Julia Starritt: "Making Acorn Soup" (1957)

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[1]	pa-xuntápan	uum	kun-'ífik-tih	ípaha-k	kun-'íif-tih
	the-acorn	3.SG	3pl(>3s)-pick.up-DUR	tree-Locative	3pl(>3s)-grow-DUR

They picked the acorns, they grew on trees.

[2]	xás	pa-t-óo	mtúp-ahaak	pa-xuntápan	kun-ivrarasúr-oo-tih
	then	NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)	cooked-when	the-acorn	3pl(>3s)-fall.off.(pl.)-PL.ACT-DUR

And when they were ripe, the acorns fell off.

[3]	púyava	xás	kun-'ífik-tih
	you.see	then	3pl(>3s)-pick.up-DUR

Then they picked them.

[4]	xás	tá	kun-chátnak
	then	PERF	3pl(>3s)-crack

And they cracked them.

[5]	xás	kári	tá	kun-suváxrah
	then	then	PERF	3pl(>3s)-spread.to.dry

Then they dried them.

[6]	xás	tá	kun-iyvaxávax	xás	pá-maan	tá	kun-ívyiih-shur
	then	PERF	3pl(>3s)-rub.shelled.acorns	then	the-skin	PERF	3pl(>3s)-go.(pl.)-off

Then they rubbed them, and the skins came off.

[7]	púyava	xás	kári	tá	kun-íkrav
	you.see	then	then	PERF	3pl(>3s)-grind

Then they ground them.

[8]	xás	kári	tá	kun-thántap
	then	then	PERF	3pl(>3s)-winnow

Then they sifted them.

[9]	xás	pa-'áfrii	t-óo	vrárasur
	then	the-coarse.acorn.meal	PERF-3s(>3)	fall.off.(pl.)

And the coarse meal fell away.

[10]	xás	kári	p-eekpúr	uum	múruk-ak	kun-iyváyraamnih-vu-tih
	then	then	the-acorn.flour	3.SG	mealing-tray-Locative	3pl(>3s)-pour.in-PL.ACT-DUR

Then they poured the flour into a tray-basket.

[11]	xás	kári	tá	kun-tákir
	then	then	PERF	3pl(>3s)-leach.(acorn.meal)

Then they leached it.

[12]	yúux-ak	tá	kun-tákir
	dirt-Locative	PERF	3pl(>3s)-leach.(acorn.meal)

They leached it in sand.

[13]	xás	íshaha	kun-iyváykoo-ti	kacha'îimich
	then	water	3pl(>3s)-pour.onto-DUR	gently

And they poured water onto it slowly.

[14]	púyava	pa-'íshaha	t-u-vunfíp-ahaak	kúkuum	tá	kun-iptákoo-tih
	you.see	NOMZ-water	PERF-3s(>3)-flow.away.completely-when	again	PERF	3pl(>3s)-add.(water)-DUR

When the water flowed all away, they added it again.

[15]	púyava	pa-t-u-'amayâa-haak	xás	kári	tá	kun-kôoha
	you.see	NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-good-tasting-when	then	then	PERF	3pl(>3s)-stop

When (the flour) was good-tasting, then they stopped.

[16]	púyava	xás	t-u-vaxráhish
	you.see	then	PERF-3s(>3)-drain.downward

Then it dried.

[17]	xás	tá	kun-'akíchiip
	then	PERF	3pl(>3s)-pick.up.(soft.mass)

Then they picked it up.

[18]	xás	kári	tá	kun-íthxa	íshaha	múuk
	then	then	PERF	3pl(>3s)-wash.acorn.dough	water	with.(by.means.of)

And they washed it with water.

[19]	xás	pá-yuux	koovúra	t-óo	mfiipshur	xás	kári	tá	kun-kôoha
	then	the-dirt	all	PERF-3s(>3)	come.off	then	then	PERF	3pl(>3s)-stop

And all the sand came off, and then they stopped.

[20]	xás	ásip	tá	kun-'akíth-raamnih-vu-tih
	then	bowl	PERF	3pl(>3s)-handle.(soft.mass)-into-PL.ACT-DUR

And they put it into soup baskets.

[21]	púyava	yáaf	t-u-'árihish
	you.see	acorn.dough	PERF-3s(>3)-become

So it became acorn dough.

[22]	yáas	chími	kun-tharampúk-eesh
	then	soon	3pl(>3s)-cook.acorn.soup-FUT

Then they were about to make acorn soup.

[23]	púyava	aah	tá	kun-íkyav
	you.see	fire	PERF	3pl(>3s)-make

They built a fire.

[24]	xás	pa-'ás	tá	kun-ipárish
	then	the-rock	PERF	3pl(>3s)-heat.(cooking.stones)

And they heated the rocks.

[25]	púyava	pa-t-óo	mfír-ahaak	pá-yaaf	tá	kun-'ákith-ramni	tharámpuukrav-ak
	you.see	NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)	be.hot-when	the-acorn.dough	PERF	3pl(>3s)-handle.(soft.mass)-into	cooking.basket-Locative

When they were hot, they put the acorn dough into a cooking basket.

[26]	xás	kári	íshaha	tá	kun-íyvaayramni	pa-kóo	kun-xú-ti	u-'úum-eesh
	then	then	water	PERF	3pl(>3s)-pour.in	NOMZ-as.much.as	3pl(>3s)-think-DUR	3s(>3)-arrive-FUT

And they poured in water, as much as they thought would go.

[27]	xás	pa-'as-éemfir	tá	kun-turúraamnih-va
	then	the-rock-hot	PERF	3pl(>3s)-put.(hot.stones).into-PL.ACT

Then they put the hot rocks in.

[28]	xás	tharampúkara	mûuk	tá	kun-tharámpuk
	then	spatula	with.(by.means.of)	PERF	3pl(>3s)-cook.acorn.soup

And they stirred the soup with a soup-stirrer.

[29]	púyava	xás	t-u-'íivrip
	you.see	then	PERF-3s(>3)-bubble

So it boiled.

[30]	xás	pa-t-óo	msípishrih-aak	pátanamich-ak	tá	kun-tarívraamnih-va
	then	NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)	cool.down-when	small.soup.basket-Locative	PERF	3pl(>3s)-pour.into-PL.ACT

And when it cooled off, they poured it into soup baskets.

[31]	púyava	kári	tá	kun-pat
	you.see	then	PERF	3pl(>3s)-eat.(acorn.soup)

Then they ate it.

[32]	púyava	vúra	páy	kóomahich
	you.see	Intensive	this	little.bit

That's all.