Jimmie James

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Text identifier: LC-01-1
Speaker: Jimmie James
Primary documentation: Leo Cañez
Audio source: LC-01-1

Nee-mee kom-chue-mek'.
I don't know.
Mos kom, keech pe-lo-yek' ...
I don't know, I'm too old ...
Nue-mee koy kol he'-we-hlek' keet-kwo 'o ho-'oh kue neee'n 'ne-lew.
I'm going to wake up early when it's still dark to check my net.
Mos nue-mee sku'y soo chwe-geen kue wen-chokws. Kol nee-mee 'oohl 'we-son.
I don't like to talk to that woman. She's not nice.
Kue me-ges kue kwe-get ...
I'm going to visit the doctor ...
'Owook ko-lo-nee ko nuue'-moh kue 'oohl 'wech-we-geen kee 'we-laa-yo-lew.
Tomorrow we are going to teach people to talk (Indian language).
Mos nue-mee ske-weg ... Nee-mee kom kwen kee sho'n.
It's not very nice outside ...
To' kee laa-yo-lue-chek' k'ee 'oohl ... kee kue saa-'a-go-chek'.
I will teach you people ... I can speak Yurok.
He-goo-re-kech 'ee 'ne-re-kwoh ... sku'y so-nee-ne-pek'.
My throat feels good when I drink Indian tea.
'Nek-'ep-'ew 'ue ne-geee'n 'o kerm-serhl 'o te-no'. Te-no' 'wekw-sek'.
My grandson looked for a lot of mushrooms. He found a lot.
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Kues kee serr-hler-perk'? Kee ne-geee'n nee-ko'l kee k'e-serr-hler-pek', skuye-nee kee 'ne-serrhl.
What can I do? ...
K'ee 'ne-paa cho' ske-wok kee k'e-ses-'o-ne'-wes che-wes.
I want you to shake my brother's hands.
Ses-'o-ne'-wes che-wes.
Shake his hands.
Kue ke'l ne-puy hes mehl muehl-ko-che'm?
Did you sell your salmon?
Keehl muehl-ko-che'm hes ... k'e-ne-puy?
Are you going to sell your salmon?
Give your salmon to the elders ...
I hope all the young people grow up and learn about the Indian ways ...
Pe-cheek me'-wo-mey k'ee ne-kee' 'ne-pee-cho-wos 'e-see k'ee 'ne-kue-chos.
My grandfather and my grandmother came from upriver.
... chey-ke-nee ko'l 'we-son kue 'ne-pee-cho-wos. ... nee-mee ma kom-chue-mek'.
My grandfather died when I was a baby. I never met him.
'Ney-kew woh-puek 'o le-ko'n, pa-'aahl 'o le-ko'n. Kwe-see weet 'o soo ho we'y keen.
My brother drowned in the river when he was fishing.
Hee-koch hes 'o myah kue 'we-le'-loyhl pa-'aahl?
Did the fire jump across the water?
Hee-koch hes 'o myah so hee-koh kue pa-'aahl?
Did it jump across the water?
Pue-leek 'e-la ko'l le'-loyhl. Te-no' me-raa mehl pue-leek.
There must be a fire downriver. There's a lot of smoke coming from downriver.
Tue' weet mehl te-wo-mehl-kok' kee 'ne-laa-yo-lah kee 'ne-saa-'a-go-chek'.
I'm glad you're teaching me how to speak Yurok.
Nue-mee pe'l so'n ... k'ee 'ne-too'-mar, tue' nue-mee te-wo-mehl-kok' kee 'ne-kom-chue-sek'.
My good friend very strongly ..., and I'm glad I know him.
Kue 'o'-lehl ... 'o le'-loyhl, nee-kee mo-'ok'w. Kue 'o'-lehl so le'-loyhl.
The house burned down in the fire, so it's gone. The house went up in flames.
Me-wah hee-mar 'o koo-'op' kue te-poo.
The boy is standing under the fir tree.
Me-wah hee-mar 'o key kue s'e'-goh 'o tep.
The boy is sitting under the madrone tree.
Wo-nue so nur'urn, re-goh 'o tep tue' weet 'o key.
He climbed up and he is sitting in the tree.
Woo-mehl mo keech pe'l so'n rook'ws, 'o pen-pe-noh kue woo-mehl.
When the wind blows hard the acorns fall to the ground.
When the salmon come up the river the seagulls follow them, they fly up too.
... kue ne-puy 'o ne-pe'm kue 'we-'a-lox.
The seagulls are waiting to eat the fish guts.
Kom-chue-me'm hes ko'l kwe-nee ho ke-goh ke'-ween?
Do you know anybody who caught eels?
'Ee, nue-mee ske-woo'-mo'l mo keech pe-mue' kue ke'-ween.
Yes, it smells good when people are roasting eels.
Nee-mee ske-wok kue kee 'we-saa-'a-go-chek' won keech 'o chwe-geen ...
She doesn't want to say the words wrong.
Mos kom, keech kah-se-lue-mek' ... Wo-no-ye-'eek' ho 'nech-we-geen kee sku'y so'n wee' 'o goo-le'm k'ee 'oohl.
I don't know, I forget ... I was praying that the Indian people will live well.
Cho' hes keech kee wee' soo he-goo'm kee k'e-ne-gaa-pek'?
Are you all ready to start walking?
... nee-keech-yue ... ko'-mo-yohl kue 'nech-we-geen.
... everbody can hear me.
Cho' nee-nee plerr-ser'm k'ech-we-geen, nee-keech-yue 'we-ko'-mo-yohl.
Talk louder so everyone can hear you.
Ko'l nee-mee he-sek' kee ko'-mo-yohl. Cho' nee-nee plerr-ser'm.
I don't think they can hear you. Talk a little louder.
Ske-wok kee 'we-kom-chue-mehl ... Cho' sku'y soo laa-yo-lue-se'm.
They want to know ... Teach him well.
Cho' kem ko soch-pey-ye-we'm.
Say it again.
Ske-wok kee 'wes-ku'y soo ko'-mo-yok' ... kee k'e-laa-yo-lue-sek'.
She wants to hear (it) well ... teach her.
Kue k'oo'y wee' weet 'o go key kue 'erp-lers 'o te-po-nee.
The bluejay is sitting in the apple tree.
Ske-wok hes pa-'ah?
Do you want some water?
Keech kwes-kwe-sek'.
I have a cold.
... ne-go'l kee too-loh kwes-kwe-sek'. Che-po-re'hl.
... I think I have a cold. Its cold out.
Kues keech roo? Thir-teen mi-nutes after cho-mee'sh...
What time is it? It's thirteen minutes after noon.
...nee-nee te-no' 'ee wee' ko'l 'nech-yuuek'-we-nek' kee 'ne-kwe-get.
I wish I had more time to sit and visit.
Ske-wok kue 'ne-le-we-tek', wee-tee' 'o-lo-nekw 'ne-lew. Ko'l ten-se-wok' k'ee ne-puy.
I'm going to set my net, my net will float there. I'll catch a lot of salmon.
Kee nee ten-se-wok' k'ee ne-puy.
I will catch a lot of salmon.
Nee-ko'l kee 'ne-ten-se-wok' k'ee ne-puy 'o ke'l.
I'm going to catch more salmon than you.
Cho' chpuer-ko'-mo'w wee' k'e-laa-yee'-mo'w kue laas, ... kee k'e-lehl-koo'.
Be careful walking on that trail. You might fall ...
Pe'l soo te'-nes 'ee kwe-see yo' kwen 'o le-ko'n, hee-choo 'ee-kee le-ko'n.
He got really drunk and fell, and he fell down.
It smells good when it rains.
Nue-mee pe'l soo ten-pe-we'hl in the kee-puen.
It rains really hard in the winter.
Sa-'a-nee weet soo pe'l soo ten-pe-we'hl kee-mee ne-wor-kwek' kue wee' 'ne-laa-yek'.
Sometimes it rains so hard I can't see where I'm going.
Pe'l soo ten-pe-we'hl 'ee kee-mee ne-wor-kwek' kue laas 'ne-laa-yek'.
(Sometimes) it rains so hard I can't see the way I'm going.
Matthew hes ho ter-gurser'm we'yk-'oh 'ue-ke-choyhl?
Have you talked to Matthew today?
Laas ko'l 'o goh-kue-mehl 'o pue-leek.
They're working on the road downriver.
I'm just sitting here waiting for my wife.
Chmey-yaan ... soo toh hoo-le'-moh hehl-keek nee hoo-lee'm.
Yesterday we talked about the animals that live in the mountains.
Nahs-chueh hes kue 'o me-lo-nee 'e-la he-lo-mey-ye'm?
Did you dance last night at the brush dance?
Ho nerr-mer-yek' nahs-chueh kue 'o me-lo-nee.
I sang last night at the brush dance.
We-nos wok kwehl hlkyor-kwe'-moh ... wee' 'o ko me-lo-nee.
Come over here and we'll watch (them dancing in) the brush dance.
'Owook weet ko'l kue 'o ne-pek' kue 'ne-kue-chos 'o'l.
I'm going to eat at my grandmother's house tomorrow.
Tue-weet hoo-le'n ... kue 'we-kue-chos he-goh 'o ... kue 'wes-kery, 'wes-kery ho hool.
She is wearing the dress her grandmother made.
We'yk-'oh 'och-kaa ho-lee'm chey-ke-nee 'we-no-'os. Kee-tee 'o huuek ... weet ho-lee'm.
Right now she's making a baby basket for her baby ...
'Ochkaa pe-kwo-lue'm kue 'wo-leehl. Keet ho-lee'm 'we-no-'os.
Right now she's peeling her hazel sticks. She's going to make a baby basket.
'Ochkaa laa-yo-lue'm ... 'we-no-'os kue 'ue-me'y.
She is teaching her daughter how to make a basket.
Kue we'-yon 'och-kaa mehl we'y weet 'we-soo-sek' kwen me-wah kee 'we-nee-'eehl.
The girl is thinking about which boy she will go with.
'Owook koy kee no-wo-ne'm puuek.
Tomorrow morning he will bring you deer meat.
Cho' hue-mo-nerk' 'o lekw mo keech ta' 'o lekw.
It's warm outside when it gets warm outside.
Mo keech chme'y, mo keech 'o che-po-re'hl.
When it's evening it gets cold outside.
K'uep-'er'n keech per-ker-yerh.
Your nose is bleeding.
Ko'-mo-yok' 'wech-'ue'ch-'eesh. Tue' kues 'wew? Nee-mee kom-chue-mek'.
I hear his bird. But what's it called? I don't know.
Mos sku'y soo chkey-yek' nahs-chueh ... 'ne'-we-hlek'.
I had a hard time going to sleep last night ... I was awake.
Ho sku'y soo chkey-ye'm hes nahs-chueh?
Did you sleep well last night?
Kues roo 'o chkey-ye'm?
What time did you go to sleep?
Kues kee roo ko'l 'o ne-pee'-moh?
What time are we going to eat?
Nek kwe-lekw nee-mee kom-chue-mek' kwen ko'l kee ne-pek'. 'Enee cho nee keech chme'y.
I don't know when I'm going to eat. Maybe in the evening.
'Owook kee kem weet mehl toh kee 'ne-saa-'a-go-che'-moh.
We'll talk Yurok again tomorrow.
'Owook kee kem kee toh-kow kee 'ne-saa-'a-go-che'-moh.
We'll talk Yurok again tomorrow.
Tee' nee mehl k'es-ke-wok kee k'ech-we-geen?
What do you want to talk about?
'O k'ah-pew hes?
Is that your wife?
'O k'ah-pew.
(This is) your wife.
Kues choo'm k'uuek?
How many children do you have?
Chpee neee-ge'-yue'.
It's just the two of you.
Keech 'ee ho nes ... kee k'e-gook'?
Are you ready to go?
Nek he-see 'ne-te-ge-rew, ter-gurpa'?
Are you talking to me?
Ke-lee' 'ne-ter-gurchek'.
I'm talking to you.
Te-ne'-moh ske-wok kee k'e-te-ge-rew.
They want to talk to you.
Wo' tue' ske-wok kee k'e-te-ge-rew.
He wants to talk to you.
'O kue ch'ee-shah kue pa-'aahl 'ee koo'.
The dog is standing in the water.
Kue pe-gerk pa-'aahl 'ee koo', 'ue-kert-kek'.
The man is standing in the water, fishing with a pole.
Nek kem kue pa-'aahl ko koo-'o-pek', kue kert-kerk'.
I am going to stand in the water too and fish.
... soo-sek' kee 'ne-ke-mey-yek'.
I think I will go home now.
Keech ho-'oh, cho' ke-mey-ye'm.
It's getting dark, you better go home.
Laas 'weho-'oh, laa-ye'm.
The road is getting dark, you better go.
... ko'l kee-tee ho-'oh.
I better go home, it's getting kind of dark.
Kee-tee 'we-gah hes?
Are they going to get married?
Kue 'ner-merm Wech-pues ... 'o 'we-gah. Wee-tee' 'o 'wah-pew 'o Wech-pues.
My son is getting married in Weitchpec. His wife is from Weitchpec.
'O Wech-pues kee me'-wo-me-chok'w kue kee 'we-gah.
The person he's going to marry is from Weitchpec.
Cho' ko he'-wo-neehl-kwo-pa' koy-poh mo keech k'e-gook.
Wake me up in the morning before you go.
You are a lucky man.
Weet 'o chyuuek'-we'n per-geesh pa-'aahl 'o neee'-no'w, 'o ne-wohl ne-puy ... weet 'o soo koh-che-wohl.
The eagle is sitting there looking at the water, they see salmon ... that's how they catch them.
Tee'-now neee-ge'-yue'?
Who was with you?
Ho so'n merk.
That's how the crane was.
Ko'l tee'-nee-shoo serm?
Who's winning?