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

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Publication details: Unpublished (recorded and transcribed by William Bright, 1949)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    3.SG    Intensive    there    she.had.gotten.sick   
Chipmunk was really sick.
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[2] íi    kári    xás    kunxus    púya    íf    puxích    too    kúha    kíri    xuus    kun'uum   
oh!    then    then    they.thought    and.so    true    very.much    she.has    be.sick    I.wish    thought    they.go.to.it   
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    then    so    soon    go.get.her    bluejay   
Then they said to go get Bluejay.
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[4] ta'ítam    kunpikâaraheen   
so    they.went.to.get.her   
Then they went after her.
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[5] ta'ítam    u'uumáheen   
so    she.got.there   
She (Bluejay) got there.
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[6] yee    kári    xás    vúra    púxay    vúraxay    xay    vura    hûut-heesh    vúra    puxích    tuyíkiha   
well    then    then    Intensive    not.yet    really.not    not    Intensive    will.be.somehow    Intensive    very.much    she.had.gotten.sick   
Oh, nothing can be done, she's really sick.
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[7] ta'ítam    xás    xúus    u'uumáheen   
so    then    thought    she.went.to.it   
Then she doctored.
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[8] xás    kári    upiip    chími    akâay    kích    vúra    káru    kiikpíkaan   
then    then    she.said    soon    who    only    Intensive    also    go.get.her   
And she said, "Go get somebody else, too!
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[9] vúra    uum    puxích    too    kúha   
Intensive    3.SG    very.much    she.has    be.sick   
She's really hurting bad."
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[10] kári    xás    ta'ítam    kunpíkaaraheen    xánkiit   
then    then    so    they.went.to.get.her    bullhead   
Then they went after Bullhead.
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[11] koovúra    tá    kun'oonvíshrihanik   
all    PERF    they.took.them.down   
They got them all there.
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[12] víri    vaa    kích    ta'ítam    xánkiit    chémi   
so    so    only    so    bullhead    all.right   
Then Bullhead said, "Okay."
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[13] ta'ítam    xúus    u'uumáheen   
so    thought    she.went.to.it   
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   
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    then    he.sat.back.down    he.smoked.again    rabbit   
Then Rabbit sat back down and smoked.
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[16] xás    upiip    púxay    vura    chími    xuus    kíik'uumih   
then    he.said    not.yet    Intensive    soon    thought    you.guys.go.to.it.for.her   
And he said, "Go on ahead and doctor her."
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[17] kári    xás    ta'ítam    uvôonsipreeheen    xánkiit   
then    then    so    she.got.up    bullhead   
Bullhead got back up.
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[18] úmpaan    xúus    u'uum   
3sg..emphatic    thought    she.went.to.it   
Then she doctored.
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[19] kári    xás    kári    ta'ítam    u'árihishriheen   
then    then    then    so    she.sang   
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   
ye-he-he ha-na-he, ye-he-he ha-na-he
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(The entire song is in this one audio clip.)

[21] áchpuus    kanapíshaavsiprinih   
part.of.salmon    you.pay.me   
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   
ye-he-he ha-na-he, ye-he-he ha-na-he

[23] áchpuus    kanapíshaavsiprinih   
part.of.salmon    you.pay.me   
Pay me my fee with áchpuus.
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[24] ye-he-he ha-na-he   
ye-he-he ha-na-he   
ye-he-he ha-na-he

[25] áchpuus    kanapíshaavsiprinih   
part.of.salmon    you.pay.me   
Pay me my fee with áchpuus.
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[26] kári    xás    upikrîish    xás    upihéer   
then    then    she.sat.back.down    then    she.smoked.again   
Then she sat back down and took a smoke.
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[27] kári    xás    upiip    chími    imkúnpaan   
then    then    she.said    soon    you.folks   
Then she said, "Maybe you guys again [it's your turn].
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[28] púxay    vúra    hûut-heeshara   
not.yet    Intensive    won't.be.anyhow   
She (Chipmunk) might not make it.
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[29] vúra    puxích    too    kúha   
Intensive    very.much    she.has    be.sick   
She's really hurting."
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[30] mahnûuvanach    vaas    kích    uthiv    vúra    tá    kâarim   
chipmunk    blanket    only    it.lies    Intensive    PERF    bad   
Chipmunk, it's just the blanket lying there, she's bad off.
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[31] kári    xás    ta'ítam    ta'ítam    xanpuchíniishveenach   
then    then    so    so    hummingbird   
And then Hummingbird was there.
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[32] kári    xás    chémi   
then    then    all.right   
[Hummingbird said], "Okay."
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[33] kachakâach    káan    vúra    úkrii   
bluejay    there    Intensive    she.was.sitting   
And Bluejay was just sitting there.
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[34] púxay    vúraxay    vúra    uum    too    kúha   
not.yet    really.not    Intensive    3.SG    she.has    be.sick   
She's really hurting.
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[35] kári    xás    upiip    chími    chími    kanpátum    xanpuchíniishveenach   
then    then    she.said    soon    soon    let.me.put.my.mouth.there    hummingbird   
Then Hummingbird says she's going to doctor her.
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[36] kári    xás    kári    ta'ítam    upátumka   
then    then    then    so    she.sucked.it.from.her   
Then she doctored her.
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[37] xás    upiip   
then    she.said   
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-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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(The entire song is in this one audio clip.)

[39] hárivarihva    véeniichva   
sometime    mischief   
There's been mischief sometime.
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[40] hana-i-naa-ya   
hana-i-naa-ya   
hana-i-naa-ya

[41] hárivarihva    véeniichva   
sometime    mischief   
There's been mischief sometime.
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[42] i-na-i-na-ya   
i-na-i-na-ya   
i-na-i-na-ya

[43] naa    vúra    naapmán'anamahachhitih   
1sg.    Intensive    I.am.small-mouthed   
I've got a small mouth.
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[44] ya    naa    vúra    naapmán'anamahachhitih   
ya    1sg.    Intensive    I.am.small-mouthed   
I've got a small mouth.
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[45] hárivarihva    véeniichva   
sometime    mischief   
There's been mischief sometime.
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[46] i-na-i-na-ya   
i-na-i-na-ya   
i-na-i-na-ya

[47] hárivarihva    véeniichva   
sometime    mischief   
There's been mischief somewhere.
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[48] i-na-i-na-ya   
i-na-i-na-ya   
i-na-i-na-ya

[49] kári    xás    kachakâach    upiip    ããx    naa    fatamakêesh    kích    ára    úpeereesh   
then    then    bluejay    she.said    ugh!    1sg.    anything    only    person    she.will.tell.him   
Bluejay said, "Ããx, she would just say anything to anybody.
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[50] fáat    vúra    upéesh   
what    Intensive    she.will.say   
She'll just say anything."
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[51] víri    vaa    kích    upítih    tupuxíchkaanva    vúra    tu'ih    too    máahrav   
so    so    only    she.is.saying    she.has.worked.hard    Intensive    she.has.danced    she.has    track   
That's all she would say, she's really dancing real hard, she's knowing things now:
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[52] hárivarihva    véeniichva   
sometime    mischief   
There's been mischief sometime
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(The entire song is in this one audio clip.)

[53] hana-i-naa-ya   
hana-i-naa-ya   
hana-i-naa-ya

[54] hárivarihva    véeniichva   
sometime    mischief   
There's been mischief sometime.
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[55] i-na-i-na-ya   
i-na-i-na-ya   
i-na-i-na-ya

[56] hárivarihva    véeniichva   
sometime    mischief   
There's been mischief sometime.
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[57] hana-i-naa-ya   
hana-i-naa-ya   
hana-i-naa-ya

[58] naa    vúra    naapmán'anamahachhitih   
1sg.    Intensive    I.am.small-mouthed   
I've got a small mouth.
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[59] kúmá'ii    papuna'ûusurutih   
because.of    that.I.can't.take.it.off   
That's why I can't take it out.
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[60] hárivarihva    véeniichva   
sometime    mischief   
There's been mischief sometime.
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[61] i-na-i-na-ya   
i-na-i-na-ya   
i-na-i-na-ya

[62] kachakâach    muvéeniichva   
bluejay    her.mischief   
It's Bluejay's doings.
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[63] i-na-i-na-ya   
i-na-i-na-ya   
i-na-i-na-ya

[64] kachakâach    muvéeniichva   
bluejay    her.mischief   
It's Bluejay's doings.
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[65] i-na-i   
i-na-i   
i-na-i

[66] kári    xás    u'árihshipriv    kachakâach    chanchaksúrak    u'árihrupuk    kchkchkchkchkch   
then    then    she.jumped.up    bluejay    at.the.door    she.rushed.outside    kchkchkchkchkch   
Now Bluejay jumped up and she went out the door, "kchkchkchkchkch".
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[67] mâa    vúra    vóokxiipshiprin    pakachakâach    tu'árihishrih   
look!    Intensive    so.she.flew.away    the.bluejay    she.became   
She flew away, she turned into Bluejay.
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[68] púya    vaa    pay   
and.so    so    this   
And that's the end of it.
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