Senjecas idioms - B 1-12

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. to back out (of) - se̋m̃a [t.v. relinquish, abdicate, part with, let go of; withdraw (from); surrender, hand over, give up, waive]
• My friend backed out and so, the plan was ruined.
• mu-vı̋lu e-se̋m̃a. da sáru pe̋e̋xo z̨aası̋d̨a e-ı̋la:

mu=vı̋l-u	e=se̋m̃-a	da	sáru	pe̋e̋x-o	z̨aas-ı̋d̨-a	e=ı̋l-a
my=friend-N.s	PST=back_out-IND	and	so	plan-N.s	ruin-TRZ-IND	PST=become-IND

• 2. to back up - pua̋ṡa
• Leave the car here and the attendant will back it up, if necessary.
• íðu feðm̃e̋ƣom te̋m̃e. da. ébi ı̋ı̋ƣo ese̋ȝa. vula̋ku éȝom pu-u-a̋ṡa:

íðu	feð.m̃e̋ƣ-om	te̋m̃-e	da	ébi	ı̋ı̋ƣ-o	vuu-e̋ȝa	vula̋k-u	éȝ-om	pu=u=a̋ṡ-a
here	energy.wagon-A.s	leave-IMP	and	if	necessary-N.s	be-SBJ	attendant-N.s	3s-A	backwards=FUT=drive-IND

• 3. to be about to - sííra vűűa
• His sister is about to have a baby.
• eȝu-še̋su ı̋ı̋nu sííra vűűa:

eȝu=še̋s-u	ı̋ı̋n-u	sííra	vűű-a
his=sister-N.s	have_a_baby-SUP	about_to	be-IND

• 4. to be becoming - ðűvi vűűa [adj. appropriate, suitable, fit; becoming, proper, seemly]
• That shirt is very becoming to him.
• a-űso eȝús o lábu ðűvo vűűa:

a=űs-o	eȝ-ús	o	lábu	ðűv-o	vűű-a
that=shirt-N.s	3-G.s	to	very	becoming-N.s	be-IND

• 5. to be better off - uþűþi vűűa
• You will be better off, if you come with us.
• t' uþűþu u-vűűa. ébi m̃un u-sune̋ȝa:

t='	uþ~űþ-u	u=vűű-a	ébi	m̃-un	u=sun-e̋ȝa
2s=ELIS	ELT~better_off-N.s	FUT=be-IND	if	1p-A	FUT=come_with-SBJ

• 6. to be bound for - se̋e̋iða [t.v. head-, -for, -toward]
• This caravan is bound for the eastern sea.
• i-sa̋a̋þo auste̋re ma̋rem se̋e̋iða:

i=sa̋a̋þ-o	auste̋re-Ø	ma̋r-em	se̋e̋ið-a
this=caravan-N.s	eastern-ABS	sea-A.s	be_bound_for-IND

• 7. to be cut out for - dűba [t.v. have skill in, know how to]
• My friend, you're not cut out for this kind of work.
• mu-vilű. tu i-xaṡős da̋a̋rom dűba ne:

mu=vil-ű	t-u	i=xaṡ-ős	da̋a̋r-om	dűb-a	ne
my=friend-V.s	2s-N	this=kind-G.s	work-A.s	be_cut_out_for-IND	not

• 8. to be in charge of - ve̋e̋la
• My younger brother is in charge of the stockroom.
• mu-e̋ṡu goolte̋rom ve̋e̋la:

mu=e̋ṡ-u	gool.te̋r-om	ve̋e̋l-a
my=younger_brother-N.s	store.room-A.s	be_in_charge_of-IND

• 9. to be in love - m̃e̋na [t.v. love, cherish]
• Once upon a time I was in love with that woman,
• muluva̋s. mu a-ǧe̋num e-m̃e̋na:

muluv-a̋s	m-u	a=ǧe̋n-um	e=m̃e̋n-a
yore-G.s	1s-N	that=woman-A.s	PST=be_in_love-IND

• 10. to be in the way - mu-f̨őőlom sa̋ba
• Get out of the room, you are in my way.
• te̋rom vı̋de: tu mu-f̨őőlom sa̋ba:

te̋r-om	vı̋d-e	t-u	mu=f̨őől-om	sa̋b-a
room-A.s	leave-IMP	2s-N	my=way-A.s	obstruct-IND

• 11. to be named after - þála fe̋e̋taþu ı̋la
• Our son was named after his paternal grandfather.
• m̃u-poiku eȝu-eltűs þála fe̋e̋taþu e-ı̋la:

m̃u=poik-u	eȝu=elt-űs	þála	fe̋e̋t-a-þ-u	e=ı̋l-a
our=son-N.s	his=paternal_grandfather-G.s	in_honor_of	name-IND-PP-N.s	PST=become-IND

• 12. to be of no account - fyk̬őini vűűa
• That man is of no account for this job.
• a-m̃ı̋ı̋ru i-daarős tááda fyk̬őinu vűűa:

a=m̃ı̋ı̋r-u	i=daar-ős	tááda	fy=k̬őin-u	vűű-a
that=man-N.s	this=job-G.s	for	PRV=worth-N.s	be-IND

Senjecas idioms - B 13-24