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   
acorn    heavy   
This acorn is heavy.
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[2] máruk    ivâaram   
uphill    you.go   
Go uphill!
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[3] sáruk    ivâaram   
downhill    you.go   
Go downhill!
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[4] yuraschíshiih    máruk    tuvâaram   
horse    uphill    it.went   
The horse went uphill.
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[5] taay    paxuntápan   
much    the.acorns   
There is lots of acorns.
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[6] taay    payuraschíshiih   
much    the.horses   
There is lots of horses.
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[7] púfaat    paxuntápan   
nothing    the.acorns   
There are no acorns.
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[8]     nikyívish   
PERF    I.fall.down   
I fell down.
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[9] upívriihtih   
they.fall.down   
They (inanimate) fall down.
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[10] xuntápan    upívriihtih   
acorn    they.fall.down   
The acorns fall down.
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[11] xuntápan    nikítnaaktih   
acorn    I.am.cracking.(acorns)   
I am cracking acorns.
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[12] paxuntápan    chí    nikitnákeesh   
the.acorns    soon    I.am.going.to.crack.(acorns)   
I am going to crack acorns.
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[13] akâay    paxuntápan    ukítnaaktih   
who    the.acorns    he.is.cracking.(acorns)   
Who is cracking acorns?
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[14] taay    paxuntápan        nikítnak   
much    the.acorns    PERF    I.cracked   
I cracked lots of acorns.
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[15] chí    nikráveesh   
soon    I'm.going.to.grind.(acorns)   
I'm gonna grind (acorns) soon.
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[16] tóo    spas   
it.is    be.leached   
It (acorn meal) is leached free from bitterness.
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[17] chí    nitákireesh   
soon    I'm.gonna.leach.those.(acorns)   
I'm gonna leach those (acorns).
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[18] akâay    ikpúr    utákirtih   
who    acorn.flour    she.is.leaching.it   
Who is leaching acorn meal?
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[19] nitharámpuuktih   
I'm.cooking.acorn.soup   
I'm cooking acorn soup.
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[20] misúpaah    yav   
your.day    good   
Happy birthday!
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[21] upáthriihtih   
it's.raining   
It's raining.
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[22] tóo    snur   
it.has    thunder   
It thundered.
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[23] tóo    snur    um   
it.has    thunder    or   
Did it thunder?
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[24] ishnúr    um   
thunder    or   
Is it thundering?
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[25] ipít    mít    usnúrat   
yesterday    near.past    it.thundered   
It thundered yesterday.
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[26] ipít    usnúrat   
yesterday    it.thundered   
It thundered yesterday.
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[27] ipít    upathríhat   
yesterday    it.rained   
It rained yesterday.
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[28] ipít    ukyútunihat   
yesterday    it.snowed   
It snowed yesterday.
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[29] áthiik    îikam   
cold    outdoors   
It's cold outside.
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[30] máh'iit    îikam    nivôonupuk   
morning    outdoors    I.left.the.house   
I went outside this morning.
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[31] îikam    ivôonupuk   
outdoors    you.left.the.house   
You went outside.
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