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

Julian Lang, Vina Smith: Conversation: Julian's Day (2011)

Primary participants: Julian Lang (speaker), Vina Smith (speaker), Line Mikkelsen (researcher), Tammy Stark (researcher)
Date: January 30, 2011
Project identifier: JL-VS-01

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[1]

(Julian Lang) We don't know what we are gonna say.

We don't know what we are gonna say.

[2]

(Vina Smith) iim chími chuuphi! taay i'ítaptih iim.

Talk! You know a lot.

[3]

(Julian Lang) tá ní'aah. máh'iit mah'íitnihach. tá ni'itxâarihvutih mah'íitnihach. máh'iit.

I did a fire. In the morning, early in the morning. I woke up in the early morning. In the morning.

[4]

(Vina Smith) mah'íitnihach ni'itxâarihva.

I woke up early.

[5]

(Julian Lang) tá ni'itxâarihvutih. kári xás tá nivôonsip. áhup tá nikyâatih.

I woke up. And then I got up. I gathered wood.

[6]

(Vina Smith) áhup ikyâatih hum?

Did you gather wood?

[7]

(Julian Lang) áah tá nikyâatih. Lyn uum áthiik. vaa tá nikyâatih pá'aah.

I made a fire. Lyn was cold. So I made the fire.

[8]

(Vina Smith) naa vúra itíhaan máh'iitnihich níkfuuksipriv. six thirty five thirty. vaa yáv nipmahóonkoonati vúra pamáh'iit.

I always get up early. Six thirty, five thirty. I feel good in the morning.

[9]

(Julian Lang) naa káru.

Me too.

[10]

(Vina Smith) kâarim nipmahóonkoonati patá níkviit-hitih itíhaan. uuríhaan kúnish uuríhaan.

I feel bad when I am always sleeping. Lazy bones, sort of lazy bones.

[11]

(Julian Lang) taay vúra hôotah panúkviitihat ipít ikxáram.

It was really late when we went to bed last night.

[12]

(Vina Smith) hûut kumá'ii.

Why?

[13]

(Julian Lang) tá nuparty party nu'úumat nu'úumat. kári xás vúra taay panu'íishtih káru áamtih.

We had partied. We went to a party. We went. We ate and drank a lot.

[14]

(Vina Smith) hãã vúrava ishimfirákuupha vaa. taay ti'áv. íkiich vúra ipíshriivpeesh patáay i'áamtih. xás vúra áv kúnish vaa puyávhara peepihnîichha.

Yes, (it was) a big happening. You ate a lot. Maybe you'll get fat if you eat too much. Lots of food it's not good if you become an old man.

[15]

(Julian Lang) naníaunt Ramona ithâan néemuustih naníaunt Ramona kári xás upítih " hã'ii tipíshriivpa." ok.

My Aunt Ramona once looked at me and she said "Yikes, you've gotten fat!" OK.

[16]

(Vina Smith) fáat.

What?

[17]

(Julian Lang) I think we're done.

I think we're done.