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

Vina Smith: Gathering wood (2013)

Primary participants: Vina Smith (speaker), Clare Sandy (researcher), Erik Maier (researcher)
Date: June 19, 2013
Location: Yreka
Project identifier: VS-47
Additional contributor: Andrew Garrett (annotator)

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Note: This anecdote was spoken in English and Karuk. Only the Karuk is transcribed below.

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[1] pa-naní-'ákah    vúrava    pimnáanih   
the-1sPOSS-father    just    summer   
My father (gathered wood) in the summer.
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download |  Play

[2] xás    vúrava    táay    t-óo    kyav    pa-'áhup   
then    just    much    PERF-3s(>3)    make    the-wood   
He gathered a lot of wood.
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[3] xás    vúra    t-u-váxrah    pa-pimnáanih   
then    Intensive    PERF-3s(>3)-be.dry    the-summer   
It was dry, in the summer.
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[4] xás    vúrava    ithéeshyav    koovúra    áhup    t-óo    kyav   
then    just    all.winter    all    wood    PERF-3s(>3)    make   
He gathered wood for the whole winter.
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[5] xás    vúra    uum    itíhaan    táay    nanu-'áhup   
then    Intensive    3.SG    always    much    1plPOSS-wood   
We always had a lot of wood.
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