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IOL 2019 Problem #2 Yurok
Here are some word combinations in Yurok and their English translations in arbitrary order:
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