Georgiana Trull, Jimmie James, and Josephine James
"Yurok Sentences" (1985)
Writing system: no hyphens | hyphens
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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
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Hee-merks-'ers.
Hurry up. -
Ko-weesh-cho'.
Thank you (for food). -
Wok-hlew.
Thank you (for anything else). -
'O'lo-mah.
Come in. -
'Ohlkuem, to' wee' shon'.
Sure, I'll be very happy to do it. -
Pee'-wo'.
Sure; ok. -
Keech chee-wey-yek'.
I am hungry. -
Chee-wey-yem' hes?
Are you hungry? -
Pa-'ah ske-wok-see-mek'.
I want water. -
Ske-wok pa-'ah hes?
Do you want water? -
Mos 'ok'w 'ne-pa-'ah.
I don't have water. -
Ke-goh ske-wok-see-mem' hes?
Do you want acorns? -
Mos we'yk-'oh.
Not now. -
Ske-wok kue 'ne-nohl.
I want to go to the toilet. -
Kues k'ee 'o ne-gohl?
Where is the toilet? -
Cho' chpe'-ro-yom'.
Listen. -
Ko'-mo-yom' hes?
Do you hear? -
Kue nohl-pey-yom' hes?
Do you want to go to the toilet? -
Kues soych-koom'?
What's wrong? (How are you? Are you hurt?) -
Kues so-no-wom'?
What's the matter? (What's wrong with you?) -
Nee-mok'w so-nek'.
There's nothing wrong with me. -
Kues keech roo?
What time is it? -
Skuyen' 'ue-koy.
Good morning. -
Skuyen' 'ue-ke-choyhl.
Good day. -
Hlke'-mohl-k'es.
Shut up. -
Lekw-see 'o pyuer-ke-res.
Go play outside. -
Weehl-kwook'.
I dreamt. -
Koy kee he-wehl.
(Someone will) get up early. -
K'ee nee yoo.
Foreigners (wanderers). -
Nee-mee skuy' so-nee-ne-pem' hes?
Don't you feel good? -
Skuy' so-nee-ne-pem' hes?
Do you feel good? -
Nee-mee skuy' so-nee-ne-pek'.
I don't feel good. -
Skuy' so-nee-ne-pek'.
I feel good. -
Te-lek' 'ne-mohl.
My head hurts. -
Le-po-le'hl 'ne-mohl.
My head hurts. -
Tkwo-la le-pe'hl kue k'e-mohl hes?
Does your head still ache? -
Yo' kwen soot-'os.
Go away, get out of my way. -
Kee-to chkey-yek'.
I am sleepy. -
Kues cho' so-nee-ne-pem'?
How do you feel? -
Keech 'ee roo.
It's time. -
Keech 'ee roo kee 'ue-ke-mey-yem'.
It's time for our group to go home. -
Kwe-see wey' keech wee' 'o hoo-le'-mow'.
People are around here. -
... se-go-no-wom'.
You are always acting up. -
Keech 'ee roo kue k'e-le-we-tek'.
It is time for you to set your net. -
Kee-tee ten-pe-we'hl; 'ne-'err-kerhl le-pe'hl.
(I know) it's going to rain; my knee aches. -
Nue-mee koy cho' 'o neee'-nem' k'ee k'e-lew.
Go and look at your net early in the morning. -
'Eee, weet nek-'es k'ew.
Yes, put your name down. -
Kee 'e-la 'werr-ger-yer-chem'. Ko-wey.
You're still speaking English. Quit it. -
Ko-we-cho' noo serr-hler-perm'.
Quit doing that. -
Kues kee shoo ke-go'-mo-yohl?
How are they going to understand? -
Kee 'e-la 'werr-ger-yer-chem', kues kee shoo ke-go'-mo-yohl?
If you keep talking English, how will they understand? -
Chyue' kee ke-mey-yem', to' 'ue-ma-'ah wo' kee 'ue-kert.
Let's go home and leave the fishing for the Indian devil. -
Keech he-gehl-pa'.
The river is rising. -
Kee-tee he-gehl-pa'.
The river is going to rise. -
Keech kyah.
The sun is rising. -
Kee-tee kyah.
The sun is going to rise. -
Keech ye'-wo-mey'.
The sun or moon is going down. -
Kee-tee ye'-wo-mey'.
The sun or moon is about to go down. -
To' me-ro-gey-yo-wom'.
I'm surprised to see you.