Ararahih'urípih
A Dictionary and Text Corpus of the Karuk Language

Vina Smith: Sentences about comparisons (2013)

Primary participant: Vina Smith (speaker)
Date: 2013
Project identifier: VS-18
Publication details: Unpublished (recorded by Line Mikkelsen, Clare Sandy, Erik Maier, and Florrine Super on January 27th, 2013)

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[1] pa-'ápsuun    uum    vúra    vâaram    pa-'áan    uum    ipshûunkinich   
the-snake    3.SG    Intensive    long    the-string    3.SG    low   
The snake is longer than the rope. (The snake is long, the rope is short)
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[2] pa-'ápsuun    káru    pa-'áan    xákaan    vúra    yav   
the-snake    also    the-string    both    Intensive    good   
The snake is as long as the rope. (The snake and the rope are both good)
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[3] páy    uum    pa-'ápsuun    vúra    uum    vâaram   
this    3.SG    the-snake    Intensive    3.SG    long   
This snake is the longest snake.
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[4] vúra    nîinamich    pa-'ásip   
Intensive    little    the-bowl   
The cup is little.
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[5] kêech-as    vúra    pa-takâakaa   
big-PL    Intensive    the-valley.quail   
The quails are big.
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[6] pa-takaakaa-tunvêech-as    káan    kun-'íchunvu-naa-tih   
the-valley.quail-small.(pl.)-PL    there    3pl(>3s)-hide.oneself-PL-DUR   
The little quails are hiding there.
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[7] kun-'íchunvu-naa-tih    káan   
3pl(>3s)-hide.oneself-PL-DUR    there   
They are hiding there.
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[8] pa-takaakaa-tunvêech-as    kun-'íchunvu-naa-tih   
the-valley.quail-small.(pl.)-PL    3pl(>3s)-hide.oneself-PL-DUR   
The little quails are hiding.
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[9] pu-na-'aapúnmu-tih-ara   
NEG-1s(>3)-know-DUR-NEG   
I don't know.
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[10] vúra    nu-'ápim-tih   
Intensive    1pl(>3)-look.for-DUR   
We were looking for them.
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[11] pa-nanu-'átraax    vúra    uum    ipshûunkinich   
the-1plPOSS-arm    Intensive    3.SG    low   
Our arms are too short.
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[12] vaa    kúnish    kun-imúsahi-ti    pá-saan   
so    sort.of    3pl(>3s)-look-DUR    the-leaf   
They (the quails) are the same color as the leaves.
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[13] kúnish    t-u-váxrah   
sort.of    PERF-3s(>3)-be.dry   
They (leaves) were kind of dry.
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[14] pa-kêech-as    vúra    tá    kun-íkxiipshur   
the-big-PL    Intensive    PERF    3pl(>3s)-fly.away   
The big ones flew away.
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[15] pa-mi-típa    ipêen    ôok    naa   
the-2sPOSS-brother    say.to    here    come   
Go get your brother.
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[16] mi-típa    ipêen    ôok    naa   
2sPOSS-brother    say.to    here    come   
Go get your brother.
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[17] vúra    uum    puxich    nu-'ítap-eesh    pa-'arará-hih   
Intensive    3.SG    very.much    1pl(>3)-know-FUT    the-human-language   
We are trying to learn the Karuk language.
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[18] naa    ipshûunkinich    kúna    pa-nani-típa    uum    vâaram   
1sg.    low    in.addition    the-1sPOSS-brother    3.SG    long   
My brother is taller than me. (I'm short, but my brother is tall.)
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[19] pay    uum    ipshûunkinich    pay    cup    uum    vâaram   
this    3.SG    low    this    cup    3.SG    long   
That cup is smaller than this cup. (That cup is short. This cup is tall.)
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[20] pay    uum    pa-nani-kafih'ásip    ipshûunkinich   
this    3.SG    the-1sPOSS-coffeepot    low   
My coffee cup is short.
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