Georgiana Trull, Jimmie James, and Josephine James

"Yurok Sentences" (1985)

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Text identifier: CICD1
Speaker: Georgiana Trull, Jimmie James, and Josephine James
Primary documentation: Ruth Bennett
Edition: , "Yurok Sentences", Center for Community Development, Humboldt State University

  1. Heemerks'ers.
    Hurry up.
  2. Koweeshcho'.
    Thank you (for food).
  3. Wokhlew.
    Thank you (for anything else).
  4. 'O'lomah.
    Come in.
  5. 'Ohlkuem, to' wee' shon'.
    Sure, I'll be very happy to do it.
  6. Pee'wo'.
    Sure; ok.
  7. Keech cheeweyek'.
    I am hungry.
  8. Cheeweyem' hes?
    Are you hungry?
  9. Pa'ah skewokseemek'.
    I want water.
  10. Skewok pa'ah hes?
    Do you want water?
  11. Mos 'ok'w 'ne-pa'ah.
    I don't have water.
  12. Kegoh skewokseemem' hes?
    Do you want acorns?
  13. Mos we'yk'oh.
    Not now.
  14. Skewok kue 'ne-nohl.
    I want to go to the toilet.
  15. Kues k'ee 'o negohl?
    Where is the toilet?
  16. Cho' chpe'royom'.
    Listen.
  17. Ko'moyom' hes?
    Do you hear?
  18. Kue nohlpeyom' hes?
    Do you want to go to the toilet?
  19. Kues soychkoom'?
    What's wrong? (How are you? Are you hurt?)
  20. Kues sonowom'?
    What's the matter? (What's wrong with you?)
  21. Neemok'w sonek'.
    There's nothing wrong with me.
  22. Kues keech roo?
    What time is it?
  23. Skuyen' 'ue-koy.
    Good morning.
  24. Skuyen' 'ue-kechoyhl.
    Good day.
  25. Hlke'mohlk'es.
    Shut up.
  26. Lekwsee 'o pyuerkeres.
    Go play outside.
  27. Weehlkwook'.
    I dreamt.
  28. Koy kee hewehl.
    (Someone will) get up early.
  29. K'ee nee yoo.
    Foreigners (wanderers).
  30. Neemee skuy' soneenepem' hes?
    Don't you feel good?
  31. Skuy' soneenepem' hes?
    Do you feel good?
  32. Neemee skuy' soneenepek'.
    I don't feel good.
  33. Skuy' soneenepek'.
    I feel good.
  34. Telek' 'ne-mohl.
    My head hurts.
  35. Lepole'hl 'ne-mohl.
    My head hurts.
  36. Tkwola lepe'hl kue k'e-mohl hes?
    Does your head still ache?
  37. Yo' kwen soot'os.
    Go away, get out of my way.
  38. Keeto chkeyek'.
    I am sleepy.
  39. Kues cho' soneenepem'?
    How do you feel?
  40. Keech 'ee roo.
    It's time.
  41. Keech 'ee roo kee 'ue-kemeyem'.
    It's time for our group to go home.
  42. Kwesee wey' keech wee' 'o hoole'mow'.
    People are around here.
  43. ... segonowom'.
    You are always acting up.
  44. Keech 'ee roo kue k'e-lewetek'.
    It is time for you to set your net.
  45. Keetee tenpewe'hl; 'ne-'errkerhl lepe'hl.
    (I know) it's going to rain; my knee aches.
  46. Nuemee koy cho' 'o neee'nem' k'ee k'e-lew.
    Go and look at your net early in the morning.
  47. 'Eee, weet nek'es k'-ew.
    Yes, put your name down.
  48. Kee 'ela 'werrgeryerchem'. Kowey.
    You're still speaking English. Quit it.
  49. Kowecho' noo serrhlerperm'.
    Quit doing that.
  50. Kues kee shoo kego'moyohl?
    How are they going to understand?
  51. Kee 'ela 'werrgeryerchem', kues kee shoo kego'moyohl?
    If you keep talking English, how will they understand?
  52. Chyue' kee kemeyem', to' 'ue-ma'ah wo' kee 'ue-kert.
    Let's go home and leave the fishing for the Indian devil.
  53. Keech hegehlpa'.
    The river is rising.
  54. Keetee hegehlpa'.
    The river is going to rise.
  55. Keech kyah.
    The sun is rising.
  56. Keetee kyah.
    The sun is going to rise.
  57. Keech ye'womey'.
    The sun or moon is going down.
  58. Keetee ye'womey'.
    The sun or moon is about to go down.
  59. To' merogeyowom'.
    I'm surprised to see you.