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

Vina Smith: Sentences: adjectives (2012)

Primary participant: Vina Smith (speaker)
Date: 2012
Project identifier: VS-27
Publication details: Unpublished (recorded on March 31, 2012 by Line Mikkelsen and Clare Sandy)

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[1] naa    vúra    puxích    née-tniivka   
1sg.    Intensive    very.much    1s-mean   
I am very mean.
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[2] naa    vúra    puxích    née-tniivka-tih   
1sg.    Intensive    very.much    1s-mean-DUR   
I am really mean.
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[3] ni-xápkoo-vish   
1s(>3)-step.to.repeatedly-FUT   
I will kick her.
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[4] iim    vúra    puxích    itníivka   
2sg.    Intensive    very.much    mean   
You are really mean.
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[5] uum    vúra    puxích    itníivka   
3.SG    Intensive    very.much    mean   
He is really mean.
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[6] uum    vúra    puxích    kun-íxviiphi-naa-tih   
3.SG    Intensive    very.much    3pl(>3s)-be.angry-PL-DUR   
They are really mean.
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[7] vúra    puxích    yáv    kun-ikyâa-tih   
Intensive    very.much    good    3pl(>3s)-make-DUR   
They really do good.
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[8] vúra    uum    táay    mu-'íshkiit   
Intensive    3.SG    much    3sPOSS-luck   
She has lots of stuff.
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[9] táay    vúra    mu-'úup   
much    Intensive    3sPOSS-possession   
She has lots of stuff.
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[10] uum    vúra    yáv    vaa    kumá'ii   
3.SG    Intensive    good    that    because.of   
She is really good, that's why.
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[11] uum    vúra-va    yáv    vaa    kumá'ii   
3.SG    Intensive-so    good    that    because.of   
That's why she is good.
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[12] naa    vúra    ishímfir   
1sg.    Intensive    brave   
I am really tough.
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