Senjecas - Selfabsorption

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			ı	ɛ	y
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	Q = interrogative particle	VOC = vocative particle
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AG = agent	ELIS = elision	IMP = imperative	M = masculine	QUOT = direct quotation	YNG = young
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	ELT = elative	INC = inchoative	OCC = occupation suffix	REV = reversive
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

• 1. No, we can’t do that because it doesn’t work for me.
• né. m̃us nom kı̋u fe̋e̋a. hi éȝo mús éra da̋a̋ra ne:

né	m̃-us	n-om	kı̋-u	fe̋e̋-a	hi	éȝ-o	m-ús	éra	da̋a̋r-a	ne
no	1p-N	that-A.s	do-SUP	be_unable-IND	because	3-N.s	1s-G	for	work-IND	not

• 2. I know exactly how you feel—let me tell you about when it happened to me.
• mu—móódi tu műȝa—ṡámvi sa̋a̋ra: téni éȝo mús o e-e̋ba—sépa. tús o te̋e̋u mum hene̋ȝa:

m-u	móódi	t-u	műȝ-a	ṡám=vi	sa̋a̋r-a	téni	éȝ-o	m-ús	o	e=e̋b-a	sépa
1s-N	how	2s-N	feel-IND	exact=ADV	know-IND	when	3-N.s	1s-G	to	PST=happen-IND	about

t-ús	o	te̋e̋-u	m-um	hen-e̋ȝa
2s-G	to	tell-SUP	1s-A	let-SBJ

• 3. Enough about you—guess what happened to me.
• tú' sépa ma̋to: nom—táo mús o e-e̋ba—ƣeuze̋ȝa:

t-ú='	sépa	ma̋t-o	n-om	tá-o	m-ús	o	e=e̋b-a	ƣeuz-e̋ȝa
2s-G=ELIS	about	enough-N.s	that-A.s	what-N.s	1s-G	to	PST=happen-IND	guess-SBJ

• 4. I didn’t do anything to deserve that treatment!
• mu a-nı̋ðram ka̋xu k̬énom e-kı̋a ne:

m-u	a=nı̋ðr-am	ka̋x-u	k̬én-om	e=kı̋-a	ne
1s-N	that=treatment-A.s	deserve-SUP	anything-A.s	PST=do-IND	not

• 5. I don't understand why it's such a big deal.
• mu—f̨údi éȝo toa̋la me̋ża ka̋lta vűűa—þűma ne:

m-u	f̨údi	éȝ-o	toa̋la-Ø	me̋ża-Ø	ka̋lt-a	vűű-a	þűm-a	ne
1s-N	why	3-N.s	such-ABS	big-ABS	deal-N.s	be-IND	think-IND	not

• 6. You're overreacting.
• tu ƣokirva̋żantu vűűa:

t-u	ƣo=kir.va̋ż-a-nt-u	vűű-a
2s-N	INT=respond.act-IND-AP-N.s	be-IND

• 7. I just don’t understand how anyone could think differently.
• mu—móódi k̬énu góivi pűűþu m̃aƣe̋ȝa—ááru þűma ne:

m-u	móódi	k̬én-u	gói=vi	pűűþ-u	m̃aƣ-e̋ȝa	ááru	þűm-a	ne
1s-N	how	anyone-N.s	different=ADV	think-SUP	be_able=SBJ	just	understand-IND	not

• 8. I’m just being honest.
• mu átu pőrantu vűűa:

m-u	átu	pőr-a-nt-u	vűű-a
1s-N	just	be_honest-IND-AP-N.s	be-IND

• 9. Well, that’s not how it made me feel.
• imű. no—móódi éȝo mumɛ muȝe̋ta—e̋sa ne:

imű	n-o	móódi	éȝ-o	m-um=ɛ	muȝ-e̋t-a	e̋s-a	ne
well	that-N.s	how	it-N.s	1s-A=EPEN	feel-CAUS-IND	be-IND	not

• 10. People are always jealous of me.
• hőmus mús o visténu na̋ȝus vűűa:

hőm-us	m-ús	o	visténu	na̋ȝ-us	vűű-a
person-N.p	1s-G	of	always	jealous-N.p	be-IND

• 11. I just don’t have time for drama.
• mu natakős tááda kísvi te̋nam űða ne:

m-u	natak-ős	tááda	kís=vi	te̋n-am	űð-a	ne
1s.-N	drama-G.s	for	sure=ADV	time-A.s	have-IND	not

• 12. Well, here’s what I would’ve done.
• imű. so no—táomɛ mu kıkie̋ȝa—e̋sa:

imű	s-o	n-o	tá-om=ɛ	m-u	kı~ki-e̋ȝa	e̋s-a
well	this-N.s	that-N.s	which-A.s=EPEN	1s-N	PRF~do-SBJ	be-IND