Vina Smith: Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (2012)
Primary participant: Vina Smith (speaker)
Date: 2012
Project identifier: VS-20d
Publication details: Unpublished (recorded by Andrew Garrett and Line Mikkelsen on October 20, 2012)
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| [1] | mah'íitnihich |
| early.morning |
| It's morning. |
| [2] | payêem | uum | mah'íitnihich |
| now | 3.SG | early.morning |
| It's morning. |
| [3] | tá | máh'iit |
| PERF | morning |
| It's getting morning. |
| [4] | chími | i-kfúuksip | payêem |
| soon | 2s(>3)-get.up.(from.lying) | now |
| It's time to get up! |
| [5] | tá | kári | chími | i-kfúuksip |
| PERF | then | soon | 2s(>3)-get.up.(from.lying) |
| It's time to get up! |
| [6] | tá | kári |
| PERF | then |
| Right now. |
| [7] | chêech | kii-kárih-i |
| quickly | 2pl(>3)-be.ready-IMPER |
| You all get ready fast! |
| [8] | chími | kii-kárih-i |
| soon | 2pl(>3)-be.ready-IMPER |
| You all get ready! |
| [9] | iim | t-ée | káriha |
| 2sg. | PERF-2s(>3) | be.ready |
| Are you ready yet? |
| [10] | iim | t-ée | káriha | hum |
| 2sg. | PERF-2s(>3) | be.ready | or |
| Are you ready yet? |
| [11] | t-i-txâarihva | hum |
| PERF-2s(>3)-open.eyes | or |
| Are you waking up? |
| [12] | t-i-káriha | hum |
| PERF-2s(>3)-be.ready | or |
| Are you ready? |
| [13] | t-u-súpaaha |
| PERF-3s(>3)-become.day |
| It's day. |
| [14] | áav | paatv-i |
| face | bathe-IMPER |
| Wash your face! |
| [15] | chími | koovúra | áav | kiik-páatv-i |
| soon | all | face | 2pl(>3)-bathe-IMPER |
| You all wash your faces! |
| [16] | iptáxatih-i |
| comb.one's.hair-IMPER |
| Comb your hair! |
| [17] | koovúra | kii-ptáxatih-i |
| all | 2pl(>3)-comb.one's.hair-IMPER |
| You all comb your hair! |
| [18] | pa-mí-vu | pithxáh-i |
| the-2sPOSS-tooth | wash-IMPER |
| Brush your teeth! |
| [19] | koovúra | pa-mikún-vu | kiik-píthxah-i |
| all | the-2plPOSS-tooth | 2pl(>3)-wash-IMPER |
| You all brush your teeth! |
| [20] | tá | ávahiv |
| PERF | mealtime |
| It's time to eat. |
| [21] | iimkun | tá | ku-xúriha |
| 2pl. | PERF | 2pl(>3)-be.hungry |
| Are you guys hungry? |
| [22] | tá | ku-xúriha | hum |
| PERF | 2pl(>3)-be.hungry | or |
| Are you guys hungry? |
| [23] | t-ée | xúriha | hum |
| PERF-2s(>3) | be.hungry | or |
| Are you hungry? |
| [24] | fâat | iim | i-'áv-eesh |
| what | 2sg. | 2s(>3)-eat-FUT |
| What are you going to eat? |
| [25] | fâat | iimkun | ku-'áv-eesh |
| what | 2pl. | 2pl(>3)-eat-FUT |
| What are you guys going to eat? |
| [26] | fâat | uum | koovúra | nu-'áv-eesh |
| what | 3.SG | all | 1pl(>3)-eat-FUT |
| What are we all going to eat? |
| [27] | fâat | nu-'am-vunâa-vish |
| what | 1pl(>3)-eat-PL-FUT |
| What are we all going to be eating? |
| [28] | chími | nu-'am |
| soon | 1pl(>3)-eat |
| Let's eat! |
| [29] | chími | tá | ávahiv |
| soon | PERF | mealtime |
| Let's eat! |
| [30] | taay | vúra | na-'ákih-i |
| much | Intensive | 2s/3s>1s-give.(things).to-IMPER |
| Feed me a lot! |
| [31] | kúkuum | taay | vúra | na-'ákih-i |
| again | much | Intensive | 2s/3s>1s-give.(things).to-IMPER |
| Feed me a lot again! |
| [32] | t-ée | kvúrishrih | hum |
| PERF-IMPER | be.tired | or |
| Are you tired? |
| [33] | naa | vúra | tá | nee-kvúrishrih |
| 1sg. | Intensive | PERF | 1s-be.tired |
| I'm tired. |
| [34] | i-pûunv-eesh | hum |
| 2s(>3)-rest-FUT | or |
| Do you want to rest? |
| [35] | ni-pûunv-eesh |
| 1s(>3)-rest-FUT |
| I'm going to take a rest. |
| [36] | ni-pûunv-eesh | vúra |
| 1s(>3)-rest-FUT | Intensive |
| I'm going to take a rest. |
| [37] | iim | káru |
| 2sg. | also |
| You too. |
| [38] | chími | nú-puunv-i |
| soon | 1pl(>3)-rest-IMPER |
| Let's (you and I) rest! |
| [39] | chí | nú-puunv-i |
| soon | 1pl(>3)-rest-IMPER |
| Let's (you and I) rest! |
| [40] | tá | née-kviit-ha |
| PERF | 1s-sleep |
| I am sleepy |
| [41] | iimkun | kii-kvíit-hi-naa |
| 2pl. | 2pl(>3)-sleep-PL |
| You all go to sleep! |
| [42] | ipyukúkuh-i | pa-mi-yukúkuh |
| put.on.shoes-IMPER | the-2sPOSS-shoe(s) |
| Put on your shoes! |
| [43] | kii-pyukúkuh-i |
| 2pl(>3)-put.on.shoes-IMPER |
| You guys put on your shoes! |
| [44] | kii-pyukúkuh-i | pa-mi-yukúkuh | Andrew | káru | Line |
| 2pl(>3)-put.on.shoes-IMPER | the-2sPOSS-shoe(s) | Andrew | also | Line |
| Andrew and Line, put on your shoes! |
| [45] | iimkun | kii-piyukúkuhsur-oo |
| 2pl. | 2pl(>3)-take.off.shoes-PL.ACT |
| You guys take off your shoes! |
| [46] | kii-piyukúkuhsur-oo |
| 2pl(>3)-take.off.shoes-PL.ACT |
| You guys take off your shoes! |
| [47] | kiik-pishnakaríshuk-va | pa-mikún-saanva |
| 2pl(>3)-take.off.(clothing)-PL.ACT | the-2plPOSS-clothing |
| You guys take off your clothes. |
| [48] | kii-kvíit-hi-naa |
| 2pl(>3)-sleep-PL |
| You guys go to sleep! |