Ararahih'urípih

Julia Starritt: "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (1957)

Primary participants: Julia Starritt (speaker), William Bright (researcher)
Date: 1957
Project identifier: WB_KL-06
Publication details: William Bright, The Karok Language (1957), pp. 184-189, Text 6
Additional contributor: Erik Maier (annotator)

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[1] pihnêefich vaa káan mu-kríhraam pihneefthuf-'ípan

coyote so there 3sPOSS-fishing.platform Wilder.Gulch-end

Coyote's fishery was there at the end of Wilder Gulch.

[2] xás káan atahári vúra u-krihan-kôo-tih

then there always Intensive 3s(>3)-go.fishing-to-DUR

He was always fishing there.

[3] xás t-u-thítiv chími u-thivtap-ára-h-eesh

then PERF-3s(>3)-hear soon 3s(>3)-war.dance-having-DENOM-FUT

And he heard it, there was going to be a war dance.

[4] xás arará-taay chími kun-ivyíhuk-eesh

then human-much soon 3pl(>3s)-come.(pl.)-FUT

A lot of people were going to come.

[5] xás káan panamnih'ifápiit áxak kun-'iin

then there Orleans.girl two 3pl(>3s)-(two).be

And two Orleans girls lived there.

[6] xás pu'akara-'îin kín-maah-tih-ap

then nobody-TOPIC 3pl>3pl-see-DUR-NEG

And nobody had seen them.

[7] xás kun-píip payêem xasík chí kin-máh-eesh

then 3pl(>3s)-say now then.(future) soon 3>1pl-see-FUT

And they said, "Now we are going to see them."

[8] xás uum pihnêefich káru vúra púva haríxay maah-vúnaa

then 3.SG coyote also Intensive not.yet sometimes see-PL

And Coyote had never yet seen them either.

[9] xás u-píip miník ni-kyâa-vunaa

then 3s(>3)-say of.course 1s(>3)-make-PL

And he said, "I'll fix them!"

[10] xás sípnuuk káruk u-'êethroov

then storage.basket upriver 3s(>3)-carry.upriverward.from.here

So he took a storage basket upriver.

[11] xás ikríhak á' u-tháantak

then on.fishing.platform above 3s(>3)-lay.(things).on

And he set it up on the fishery.

[12] xás u-pêer pa-sípnuuk naa ík vúra nee-músahi-tih-eesh p-ee-kûuntakoo

then 3s(>3)-say.to the-storage.basket 1sg. must Intensive 2s/3s>1s-look-DUR-FUT NOMZ-2s(>3)-sit.(on)

And he said to the storage basket, "You must look like me as you sit.

[13] xasík ík i-pakurîihvu-tih-eesh ik

then.(future) must 2s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR-FUT must

You must be singing."

[14] xás kári pa-mú-vaas u-yxôorariv pa-sípnuuk

then then the-3sPOSS-blanket 3s(>3)-bend.together the-storage.basket

Then he covered the storage basket with his blanket.

[15] xás u-pêer vaa ík vúra kóo ôok i-kûuntakoo-vish pa-ni-'ípak-ahaak xasík i-kôoh-eesh

then 3s(>3)-say.to so must Intensive as.much.as here 2s(>3)-sit.(on)-FUT NOMZ-1s(>3)-come.back-when then.(future) 2s(>3)-stop-FUT

And he told it, "You must be sitting here like that until I come back, then you can stop."

[16] xás ta'ítam ú-kriihv-aheen pa-sípnuuk u-pakurîihvu-tih

then so 3s(>3)-fish.with.set-net-ANT the-storage.basket 3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR

Then the storage basket fished, it was singing.

[17] xás pihnêefich yúruk u-p-ikvíriprup

then coyote downriver 3s(>3)-ITER-run.off..downriver

And Coyote ran downriver.

[18] xás yánava t-u-thivtap-ará-kaam-ha

then visible PERF-3s(>3)-war.dance-having-large-DENOM

And he saw there was a big war dance.

[19] xás u-píip chími yíth kan-párihish

then 3s(>3)-say soon other 1s(>3)-be.transformed

And he said, "Let me turn into someone else!"

[20] yaas'arah-'ávansa kan-párihish

rich.person-man 1s(>3)-be.transformed

Let me turn into a rich man!

[21] koovúra pa-niní-shaanva ishpúk kam-ikxúrikar-ahi-ti káru fúrax

all the-1sPOSS-carry.(things) dentalium.shells 3s(>3)-decorate.with-ESS-DUR also woodpecker.head

Let all my clothes be decorated with money and woodpecker heads!"

[22] ta'ítam u-thivtáp-ar-aheen

so 3s(>3)-do.war.dance-go.to-ANT

Then he went to the war dance.

[23] xás yánava pa-'ifápiit-sha xákarari kun-'íin p-oo-thivtap-ára-hi-tih-irak

then visible the-young.unmarried.woman-PL on.both.sides 3pl(>3s)-(two).be NOMZ-3s(>3)-war.dance-having-DENOM-DUR-where

And he saw the girls sitting on each side where people were war-dancing.

[24] xás vúra koovura-'îin kun-síinva vúra akárayva-va kuma-yaas'árah vúra kumee-mshúpap

then Intensive all-TOPIC 3pl(>3s)-fail.to.recognize Intensive anyone-INDEF 3sPOSS-rich.person Intensive 3sPOSS-attractive

And they all failed to recognize anyone so rich, so attractive.

[25] xás koovura-'îin kun-ímuus-tih

then all-TOPIC 3pl(>3s)-look.at-DUR

And everybody was looking at him.

[26] xás tá kun-patánvish hôoy i-'aramsîipriv-tih

then PERF 3pl(>3s)-ask.question where 2s(>3)-start.out-DUR

And they asked him, "Where do you come from?"

[27] naa vúra yíiv ni-'aramsîipriv-ti páy nanuxákararih

1sg. Intensive far 1s(>3)-start.out-DUR country.outside

"I come from far away, from the outside."

[28] xás kâakum tá kun-piip atafâat uum pihnêefich

then some PERF 3pl(>3s)-say maybe 3.SG coyote

And some of them said, "Maybe he's Coyote.

[29] kâam kii-músan p-óo-kriihvu-tih-irak

little.upriver 2pl(>3)-go.see NOMZ-3s(>3)-fish.with.set-net-DUR-where

Go look upriver where he's fishing."

[30] xás pa-'ávans-as káakum kun-ihmáraroov

then the-man-PL some 3pl(>3s)-run.upstream.from.here.(pl.)

And some of the men ran upriver.

[31] yánava káan ú-kriihvu-tih u-pakurîihvu-tih

visible there 3s(>3)-fish.with.set-net-DUR 3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR

They saw him there fishing, he was singing.

[32] xás yúruk pa-kun-pávyiihma tá kun-piip uum vúra pihnêefich kâam ú-kriihvu-tih u-pakurîihvu-tih

then downriver the-3pl(>3s)-go.back.to.(pl.) PERF 3pl(>3s)-say 3.SG Intensive coyote little.upriver 3s(>3)-fish.with.set-net-DUR 3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR

And when they got back downriver, they said, "It's Coyote upriver fishing, he's singing.

[33] pu-'uum-hára

NEG-3.SG-NEG

It's not him (dancing)."

[34] víri akáray tá kun-piip

so who PERF 3pl(>3s)-say

"Then who is it?" they said.

[35] vúra hôoy u-'aramsîipriv-tih tá pu-kin-'aapúnm-ara

Intensive where 3s(>3)-start.out-DUR PERF NEG-1pl(>3)-know-NEG

"Where does he come from? We don't know.

[36] chíshki kúkuum kâam kiik-p-imúsan

quickly again little.upriver 2pl(>3)-ITER-go.see

Go look upriver again quick!

[37] atafâat ník vúra pihnêefich

maybe a.little Intensive coyote

Maybe it is Coyote."

[38] xás kúkuum kun-p-imúsar xás ikríhak vúra úuth kun-'uum

then again 3pl(>3s)-ITER-go.see then on.fishing.platform Intensive out.to.water 3pl(>3s)-arrive

So they went and looked again, and they went out on the fishery.

[39] yánava káan kích sípnuuk ú-krii u-pakurîihvu-tih

visible there only storage.basket 3s(>3)-live 3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR

They saw it was just a storage basket sitting there, it was singing.

[40] ta'ítam yée naa hínupa páy uum vúra pihnêefich pa-yûum u-thívtaap-tih

so well 1sg. surprise this 3.SG Intensive coyote NOMZ-uphill.downriver 3s(>3)-do.war.dance-DUR

So (they said), "Well, that's Coyote who is dancing downriver!

[41] kin-piksháyvuunish-tih

3>1pl-tell.lies.to-DUR

He's deceiving us.

[42] chôora chími nu-ykan

let's.go soon 1pl(>3)-beat

Let's go, let's kill him!"

[43] xás ta'ítam kun-p-ihmárarup-aheen

then so 3pl(>3s)-ITER-run.downstream.from.here.(pl.)-ANT

And so they ran back downriver.

[44] xás kun-píip uum pihnêefich pa-thivtaap-tíh-an pu-'uum-hára p-eekriihvú-tih-an

then 3pl(>3s)-say 3.SG coyote NOMZ-do.war.dance-DUR-Participial NEG-3.SG-NEG NOMZ-fish.with.set-net-DUR-Participial

And they said, "It's Coyote who's dancing, it's not him that's fishing.

[45] sípnuuk kích káan u-kûuntakoo

storage.basket only there 3s(>3)-sit.(on)

Just a storage basket is sitting there.

[46] ta'ítam chími nu-ykan tá kin-piksháyvuunish

so soon 1pl(>3)-beat PERF 1pl(>3)-tell.lies.to

So let's kill him, he's deceiving us!"

[47] ta'ítam u-kvíp-aheen

so 3s(>3)-run-ANT

So (Coyote) ran.

[48] xás yúruk u-kvíriprup

then downriver 3s(>3)-run.off..downriver

He ran downriver.

[49] xás yánava káan ípaha u-'íihya xás u-súrukaahi-tih

then visible there tree 3s(>3)-stand.(long.object) then 3s(>3)-be.hole.into-DUR

And he saw a tree standing there, and there was a hole in it.

[50] xás pihnêefich sú' u-hyívkaanva arará-taay kii-hmárarishuk-i xás kâam kii-hmáraroov

then coyote inside 3s(>3)-shout.acrossriver human-much 2pl(>3)-run.out.(pl.)-IMPER then little.upriver 2pl(>3)-run.upstream.from.here.(pl.)

And Coyote shouted in through it, "Lots of people, come out, and run upriver!"

[51] xás ta'ítam yúruk u-kvíriprup

then so downriver 3s(>3)-run.off..downriver

And so he ran downriver.

[52] xás pa-tishanih-yûum u-kvíriprup víri kúna kâam pa-'îin kun-'áharamu-ti tá kun-ihmáravarak

then NOMZ-placename-uphill.downriver 3s(>3)-run.off..downriver so in.addition little.upriver NOMZ-TOPIC 3pl(>3s)-follow-DUR PERF 3pl(>3s)-run.downstream.from.here.(pl.)

And when he ran downriver from tishániik, the ones following him were running down just upriver.

[53] xás pihnêefich u-píip thúf-kaam vúra vúrunih-i nani-'ífuth

then coyote 3s(>3)-say creek-large Intensive flow.downhill.from.here-2s(>3) 1sPOSS-behind

So Coyote said, "Let a big creek flow down behind me!"

[54] xás vúra u-kvíriprup

then Intensive 3s(>3)-run.off..downriver

Then he ran downriver.

(Bright: "This was the origin of Camp Creek, the large creek just south of Orleans.")

[55] xás yurúkthuuf p-oo-kvíripma xás nani-'ífuth thúf-kaam kam-'árihish

then Bluff.Creek NOMZ-3s(>3)-run.to then 1sPOSS-behind creek-large 3s(>3)-become

And when he ran to Bluff Creek, then (he said) "Let it become a big creek behind me!"

[56] xás pa-'îin kun-'áharamu-ti xára xás kun-ithyárukha ayu'âach ishahá-kaam

then NOMZ-TOPIC 3pl(>3s)-follow-DUR long.time then 3pl(>3s)-cross.(water) it.was.because water-large

And those following him were a long time crossing, because there was a lot of water.

[57] xás vúra yúruk u-kvíriprup

then Intensive downriver 3s(>3)-run.off..downriver

And so he ran downriver.

[58] xás xôoxhirak u-kvíripma

then Martin's.Ferry 3s(>3)-run.to

And he ran to Martin's Ferry.

[59] xás káan yánava ikmaháchraam u-'íikra

then there visible sweathouse 3s(>3)-stand.(house)

And there he saw a sweathouse standing.

[60] xás ú-skaakurih

then 3s(>3)-jump.into.water

And he jumped in.

[61] xás âapun u-kyívish

then on.the.ground 3s(>3)-fall.down

And he fell on the ground.

[62] xás u-píip amtáp-ar vúra kan-'árihish xás pa-niní-yuup ámtaap kam-ixyan

then 3s(>3)-say dust-having Intensive 1s(>3)-become then the-1sPOSS-eye dust 3s(>3)-fill

And he said, "Let me become covered with ashes, and let my eyes become full of ashes.

[63] xás vúra pihnîich kan-'árihish

then Intensive old.man 1s(>3)-become

And let me become an old man."

[64] xás káan pihnîich ú-yruuhriv

then there old.man 3s(>3)-(sg.).lie

So he lay there (as) an old man.

[65] xás axmáy îim kun-ihmárish

then suddenly outdoors 3pl(>3s)-stop.running.(pl.)

And suddenly they stopped running outside.

[66] xás kun-ihyívraath-va ikmaháchraam

then 3pl(>3s)-shout.into.sweathouse-PL.ACT sweathouse

And they shouted into the sweathouse.

(Bright: "kunihyívraathva is reduced by haplology from kun-ihyív-ivraath-va 'they shouted into the sweathouse (pl.)'")

[67] xás kun-píip hôoy kích ára ku-máh-een t-óo kvíriprup

then 3pl(>3s)-say where only person 2pl(>3)-see-ANT PERF-3s(>3) run.off..downriver

And they said, "Where have you seen a person? He ran downriver."

[68] xás u-píip chi'é

then 3s(>3)-say chi'é

And he said, "chi'é.

[69] káan ník chirikiríkih

there a.little be.sound.of.footsteps

There was the sound of footsteps there."

(Bright: "chi'é" in sentence 68 "is supposed to be a Yurok word; the informant knew no meaning for it. chirikiríkih is 'broken Karok' for urikiríkiha 'there was a sound of footsteps.' Another informant's version of this sentence gives the same word as ulikilíkiha, showing substitution of l for the flap r which is lacking in Yurok.")

[70] xás kun-ihmárarup

then 3pl(>3s)-run.downstream.from.here.(pl.)

So they ran downriver.

[71] xás pihnêefich ú-skaakrupuk

then coyote 3s(>3)-jump.outdoors

Then Coyote jumped out.

[72] xás ishkêesh-ak ú-skaakurih xás ú-kpuuhrin

then river-Locative 3s(>3)-jump.into.water then 3s(>3)-swim.across

And he jumped in the river, and he swam across.

[73] xás má' u-kvíripuraa

then uphill 3s(>3)-run.up.from.downhill

And he ran up into the mountains.

[74] xás pa-'ávans-as uumkun yúruk ník tá kun-ithvirípiithva xás pu-vúra fâat tá máh-ap

then the-man-PL they downriver a.little PERF 3pl(>3s)-run.around.(pl.) then NEG-Intensive what PERF see-INV

And the men ran around downriver, and they didn't see anything.

[75] xás axmáy ithyáruk má' pihnêefich u-kpêehva shúuuuuhuuuuu

then suddenly across uphill coyote 3s(>3)-shout coyote.howl

And suddenly across river in the mountains, Coyote hollered "shúuuuuhuuuuu."

[76] xás vaa vúra pihnêefich u-kúphaa-nik

then so Intensive coyote 3s(>3)-do-ANC

And Coyote did that.

[1]	pihnêefich	vaa	káan	mu-kríhraam	pihneefthuf-'ípan
[1]	coyote	so	there	3sPOSS-fishing.platform	Wilder.Gulch-end

[2]	xás	káan	atahári	vúra	u-krihan-kôo-tih
[2]	then	there	always	Intensive	3s(>3)-go.fishing-to-DUR

[3]	xás	t-u-thítiv	chími	u-thivtap-ára-h-eesh
[3]	then	PERF-3s(>3)-hear	soon	3s(>3)-war.dance-having-DENOM-FUT

[4]	xás	arará-taay	chími	kun-ivyíhuk-eesh
[4]	then	human-much	soon	3pl(>3s)-come.(pl.)-FUT

[5]	xás	káan	panamnih'ifápiit	áxak	kun-'iin
[5]	then	there	Orleans.girl	two	3pl(>3s)-(two).be

[6]	xás	pu'akara-'îin	kín-maah-tih-ap
[6]	then	nobody-TOPIC	3pl>3pl-see-DUR-NEG

[7]	xás	kun-píip	payêem	xasík	chí	kin-máh-eesh
[7]	then	3pl(>3s)-say	now	then.(future)	soon	3>1pl-see-FUT

[8]	xás	uum	pihnêefich	káru	vúra	púva	haríxay	maah-vúnaa
[8]	then	3.SG	coyote	also	Intensive	not.yet	sometimes	see-PL

[9]	xás	u-píip	miník	ni-kyâa-vunaa
[9]	then	3s(>3)-say	of.course	1s(>3)-make-PL

[10]	xás	sípnuuk	káruk	u-'êethroov
[10]	then	storage.basket	upriver	3s(>3)-carry.upriverward.from.here

[11]	xás	ikríhak	á'	u-tháantak
[11]	then	on.fishing.platform	above	3s(>3)-lay.(things).on

[12]	xás	u-pêer	pa-sípnuuk	naa	ík	vúra	nee-músahi-tih-eesh	p-ee-kûuntakoo
[12]	then	3s(>3)-say.to	the-storage.basket	1sg.	must	Intensive	2s/3s>1s-look-DUR-FUT	NOMZ-2s(>3)-sit.(on)

[13]	xasík	ík	i-pakurîihvu-tih-eesh	ik
[13]	then.(future)	must	2s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR-FUT	must

[14]	xás	kári	pa-mú-vaas	u-yxôorariv	pa-sípnuuk
[14]	then	then	the-3sPOSS-blanket	3s(>3)-bend.together	the-storage.basket

[15]	xás	u-pêer	vaa	ík	vúra	kóo	ôok	i-kûuntakoo-vish	pa-ni-'ípak-ahaak	xasík	i-kôoh-eesh
[15]	then	3s(>3)-say.to	so	must	Intensive	as.much.as	here	2s(>3)-sit.(on)-FUT	NOMZ-1s(>3)-come.back-when	then.(future)	2s(>3)-stop-FUT

[16]	xás	ta'ítam	ú-kriihv-aheen	pa-sípnuuk	u-pakurîihvu-tih
[16]	then	so	3s(>3)-fish.with.set-net-ANT	the-storage.basket	3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR

[17]	xás	pihnêefich	yúruk	u-p-ikvíriprup
[17]	then	coyote	downriver	3s(>3)-ITER-run.off..downriver

[18]	xás	yánava	t-u-thivtap-ará-kaam-ha
[18]	then	visible	PERF-3s(>3)-war.dance-having-large-DENOM

[19]	xás	u-píip	chími	yíth	kan-párihish
[19]	then	3s(>3)-say	soon	other	1s(>3)-be.transformed

[20]	yaas'arah-'ávansa	kan-párihish
[20]	rich.person-man	1s(>3)-be.transformed

[21]	koovúra	pa-niní-shaanva	ishpúk	kam-ikxúrikar-ahi-ti	káru	fúrax
[21]	all	the-1sPOSS-carry.(things)	dentalium.shells	3s(>3)-decorate.with-ESS-DUR	also	woodpecker.head

[22]	ta'ítam	u-thivtáp-ar-aheen
[22]	so	3s(>3)-do.war.dance-go.to-ANT

[23]	xás	yánava	pa-'ifápiit-sha	xákarari	kun-'íin	p-oo-thivtap-ára-hi-tih-irak
[23]	then	visible	the-young.unmarried.woman-PL	on.both.sides	3pl(>3s)-(two).be	NOMZ-3s(>3)-war.dance-having-DENOM-DUR-where

[24]	xás	vúra	koovura-'îin	kun-síinva	vúra	akárayva-va	kuma-yaas'árah	vúra	kumee-mshúpap
[24]	then	Intensive	all-TOPIC	3pl(>3s)-fail.to.recognize	Intensive	anyone-INDEF	3sPOSS-rich.person	Intensive	3sPOSS-attractive

[25]	xás	koovura-'îin	kun-ímuus-tih
[25]	then	all-TOPIC	3pl(>3s)-look.at-DUR

[26]	xás	tá	kun-patánvish	hôoy	i-'aramsîipriv-tih
[26]	then	PERF	3pl(>3s)-ask.question	where	2s(>3)-start.out-DUR

[27]	naa	vúra	yíiv	ni-'aramsîipriv-ti	páy nanuxákararih
[27]	1sg.	Intensive	far	1s(>3)-start.out-DUR	country.outside

[28]	xás	kâakum	tá	kun-piip	atafâat	uum	pihnêefich
[28]	then	some	PERF	3pl(>3s)-say	maybe	3.SG	coyote

[29]	kâam	kii-músan	p-óo-kriihvu-tih-irak
[29]	little.upriver	2pl(>3)-go.see	NOMZ-3s(>3)-fish.with.set-net-DUR-where

[30]	xás	pa-'ávans-as	káakum	kun-ihmáraroov
[30]	then	the-man-PL	some	3pl(>3s)-run.upstream.from.here.(pl.)