Senjecas idioms - C 1-10

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

• 37. to bring back - ke̋ra [t.v. return, get back; give back]
• If these shoes don't fit, bring them back.
• éb' i-þa̋a̋bos ude̋ȝa. toári éȝon kere̋ȝa:

éb'	i=þa̋a̋b-os	ud-e̋ȝa	toári	éȝ-on	ker-e̋ȝa
if=ELIS	these=shoe-N.p	fit-SBJ	then	3-A.p	bring_back-SBJ

• 38. to bring out - san̨e̋ta
• Every year the dressmakers bring out new styles.
• vı̋sa dı̋lamɛ muumva̋a̋nlus ȝűűno uurzı̋nosɛ san̨e̋ta:

vı̋sa-Ø	dı̋l-am=ɛ	muum.va̋a̋n.l-us	ȝűűno-Ø	uur.zı̋n-os=ɛ	san̨-e̋t-a
every-ABS	year-A.s=EPEN	dress.make.AG-N.p	new-ABS	art.form-N.p=EPEN	acquaint-CAUS-IND

• 39. to bring to loovı̋d̨a
• After she fainted, it took a while to bring her to.
• pós' ii-éȝu e-te̋e̋la. ii-éȝum loovı̋d̨u ke̋e̋sam e-kı̋ı̋þa:

pós'	ii=éȝ-u	e=te̋e̋l-a	ii=éȝ-um	loov-ı̋d̨-u	ke̋e̋s-am	e=kı̋ı̋þ-a
after=ELIS	F=3-N.s	PST=faint-IND	F=3-A.s	fresh-TRZ-SUP	while-A.s	PST=take-IND

• 40. to bring up - m̃őrta [t.v. raise (animals)]
• I was brought up in the Tidewater region of Virginia.
• mu virgin̨a̋s untɛtaim̃a̋s éna m̃őrtaþu e-ı̋la:

m-u	virgin̨-a̋s	unt=ɛ.taim̃-a̋s	éna	m̃őrt-a-þ-u	e=ı̋l-a
1s-N	Virginia-G.s	tide=EPEN.region-G.s	in	bring_up-IND-PP-N.s	PST=become-IND

• 41. to build up - va̋xa [t.v. augment]
• The general is building up his army for the coming war.
• soþve̋e̋l̤u ȝőbanto sotős fára őmum va̋xantu vűűa:

soþ.ve̋e̋l-l-u	ȝőb-a-nto-Ø	sot-ős	fára	őm-um	va̋x-a-nt-u	vűű-a
war.be_in_charge-AG-N.s	come_near-IND-AP-ABS	war-G.s	for	army-A.s	build_up-IND-AP-N.s	be-IND

• 42. to burn down - a̋iða
• The stable burned down, but the horses escaped.
• dődo e-a̋iða. ésti mőres e-vűƣa:

dőd-o	e=a̋ið-a	ésti	mőr-es	e-vűƣ-a
stable-N.s	PST=burn_down-IND	but	horse-N.p	PST-escape-IND

• mőre, Przewalsky’s horse (Equus przewalskii)

• 43. to burn up - ora̋iða
• After the explosion, the building burned up.
• nabős pósa. de̋m' or-e-a̋iða:

nab-ős	pósa	de̋m='	or=e=a̋ið-a
explosion-G.s	after	building=ELIS	all=PST=burn-IND

• 44. to buy up - orsa̋a
• If we pool our money, we can buy up their shares
• ébi m̃us pı̋ı̋nom kaþe̋ȝa. toári eȝu-ne̋mon orsa̋u ma̋ƣa:

ébi	m̃-us	pı̋ı̋n-om	kaþ-e̋ȝa	toári	eȝu=ne̋m-on	or.sa̋-u	ma̋ƣ-a
if	1p-N	money-A.s	pool-SBJ	then	their=share-A.p	all.buy-SUP	be_able-IND

• 45. by all means - kísvi
• By all means, we will have to go to the dance.
• kísvi m̃us mevsa̋rom do a̋t' u-ke̋la:

kís=vi	m̃-us	mev.sa̋r-om	do	a̋t-'	u=ke̋l-a
certain=ADV	1p-N	dance.party-A.s	to	go=ELIS	FUT=have_to-IND

Senjecas idioms - C 1-10