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

Lucille Albers: Sentences about acorns, weather (2010)

Primary participants: Lucille Albers (speaker), Tamara Alexander (researcher), Andrew Garrett (researcher), Line Mikkelsen (researcher)
Date: October 24, 2010
Project identifier: LA-02

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[1]

xuntápan maath.

This acorn is heavy.

[2]

máruk ivâaram!

Go uphill!

[3]

sáruk ivâaram!

Go downhill!

[4]

yuraschíshiih máruk tuvâaram.

The horse went uphill.

[5]

taay paxuntápan.

There is lots of acorns.

[6]

taay payuraschíshiih.

There is lots of horses.

[7]

púfaat paxuntápan.

There are no acorns.

[8]

tá nikyívish.

I fell down.

[9]

upívriihtih.

They (inanimate) fall down.

[10]

xuntápan upívriihtih.

The acorns fall down.

[11]

xuntápan nikítnaaktih.

I am cracking acorns.

[12]

paxuntápan chí nikitnákeesh.

I am going to crack acorns.

[13]

akâay paxuntápan ukítnaaktih?

Who is cracking acorns?

[14]

taay paxuntápan tá nikítnak.

I cracked lots of acorns.

[15]

chí nikráveesh.

I'm gonna grind (acorns) soon.

[16]

tóo spas.

It (acorn meal) is leached free from bitterness.

[17]

chí nitákireesh.

I'm gonna leach those (acorns).

[18]

akâay ikpúr utákirtih?

Who is leaching acorn meal?

[19]

nitharámpuuktih.

I'm cooking acorn soup.

[20]

misúpaah yav!

Happy birthday!

[21]

upáthriihtih.

It's raining.

[22]

tóo snur.

It thundered.

[23]

tóo snur um?

Did it thunder?

[24]

ishnúr um?

Is it thundering?

[25]

ipít mít usnúrat.

It thundered yesterday.

[26]

ipít usnúrat.

It thundered yesterday.

[27]

ipít upathríhat.

It rained yesterday.

[28]

ipít ukyútunihat.

It snowed yesterday.

[29]

áthiik îikam.

It's cold outside.

[30]

máh'iit îikam nivôonupuk.

I went outside this morning.

[31]

îikam ivôonupuk.

You went outside.