Julia Starritt: "The Bear and the Deer" (1957)

Primary participants: Julia Starritt (speaker), William Bright (researcher)
Date: 1957
Project identifier: WB_KL-32
Publication details: William Bright, The Karok Language (1957), pp. 226-231, Text 32
Additional contributor: Clare Sandy (annotator)

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[1]	káan	ávansa	ú-krii
	there	man	3s(>3)-live

A man lived there.

[2]	áxak	mu-hrôov-as
	two	3sPOSS-wife-PL

He had two wives.

[3]	pa-mu-piship-'ihrôoha	uum	yítha	mu-'avansáxiich
	the-3sPOSS-first-wife	3.SG	one	3sPOSS-boy

His first wife had one boy.

[4]	káru	pa-yítha	uum	áxak	mu-túnviiv	avansáxiitich-as
	also	the-one	3.SG	two	3sPOSS-children	boy-PL

And the other had two children, they were little boys.

[5]	pa-'ávansa	atahári	vúra	u-'ákunvu-tih
	the-man	always	Intensive	3s(>3)-hunt-DUR

The man was always hunting.

[6]	káru	uum	pa-'asiktávaan	atahári	vúra	kun-ikyáviichvu-tih	ávaha	kun-ikyáa-tih
	also	3.SG	the-woman	always	Intensive	3pl(>3s)-work-DUR	food	3pl(>3s)-make-DUR

And the women were always working, they were gathering food.

[7]	xás	pa-píshiip	vee-hrôoha	uum	itníivka
	then	the-first	3sPOSS-wife	3.SG	mean

And the first wife was cruel.

(Bright: "The cruel wife, with the single child, was Bear. The one with the two children was Deer.")

[8]	kâarim	u-kyáa-ti	pee-hnohá-'anamahach
	bad	3s(>3)-make-flicker	the-wife-little

She treated the little wife badly.

[9]	pa-xuntápan	kun-ífik-tih	kúuk	t-óo	kvíripma	xás	koovúra	t-u-'ífik	píshiip
	NOMZ-acorn	3pl(>3s)-pick.up-DUR	to.there	PERF-3s(>3)	run.to	then	all	PERF-3s(>3)-pick.up	first

When they picked acorns, she would run there, and she would pick them all first.

[10]	xás	pa-mu-'átimnam	uum	vúra	axyár	atahári
	then	the-3sPOSS-pack-basket	3.SG	Intensive	full	always

And her burden basket was always full.

[11]	pa-yítha	uum	vúra	chîimich	pa-mu-'átimn-ak
	the-one	3.SG	Intensive	little.bit	the-3sPOSS-pack-basket-Locative

There was little in the other's burden basket.

[12]	xás	vúra	kâarim	u-kyáa-tih
	then	Intensive	bad	3s(>3)-make-DUR

And she treated her badly.

[13]	áathva	u-kyáa-tih
	be.afraid	3s(>3)-make-DUR

She made her afraid.

[14]	xás	itháan	pa-kun-'ípak	xás	ú-peen-vunaa	pa-mu-tunvêech	pa-pu-na-'ípak-ahaak	ku-xús-eesh	tá	nee-ykár-aheen
	then	once	NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-come.back	then	3s(>3)-say.to-PL	the-3sPOSS-small.(pl.)	NOMZ-NEG-1s(>3)-come.back-when	2pl(>3)-think-FUT	PERF	2s/3s>1s-beat-ANT

And once when they returned, (Deer) told her little ones, "If I don't come back, you will know (lit., think) that she's killed me."

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[15]	xás	itháan	u-'ípak	pa-kéevriik
	then	once	3s(>3)-come.back	the-old.woman

And once the old woman (i.e., Bear) came back.

[16]	xás	pa-'avansáxiich	u-píktar	pa-mú-taat
	then	the-boy	3s(>3)-miss	the-3sPOSS-mother

And the boys missed their mother.

[17]	xás	u-píip	hôoy	uum	tátach
	then	3s(>3)-say	where	3.SG	mama

And they said, "Where's mama?"

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[18]	xás	u-píip	pa-kéevriik	uum	vúra	má'	t-óo	kvéesh
	then	3s(>3)-say	the-old.woman	3.SG	Intensive	uphill	PERF-3s(>3)	spend.night

And the old woman said, "She's spending the night in the mountains.

[19]	yakún	táay	vúra	íp	ú-mkaanv-at
	you.see	much	Intensive	PAST	3s(>3)-gather-PAST

You see, she gathered a lot.

[20]	víri	hûut	chími	u-kupee-psháanv-ah-eesh
	so	how	soon	3s(>3)-MODAL-take.back.(things)-Modal-FUT

How was she to carry it home?

[21]	víri	imáan	xásik	u-'ípak-eesh
	so	tomorrow	then.(future)	3s(>3)-come.back-FUT

She'll come back tomorrow."

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[22]	xás	imáan	kúkuum	vúra	u-pvâaram
	then	tomorrow	again	Intensive	3s(>3)-go.back

The next day (Bear) went off again.

[23]	xás	kúmateech	ikxúrar	vúra	xára	xás	vúra	u-'ípak
	then	later.in.day	evening	Intensive	long.time	then	Intensive	3s(>3)-come.back

And later on, in the evening, she came back late.

[24]	xás	pa-'avansáxiitichas	tá	kun-'áasishrih
	then	the-boy	PERF	3pl(>3s)-lie.down

The little boys had gone to bed.

[25]	xás	pa-'avansaxich-á-kaam	u-tníshuk	vasa-súruk
	then	the-boy--large	3s(>3)-peek	blanket-under

And the big boy was peeking out from under the blanket.

[26]	xás	yánava	pa-'átimnav-ak	u-máhyaan-ahi-ti	táhpuus
	then	visible	the-pack-basket-Locative	3s(>3)-put.in-ESS-DUR	young.fir.tree

And he saw fir branches sticking in the burden basket.

[27]	ii	yánava	u-hyá-rishuk-va	pa-mú-taat	mú-psiih
	oh!	visible	3s(>3)-stand.(long.object)-out.of-PL.ACT	the-3sPOSS-mother	3sPOSS-leg

Oh, he saw his mother's leg sticking out!

[28]	ii	xas	u-'aapúnm-at	pa-mú-taat	t-óo	ykára-heen
	oh!	then	3s(>3)-know-PAST	the-3sPOSS-mother	PERF-3s(>3)	beat-ANT

Oh, then he knew that she had killed his mother!

[29]	xás	u-'íkihvu-ti	p-oo-p-vôonfuruk	maath	p-óo-ktaam-tih
	then	3s(>3)-grunt-DUR	NOMZ-3s(>3)-ITER-enter.a.house	heavy	NOMZ-3s(>3)-hold.in.hand-DUR

And (Bear) was grunting as she came in, as she was carrying a heavy load.

[30]	xás	pa-'avansáxiich	u-'aapúnma	vúra	if
	then	the-boy	3s(>3)-know	Intensive	true

And the boy knew it was true.

[31]	xás	púxay	fâat	vúra	pí-tih-ara
	then	not.yet	what	Intensive	say-DUR-NEG

And he didn't say anything.

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[32]	xás	imáankam	kúkuum	vúra	u-pvâaram
	then	next.day	again	Intensive	3s(>3)-go.back

And the next day she went away again.

[33]	pa-mí-taat	kúmateech	xasík	u-'ípak-eesh
	the-2sPOSS-mother	later.in.day	then.(future)	3s(>3)-come.back-FUT

"Your mother will come back later today."

[34]	xás	kúkuum	vúra	xára	xás	u-'ípak	ikxúrar
	then	again	Intensive	long.time	then	3s(>3)-come.back	evening

And again (Bear) came back late in the evening.

[35]	yánava	u-sáanvu-ti	axvahara-xárah-sas
	visible	3s(>3)-carry.(things)-DUR	ptich-wood-long-PL

(The boy) saw she was carrying long pieces of pitch-wood.

[36]	xás	pa-'avansáxiich	vúra	uum	u-xrára-tih	kúna	vúra	u-'íchunvu-ti	p-oo-xrára-tih
	then	the-boy	Intensive	3.SG	3s(>3)-weep-DUR	in.addition	Intensive	3s(>3)-hide.oneself-DUR	NOMZ-3s(>3)-weep-DUR

And the boy was crying, but he hid when he cried.

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[37]	xás	u-pêer	pa-'avansáxiich	imáankam	sáruk	astíip	pa-mí-chaas	xákaan	ík	ku-yâaram-eesh	ikxúrar
	then	3s(>3)-say.to	the-boy	next.day	downhill	shore	the-2sPOSS-younger.brother	with.(one.person)	must	2pl(>3)-(two.people).go-FUT	evening

And she told the boy, "Tomorrow evening you and your younger brother must go down to the river-bank.

[38]	xasík	p-aaxvahara-xárah-sas	ku-vêehkurih-eesh	yúux-ak	u-'ahí-tih-eesh
	then.(future)	the-ptich-wood-long-PL	2pl(>3)-stick.into-FUT	dirt-Locative	3s(>3)-burn-DUR-FUT

You will stick the long pieces of pitch-wood in the sand, they will burn.

[39]

xasík

vaa

ík

vúra

kóo

káan

ku-'íin-eesh

p-aaxvâahar

t-óo

msípishri-haak

xasík

ku-pínaa-vish

then.(future)

so

must

Intensive

as.much.as

there

2pl(>3)-(two).be-FUT

NOMZ-ptich-wood

PERF-3s(>3)

cool.down-when

then.(future)

2pl(>3)-come.(pl.)-FUT

You must stay there until the pitch-wood is extinguished, then you will come back."

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[40]	xás	kári	pa-'avansáxiich	aah	ú-kyav	ikmaháchraam
	then	then	the-boy	fire	3s(>3)-make	sweathouse

Then the boy made a fire in the sweathouse.

[41]	xás	pa-mu-'aaníhich	u-pêer	chôora	nu-píkniihv-an	ikmaháchraam
	then	the-3sPOSS-my.older.brother	3s(>3)-say.to	let's.go	1pl(>3)-sweat.self-go.to	sweathouse

And he told his older brother (i.e., the Bear's son), "Let's go sweat ourselves in the sweathouse!"

[42]	xás	kun-iru-vôonfuruk
	then	3pl(>3s)-PL-enter.a.house

And they went in.

[43]	xás	pa-'avansáxiich	u-p-íshkaakrupuk	sákriiv	vúra	ú-kyav	pá-chivchak
	then	the-boy	3s(>3)-ITER-jump.outdoors	hard	Intensive	3s(>3)-make	the-door

Then the boy jumped out again, he made the door tight.

[44]	xás	pa-mú-chaas	xákaan	sáruk	kun-ithvírip-fak
	then	the-3sPOSS-younger.brother	with.(one.person)	downhill	3pl(>3s)-(two).run-from.uphill

And he and his younger brother ran downhill.

[45]	xás	paa-xvâahar	u-vêeh-ish
	then	the-ptich-wood	3s(>3)-stick-down

And he stuck the pitch-wood down.

[46]	t-u-'áahka
	PERF-3s(>3)-set.fire.to

He lit it.

[47]	xás	u-píip	chími	nu-thvîip-i
	then	3s(>3)-say	soon	1pl(>3)-(two).run-IMPER

And he said, "Let's run!"

[48]	xás	yúruk	kun-ithvírip-rup
	then	downriver	3pl(>3s)-(two).run-away.downriverward

And they ran downriverward.

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[49]	pa-'avansáxiich	u-kpêehvu-ti	ikmaháchraam
	the-boy	3s(>3)-shout-DUR	sweathouse

The boy inside the sweathouse was shouting.

[50]	cháas	nee-p-chívchaaksur-ih	tá	ni-'íinka
	younger.brother	2s/3s>1s-ITER-open.door-Benefactive	PERF	1s(>3)-be.on.fire

"Younger brother, open the door for me, I'm burning!"

[51]	xás	kúkuum	vúra	t-óo	kpêehva	nee-p-chívchaaksur-ih	tá	ni-'íinka
	then	again	Intensive	PERF-3s(>3)	shout	2s/3s>1s-ITER-open.door-Benefactive	PERF	1s(>3)-be.on.fire

And again he shouted, "Open the door for me, I'm burning!"

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[52]	xás	mú-taat	u-'ípak
	then	3sPOSS-mother	3s(>3)-come.back

Then his mother came back.

[53]	xás	u-mnishkírihva	pá-'iish
	then	3s(>3)-cook.meat	the-flesh

And she cooked the (deer's) meat.

[54]	sáruk	u-tfáku-tih	yánava	paa-xvâahar	kári	vâaram-as	u-vêehriv
	downhill	3s(>3)-look.away.downhill-DUR	visible	the-ptich-wood	then	long-PL	3s(>3)-stand.(things)

She looked downhill, she saw the pitch still standing long.

[55]	xás	pee-kmaháchraam	kúuk	u-'árih-ma
	then	the-sweathouse	to	3s(>3)-jump-to

Then she ran to the sweathouse.

[56]	xás	u-hyûunish	pa-mú-'arama	chéemyaach	árihrupuk-i	t-óo	mtup	pa-mú-'iish	chimi	nu-'am
	then	3s(>3)-shout.to	the-3sPOSS-child	quickly	rush.outdoors-IMPER	PERF-3s(>3)	be.ripe	the-3sPOSS-flesh	soon	1pl(>3)-eat

And she shouted to her child, "Jump out quickly, her meat is cooked, let's eat!"

[57]	xás	púxay	íhivrik-tih-ara
	then	not.yet	answer-DUR-NEG

But he did not answer.

[58]	xás	chavúra	u-'árih-furuk
	then	finally	3s(>3)-jump-indoors

Then finally she jumped in.

[59]	chéemyaach	chími	nu-'am
	quickly	soon	1pl(>3)-eat

"Quick, let's eat!"

[60]	ii	xás	u-mah	yánava	ámtaap	kích	u-krítuv
	oh!	then	3s(>3)-see	visible	dust	only	3s(>3)-be.piled

Oh, then she saw him, she saw just ashes lying there!

[61]	xás	u-píip	aaaw
	then	3s(>3)-say	imitation.of.Bear's.growl

And she said "OW!"

[62]	xás	sáruk	astíip	kúuk	u-kvíripma
	then	downhill	shore	to	3s(>3)-run.to

And she ran down to the river-bank.

[63]	xás	u-kfuukíraa-naa
	then	3s(>3)-grab-PL

And she grabbed at them (i.e., at where she thought the children were).

[64]	xás	aah	kích	ú-kfuukiraa
	then	fire	only	3s(>3)-grab

But she grabbed just the fire.

[65]	xás	u-túraayva
	then	3s(>3)-look.around

Then she looked around.

[66]	yánava	yúruk	tá	kun-ithvírip-rup-aheen
	visible	downriver	PERF	3pl(>3s)-(two).run-away.downriverward-ANT

She saw that they had run downriver.

[67]	xás	u-kvíriprup
	then	3s(>3)-run.off..downriver

So she ran downriver.

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[68]	xás	pa-'avansaxích-'anamahach	t-óo	kfuuyshur	puxích	vúra
	then	the-boy-little	PERF-3s(>3)	be.tired	very.much	Intensive

Then the little boy got very tired.

[69]	xás	káruk	kun-ítroovu-tih
	then	upriver	3pl(>3s)-look.away.upriver-DUR

And they looked upriver.

[70]	víri	kúna	káruk	u-kvíripvarak
	so	in.addition	upriver	3s(>3)-run.down.from.upriver

She in her turn was running down from upriver.

[71]	kúkuum	kun-p-ítroovu-tih
	again	3pl(>3s)-ITER-look.away.upriver-DUR

They looked upriver again.

[72]	vúra	ûumukich	t-u-'uum
	Intensive	near	PERF-3s(>3)-arrive

She was getting near.

[73]	pa-'avansáxiich	vúra	tá	pu-kúnish	ikviip-tíh-ara	kóova	t-óo	kfuuyshur
	the-boy	Intensive	PERF	NEG-sort.of	run-DUR-NEG	so	PERF-3s(>3)	be.tired

The boy could hardly run, he was so tired.

[74]	xás	ithyáruk	kun-itkára-tih
	then	across	3pl(>3s)-look.into.river-DUR

Then they looked across-river.

[75]	yánava	káan	ára	ú-kriihvu-tih
	visible	there	person	3s(>3)-fish.with.set-net-DUR

They saw a man fishing there.

[76]	xás	pa-'avansáxiich	u-kpêehva	kin-vítivrik
	then	the-boy	3s(>3)-shout	2>1pl-paddle.to.meet

And the boy shouted, "Row to meet us!"

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[77]	xás	u-píip	naa	púfaat	naní-paah
	then	3s(>3)-say	1sg.	nothing	1sPOSS-boat

And he said, "I don't have any boat."

[78]	xás	káruk	t-u-thítiim-noov	p-óo-xruunhi-tih
	then	upriver	PERF-3s(>3)-hear-upriverward.from.here	NOMZ-3s(>3)-growl-DUR

Then he heard her growling from upriver.

[79]	xás	kári	u-píip	pa-naní-pshii	ithyáruk	ni-piivkár-eesh
	then	then	3s(>3)-say	the-1sPOSS-leg	across	1s(>3)-step.out.over.(water)-FUT

And he said, "I'll just put my leg out across-river.

[80]	víri-va	káan	kiik-'iru-vátarin-i
	so-INDEF	there	2pl(>3)-PL-cross.(bridge)-IMPER

Walk across on that!"

(Bright: "The fisherman was áxvaay 'Crane' (actually the blue heron); this explains his long leg.")

[81]	xás	kun-íkakar
	then	3pl(>3s)-jump.on.bridge.(pl.)

So they jumped across.

[82]	víri	kúna	ku-kâam	t-óo	kvírip-varak
	so	in.addition	3sPOSS-little.upriver	PERF-3s(>3)	run-down.from.upriver

(Bear) in turn was running down from close upriver.

[83]	xás	pa-mú-psii	u-p-ithyúrukiv
	then	the-3sPOSS-	3s(>3)-ITER-pull.in

So he pulled in his leg.

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[84]	xás	pa-kéevriik	u-kpêehva	na-vítivrik
	then	the-old.woman	3s(>3)-shout	2s/3s>1s-paddle.to.meet

And the old woman shouted, "Row to meet me!".

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[85]	pûuhara	naa	púfaat	naní-paah
	no	1sg.	nothing	1sPOSS-boat

"No, I don't have any boat."

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[86]	xás	u-píip	vúra	píivkath-i
	then	3s(>3)-say	Intensive	stretch.foot.across-IMPER

And she said, "Put your leg across!"

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[87]	xás	u-píivkar
	then	3s(>3)-step.out.over.(water)

So he put his leg out.

[88]	káru	pa-'avansáxiich	uum	tá	mâam	kun-'íkakraa
	also	the-boy	3.SG	PERF	uphill	3pl(>3s)-jump.uphill.to.here.(pl.)

And the boys were already climbing uphill.

[89]	xás	u-vátarin	pa-kéevriik
	then	3s(>3)-cross.(bridge)	the-old.woman

Then the old woman walked across.

[90]	xás	paa-psíh-'aachip	t-u-'uum
	then	the-leg-middle	PERF-3s(>3)-arrive

And she got to the middle of the leg.

[91]	xás	pa-mú-pxaan	u-p-ûusur
	then	the-3sPOSS-cap	3s(>3)-ITER-take.off

And she took off her hat.

[92]	xás	pa-'íshaha	u-têekship
	then	the-water	3s(>3)-dip.up.(water)

And she dipped up water.

[93]	xás	ú-yvaayvar
	then	3s(>3)-pour.into.mouth

And she poured it in her mouth.

[94]	xás	pa-t-óo	p-íishrav	xás	pa-mú-pxaan	u-mchanáknak	páa-psiih
	then	NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)	ITER-drink.from	then	the-3sPOSS-cap	3s(>3)-knock	the-leg

And when she had drunk from it, she knocked her hat on his leg (to shake the water out).

[95]	xás	u-píip	akee
	then	3s(>3)-say	ouch!

And he said "Ouch!"

[96]	xás	u-p-ithyúrukiv	pa-mú-psiih
	then	3s(>3)-ITER-pull.in	the-3sPOSS-leg

And he pulled in his leg.

[97]	xás	u-kyívivraa	ishkêesh	ú-kyiimkurih
	then	3s(>3)-fall.over.backward	river	3s(>3)-fall.into.water

And she fell over, she fell into the river.

[98]	xás	pa-'avansáxiich	uum	máruk	túuyship	kun-ithvíripuraa
	then	the-boy	3.SG	uphill	mountain	3pl(>3s)-run.uphill.from.here.(two)

And the boys ran up the mountain.

[99]	páy nanu'ávahkam	kúuk	kun-ithvíripma
	sky	to	3pl(>3s)-run.to.(pl..subj.)

They ran to the sky.