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

Vina Smith: Sentences about a cat (2011)

Primary participants: Vina Smith (speaker), Andrew Garrett (researcher), Line Mikkelsen (researcher)
Date: June 2, 2011
Location: Yreka
Project identifier: VS-34b
Additional contributor: Line Mikkelsen (annotator)


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[1] papúsihich vúra uum taay ip u'ávat ipit.
The cat ate a lot yesterday.
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[2] papúsihich ip taay tu'ávat.
The cat has already eaten a lot.
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[3] pûuhara, papúsihich ip taay tu'ávat.
No, the cat as already eaten a lot.
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[4] papúsihich vúra uum tóo xúriha, vúra uum taay u'áveesh.
The cat is really hungry and is going to eat a lot.
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[5] tóo xúriha.
He's hungry.
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[6] vúra uum taay papúsihich tu'áv.
The cat is eating a lot.
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[7] púsihich vúra uum puxích tóo kvíit-ha.
The cat is sleeping a lot.
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[8] papúsihich vúra itíhaan ukvíit-hitih.
The cat is always sleeping.
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