Julia Starritt: "The Hair in the Soup" (1957)

Primary participants: Julia Starritt (speaker), William Bright (researcher)
Date: 1957
Project identifier: WB_KL-21
Publication details: William Bright, The Karok Language (1957), pp. 212-215, Text 21
Additional contributor: Erik Maier (annotator)

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[1]	asáxvu	uum	káan	ú-krii
	turtle	3.SG	there	3s(>3)-live

Turtle lived there.

[2]	áxak	mu-yáan'iiftihan-sa
	two	3sPOSS-young.person-PL

He had two sons (lit., young people).

[3]	imustih-a-yêepsha	káru	akúnvaan-sa
	look.at-DEVERB-good.(pl.)	also	hunter-PL

They were good-looking and (good) hunters.

[4]	xás	pu-'ifmâar-asa-hara	vúra	afishríhan-sa
	then	NEG-married.man-PL-NEG	Intensive	young.man-PL

And they weren't married men, they were unmarried.

[5]	xás	áxak	ifápiit-sha	kun-piip	chími	nu-músan-v-i	pa-yáan'iiftihan-sa
	then	two	young.unmarried.woman-PL	3pl(>3s)-say	soon	1pl(>3)-go.see-PL.ACT-IMPER	the-young.person-PL

And two young women said, "Let's go see the young men."

[6]	xás	táay	vúra	kun-sáanva
	then	much	Intensive	3pl(>3s)-carry.(things)

And they carried lots.

[7]	xúun	káru	kun-sáanva
	acorn.soup	also	3pl(>3s)-carry.(things)

They carried acorn soup too.

[8]	xás	pa-káan	kun-'uum	yánava	pa-pihnîich	kích	pácheech	ú-krii
	then	NOMZ-there	3pl(>3s)-arrive	visible	the-old.man	only	all.alone	3s(>3)-live

And when they got there, they saw only the old man sitting alone.

[9]	xás	u-piip	hôoy	uumkun	pa-'ávans-as
	then	3s(>3)-say	where	they	the-man-PL

And they said, "Where are the men?"

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[10]	xás	u-piip	uumkun	tée	p	kun-'ákunvar-at
	then	3s(>3)-say	they	PERF	PAST	3pl(>3s)-go.hunting-PAST

And he said, "They've gone hunting."

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[11]	xás	ikxúrar	tá	kun-ímnish
	then	evening	PERF	3pl(>3s)-cook

And in the evening (the women) cooked.

[12]	xás	xúun	káru	tá	kun-tharámpuk
	then	acorn.soup	also	PERF	3pl(>3s)-cook.acorn.soup

And they boiled acorn soup too.

[13]	xás	u-píip	pa-pihnîichich	chími	kiik-'íchunv-i
	then	3s(>3)-say	the-old.man	soon	2pl(>3)-hide.oneself-IMPER

And the old man said, "Hide!

[14]	xáyfaat	kíik-mah-ap
	don't!	1/3>2pl-see-INV

Don't let them see you."

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[15]	xás	ta'ítam	kun-'íchunv-aheen
	then	so	3pl(>3s)-hide.oneself-ANT

And so (the women) hid.

[16]	xás	kun-'ípak	pa-'ávans-as
	then	3pl(>3s)-come.back	the-man-PL

Then the men returned.

[17]	ta'ítam	kun-'áv-aheen
	so	3pl(>3s)-eat-ANT

So they ate.

[18]	xás	kun-piip	yée	naa	íf	páy	pa-xúun	amáyav
	then	3pl(>3s)-say	well	1sg.	truly	this	the-acorn.soup	good-tasting

And they said, "Say, this is really delicious acorn soup!"

[19]	xás	kun-piip	arákaas	mâa	páy	pa-mi-váfish
	then	3pl(>3s)-say	old.man	look!	this	the-2sPOSS-liver

And they said, "Old man, here! this is your liver.

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[20]	xás	kúkuum	imáan	máh'iit	kun-piyâaram
	then	again	tomorrow	morning	3pl(>3s)-go.back.(two.people)

And again the next day (the young men) went away in the morning.

[21]	xás	pa-pihnîich	ú-peen-vunaa	pa-yeeripáxvuh-sas	chími	kiik-p-iru-vôonishuk-i
	then	the-old.man	3s(>3)-say.to-PL	the-adolescent.girl-PL	soon	2pl(>3)-ITER-PL-crawl.out-IMPER

And the old man told the girls, "Crawl out again!"

[22]	xás	kári	kúkuum	pa-'ifápiit-sha	tá	kun-ímnish
	then	then	again	the-young.unmarried.woman-PL	PERF	3pl(>3s)-cook

And the young women cooked again.

[23]	xás	kári	pa-'ávans-as	pa-tá	kun-'ípak	ikxúrar	yánava	pa-pihnîich	u-pakurîihvu-tih
	then	then	the-man-PL	NOMZ-PERF	3pl(>3s)-come.back	evening	visible	the-old.man	3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR

And when the men returned in the evening, they saw the old man was singing.

[24]	yánava	u-pí-tih	cháfich	kích	na-víshtaan-tih
	visible	3s(>3)-say-DUR	bone.to.gnaw	only	1s-like.(food)-DUR

They saw he was saying, "I just want a bone to gnaw on."

[25]	vaa	u-kupa-pakurîihv-ahi-tih	cháfich	kích	na-víshtaan-tih
	so	3s(>3)-MODAL-sing.songs-Modal-DUR	bone.to.gnaw	only	1s-like.(food)-DUR

He was singing that, "I just want a bone to gnaw on."

(Bright: "The old man, being toothless, normally ate only liver. Now that he has (as he thinks) two young women for himself, he fancies that he can chew meat from bones.")

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[26]	xás	tá	kun-ipêer	pa-mukun-'ákah	yee	arákaas	hûut	t-i-'iin
	then	PERF	3pl(>3s)-say.to	the-3plPOSS-father	well	old.man	how	PERF-2s(>3)-experience.something.unpleasant

And they said to their father, "Hey, old man, what's wrong with you?

[27]	mâa	páy	pa-mi-váfish
	look!	this	the-2sPOSS-liver

Here, this is your liver!"

[28]	xás	tá	kun-'av
	then	PERF	3pl(>3s)-eat

Then they ate.

[29]	xás	u-píip	yítha	pa-'ávansa	yee	páy	fâat	tá	ni-mah
	then	3s(>3)-say	one	the-man	well	this	what	PERF	1s(>3)-see

And one man said, "Hey, what's this I see?"

[30]	yáxa	páy	ifuniha-xára	pa-niní-xuun-ak
	look!	this	hair-long	the-1sPOSS-acorn.soup-Locative

Look, this long hair is in my acorn soup!"

[31]	xás	vúra	pa-pihnîich	u-cháfich-ti	pa-'ípih	xás	aax	kích	u-thuufhí-ti	p-oo-cháfich-tih
	then	Intensive	the-old.man	3s(>3)-gnaw.meat-DUR	the-bone	then	blood	only	3s(>3)-flow.in.stream-DUR	NOMZ-3s(>3)-gnaw.meat-DUR

And the old man was gnawing the bones, and nothing but blood was streaming as he gnawed.

[32]	xás	pa-'ávansa	u-thyúruripaa	pa-'ífuni	pa-mu-'ásip-ak
	then	the-man	3s(>3)-pull.out	the-hair	the-3sPOSS-bowl-Locative

And the man pulled the hair from his basket.

[33]	xás	u-piip	hôoy	páy	t-u-'aramsîip	pa-'ifuniha-xára
	then	3s(>3)-say	where	this	PERF-3s(>3)-start.out	the-hair-long

And he said, "Where did this long hair come from?"

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[34]	xás	pa-pihnîich	u-piip	pa-nini-vup-'áfiv	vaa	káan	u-takurukíshriih-va	víri-va	t-óo	kyiimshur
	then	the-old.man	3s(>3)-say	the-1sPOSS-neck-bottom	so	there	3s(>3)-curl.up-PL.ACT	so-PL.ACT	PERF-3s(>3)	fall.off

And the old man said, "It's curled up there at the base of the neck, it fell off."

[35]	káruma	uum	pa-'ifápiit	áxak	pa-mu-'ífuni	u-paathrámni	pa-pátarav-ak
	in.fact	3.SG	the-young.unmarried.woman	two	the-3sPOSS-hair	3s(>3)-throw.into	the-soup.basket-Locative

The fact was, the young women had thrown two of their hairs into the soup-baskets.

[36]	xás	pa-pihnîich	vaa	vúra	u-pakurîihvu-tih	cháfich	kích	na-víshtaan-tih
	then	the-old.man	so	Intensive	3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR	bone.to.gnaw	only	1s-like.(food)-DUR

And the old man was singing that way, "I just want a bone to chew on."

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[37]	xás	kári	kun-ipêer	pa-'arákaas	hûut	t-i-'iin
	then	then	3pl(>3s)-say.to	the-old.man	how	PERF-2s(>3)-experience.something.unpleasant

Then (the sons) said to the old man, "What's wrong with you?

[38]	páy	uum	pu-mi-'ífunih-ara
	this	3.SG	NEG-2sPOSS-hair-NEG

This isn't your hair."

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[39]	xás	kári	pa-'ifápiit	kun-'iru-vôonishuk
	then	then	the-young.unmarried.woman	3pl(>3s)-PL-crawl.out

Then the young women crawled out.

[40]	xás	kun-piip	nuu	vaa	nanu-'ífunih
	then	3pl(>3s)-say	we	that	1plPOSS-hair

And they said, "It's our hair.

[41]	pa-'arákaas	íp	îin	kin-ípeer-at	kiik-'íchunv-i
	the-old.man	PAST	TOPIC	3>1pl-say.to-PAST	2pl(>3)-hide.oneself-IMPER

The old man told us to hide.

[42]	víri	íp	nu-xús-aat	vaa	ku-kupá-'aapunm-ah-eesh	vaa	íp	kúth	pa-nu-paathrámnih-at	pa-'ásip-ak
	so	PAST	1pl(>3)-think-PAST	so	2pl(>3)-MODAL-know-Modal-FUT	so	PAST	because.of	NOMZ-1pl(>3)-throw.into-PAST	the-bowl-DUR

We thought you would know it in that way, that's why we threw them in the baskets."