Senjecas idioms - C 21-31

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

• 21. to come to - se̋xtam þe̋xa
• After fainting, the girl didn't come to for three hours.
• te̋e̋lu pósa. ne̋sku tı̋r őrdan se̋xtam e-þe̋xa ne:

te̋e̋l-u	pósa	ne̋sk-u	tı̋r	őrd-an	se̋xt-am	e=þe̋x-a	ne
faint-SUP	after	girl-N.s	three	hour-A.p	consciousness-A.s	PST=regain-IND	not

• 22. to come to an end - műga [i.v. end (up), conclude, close]
• Our friendship will never come to an end.
• m̃u-vı̋lta u-műga neténu:

m̃u=vı̋lt-a	u=műg-a	neténu
our=friendship-N.s	FUT=end-IND	never

• 23. to come true - m̃e̋e̋ri ı̋la
• My daughter is happy because her dreams came true.
• mu-zı̋du ka̋ita. ha zı̋kos m̃e̋e̋ros e-ı̋la:

mu-zı̋d-u	ka̋it-a	ha	zı̋k-os	m̃e̋e̋r-os	e=ı̋l-a
my=daughter-N.s	be_happy-IND	because	dream-N.p	true-N.p	PST=become-IND

• 24. to count on - fa̋sa [t.v. depend-, rely-, -on, be up to]
• Don't count on me tonight because I will be busy.
• mum salááþvi fa̋se ze. ha mu pe̋ud' u-vűűa:

m-um	sa.lááþ=vi	fa̋s-e	ze	ha	m-u	pe̋ud='	u=vűű-a
1s-A	this.night=ADV	count_on-IMP	not	because	1s-N	busy=ELIS	FUT=be-IND

• 25. to cross out - šooðőxa
• I already bought the apples, so you can cross them out.
• mu ȝee abe̋lon e-sa̋a. sáru tu éȝon šooðőxu ma̋ƣa:

m-u	ȝee	abe̋l-on	e=sa̋-a	sáru	t-u	éȝ-on	šooð.őx-u	ma̋ƣ-a
1s-N	already	apple-A.p	PST=buy-IND	so	2s-N	3-A.p	through.mark-SUP	be_able-IND

• 26. to cut in - nűða [i.v. intrude, invade, break in]
• We were having an interesting conversation when they cut in.
• m̃us a̋danto va̋a̋om e-pe̋uda. méti éȝus e-nűða:

m̃-us	adne̋e̋m-a-nto-Ø	va̋a̋-om	e=pe̋ud-a	méti	éȝ-us	e=nűð-a
1p-N	interest-IND-AP-ABS	conversation-A.s	PST=be_engaged_in-IND	when	3-N.p	PST=intrude-IND

• 27. to cut in - enűba
• We almost had an accident when another car cut in in front of us.
• m̃usżóku pa̋a̋pom e-ƣe̋va. méti a̋no feðm̃e̋ƣo m̃unɛ n̨óópa e-enűba:

m̃-us	żóku	pa̋a̋p-om	e=ƣe̋v-a	méti	a̋no-Ø	feð.m̃e̋ƣ-o	m̃-un=ɛ	n̨óópa	e=en.űb-a
1p-N	almost	accident-a.s	PST=have-IND	when	other-ABS	energy.wagon-N.s	1p-A=EPEN	in_front_of	PST=in.push-IND

• 28. to cut off - műta [t.v. lop, clip, crop, dock [tails], poll [horns]; amputate, truncate, prune, trim]
• That rope is too long. You have to cut off six inches.
• a-ðűűo kéþu pı̋ðo vűűa: tu sa̋a̋d ṡı̋dan műtu ke̋la:

a=ðűű-o	kéþu	pı̋ð-o	vűű-a	t-u	sa̋a̋d	ṡı̋d-an	műt-u	ke̋l-a
that=rope-N.s	too	long-N.s	be-IND	2s-N	six	inch-A.p	cut_off-SUP	have_to-IND

• 29. to cut out - be̋la [t.v. excise; leave out, except, exclude]
• My father told me to cut out this article from the paper.
• mu-ta̋a̋ta mum teeȝarős éha i-ȝa̋raþom be̋lu mús o e-te̋e̋a:

mu=ta̋a̋t-a	m-um	teeȝar-ős	éha	i=ȝa̋r-a-þ-om	be̋l-u	m-ús	o	e=te̋e̋-a
my=father-N.s	1s-A	paper-G.s	from	this=write-IND-PP-A.s	cut_out-SUP	1s-G	to	PST=tell-IND

• 30. to cut short - t̨aarı̋d̨a
• My vacation was cut short because of my illness.
• mu-damős ha. mu-sevke̋e̋sa t̨aarı̋d̨aþa e-ı̋la:

mu=dam-ős	ha	mu=sev.ke̋e̋s-a	t̨aar-ı̋d̨-a-þ-a	e=ı̋l-a
my=illness-G.s	because_of	my=amuse.time-N.s	short-TRZ-IND-PP-N.s	PST=become-IND

• 31. to cut up - da̋a̋ȝa [t.v. cut-, -in pieces, -into shreds, dissect, dismantle]
• The cook cut up the pheasant before she put it in the skillet.
• dűƣlu kokőbom e-da̋a̋ȝa. fésa ii-éȝu ı̋ı̋ɫlom éna éȝom e-ðe̋e̋a:

dűƣ-l-u	kokőb-om	e=da̋a̋ȝ-a	fésa	ii=éȝ-u	ı̋ı̋ɫ-l-om	éȝ-om	éna	e=ðe̋e̋-a
cook-AG-N.s	pheasant-A.s	PST=cut_up-IND	before	F=3-N.s	fry-INS-A.s	3-A.s	in	PST=put-IND

• kokőbe, Caucasus pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Senjecas idioms - D 1-12