Charlie Thom, Sr.: Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (2013)

Primary participants: Charlie Thom, Sr. (speaker), Clare Sandy (researcher)
Date: June 5, 2013
Project identifier: CT-01

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[1]	hã'ii!
	[expression]

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[2]	hôoy ti'aramsîiprin?
	Where are you coming from?

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[3]	panámniik ni'aramsîiprintih.
	I'm coming from Orleans.

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[4]	hûut kích pa'ishkêesh?
	How was the river?

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[5]	yav.
	Good.

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[6]	vúra yâamach.
	It looks nice.

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[7]	páy kich.
	Again.

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[8]	pa'ishkêesh yáv umúsahitih.
	The river looks good.

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[9]	fâat ikyâatih?
	What are you doing?

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[10]	purafâat neekyâatihara.
	[I'm doing] nothing.

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[11]	vúra purafâat neekyâatihara.
	[I'm doing] nothing at all.

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[12]	akâay uum mi'áraar?
	Who are your relations?

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[13]	vaa káan nivâarameesh.
	I'm going there.

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[14]	panámniik tá nivâaram.
	I'm going to Orleans.

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[15]	súva nik!
	See you later!

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[16]	i'aapúnmuti hum?
	Do you understand?

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[17]	koovúra úm ithítiimtih?
	Do you hear everything?

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[18]	purafâat vúra ná'aapunmutihara.
	I don't know anything.

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[19]	vúra uum puná'aapunmutihara.
	I don't know (anything).

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[20]	fâat uum vaa?
	What is this?

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[21]	fâat ixútih?
	What are you thinking?

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[22]	fâat ichuuphítih?
	What did you say?

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[23]	hûut ipítih?
	What did you say?

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[24]	ipikrôokti hum?
	Did you remember?

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[25]	ipikrôokti húm fâat peepítih?
	Did you learn (remember) what you said?

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[26]	teepshinvárihva hum?
	Did you forget?

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[27]	pi'êep vaa káan ta neepshinvárihva.
	A long time ago I forgot.

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[28]	hãã.
	Yes.

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[29]	atafâat ixúti " kíri ni'am."
	Maybe you think you want to eat something.

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[30]	navíshtaanti áayas.
	I like grapes.

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[31]	"íshaha" húm xâatik " kíri ni'ish"?
	Did you want to drink water?

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[32]	"íshaha" xaat íim " kíri ni'ish"?
	Do you want water?

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[33]	íshaha húm tée xrah?
	Are you thirsty?

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[34]	xaat úm kíri íshaha natêeki!"?
	Do you want to drink water?

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[35]	kúkuum húm nutêekeesh?
	Do you want some more water?

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[36]	chími ôok pay ikrîishrihi!
	Sit down right here!

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[37]	áhup ik chími ápim, sáanfuruki!
	Look for wood, bring it in!

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[38]	áhup usáanfuruki!
	Bring wood in!

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[39]	pûuhara.
	No.

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[40]	xáyfaat!
	Don't!

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[41]	xákaan chôora!
	Let's go together!

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[42]	naa káru nivâarameesh.
	I'm coming.

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[43]	naa káru ni'áhoovish.
	I'm going to walk.

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[44]	ta ni'áhoo.
	I'm walking.

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[45]	chími ikfúuksipriv!
	It's time to get up!

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[46]	tikáriha hum?
	Are you ready?

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[47]	ta néekfuuyshur.
	I'm tired.

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[48]	tée kfúuyshur hum?
	Are you tired?

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[49]	chími núkviit-hi!
	Let's go to sleep!

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[50]	fâat yáxa?
	[What's that?]

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[51]	chími kviit-hi!
	Go to sleep!

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[52]	yáv pa'ikxáram.
	Good night.

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