Mary Marshall

Sentences (TTW-A) (1909)

Writing system: no hyphens | hyphens
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Text identifier: TTW-A
Speaker: Mary Marshall
Primary documentation: T. T. Waterman
Project transcription: Andrew Garrett
Manuscript source: T. T. Waterman, Yurok notebook A. Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley
Note: This notebook consists of sentences illustrating the meaning and usage of words found in Yurok recordings that Waterman was transcribing with the help of Mary Marshall, Weitchpec Frank, and Mrs. Horne. Marshall's name appears most often, but Waterman does not always clearly indicate who said what. Currently only selected sentences from this notebook are transcribed.

  1. To' keech pkwokseechek'.
    I found you out. (Context: "Frank is thinking. Mrs. Horne catches on what he is thinking about.")

    Source: TTW-A:14

  2. To' keech pkwokseepa'.
    You found me out.

    Source: TTW-A:14

  3. Kwesee keech ko'l so'n.
    Actually she's dead. (Context: "Question: Where is your old grandmother?" Answer: "To tell the truth, she's dead.")

    Source: TTW-A:19

  4. Huep'oo to' nee 'ok'w.
    He stays at Hupa. (Context: "Where is Bill?")

    Source: TTW-A:19

  5. Nuemee woy nee so'n.
    He's an awful bad boy.

    Source: TTW-A:20

  6. Cheeek kegaamok.
    Money dislikes him.

    Source: TTW-A:20

  7. Cheeek pekwsue skewok.
    Money doesn't like him.

    Source: TTW-A:20

  8. Chmeyaan k'e-nes, 'ap neee'nowopa'.
    When you came yesterday, then you looked at me.

    Source: TTW-A:44

  9. Chuehl, kee le'moh.
    Well, let's go.

    Source: TTW-A:46

  10. Chuehl, we'yk'os k'a-'a'.
    Well, you had better quit writing.

    Source: TTW-A:46

  11. Tema hloy kee 'na-'ahtemar.
    I tried to write.

    Source: TTW-A:54

  12. Tema hloy kee 'ne-neee'n 'na-'a'.
    I tried to read my paper.

    Source: TTW-A:54