Ararahih'urípih

Benonie Harrie: "Coyote Pups" (1927)

Primary participants: Benonie Harrie (speaker), Jaime de Angulo (researcher), L.S. Freeland (researcher)
Date: 1927
Location: Northern California
Project identifier: DAF_KT-05a
PDF of published text: http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/~karuk/text-pdfs/DAF_KT-05a.pdf
Additional contributors: Line Mikkelsen (annotator), Michelle Park (annotator), Elizabeth Lieu (annotator), Andrew Baker (annotator), Miranda Guerrero (annotator), Yichuan Yang (annotator)

Note: This text has been retranscribed in current spelling, including wovel shortening in compound words even where de Angulo and Freeland wrote a long vowel.

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[1] yée ôok pá-mit ni-'ákunvar-at

well here NOMZ-near.past 1s(>3)-go.hunting-PAST

Not long ago I was out hunting.

[2] kári xás máruk ikúk-ak ni-vátaroovu-tih

then then uphill log-Locative 1s(>3)-walk.from.here.upstream-DUR

I was in the hills, walking along on a log.

[3] chí 'axmay u-'árihrishuk ni-xú-ti vinusuná'anamahich

soon suddenly 3s(>3)-jump.out 1s(>3)-think-DUR bear.cub

Suddenly something ran out. At first I thought it was a little bear cub.

[4] yánava pihnêefich'anamahich

visible coyote.pup

But it turned out to be a coyote pup.

[5] ta'ítam ni-’áharam-aheen

so 1s(>3)-follow-ANT

I started after him.

[6] sáruk ni-yvúrunih xás áavkam ni-'áapish xás máruk u-p-ikvíripraa

downhill 1s(>3)-chase.away.downhill then ahead 1s(>3)- then uphill 3s(>3)-ITER-run.up.from.downhill

I followed him down hill at a run. I headed him off and he ran back up hill.

[7] xáyva ni-páhariithun

by.luck 1s(>3)-catch.up

I was lucky enough to catch up with him.

[8] kári xás xuskáamhara mûuk ni-tátararish

then then bow with.(by.means.of) 1s(>3)-hold.down

I held him down with my gun.

[9] kári xás axvâa-k ni-'axaychákish xás pûuvish-ak ni-saanámnih

then then head-LOC 1s(>3)-grab then bag-Locative 1s(>3)-put.(things).in

Then I grabbed him by the head and shoved him into a sack.

[10] xás máruk ni-p-íthváraa

then uphill 1s(>3)-ITER-pack.up.from.downhill

I packed him back up the hill to that log.

[11] kári xás kaan ní-krii xára

then then there 1s(>3)-live long.time

There I sat down and waited a while.

[12] xas sâam ni-'árihfak

then little.downhill 1s(>3)-walk.downhill

I was just starting down again.

[13] xas chí'axmay u-xrúunha xas ni-xús pa-kéevriikshahan xas vúra hôoyvarihva vúra

then suddenly 3s(>3)-growl then 1s(>3)-think the-old.woman then Intensive somewhere.or.other Intensive

I heard a growl. I thought it must be the mother, but I didn't know where the sound came from.

[14] yánava ikuk káan u-tháaniv

visible log there 3s(>3)-sit

Then I saw the log lying there.

[15] u-'ahváraa-hi-tih

3s(>3)-hollow.tree-DENOM-DUR

The log was hollow.

[16] yánava váa kaan su pa-'ú-xruunhi-tih

visible that there inside NOMZ-3s(>3)-growl-DUR

And the growling came from inside.

[17] kári xas kúuk ni-'úum

then then to.there 1s(>3)-arrive

Then I went to the log.

[18] yánava su hôoyvarihva xas áhup n-ikrúkukaa

visible inside somewhere then wood 1s(>3)-poke.in

I poked a stick in.

[19] ipshûunkinich-hiruva pa-'áhup

low-too the-wood

But it was too short.

[20] xas máruk ní-kfuukraa kaan xas taskara-xárah ni-vúpaksip

then uphill 1s(>3)-climb.uphill.(plural) there then pole-long 1s(>3)-start.to.cut

I climbed up on the hill and there I cut a long pole.

[21] xas pa-sáruk ni-p-itfáku-tih víri kúna su u-p-árihkaa pihneefích'anamahich

then NOMZ-downhill 1s(>3)-ITER-look.away.downhill-DUR so in.addition inside 3s(>3)-ITER-run.inside coyote.pup

I looked back just in time to see a coyote pup running back into the log.

[22] kári xás ni-'ûufak pa-taskaná-'anamahich kaan ni-'íipma

then to.there be.downhill.slope-bring.downhill the-pole-little there 1s(>3)-return

I took my little pole and climbed down.

[23] yánava pa-nani-pihneefích'anamahich t-óo p-sír-heen íp pa-ni-'íithvu-tih-at

visible the-1sPOSS-coyote.pup PERF-3s(>3) ITER-disappear-ANT PAST NOMZ-1s(>3)-pack-DUR-PAST

And found the little pup I'd been packing had got away already.

[24] kári xás pa-táaskar su' ni-krúkukaa

then then the-pole inside 1s(>3)-poke.in

I stuck my pole into the hole.

[25] súva su’ kun-íxruunhi-tih

listen! inside 3pl(>3s)-growl-DUR

I could hear them growling.

[26] xás ipan pa-táaskar ni-táxaxar

indoors end the-pole 1s(>3)-slash.through

Then I split the end of the pole.

[27] xás xára chavúra apsíi-k ni-tápuchrishuk

then long finally leg-Locative 1s(>3)-twist.out

After poking around a good while, I caught one by the leg and twisted him out of the hole. I put him in the sack.

[28] xás pûuvish-ak ni-saanámni

then bag-Locative 1s(>3)-put.(things).in

I put him in the sack.

[29] xás kúkuum vura xára ní-hmachiichva

then again Intensive long.time 1s(>3)-bother

Then I tried quite a while.

(de Angulo and Freeland translates this sentence "Then after trying quite a while." It has been changed here to better reflect the Karuk sentence structure.)

[30] xás kúkuum xáyva yítha ni-tápuchrishuk

then again by.luck one 1s(>3)-twist.out

I had the luck to catch another and twist him through the hole.

[31] ta’itam kúkuum pûuvish-ak ni-saanámni-heen

so again bag-Locative 1s(>3)-put.(things).in-ANT

I put him in the sack too.

[32] kúkuum vura pâanpay yítha ni-tápuchrishuk

again Intensive after.while one 1s(>3)-twist.out

Later I twisted out a third one.

[33] kári xás kúkuum pûuvish-ak ni-saanámni

then then again bag-Locative 1s(>3)-put.(things).in

And put him in the sack.

[34] kári xas kári-varih sú' kun-íxruunhi-tih

then then then-toward inside 3pl(>3s)-growl-DUR

The rest were growling inside.

[35] káruma vúra tá nee-kvúrish káru vúra tá na-xuniháyaachha xás pa-nani'-akunvarasímsiim mûuk ni-párupkurih

in.fact Intensive PERF 1s-be.tired also Intensive PERF 1s-be.very.hungry then the-1sPOSS-hunting.knife with.(by.means.of) 1s(>3)-chisel.into

But I was getting tired and I was hungry besides. I took my hunting knife and began chiselling.

[36] chavúra pâanpay tá ni-páruprin

finally after.while PERF 1s(>3)-chisel.through

Finally I made a hole through.

[37] yánava sú' kári kun-imtaránamhi-tih

visible inside then 3pl(>3s)-be.visible-DUR

And I could see more pups inside.

[38] púyava kári xas kúkuum kêechich vúra ni-párupkurih

you.see then then again bigger Intensive 1s(>3)-chisel.into

Good. I kept on and made the hole large enough.

[39] chavúra pâanpay vúra vaa kóo tah pa-vaa káan n-ithyúrurupuk-eesh

finally after.while Intensive so as.much.as already NOMZ-so there 1s(>3)-drag.out-FUT

After a while it was big enough that I could pull one out.

(de Angulo and Freeland translates this sentence "So that I could pull one out." It has been changed here to better reflect the Karuk sentence structure.)

[40] xás ta'itam kúkuum pûuvish-ak ni-saanámni-heen kúkuum vúra yítha n-ithyúrurupuk

then so again bag-Locative 1s(>3)-put.(things).in-ANT again Intensive one 1s(>3)-drag.out

I put him in the sack with the rest. Then I dragged out another one.

[41] yánava kári vúra sú kári xas vaa kúna ni-thyúrurupuk táma ikrívki pa-pihnêefich-tunvêechas

visible then Intensive inside then then so in.addition 1s(>3)-drag.out then six the-coyote-small.(pl.)

And there was one more still inside. Then I pulled out that one too. There they were, six little coyotes!

[42] itha-'ithvá-kaam u-'árihish

one-packload-large 3s(>3)-become

It made a big load.

[43] tée kxúrar xas ni-'ípak

PERF evening then 1s(>3)-come.back

It was late evening when I got back.

[44] kári xás iinâak xás ni-knúpishrih

then then indoors then 1s(>3)-dump.down

Then I dumped them out inside the house.

[45] kári xás itha-'îirish vúra kun-ihmáravarayva

then then all-floor Intensive 3pl(>3s)-run.around.indoors.(pl.)

And they ran around all over the floor.

[46] xás ahup'ásip-ak sú' ni-máhyaan

then box-Locative inside 1s(>3)-put.in

I put them in a big wooden box.

[47] chavúra axak-súpaa kaan sú' kun-'áraarahi-tih

finally two-day there inside 3pl(>3s)-live.(pl.)-DUR

And kept them there two days.

[48] ni-xus áavahar vúra ni-yêeshriihv-eesh

1s(>3)-think alive Intensive 1s(>3)-put.(things).down-FUT

I thought I might be able to sell them alive.

[49] chímiva púxay vúra-xay kanee-kvárish-ap

soon not.yet Intensive-not 3pl>1s-buy-INV

But it turned out that I couldn't.

[50] kári xás ta'ítam áhup mûuk axvâa-k ni-p-akóo-naa-heen

then then so wood with.(by.means.of) head-LOC 1s(>3)-ITER-club-PL-ANT

Finally I clubbed them on the head with a stick.

[51] kári xás pa-mukun-axvâa kich kanee-kvárish

then then the-3plPOSS-head only 3pl>1s-buy

Then they bought just the heads from me.

[52] itnoopámahich ník kana-'êeh xás váa káru vúra pa-'íshpuk púva-xay kana-'êeh-ap káruma chími-heesh itha-kûusrah véenik mit pa-ni-ykára-naa-t

five.each a.little 3pl>1s-give then so also Intensive the-dentalium.shells not.yet-not 3pl>1s-give-INV in.fact soon-FUT one-sun ago near.past NOMZ-1s(>3)-beat-PL-PAST

They would scarcely give me five dollars apiece for them. And even that money they haven't paid me yet, and it's almost a month since I killed them.

[1]	yée	ôok	pá-mit	ni-'ákunvar-at
[1]	well	here	NOMZ-near.past	1s(>3)-go.hunting-PAST

[2]	kári	xás	máruk	ikúk-ak	ni-vátaroovu-tih
[2]	then	then	uphill	log-Locative	1s(>3)-walk.from.here.upstream-DUR

[3]	chí	'axmay	u-'árihrishuk	ni-xú-ti	vinusuná'anamahich
[3]	soon	suddenly	3s(>3)-jump.out	1s(>3)-think-DUR	bear.cub

[5]	ta'ítam	ni-’áharam-aheen
[5]	so	1s(>3)-follow-ANT

[6]	sáruk	ni-yvúrunih	xás	áavkam	ni-'áapish	xás	máruk	u-p-ikvíripraa
[6]	downhill	1s(>3)-chase.away.downhill	then	ahead	1s(>3)-	then	uphill	3s(>3)-ITER-run.up.from.downhill

[8]	kári	xás	xuskáamhara	mûuk	ni-tátararish
[8]	then	then	bow	with.(by.means.of)	1s(>3)-hold.down

[9]	kári	xás	axvâa-k	ni-'axaychákish	xás	pûuvish-ak	ni-saanámnih
[9]	then	then	head-LOC	1s(>3)-grab	then	bag-Locative	1s(>3)-put.(things).in

[10]	xás	máruk	ni-p-íthváraa
[10]	then	uphill	1s(>3)-ITER-pack.up.from.downhill

[11]	kári	xás	kaan	ní-krii	xára
[11]	then	then	there	1s(>3)-live	long.time

[12]	xas	sâam	ni-'árihfak
[12]	then	little.downhill	1s(>3)-walk.downhill

[13]	xas	chí'axmay	u-xrúunha	xas	ni-xús	pa-kéevriikshahan	xas	vúra	hôoyvarihva	vúra
[13]	then	suddenly	3s(>3)-growl	then	1s(>3)-think	the-old.woman	then	Intensive	somewhere.or.other	Intensive

[14]	yánava	ikuk	káan	u-tháaniv
[14]	visible	log	there	3s(>3)-sit

[16]	yánava	váa	kaan	su	pa-'ú-xruunhi-tih
[16]	visible	that	there	inside	NOMZ-3s(>3)-growl-DUR

[17]	kári	xas	kúuk	ni-'úum
[17]	then	then	to.there	1s(>3)-arrive

[18]	yánava	su	hôoyvarihva	xas	áhup	n-ikrúkukaa
[18]	visible	inside	somewhere	then	wood	1s(>3)-poke.in

[19]	ipshûunkinich-hiruva	pa-'áhup
[19]	low-too	the-wood

[20]	xas	máruk	ní-kfuukraa	kaan	xas	taskara-xárah	ni-vúpaksip
[20]	then	uphill	1s(>3)-climb.uphill.(plural)	there	then	pole-long	1s(>3)-start.to.cut

[21]	xas	pa-sáruk	ni-p-itfáku-tih	víri	kúna	su	u-p-árihkaa	pihneefích'anamahich
[21]	then	NOMZ-downhill	1s(>3)-ITER-look.away.downhill-DUR	so	in.addition	inside	3s(>3)-ITER-run.inside	coyote.pup

[22]	kári	xás	ni-'ûufak	pa-taskaná-'anamahich	kaan	ni-'íipma
[22]	then	to.there	be.downhill.slope-bring.downhill	the-pole-little	there	1s(>3)-return

[23]	yánava	pa-nani-pihneefích'anamahich	t-óo	p-sír-heen	íp	pa-ni-'íithvu-tih-at
[23]	visible	the-1sPOSS-coyote.pup	PERF-3s(>3)	ITER-disappear-ANT	PAST	NOMZ-1s(>3)-pack-DUR-PAST

[24]	kári	xás	pa-táaskar	su'	ni-krúkukaa
[24]	then	then	the-pole	inside	1s(>3)-poke.in

[25]	súva	su’	kun-íxruunhi-tih
[25]	listen!	inside	3pl(>3s)-growl-DUR

[26]	xás	ipan	pa-táaskar	ni-táxaxar
[26]	indoors	end	the-pole	1s(>3)-slash.through

[27]	xás	xára	chavúra	apsíi-k	ni-tápuchrishuk
[27]	then	long	finally	leg-Locative	1s(>3)-twist.out

[28]	xás	pûuvish-ak	ni-saanámni
[28]	then	bag-Locative	1s(>3)-put.(things).in

[29]	xás	kúkuum	vura	xára	ní-hmachiichva
[29]	then	again	Intensive	long.time	1s(>3)-bother

[30]	xás	kúkuum	xáyva	yítha	ni-tápuchrishuk
[30]	then	again	by.luck	one	1s(>3)-twist.out

[31]	ta’itam	kúkuum	pûuvish-ak	ni-saanámni-heen
[31]	so	again	bag-Locative	1s(>3)-put.(things).in-ANT

[32]	kúkuum	vura	pâanpay	yítha	ni-tápuchrishuk
[32]	again	Intensive	after.while	one	1s(>3)-twist.out

[33]	kári	xás	kúkuum	pûuvish-ak	ni-saanámni
[33]	then	then	again	bag-Locative	1s(>3)-put.(things).in