Pulik'la'
Yurok
Algic
Yurok (Pulik'la') is one of the two surviving members of the Algic family's "Ritwan" branch (the other being Wiyot, now extinct as L1 since 1962). The Algic family comprises Algonquian (~30 living languages of eastern/central North America), Wiyot, and Yurok — Yurok and Wiyot were spoken in northwestern California, vast distances from the main Algonquian homelands, posing one of the great puzzles of historical linguistics. Modern Yurok is an active language revitalization success story: tribal language programs, the Yurok Tribal Court (which conducts proceedings partly in Yurok), and the Hoopa Valley High School Yurok program produce ~50 young speakers. Linguistically, Yurok preserves classic Algic features (animate-inanimate noun gender, polysynthetic verbs) but shows considerable divergence from Algonquian.
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in Yurok
Acqua
paaʼ
/paːʔ/
Fuoco
meʼlonok
/meʔlonok/
Sole
woygey
/wojɡej/
Luna
tepoo
/tepoː/
Madre
nepuy
/nepuj/
Padre
nopew
/nopew/
Mangiare
kepoyi
/kepoji/
Bere
kewolepi
/kewolepi/
Amore
choʼomi
/tʃoʔomi/
Cuore
skoʼol
/skoʔol/
Albero
kʼepoy
/kʼepoj/
Casa
kerwer
/kerwer/
Cane
chishʼah
/tʃiʃʔah/
Gatto
putuy
/putuj/
Mano
mehl
/mehl/
Occhio
lekwsh
/lekwʃ/
Ciao
aiy-yue-kwee
/aj-juːkweː/
Grazie
wokhlew
/wokʰlew/
Uno
kohchew
/kohtʃew/
Buono
skuyahl
/skujahl/
Fonti
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Algic correlate
| Significato | Yurok | qʼeqchiʼ | Mixteco di Mixtepec | mixteco | Pipil | Mixteco di Metlatónoc | Wixárika |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | paaʼ /paːʔ/ | haʼ /haʔ/ | ndute /nduteʔ/ | ndute /nduteʔ/ | at /at/ | ndute /nduteʔ/ | ha /ha/ |
| Fuoco | meʼlonok /meʔlonok/ | xam /ʃam/ | ñu'u /ɲuʔu/ | ñu'u /ɲuʔu/ | tit /tit/ | ñu'un /ɲuʔun/ | tai /tai/ |
| Sole | woygey /wojɡej/ | saqʼe /saqʼe/ | nikan /nikan/ | nikandii /nikandiː/ | tunal /tunal/ | nikandii /nikandiː/ | tau /tau/ |
| Luna | tepoo /tepoː/ | poo /poː/ | yoo /joː/ | yoo /joː/ | metsti /metsti/ | yoo /joː/ | metsa /metsa/ |
| Madre | nepuy /nepuj/ | naʼ /naʔ/ | na'án /naʔán/ | na'án /naʔán/ | nan /nan/ | na'án /naʔán/ | nana /nana/ |
| Padre | nopew /nopew/ | yuwaʼ /juwaʔ/ | tatá /tatá/ | tatá /tatá/ | tat /tat/ | tatá /tatá/ | yawe /jawe/ |
| Mangiare | kepoyi /kepoji/ | taawaʼ /tawaʔ/ | kashi /kaʃi/ | kasi /kasi/ | takwa /takwa/ | kasi /kasi/ | kuye /kuje/ |
| Bere | kewolepi /kewolepi/ | ukʼ /ukʼ/ | kohó /koʔó/ | kohó /koʔó/ | ati /ati/ | kohó /koʔó/ | hi'eka /hiʔeka/ |
| Amore | choʼomi /tʃoʔomi/ | rahok /rahok/ | kúu ini /kúu iniʔ/ | kúu ini /kúu iniʔ/ | nesa /nesa/ | kunduu ini /kundúː iniʔ/ | kanenki /kanenki/ |
| Cuore | skoʼol /skoʔol/ | chʼoolej /tʃʼoːlej/ | ini /iniʔ/ | ini /iniʔ/ | yulu /julu/ | ini /iniʔ/ | iyari /ijari/ |
| Albero | kʼepoy /kʼepoj/ | cheʼ /tʃeʔ/ | yutu /jutu/ | yutu /jutu/ | kwawit /kʷawit/ | itun /itun/ | kiyé /kije/ |
| Casa | kerwer /kerwer/ | ochoch /otʃotʃ/ | veʔe /veʔe/ | ve'e /βeʔe/ | kal /kal/ | ve'e /βeʔe/ | ki /ki/ |
| Cane | chishʼah /tʃiʃʔah/ | tzʼiʼ /tsʼiʔ/ | ina /ina/ | tina /tina/ | chichi /tʃitʃi/ | tina /tina/ | tsïkï /tsɨkɨ/ |
| Gatto | putuy /putuj/ | mes /mes/ | vilú /vilú/ | vilú /βilú/ | mishin /miʃin/ | vilu /βilu/ | mitsu /mitsu/ |
| Mano | mehl /mehl/ | ruqʼ /ruqʼ/ | ndo'ó /ndoʔó/ | ndo'ó /ndoʔó/ | mey /mei/ | nda'a /ndaʔa/ | mama /mama/ |
| Occhio | lekwsh /lekwʃ/ | xnaqʼ ru /ʃnaqʼ ru/ | nduchi /ndutʃi/ | nduchi /ndutʃi/ | ish /iʃ/ | nduchi /ndutʃi/ | tukite /tukite/ |
| Ciao | aiy-yue-kwee /aj-juːkweː/ | ma saʼ laachʼool /ma sa laːtʃʼoːl/ | nasáa /nasáː/ | nasáa /nasáː/ | ne pakua /ne pakwa/ | sa'a /saʔa/ | kekuanenki /kekwanenki/ |
| Grazie | wokhlew /wokʰlew/ | bantyox /bantjoʃ/ | tachu'un /tatʃuʔun/ | tachu'un /tatʃuʔun/ | padiush /padjuʃ/ | tatu'un /tatuʔun/ | pa'iwakaitsie /paʔiwakaitsje/ |
| Uno | kohchew /kohtʃew/ | jun /hun/ | in /iʔn/ | in /iʔn/ | se /se/ | i'in /iʔin/ | xevi /ʃevi/ |
| Buono | skuyahl /skujahl/ | us /us/ | vaha /vahaʔ/ | vate /βate/ | kwahli /kʷahli/ | vaha /vahaʔ/ | waxa /waʃa/ |
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