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

Vina Smith: Sentences about a cat (2011)

Primary participants: Vina Smith (speaker), Andrew Garrett (researcher), Line Mikkelsen (researcher)
Date: June 2, 2011
Location: Yreka
Project identifier: VS-34b
Additional contributor: Line Mikkelsen (annotator)

Text display mode: paragraph | sentence | word | word components

[1] pa-púsihich    vúra    uum    taay    ip    u-'áv-at    ipit   
the-cat.(dimin.)    Intensive    3.SG    much    PAST    3s(>3)-eat-PAST    yesterday   
The cat ate a lot yesterday.
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download |  Play

[2] pa-púsihich    ip    taay    t-u-'áv-at   
the-cat.(dimin.)    PAST    much    PERF-3s(>3)-eat-PAST   
The cat has already eaten a lot.
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download |  Play

[3] pûuhara    pa-púsihich    ip    taay    t-u-'áv-at   
no    the-cat.(dimin.)    PAST    much    PERF-3s(>3)-eat-PAST   
No, the cat as already eaten a lot.
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download |  Play

[4] pa-púsihich    vúra    uum    t-óo    xúriha    vúra    uum    taay    u-'áv-eesh   
the-cat.(dimin.)    Intensive    3.SG    PERF-3s(>3)    be.hungry    Intensive    3.SG    much    3s(>3)-eat-FUT   
The cat is really hungry and is going to eat a lot.
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download |  Play

[5] t-óo    xúriha   
PERF-3s(>3)    be.hungry   
He's hungry.
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download |  Play

[6] vúra    uum    taay    pa-púsihich    t-u-'áv   
Intensive    3.SG    much    the-cat.(dimin.)    PERF-3s(>3)-eat   
The cat is eating a lot.
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download |  Play

[7] púsihich    vúra    uum    puxích    t-óo    kvíit-ha   
cat.(dimin.)    Intensive    3.SG    very.much    PERF-3s(>3)    sleep   
The cat is sleeping a lot.
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download |  Play

[8] pa-púsihich    vúra    itíhaan    u-kvíit-hi-tih   
PERF-cat.(dimin.)    Intensive    always    3s(>3)-sleep-DUR   
The cat is always sleeping.
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download |  Play