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IOL 2019 Problem #2 Yurok

Here are some word combinations in Yurok and their English translations in arbitrary order: blah blah blah

1. muencherh rohkuen A. brown dog
2. perkeryerh holeehl 'wernerh B. black shoe
3. muencherh nerhpery C. black bear
4. s'erkter'ery ch'eeshah D. white berry
5. muenchar' pyaap' E. brown shoe
6. pekoyar' tepoo F. white dog
7. luuehlson' nerhpery G. white ball
8. muenchey cheek'war H. white manzanita bush
9. muenter'ery ch'eeshah I. white chair
10. ler'ergery cher'ery J. orange bear
11. 'errwerhson' slekwoh K. red tree
12. muenter'ery puuek L. grass-green shirt
13. lo'ogey slekwoh M. red hazelnut
14. s'oktoy no'oy N. purple berry
15. 'wer'errgerchson' cher'ery O. black shirt
16. lo'ogey no'oy P. white deer
17. tegee'n nerhpery Q. blue ball
18. skoyon rohkuen R. yellow berry

(a) Determine the correct correspondences.

(b) Determine the correct correspondences:

19. muencherhl S. canary
20. 'wer'errgerch T. coffee bean
21. luuehl U. blood
22. ler'ergerh V. milk
23. pekoyek W. alder tree
24. skoyon X. wild iris
25. tegee'n Y. sky

(c) Translate into English:

26. 'errwerh
27. ler'ergerh rohkuen
28. perkeryer'ery ch'eeshah
29. pyerrp't'ery ch'eeshah

(d) Translate into Yurok:

30. purple deer
31. white shoe
32. yellow ball
33. black tree

(!) No additional explanation besides the answers is required, nor will be marked.

⚠ Yurok belongs to the Algic family. It is spoken by 20–100 people in Northwestern California. ch, hl, sh, y, ' are consonants. ee, er, err, ue, uue are vowels. The bark from alder trees is sometimes used to make orange dye. Manzanita is a small tree or bush with reddish-brown bark found in Western North America. The wild iris is a light purple flower

—Boris Iomdin, Samuel Ahmed