Senjecas - Belle Qui Tiens Ma Vie

Pronunciation table

peműko (labial)								riisűko (dental)								muitűko (alveolar)								vainűko (palatal)							ṡ̨uuše̋nos (vowels with प)								nı̋þo ṡ̨uuše̋nos (weak vowels)
p	b	f	v	m̃	m			t	d	þ	ð	ɫ	l			ṡ	ż	s	z	r	n			k	g	x	ƣ	h	ȝ			š	s̨			i	e	a	ɔ	o	u			ĭ	ĕ	ŭ
प	ब	फ	भ	म़	म			त	द	थ	ध	ल़	ल			च	ज	स	स़	र	न			क	ग	क़	ग़	ह	य			स्व	स्य			इ ई पि पी	ए एै पे पै	अ आ प पा	ऒ ॵ पॊ पॏ	ओ औ पो पौ	उ ऊ पु पू			पं	पऺ	पॅ
/p/	/b/	/ɸ/	/β/	/m̥/	/m/			/t/	/d/	/θ/	/ð/	/l̥/	/l/			/ʦ/	/ʣ/	/s/	/z/	/ɾ̥/	/n/			/k/	/g/	/ç/	/ʝ/	/j̊/	/j/			/sʷ/	/sʲ/			/i/	/e/	/ä/	/ɒ/	/o/	/u/			/ɪ/	/ɛ/	/ʊ/

Glossing abbreviations

1s/p = 1st person singular/plural	ABL = ablative suffix	COL = collective	F = feminine	INT = intensive prefix	PRV = privative prefix	SUP = supine
2s/p = 2nd person singular/plural	ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective)	DES = desiderative	FRQ = frequentative	LAT = lative suffix	PST = past	TRZ = transitivizer
3 = 3rd person	ADV = adverb	DIM = diminutive	FUT = future	LOC = locative suffix	REV = reversive	VOC = vocative particle
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AG = agent	ELIS = elision	IMP = imperative	M = masculine	Q = interrogative particle	YNG = young
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	ELT = elative	INC = inchoative	OCC = occupation suffix	QUOT = direct quotation
N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural)	AUG = augmentative	EP = epenthesis	IND = indicative	PP = patient (past) participle	RPR = recent perfective
V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural)	CAUS = causative	EQU = equative degree	INS = instrument	PRF = perfect	SBJ = subjunctive

Text

Belle Qui Tiens Ma Vie

mu-gobű mu-ǧı̋ı̋ram ge̋ra

मु-गोबु॓ मु-ग्वी॓रम् गे॓र

• French text
• My English Translation
• Senjecan Translation

Gloss

• Belle qui tiens ma vie captive dans tes yeux
• My pretty, you hold my life captive in your eyes.
• mu-gobű. t̬alőm éna mu-ǧı̋ı̋ram e̋maþam ge̋ra:

mu=gob-ű	t̬al-őm	éna	mu=ǧı̋ı̋r-am	e̋m-a-þ-am	ge̋r-a
my=pretty-V.s	eye-G.p	in	my=life-A.s	captive-IND-PP-A.s	hold-IND

• Qui m'as l'âme ravie d'un sourir gracieuse.
• You have ravished my soul with a graceful smile.
• ma̋ðlo m̨osős xéma mu-ṡ̨űűum sŭsorkı̋d̨a:

ma̋ðlo-Ø	m̨os-ős	xéma	mu=ṡ̨űű-um	sŭ~sork-ı̋d̨-a
graceful-ABS	smile-G.s	with	my=soul-A.s	PRF~ecstasy-TRZ-IND

• Viens tôt me secourir ou me faudra mourir.
• Come quickly to succor me or I must die.
• mum þőnu ááþvi ǧeme̋ȝa m̃o mu ne̋ṡu ke̋la:

m-um	þőn-u	ááþ=vi	ǧem-e̋ȝa	m̃o	m-u	ne̋ṡ-u	ke̋l-a
1s-A	succor-SUP	quick=ADV	come-SBJ	or	1s-N	die-SUP	must-IND

• Porquoi fuis-tu mignarde si je suis près de touai?
• Why do you flee, my pretty, if I am near you?
• xávu. mu-gobű. ɫ̨őka—ébi mu ȝőbu vűűa:

xávu	mu=gob-ű	ɫ̨ők-a	ébi	m-u	ȝőb-u	vűű-a
why	my=pretty-V.s	flee-IND	if	1s-N	near-N.s	be-IND

• Quand tu yeusse je regarde je me perds dedans mouai.
• When I behold your eyes, I am bewildered within,
• méti tu-t̬a̋lonĕ na̋ka. ȝúvi vı̋rdu vűűa—

méti	tu=t̬a̋l-on=ĕ	na̋k-a	ȝú=vi	vı̋rd-u	vűű-a
when	your=eye-A.p=EP	behold-IND	within=ADV	bewilder-N.s	be-IND

• Car te perfections changent mes actions.
• Because your perfections transform my actions.
• hi tu-ba̋a̋ƣras mu-vı̋von m̃a̋ȝa:

hi	tu=ba̋a̋ƣr-as	mu=vı̋v-on	m̃a̋ȝ-a
because	your=perfection-N.p	my=action-A.p	transform-IND

• Approche donc ma belle approche toi mon bien.
• Come near, then, my pretty; come near, my good.
• sáru ȝobe̋ȝa. mu-gobű. ȝobe̋ȝa mu-vadű:

sáru	ȝob-e̋ȝa	mu=gob-ű	ȝob-e̋ȝa	mu=vad-ű
then	come.near-SBJ	my=pretty-N.s	come.near-SBJ	my=good-V.s

• Ne me sois plus rebelde le puisque mon coeur est tien.
• Be unyielding no more since my heart is yours.
• aldűtu ném̃itéru vuue̋ȝa—hi mu-sűðo tús o e̋sa:

al=dűt-u	né.m̃itéru	vuu-e̋ȝa	hi	mu=sűð-o	t-ús	o	e̋s-a
PRV=yielding-N.s	not-further	be-SBJ	because	my=heart-N.s	2s-G	to	be-IND

• Pour mon mal apaiser donne mois un baisser.
• Give me a kiss to ease my pain.
• mu-de̋bom mǫ̋ǫ̋m̃u tááda mús o kűsom dooe̋ȝa⁝

mu=de̋b-om	mǫ̋ǫ̋m̃-u	tááda	m-ús	o	kűs-om	doo-e̋ȝa
my=pain-A.s	ease-SUP	in.order.to	1s-G	to	kiss-A.s	give-SBJ