáan'iiftihan pa'afíshnihanichas tá kunthárufvunaa.
    And lots of young unmarried men peeled the sticks.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Work Contests" (WB_KL-79) | read full text

  499. pa'arara'êem uum ára upatumkôotih.
    The Indian Doctor sucked people.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sucking Doctor" (WB_KL-80) | read full text

  500. pa'aneekyávaan uum pírish pa'óohruuvtih káru hâari pirish'éepuum.
    The sweating doctor used plants and sometimes plant roots.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full text

  501. púyava páy uum papirish'ánav kunkupeekyâahitih.
    That’s how they made plant medicine.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full text

  502. peekxariya'áraar úmpaan tu'ípak.
    The priest himself came home.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  503. sáruk uum kun'íintih, tá írahiv.
    Downhill they were celebrating the world renewal, it was world-renewal time by then.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

  504. pakúnish itharípriik vaa uum káan saripyêepshas.
    The best hazel twigs are those where it is sort of a fir forest.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  505. patuyshipnee'ípanich vaa uum káan saripkêemshas.
    There are bad hazel twigs there on the hilltop.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  506. vaa kumá'ii payêepshas pasárip itharípriik, aayâach vaa uum vâaramsas káru xúnutich.
    The hazel twigs are good in the fir forest for this reason, it is because they are long and flexible.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  507. patuyshipnee'ípanich vasárip vaa uum ipshûunkinichas káru úruhsas.
    The hazel twigs of the hilltop are short and stubby (lit., round).
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  508. nanítaat mít kin'ípeentihat, " tuyshipnee'ípanich uum saripkêemshas."
    My mother used to tell us, "They are bad hazel sticks on the hilltop."
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  509. vaa mít kári uum nu'ahíshriihvutihat
    We used to set fires (to encourage the growth of the brush).
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  510. payêem uum tá koo, tá púvaa kinkupítihara.
    Now that's all over, we can't do that.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  511. payêem uum símsiim mûuk kunvúutvanaatih.
    Now they cut them with a knife.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  512. pa'asiktávaansas uum kuníshtuukvanaatih.
    The women picked them.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  513. payêem uum tá kóo patur, chishíi mûuk uum tah.
    Now the use of burden baskets is all gone, it is with horses now.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  514. ararayáfus uum vúra táfirapu ukyâarahitih.
    The Indian dress was made of buckskin.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full text

  515. payáfus uum vúra yítha vúra pufíchmaan.
    The dress was just one deerskin.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full text

  516. xás pamukunyafusayêepsha vúra uum yâamach ukyâahahitih.
    And their good dresses were made pretty.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full text

  517. yuxtháran uum tûupichas utapakpákahitih.
    The abalone shell was chopped up small.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full text

  518. xás patíiptiip uum aaxkúnish ukyâahitih.
    And the chain fern was made red.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full text

  519. xás pamukun'ápxaan uum uvíkahiti pasárum mûuk káru papanyúrar káru peekritápkir káru patíiptiip.
    And their hats were woven with the pine-roots and the bear-lily leaves and the five-finger fern and the chain fern.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Indian Clothes" (WB_KL-86) | read full text

  520. pa'arara'asiktávaan uum ishváak uthúkinhahitih.
    The Indian women were tattooed on the chin.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Tattoos" (WB_KL-87) | read full text

  521. vúra páy nanuxákarari kích uum vaa kunkupítih.
    Only ones outside of our country did that.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Tattoos" (WB_KL-87) | read full text

  522. Ramona uum kêeks ukyâati óok.
    Ramona is here making a cake.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "A Birthday Party" (WB_KL-89) | read full text

  523. xás uum káru úksuupkutih pa'ípaha.
    She too is pointing at the tree.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  524. káru uum vaa vúra úkviipti mú'aavkam.
    And (the one) is running in front of her like that.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  525. xás avansáxiich uum u'áhootih, pa'ipahasúruk kúnish tu'uum.
    A boy is walking in front, he is sort of going under the tree.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  526. páy uum úuth yúrasak.
    This is out at the ocean.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  527. páy uum pichas'ípaha uvêehrimva, xás simsímtas utaaspáthahitih.
    These peach trees are standing, and there is a wire fence around.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  528. páy uum úhthaam, koonmúrax.
    This is a garden, nothing but corn.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  529. páy uum tishrámkaam, xás utuyshíiprinahiti yiiv.
    This is a big valley, and there are mountains rising far away.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  530. páy uum tiik.
    These are hands.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  531. pa'avansáxiich áachip uhyárih, payeenipaxvúhich uum ápapkam.
    The boy is standing in the middle, the little girl is at the side.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  532. pa'ôokukam uum úksuupkunaa pa'áxak.
    The one on this side is pointing at the two of them.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  533. payêem uum pa'asiktávaan ôokukam.
    Now the woman is on this side.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  534. xás uum kunchúuphiti pa'ávansa xákaan.
    She and the man are talking.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  535. káan ára áxak, yítha uum fâatva âapun ukyâatih.
    Two people are there, one is doing something on the ground.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  536. mahnûuvanach uum vúra káan tuyíkiha.
    Chipmunk was really sick.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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  537. vúra uum puxích too kúha."
    She's really hurting bad."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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  538. púxay vúraxay, vúra uum too kúha.
    She's really hurting.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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  539. pihnêefich uum vookúphaanik.
    Coyote did that.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote and the Sun" (WB_LA78.1-016b) | read full text
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  540. chavúra vaa káan úum máruk ukfúkuvraa.
    Then he had gotten there, up on top of the hill.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote and the Sun" (WB_LA78.1-016b) | read full text
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