Lottie Beck: "The Greedy Father" (1957)

Primary participants: Lottie Beck (speaker), William Bright (researcher)
Date: 1957
Project identifier: WB_KL-23
Publication details: William Bright, The Karok Language (1957), pp. 214-217, Text 23
Additional contributor: Erik Maier (annotator)

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[1]	éexri	tuvîishrih
	rainbow	it.had.descended

Famine descended (on the people).

[2]	xás	vaa	uum	tá	kunxúrihinaa
	then	so	3.SG	PERF	they.were.hungry

And they were hungry.

[3]	upíip	imáan	nikríhareesh
	he.said	tomorrow	I.will.go.fishing

(A man) said, "Tomorrow I'll go fishing."

[4]	xás	asúuxar	kun'asíshriihva
	then	fasting	they.went.to.bed

And they went to bed without eating.

[5]	imáankam	yáan	vúra	usúpaahitih	uvâaram
	next.day	recently	Intensive	it.was.becoming.day	he.went

The next day it was just dawn, (and) he went.

[6]	pakúusra	tuváruprav
	the.sun	it.had.risen

The sun was rising.

[7]	íshahak	tóo	mkuuhkurih
	on.the.water	it.did	shine.on.water

It was shining on the water.

[8]	axmáy	umúuyha
	suddenly	it.quivered

Suddenly the string attached to the fishnet quivered.

[9]	víri	kún	amvákaam
	so	meaning.unknown	big.salmon

There was a big salmon (in the net).

[10]	xás	uthyúruripaa
	then	he.hauled.it.out

So he hauled it out.

[11]	imvirámaam	uthárishrih
	behind.fishery	he.put.it.down

He put it down in back of the fishery.

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[12]	xás	uxús	tîi	kanimnîishi
	then	he.thought	let...	let.me.cook.it!

Then he thought, "Let me cook it!

[13]	ayu'âach	vúra	uum	tá	naxúriha
	it.was.because	Intensive	3.SG	PERF	I.am.hungry

It's because I'm hungry."

[14]	ta'ítam	uhvíthaheen
	so	he.cleaned.it

So he cleaned it.

[15]	xás	pa'ípun	utâatsur
	then	the.tail	he.cut.it.off

And he cut off the tail.

[16]	xás	yôoram	uthárish
	then	to.one.side	he.put.it.down

He put it to one side.

[17]	xás	tóo	mnish
	then	he.had	cook

Then he cooked (the salmon).

[18]	víri	póo'av	hínupa	vúra	tutháfip	xás	ífuth	xás	úpxuuspa
	so	when.he.ate.it	surprise	Intensive	he.had.devoured.it	then	afterward	then	he.realized.it

When he ate it, he devoured it (all), and (only) afterwards did he realize it.

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[19]	yáas	upvâaramutih
	then	he.went.home

Then he went home.

[20]	pa'ípun	u'êechtihach
	the.tail	he.was.carrying.it

He was carrying just the tail.

[21]	yiimúsich	úhyiivti	chú	páy	axíich	pipúniich	táay	íp	imafúnvaansa
	little.ways.off	he.was.shouting	here!	this	child	salmon.tail	much	PAST	beggars

Some distance (from home) he was shouting, "Here, children, this is the tail! There were a lot of beggars."

(Bright: "pipúniich is a distorted diminutive of ípun 'salmon-tail.'")

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[22]	xás	paaxíich	tá	kunithvíriprupuk
	then	the.children	PERF	they.ran.outdoors

Then the children ran out.

[23]	kuníhyiivtih
	they.were.shouting

They were shouting.

[24]	yôotva	nu'áveesh	yôotva	nu'áveesh
	hurray!	we're.going.to.eat	hurray!	we're.going.to.eat

"Hurray, we're going to eat, hurray, we're going to eat!"

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[25]	imáan	kúkuum	upikríhar
	tomorrow	again	he.went.fishing.again

The next day he went fishing again.

[26]	kúkuum	vúra	amvákaam	úykar
	again	Intensive	big.salmon	he.caught.it

Again he caught a big salmon.

[27]	xás	káan	vúra	u'av
	then	there	Intensive	he.ate

And he ate it there.

[28]	kúkuum	vúra	úhyiv	chú	páy	axíich	pipúniich	táay	íp	imafúnvaansa
	again	Intensive	he.shouted	here!	this	child	salmon.tail	much	PAST	beggars

Again he shouted, "Here, children, this is the tail! There were a lot of beggars."

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[29]	xás	pa'asiktávaan	uxús	naa	nixúti	kin'áhachakutih
	then	the.woman	she.thought	1sg.	I.am.thinking	he.is.withholding.it.from.us

And the woman thought, "I think he's holding out on us."

[30]	xás	kuméemaankam	poopikríhar
	then	its.next.day	that.he.went.fishing.again

And it was the next day that he went fishing again.

[31]	pamutúnviiv	úpeenvunaa	ôok	vúra	kíik'iini
	her.children	she.told.them	here	Intensive	you.guys.stay!

She told her children, "You stay here.

[32]	tá	ni'áharam
	PERF	I.follow.him

I'm following him.

[33]	naa	nixúti	kin'áhachakutih
	1sg.	I.am.thinking	he.is.withholding.it.from.us

I think he's holding out on us."

[34]	xás	póo'uum	víri	kún	amvákaam	tóo	thyúruripaa
	then	when.she.arrived	so	meaning.unknown	big.salmon	he.had	pull.out

And when she arrived, there he had pulled out a big salmon.

[35]	xás	pa'ípun	tóo	tâatsur
	then	the.tail	he.had	cut.off

And he cut off the tail.

[36]	yiivánihich	uthárish
	little.farther.off	he.put.it.down

He put it down a little ways off.

[37]	xás	aah	tóo	kyav
	then	fire	he.had	make

Then he made a fire.

[38]	ta'ítam	ukrîishriheen
	so	he.sat.down

Then he cooked (the salmon).

[39]	chu'áveesh
	soon.he.was.going.to.eat.it

He was about to eat it.

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[40]	xás	upikvíriproov
	then	she.ran.back.upriver

Then she ran back upriver.

[41]	pamutúnviiv	úpeenvunaa	tu'ifuyâachha
	her.children	she.told.them	it.is.really.true

She told her children, "It's really true.

[42]	hínupa	vúra	kin'áhachakutih
	surprise	Intensive	he.is.withholding.it.from.us

He's holding out on us.

[43]	chími	nupikyáasiiprin	xasík	nupávyiihshipreevish
	soon	let.us.get.started.again!	then.(future)	we.are.going.to.leave.again

Let's get started, we're going to leave."

[44]	máruk	tá	kunpifúkraan
	uphill	PERF	they.climbed.back.uphill

They climbed uphill.

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[45]	xás	kunthítiv	sáruk	úhyiivtih	chú	páy	axíich	pipúniich	táay	íp	imafúnvaansa
	then	they.heard.him	downhill	he.was.shouting	here!	this	child	salmon.tail	much	PAST	beggars

Then they heard him, he was shouting downhill, "Here, children, this is the tail! There were a lot of beggars."

[46]	astáriish
	quiet

It was silent.

[47]	xás	kúkuum	vúra	úhyiv
	then	again	Intensive	he.shouted

Then he shouted again.

[48]	iinâak	ukvíripfuruk
	indoors	he.ran.inside

He ran indoors.

[49]	víri	kún	siit	kích	uksahárahitih
	so	meaning.unknown	mouse	only	there.was.squeaking

There only mice were squeaking.

[50]	xás	u'árihrupuk
	then	he.jumped.outdoors

Then he jumped out.

[51]	vúrava	kári	úhyiivti	chú	páy	axíich	pipúniich	táay	íp	imafúnvaansa
	just	then	he.was.shouting	here!	this	child	salmon.tail	much	PAST	beggars

He was still shouting like that, "Here, children, this is the tail! There were a lot of beggars."

[52]	víri	máruk	pootrâatih
	so	uphill	that.he.was.looking.upward

He looked uphill.

[53]	víri	kún	káan	tá	kunpifúkraan
	so	meaning.unknown	there	PERF	they.had.climbed.back.uphill

There they had climbed up there.

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[54]	xás	pamuhrôoha	úhyiv	káan	pátha	áamtih
	then	his.wife	she.shouted	there	alone	eat!

And his wife shouted, "Eat alone there!"

[55]	vaa	kúth	kin'áhachakutih
	so	because.of	you.were.withholding.it.from.us

For that purpose you held out on us."

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[56]	hínupa	ník	tu'áharamunaa
	surprise	a.little	he.had.followed.them

He was following them.

[57]	káruma	yáan	u'áhachakvunaatih
	in.fact	recently	he.was.withholding.it.from.them

The truth was that he had just been holding out on them.

[58]	páanpay	vúra	tá	ûumukich
	after.while	Intensive	PERF	near

Finally he was close.

[59]	kári	vúra	úhyiivtih
	then	Intensive	he.was.shouting

He was still shouting.

[60]	xás	poopáhariithvunaa	pamuhrooha'îin	kunipêer	yaxéek	iim	vaa	kích	ikupítiheesh
	then	when.he.caught.up.with.them	his.wife	she.told.him	you'll.see	2sg.	so	only	you.will.be.doing

And when he caught up with them, his wife told him, "You're going to be doing nothing but this.

[61]	saamvárook	aratváraf	kích	i'áamtiheesh
	in.creeks	black.mud	only	you.will.be.eating.it

You'll be eating nothing but mud in the creeks

[62]	kúna	nuu	yaas'arará'uuthkam	kích	nu'irukúunpiithvutiheesh
	in.addition	we	in.front.of.rich.people	only	we.will.sit.around

But we will be sitting around only in front of rich people."

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[63]	xás	uxús	paniinamichtâapas	kaníkfuukiraa
	then	he.thought	the.littlest.one	let.me.grab.it

And he thought, "Let me grab the littlest one."

[64]	panyúrar	xás	upíkriivrihva
	beargrass	then	it.was.transformed.into.it

And (the child) turned into the bear-lily.

[65]	xás	payítha	kúna	uxús	níkfuukiraa
	then	the.one	in.addition	he.thought	I.grab.it

And he thought, "I'm grabbing the other one."

[66]	súrip	xás	upíkriivrihva
	hazel.bush	then	it.was.transformed.into.it

And it turned into a hazel-bush.

[67]	pamuhrôoha	kúna	úkfuukiraa
	his.wife	in.addition	he.grabbed.her

He grabbed his wife in turn.

[68]	ishvírip	xás	upihyárihish
	Jeffrey.pine	then	she.was.transformed.into.it

She turned into a pine tree.

[69]	kúna	uum	vaa	vúra	káan	úksuusur
	in.addition	3.SG	so	Intensive	there	he.swooped.down

He, in turn, swooped down there.

[70]	vaa	vúra	payêem	kumáheesh
	so	Intensive	now	you.guys.will.see.him

You will see him like that now.

[71]	saamvaróotiim	aratváraf	u'áamtih
	creek.edge	black.mud	he.is.eating.it

He eats mud on the edge of creeks.

[72]	pamuhrôoha	káru	pamutúnviiv	patuvuhvúhinaahaak	yaas'arará'uuthkam	kunchivítahitih
	his.wife	also	her.children	when.there.is.a.deerskin.dance	in.front.of.rich.people	they.are.lined.up

(But) his wife and his children, when there is a deerskin dance, are lined up in front of rich people.

(Bright: "The father became asaxvanish'ámvaanich 'moss-eater, i.e., the water ouzel.' The woman and the children turned into the materials used for making baskets.")