Senjecas - Swift and Weaverbird
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Pronunciation table
(labial) |
riisűko (dental) |
muitűko (alveolar) |
vainűko (palatal) |
ṡ̨uuše̋nos (vowels with प) |
nı̋þo ṡ̨uuše̋nos (weak vowels) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
| 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
ग़े॓लेक्वे औ॓र्लेक्वे
Swift and Weaverbird
- English Text
- Senjecan Translation
- Gloss
- One day during a lifetime that wasn't ours, Swift and Weaverbird were together.
- muluva̋s m̃u-sa̋iþlam éna ne. ƣe̋lek̬e őőrlek̬e ṡómu e-vűűa:
muluv-a̋s m̃u=sa̋iþl-am éna ne ƣe̋l-e=k̬e őőr-l-e=k̬e ṡómu e=vűű-a yore-G.s our=lifetime-A.s in not swift-N.s=and weave-AG-N.s=and together PST=be-IND
- Weaverbird envied Swift's golden yellow feathers that she was wearing.
- őőrle ƣele̋s gilxűlo—táon e-ȝőpa—fűnon e-na̋ȝa:
őőr-l-e ƣel-e̋s gil.xűlo-Ø tá-on e=ȝőp-a fűn-on e=na̋ȝ-a weave-AG-N.s swift-G.s gold.yellow-ABS which-A.p PST=wear-IND feather-A.p PST=envy-IND
- OK, one day, he makes a plan that the two of them go to the river.
- þűn aha̋s pe̋e̋xom—ȝa d̬ő éȝes da̋a̋em do ate̋ȝa—pe̋e̋xa:
þűn ah-a̋s pe̋e̋x-om ȝa d̬ő éȝ-es da̋a̋-em do at-e̋ȝa pe̋e̋x-a one day-G.s plan-A.s that two 3-N.p river-A.s to go-SBJ plan-IND
- They would go to the river, take off their feathers and put them on the riverbank, and bathe.
- éȝes da̋a̋em do ate̋ȝa. eȝe-fűnon luxe̋ȝa. a̋from éva éȝon ðeee̋ȝa. da lam̃e̋ȝa:
éȝ-es da̋a̋-em do at-e̋ȝa eȝe=fűn-on lux-e̋ȝa a̋fr-om éva éȝ-on ðee-e̋ȝa da lam̃-e̋ȝa 3-N.p river-A.s to go-SBJ their=feather-A.p take_off-SBJ bank-A.s on 3-A.p put-SBJ and bathe-SBJ
- While Swift is bathing, Weaverbird, who had made this plan, climbs out of the river in a rush and picks up Swift's feathers and tries them on.
- ƣele̋s lam̃ante̋s. táe i-pe̋e̋xom pe̋e̋xa—őőrle da̋a̋em éha pásvi re̋na. da ƣele̋s fűnon le̋sa. da éȝon sa̋pa:
ƣel-e̋s lam̃-a-nt-e̋s tá-e i-pe̋e̋x-om pe̋e̋x-a őőr-l-e da̋a̋-em éha pás=vi re̋n-a swift-G.s bathe-IND-AP-G.s who-N.s this=plan-A.s plan-IND weave-AG-N.s river-A.s out_of hasty=ADV climb-IND
da ƣel-e̋s fűn-on le̋s-a da éȝ-on sa̋p-a and weave-AG-G.s feather-A.p pick_up-IND and 3-A.p try_on-IND
- Swift turns to look at her feathers that he has tried on.
- ƣe̋le—táon éȝe sısa̋pa—eȝe-fűnon nőőu sűka:
ƣe̋l-e tá-on éȝ-e sı~sa̋p-a eȝe=fűn-on nőő-u sűk-a swift-ELIS which-A.p 3-N.s PRF~try_on-IND her=feather-A.p look_at-SUP turn-IND
- She says to him "I don't think you should try on my feathers."
- ii-éȝe ur-eȝés o te̋e̋a: m̃a mu tumɛ mu-fűnon sa̋pu ke̋lu na̋ma ne m̃ar:
ii=éȝ-e ur=eȝ-és o te̋e̋-a m̃a m-u t-um-ɛ mu=fűn-on sa̋p-u ke̋l-u na̋m-a ne m̃ar F=3-N.s M=3-G.s to say-IND QUOT 1s-N 2s-A-EP my=feather-A.p try_on-SUP should-SUP think-IND not QUOT
- He answers "Oh, I'm just trying them on, that's all, I'll put them back down."
- éȝe kı̋ra: m̃a O. mu átu éȝon sa̋pa. no őro e̋sa: éȝonɛ n̨' u-ðe̋e̋a m̃ar:
éȝ-e kı̋r-a m̃a O m-u átu éȝ-on sa̋p-a n-o őr-o e̋s-a éȝ-on-ɛ n̨-' u=ðe̋e̋-a m̃ar 3-N.s answer-IND QUOT O 1s-N just 3-A.p try_on-IND that-N.s all-N.s be-IND 3-A.p-EP down-ELIS FUT=put-IND QUOT
- She goes back to washing, and he doesn't put down the feathers, but (still) wearing her feathers he climbs a small tree on the riverbank.
- ii-éȝe ba̋nu ke̋ra. da ur-éȝe fűnonɛ n̨u ðe̋e̋a ne. de ódu ii-eȝu-fűnon ȝőpantu pı̋nu a̋from éva ha̋isum re̋na:
ii=éȝ-e ba̋n-u ke̋r-a da ur=éȝ-e fűn-on-ɛ n̨u ðe̋e̋-a ne F=3-N.s wash-SUP return-IND and M=3-N.s feather-A.p-EP down put-IND not
de ódu ii=eȝu=fűn-on ȝőp-a-nt-u pı̋n-u a̋fr-om éva ha̋is-um re̋n-a but still F=her=feather-A.p wear-IND-AP-N.s small-N.s bank-A.s on tree-A.s climb-IND
- She spots him and says the same thing to him.
- ii-éȝe ur-éȝem tűsa. da eȝés o sőmo m̃e̋kom te̋e̋a:
ii=éȝe ur=éȝ-em tűs-a da eȝ-és o sőmo-Ø m̃e̋k-om te̋e̋-a F=3-N.s M=3-A.s spot-IND and 3-G.s to same-ABS think-A.s say-IND
- He answers ,"I'm trying them on. I'm just coming down now, I'm bringing them back, and that'll be all."
- kı̋ra: m̃a mu éȝon sa̋pa: átu ímu ı̋za. éȝon ke̋ra. da no őro u-e̋sa:
kı̋r-a m̃a m-u éȝ-on sa̋p-a átu ímu ı̋z-a éȝ-on ke̋r-a da n-o őr-o u=e̋s-a answer-IND QUOT 1s-N 3-A.p try-IND just now come_down-IND 3-A.p bring_back-IND and that-N.s all-N.s FUT=be-IND
- He says exactly that but is still climbing and climbing, and gets to the treetop.
- ara̋ nom te̋e̋a. ésti rene̋la. da haisfőőrom tőpa:
ara̋ n-om te̋e̋-a ésti ren-e̋l-a da hais.főőr-om tőp-a exactly that-A.s say-IND but climb-FRQ-IND and tree.top-A.s get_to-IND
- She keeps her eyes on him on top of the tree.
- ii-éȝe haisfőőrom éva ur-éȝem nooe̋la:
ii=éȝ-e hais.főőr-om éva ur=éȝ-em noo-e̋l-a F=3-N.s tree.top-A.s on M=3-A.s look_at-FRQ-IND
- She shouts to him again, but she shouts in vain; he flies off.
- eȝés o náánu ga̋la. ésti téémvi ga̋la. ur-éȝe ápu pe̋ta:
eȝ-és o náánu ga̋l-a ésti téém=vi ga̋l-a ur=éȝ-e ápu pe̋t-a 3-G.s to again shout-IND but vain=ADV shout-IND M=3-N.s away fly-IND
- Now alone, she looks at the black feathers and doesn't like the look of them at all.
- ímu ka̋im̃u. kőno fűnonɛ nőőa. da eȝo-ka̋ȝom ka̋a kísvi ne:
ímu ka̋im̃-u kőno-Ø fűn-on-ɛ nőő-a da eȝo=ka̋ȝ-om ka̋-a kís=vi ne now alone-N.s black-ABS feather-A.p-EP look_at-IND and their=appearance-A.s like-IND sure=ADV not
- She wants to wear her own yellow feathers which he had taken.
- pa̋to xűlo—táon éȝ' e-gıga̋a—eȝu-fűnon ȝőpu m̃e̋ṡa:
pa̋to-Ø xűlo-Ø tá-on éȝ-' e=gı~ga̋-a eȝu=fűn-on ȝőp-u m̃e̋ṡ-a own-ABS yellow-ABS which-A.p 3-ELIS PST=PRF~take-IND her=feather-A.p wear-SUP want-IND
- She looks at the black feathers and tries to think of something else to wear, but can't; those feathers are the only thing there.
- kőno fűnonɛ nőőa. da ȝőpu a̋no ȝom me̋inu sa̋pa. ésti fe̋e̋a: a-fűnos sőőlo m̃e̋ko tóru vűűa:
kőno-Ø fűn-on-ɛ nőő-a da ȝőp-u a̋no-Ø ȝ-om me̋in-u sa̋p-a ésti fe̋e̋-a black-ABS feather-A.p-EP look.at-IND and wear-SUP other-ABS something-A.s think_of-SUP try-IND but be_unable-IND
a=fűn-os sőőlo-Ø m̃e̋k-o tóru vűű-a that=feather-N.p only-ABS thing-N.s there be-IND
- She puts on the black feathers that Weaverbird had left behind.
- kőno—táon őőrl' e-tıte̋m̃a—fűnon outı̋d̨a:
kőno-Ø tá-on őőr-l-' e=tı~te̋m̃-a fűn-on out-ı̋d̨-a black-ABS which-A.p weave-AG-ELIS PST=PRF~leave_behind-IND feather-A.p clothe-TRZ-IND
- The next day he says to her, "You live in the forest and hunt flies above the treetops and if you come out (from behind the trees) you're gone again in a split second so people can't look at you.
- ur-éȝe da̋gant' aha̋s ii-eȝés o te̋e̋a: m̃a tu furős éna m̃e̋e̋sa. da haisfoorőm úpa mőken ve̋e̋da. da ébi ha̋isin apɔ́na laape̋ȝa. toári áv̈i náánu vı̋da—táádi le̋uðu tum nőőu fe̋e̋a:
ur=éȝ-e da̋g-a-nt-' ah-a̋s ii=eȝ-és o te̋e̋-a m̃a t-u fur-ős éna m̃e̋e̋s-a da hais.foor-őm úpa mők-en ve̋e̋d-a M=3-N.s follow-IND-Ap-ELIS day-G.s F=3-G.s to say-IND QUOT 2s.N forest-G.s in live-IND and tree.top-G.p above fly-A.p hunt-IND
da ébi ha̋is-in ap.ɔ́na laap-e̋ȝa toári áv=vi náánu vı̋d-a táádi le̋uð-u t-um nőő-u fe̋e̋-a and if tree-A.p from.behind emerge-SBJ then immediate=ADV again leave-IND in_order_that people-N.s 2s-A look.at-SUP be.unable-IND
- And I build a fine nest hanging from a tree branch which I sit on and people come and admire my beauty.
- da mu żavős láába nűno—táom éva se̋da—dűpom de̋ma. da le̋uðu ǧe̋mak̬e mu-gővtam de̋kak̬e:
da m-u żav-ős láába nűno-Ø tá-om éva se̋d-a dűp-om de̋m-a da le̋uð-u ǧe̋m-a=k̬e mu=gővt-am de̋k-a=k̬e and 1s-N branch-G.s hang_from fine-ABS nest-A.s which-A.s on sit-IND build-IND and people-N.s come-IND=AND my=beauty-A.s admire-IND=and
- So it's good that I took the yellow feathers for myself.
- sááru—ȝa miűs éra xűlo fűnon e-ga̋a—e̋ro e̋sa m̃ar⁝
sááru ȝa mi-űs éra xűlo-Ø fűn-on e=ga̋-a e̋r-o e̋s-a m̃ar so that self-G.s for yellow-ABS feather-A.p PST=take-IND good-N.s be-IND QUOT
• ƣe̋le, common swift (A. apus)
