Charlie Thom, Sr.: How Charlie Grew Up (2013)

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Note: This anecdote was spoken partly in English and partly in Karuk. Only Karuk sections are transcribed below.

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[1]	ni'áapunma	koovúra
	I.know.it	all

But I learned.

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[2]	fâat	kumá'ii	pananítaat	káru	panani'áka	tá	kuniyâaram	fâat	kumá'ii
	what	because.of	my.mother	also	my.father	PERF	they.took.them.away	what	because.of

Why did they take my father and mother away?

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[3]	páy	kóo	paxánthiip	páy	yítha	kóo	paxánthiip	káan	u'íihya
	this	as.much.as	the.oak.tree	this	one	as.much.as	the.oak.tree	there	it.was.standing

There's an oak tree, there's an oak tree standing there.

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[4]	fâat	kumá'ii	peexráratih	naa	ník	ôok	páy	níkrii
	what	because.of	that.you.are.crying	1sg.	a.little	here	this	I.am.sitting

"What are you crying for? I'm here with you."

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[5]	tupishyáavpa	tá	kóo	tá	kun'ípak
	it.had.become.winter	PERF	all	PERF	they.came.back

In wintertime they all came back.

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[6]	nanikîit	neekshúpiheet
	my.grandmother	she.taught.me

My grandmother taught me.

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[7]	koovúra	ni'áapunma	fâat	nikyâatih
	all	I.know.it	what	I.am.making.it

I learned everything, I can make anything.

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[8]	tupishyáavpa	vúra	uum	táay	panani'áhup
	it.had.become.winter	Intensive	3.SG	much	my.wood

In wintertime I had a lot of wood.

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[9]	koovúra	yáv
	all	good

Everything was good.

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