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.
This acorn is heavy.
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[2] máruk ivâaram!
Go uphill!
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[3] sáruk ivâaram!
Go downhill!
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[4] yuraschíshiih máruk tuvâaram.
The horse went uphill.
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[5] taay paxuntápan.
There is lots of acorns.
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[6] taay payuraschíshiih.
There is lots of horses.
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[7] púfaat paxuntápan.
There are no acorns.
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[8] tá nikyívish.
I fell down.
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[9] upívriihtih.
They (inanimate) fall down.
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[10] xuntápan upívriihtih.
The acorns fall down.
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[11] xuntápan nikítnaaktih.
I am cracking acorns.
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[12] paxuntápan chí nikitnákeesh.
I am going to crack acorns.
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[13] akâay paxuntápan ukítnaaktih?
Who is cracking acorns?
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[14] taay paxuntápan tá nikítnak.
I cracked lots of acorns.
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[15] chí nikráveesh.
I'm gonna grind (acorns) soon.
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[16] tóo spas.
It (acorn meal) is leached free from bitterness.
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[17] chí nitákireesh.
I'm gonna leach those (acorns).
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[18] akâay ikpúr utákirtih?
Who is leaching acorn meal?
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[19] nitharámpuuktih.
I'm cooking acorn soup.
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[20] misúpaah yav!
Happy birthday!
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[21] upáthriihtih.
It's raining.
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[22] tóo snur.
It thundered.
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[23] tóo snur um?
Did it thunder?
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[24] ishnúr um?
Is it thundering?
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[25] ipít mít usnúrat.
It thundered yesterday.
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[26] ipít usnúrat.
It thundered yesterday.
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[27] ipít upathríhat.
It rained yesterday.
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[28] ipít ukyútunihat.
It snowed yesterday.
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[29] áthiik îikam.
It's cold outside.
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[30] máh'iit îikam nivôonupuk.
I went outside this morning.
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[31] îikam ivôonupuk.
You went outside.
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