Ararahih'urípih

Nettie Ruben: "Blue Jay as Doctor" (1949)

Primary participant: Nettie Ruben (speaker)
Date: 1949
Project identifier: WB_LA78.1-004a
Publication details: Unpublished (recorded and transcribed by William Bright, 1949)
Audio Source: http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/17950
Manuscript scan: http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/~karuk/text-pdfs/WB_LA78.1-004a_ms.pdf

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Note: This text was transcribed in Karuk by William Bright without English free translations. Translation of the text was provided by Vina Smith (2013), and translations of some song words from other published versions of this story were used.

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[1] mahnûuvanach uum vúra káan tuyíkiha.

Chipmunk was really sick.

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[2] íi, kári xás kunxus, " púya íf puxích too kúha, kíri xuus kun'uum."

And they were thinking that she's really sick, that she needs to get doctored.

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[3] kári xás ta'ítam, " chími kiikpíkaan kachakáach."

Then they said to go get Bluejay.

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[4] ta'ítam kunpikâaraheen.

Then they went after her.

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[5] ta'ítam u'uumáheen.

She (Bluejay) got there.

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[6] yee kári xás vúra púxay vúraxay xay vura hûut-heesh, vúra puxích tuyíkiha.

Oh, nothing can be done, she's really sick.

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[7] ta'ítam xás xúus u'uumáheen.

Then she doctored.

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[8] xás kári upiip, " chími akâay kích vúra káru kiikpíkaan.

And she said, "Go get somebody else, too!

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[9] vúra uum puxích too kúha."

She's really hurting bad."

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[10] kári xás ta'ítam kunpíkaaraheen, xánkiit.

Then they went after Bullhead.

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[11] koovúra tá kun'oonvíshrihanik.

They got them all there.

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[12] víri vaa kích ta'ítam xánkiit, " chémi."

Then Bullhead said, "Okay."

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[13] ta'ítam xúus u'uumáheen.

Then she (Bullhead) doctored her.

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[14] ye-e-he-e-he-e, ye-e-he-e-he-e, ye-e-he-e-he-e, ye-e-he-e-he-e, ye-e-he-e-he-e

ye-e-he-e-he-e, ye-e-he-e-he-e, ye-e-he-e-he-e, ye-e-he-e-he-e, ye-e-he-e-he-e

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[15] kári xás upikrîish, upihéer, sahíshyuuxach.

Then Rabbit sat back down and smoked.

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[16] xás upiip, " púxay vura, chími xuus kíik'uumih."

And he said, "Go on ahead and doctor her."

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[17] kári xás ta'ítam, uvôonsipreeheen, xánkiit.

Bullhead got back up.

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[18] úmpaan xúus u'uum.

Then she doctored.

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[19] kári xás kári, ta'ítam, u'árihishriheen:

And then she sang:

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[20] ye-he-he ha-na-he, ye-he-he ha-na-he

ye-he-he ha-na-he, ye-he-he ha-na-he

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[21] áchpuus kanapíshaavsiprinih.

Pay me my fee with áchpuus.

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(Bright's note from published version of this story: "áchpuus is translated by Harrington, 1932b, pp. 29-31, as 'gut strings.' My informants, however, identify it as 'white stuff under the throat of a salmon.'")

[22] ye-he-he ha-na-he, ye-he-he ha-na-he

ye-he-he ha-na-he, ye-he-he ha-na-he

[23] áchpuus kanapíshaavsiprinih.

Pay me my fee with áchpuus.

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[24] ye-he-he ha-na-he

ye-he-he ha-na-he

[25] áchpuus kanapíshaavsiprinih.

Pay me my fee with áchpuus.

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[26] kári xás upikrîish, xás upihéer.

Then she sat back down and took a smoke.

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[27] kári xás upiip, " chími imkúnpaan.

Then she said, "Maybe you guys again [it's your turn].

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[28] púxay vúra hûut-heeshara.

She (Chipmunk) might not make it.

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[29] vúra puxích too kúha."

She's really hurting."

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[30] mahnûuvanach vaas kích uthiv, vúra tá kâarim.

Chipmunk, it's just the blanket lying there, she's bad off.

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[31] kári xás ta'ítam, ta'ítam xanpuchíniishveenach.

And then Hummingbird was there.

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[32] kári xás " chémi."

[Hummingbird said], "Okay."

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[33] kachakâach káan vúra úkrii.

And Bluejay was just sitting there.

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[34] púxay vúraxay, vúra uum too kúha.

She's really hurting.

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[35] kári xás upiip, " chími, chími kanpátum", xanpuchíniishveenach.

Then Hummingbird says she's going to doctor her.

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[36] kári xás kári ta'ítam upátumka.

Then she doctored her.

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[37] xás upiip,

This is how she sang,

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[38] a-yi-yi-yi-yi, a-yi-yi-yi-ya, a-yi-yi-yi-yi, ha-na-i-naa, a-yi-yi-yi-ya, i-na-i-na-ya. a-yi-yi-yi-yi-ya, a-yi-a-ye

a-yi-yi-yi-yi, a-yi-yi-yi-ya, a-yi-yi-yi-yi, ha-na-i-naa, a-yi-yi-yi-yi, i-na-i-na-ya, a-yi-yi-yi-yi-ya, a-yi-a-ye

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[39] hárivarihva véeniichva.

There's been mischief sometime.

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[40] hana-i-naa-ya

hana-i-naa-ya

[41] hárivarihva véeniichva.

There's been mischief sometime.

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[42] i-na-i-na-ya

i-na-i-na-ya

[43] naa vúra naapmán'anamahachhitih.

I've got a small mouth.

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[44] ya naa vúra naapmán'anamahachhitih.

I've got a small mouth.

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[45] hárivarihva véeniichva.

There's been mischief sometime.

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[46] i-na-i-na-ya

i-na-i-na-ya

[47] hárivarihva véeniichva.

There's been mischief somewhere.

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[48] i-na-i-na-ya

i-na-i-na-ya

[49] kári xás kachakâach upiip, " ããx, naa fatamakêesh kích ára úpeereesh.

Bluejay said, "Ããx, she would just say anything to anybody.

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[50] fáat vúra upéesh."

She'll just say anything."

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[51] víri vaa kích upítih, tupuxíchkaanva, vúra tu'ih, too máahrav:

That's all she would say, she's really dancing real hard, she's knowing things now:

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[52] hárivarihva véeniichva

There's been mischief sometime

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[53] hana-i-naa-ya

hana-i-naa-ya

[54] hárivarihva véeniichva.

There's been mischief sometime.

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[55] i-na-i-na-ya

i-na-i-na-ya

[56] hárivarihva véeniichva.

There's been mischief sometime.

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[57] hana-i-naa-ya

hana-i-naa-ya

[58] naa vúra naapmán'anamahachhitih.

I've got a small mouth.

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[59] kúmá'ii papuna'ûusurutih.

That's why I can't take it out.

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[60] hárivarihva véeniichva.

There's been mischief sometime.

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[61] i-na-i-na-ya

i-na-i-na-ya

[62] kachakâach muvéeniichva.

It's Bluejay's doings.

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[63] i-na-i-na-ya

i-na-i-na-ya

[64] kachakâach muvéeniichva.

It's Bluejay's doings.

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[65] i-na-i

i-na-i

[66] kári xás u'árihshipriv kachakâach chanchaksúrak u'árihrupuk, " kchkchkchkchkch."

Now Bluejay jumped up and she went out the door, "kchkchkchkchkch".

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[67] mâa vúra vóokxiipshiprin pakachakâach tu'árihishrih.

She flew away, she turned into Bluejay.

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[68] púya vaa pay.

And that's the end of it.

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[1]	mahnûuvanach uum vúra káan tuyíkiha.
	Chipmunk was really sick.

[2]	íi, kári xás kunxus, " púya íf puxích too kúha, kíri xuus kun'uum."
	And they were thinking that she's really sick, that she needs to get doctored.

[3]	kári xás ta'ítam, " chími kiikpíkaan kachakáach."
	Then they said to go get Bluejay.

[6]	yee kári xás vúra púxay vúraxay xay vura hûut-heesh, vúra puxích tuyíkiha.
	Oh, nothing can be done, she's really sick.

[8]	xás kári upiip, " chími akâay kích vúra káru kiikpíkaan.
	And she said, "Go get somebody else, too!

[9]	vúra uum puxích too kúha."
	She's really hurting bad."

[10]	kári xás ta'ítam kunpíkaaraheen, xánkiit.
	Then they went after Bullhead.

[11]	koovúra tá kun'oonvíshrihanik.
	They got them all there.

[12]	víri vaa kích ta'ítam xánkiit, " chémi."
	Then Bullhead said, "Okay."

[13]	ta'ítam xúus u'uumáheen.
	Then she (Bullhead) doctored her.

[14]	ye-e-he-e-he-e, ye-e-he-e-he-e, ye-e-he-e-he-e, ye-e-he-e-he-e, ye-e-he-e-he-e
	ye-e-he-e-he-e, ye-e-he-e-he-e, ye-e-he-e-he-e, ye-e-he-e-he-e, ye-e-he-e-he-e

[15]	kári xás upikrîish, upihéer, sahíshyuuxach.
	Then Rabbit sat back down and smoked.

[16]	xás upiip, " púxay vura, chími xuus kíik'uumih."
	And he said, "Go on ahead and doctor her."

[17]	kári xás ta'ítam, uvôonsipreeheen, xánkiit.
	Bullhead got back up.

[19]	kári xás kári, ta'ítam, u'árihishriheen:
	And then she sang:

[20]	ye-he-he ha-na-he, ye-he-he ha-na-he
	ye-he-he ha-na-he, ye-he-he ha-na-he

[21]	áchpuus kanapíshaavsiprinih.
	Pay me my fee with áchpuus.

[22]	ye-he-he ha-na-he, ye-he-he ha-na-he
	ye-he-he ha-na-he, ye-he-he ha-na-he

[23]	áchpuus kanapíshaavsiprinih.
	Pay me my fee with áchpuus.

[25]	áchpuus kanapíshaavsiprinih.
	Pay me my fee with áchpuus.

[26]	kári xás upikrîish, xás upihéer.
	Then she sat back down and took a smoke.

[27]	kári xás upiip, " chími imkúnpaan.
	Then she said, "Maybe you guys again [it's your turn].

[28]	púxay vúra hûut-heeshara.
	She (Chipmunk) might not make it.

[30]	mahnûuvanach vaas kích uthiv, vúra tá kâarim.
	Chipmunk, it's just the blanket lying there, she's bad off.

[31]	kári xás ta'ítam, ta'ítam xanpuchíniishveenach.
	And then Hummingbird was there.

[33]	kachakâach káan vúra úkrii.
	And Bluejay was just sitting there.

[34]	púxay vúraxay, vúra uum too kúha.
	She's really hurting.

[35]	kári xás upiip, " chími, chími kanpátum", xanpuchíniishveenach.
	Then Hummingbird says she's going to doctor her.

[36]	kári xás kári ta'ítam upátumka.
	Then she doctored her.

[38]	a-yi-yi-yi-yi, a-yi-yi-yi-ya, a-yi-yi-yi-yi, ha-na-i-naa, a-yi-yi-yi-ya, i-na-i-na-ya. a-yi-yi-yi-yi-ya, a-yi-a-ye
	a-yi-yi-yi-yi, a-yi-yi-yi-ya, a-yi-yi-yi-yi, ha-na-i-naa, a-yi-yi-yi-yi, i-na-i-na-ya, a-yi-yi-yi-yi-ya, a-yi-a-ye