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

Vina Smith: Sentences about comparisons (2013)

Primary participant: Vina Smith (speaker)
Date: 2013
Project identifier: VS-18
Publication details: Unpublished (recorded by Line Mikkelsen, Clare Sandy, Erik Maier, and Florrine Super on January 27th, 2013)


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[1]

pa'ápsuun uum vúra vâaram, pa'áan uum ipshûunkinich.

The snake is longer than the rope. (The snake is long, the rope is short)

[2]

pa'ápsuun káru pa'áan xákaan vúra yav.

The snake is as long as the rope. (The snake and the rope are both good)

[3]

páy uum pa'ápsuun vúra uum vâaram.

This snake is the longest snake.

[4]

vúra nîinamich pa'ásip.

The cup is little.

[5]

kêechas vúra patakâakaa.

The quails are big.

[6]

patakaakaatunvêechas káan kun'íchunvunaatih.

The little quails are hiding there.

[7]

kun'íchunvunaatih, káan.

They are hiding there.

[8]

patakaakaatunvêechas kun'íchunvunaatih.

The little quails are hiding.

[9]

puna'aapúnmutihara.

I don't know.

[10]

vúra nu'ápimtih.

We were looking for them.

[11]

pananu'átraax vúra uum ipshûunkinich.

Our arms are too short.

[12]

vaa kúnish kunimúsahiti pásaan.

They (the quails) are the same color as the leaves.

[13]

kúnish tuváxrah.

They (leaves) were kind of dry.

[14]

pakêechas vúra tá kuníkxiipshur.

The big ones flew away.

[15]

pamitípa ipêen ôok naa.

Go get your brother.

[16]

mitípa ipêen ôok naa.

Go get your brother.

[17]

vúra uum puxich nu'ítapeesh pa'araráhih.

We are trying to learn the Karuk language.

[18]

naa ipshûunkinich, kúna pananitípa uum vâaram.

My brother is taller than me. (I'm short, but my brother is tall.)

[19]

pay uum ipshûunkinich. pay cup uum vâaram.

That cup is smaller than this cup. (That cup is short. This cup is tall.)

[20]

pay uum pananikafih'ásip ipshûunkinich.

My coffee cup is short.