Senjecas idioms - M 14-26

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

• 14. to make out - þűma [t.v. understand, comprehend, know-, -well, -about, grasp, apprehend, fathom, catch on]
• I can't make out what you have written.
• mu—táom tu ȝıȝa̋ra—nom þűmu ma̋ƣa:

m-u	tá-om	t-u	ȝı~ȝa̋r-a	n-om	þűm-u	ma̋ƣ-a
1s-N	which-A.s	2s-N	PRF~write-IND	that-A.s	make_out-SUP	be_able-IND

• 15. to make over - ȝuunı̋d̨a [t.v. renew, make new, restore, reform]
• My mother made over her old dress.
• mu-ma̋a̋ma że̋e̋ro eȝu-műűmom e-ȝuunı̋d̨a:

mu=ma̋a̋m-a	że̋e̋ro-Ø	eȝu=műűm-om	e=ȝuun-ı̋d̨-a
my=mother-N.s	old-ABS	her=dress-A.s	PST=new=TRZ-IND

• 16. to make room for - baȝa̋la
• I need to make room for all the Christmas toys.
• mu őro mażíd̨aþże̋ňo leidőm o baȝa̋lu ı̋ı̋ƣa:

m-u	őro-Ø	maż-íd̨-a-þ-że̋ňo-Ø	leid-őm	o	baȝa̋l-u	ı̋ı̋ƣ-a
1s-N	all-ABS	anoint-TRZ-IND-PP-birth-ABS	toy-G.p	for	make_room-SUP	need-IND

• 17a. to make sense - fűsa [1. t.v. conceive, figure-, make-, -out, reason. 2. i.v. reason]
• Standing outside in the rain doesn't make sense.
• numős néra suum̃e̋s éna ṡűru fűsa ne:

num-ős	néra	suum̃-e̋s	éna	ṡűr-u	fűs-a	ne
sky-G.s	under	rain-G.s	in	stand-SUP	make_sense-IND	not

• 17b. to make sense of - þűma [t.v. understand, comprehend, know-, -well, -about, grasp, apprehend, fathom, catch on]
• I cannot make sense of that doctor's handwriting.
• mu a-leegűs manȝa̋r̈am þűmu fe̋e̋a:

m-u	a=leeg-űs	man.ȝa̋r̈-am	þűm-u	fe̋e̋-a:
1s-N	that=doctor-G.s	hand.writing-A.s	make_sense_of-SUP	be_unable-IND

• 18. to make sure - kisı̋d̨a [t.v. make certain, ensure]
• Make sure you know where you're going before you leave.
• kisı̋d̨e ȝa—váþim atantu u-vűűa—sa̋a̋ra. fési u-vı̋da:

kisı̋d̨-e	ȝa	vá=þim	at-a-nt-u	u=vűű-a	sa̋a̋r-a	fési	u=vı̋d-a
make_sure-IMP	that	where=ABL	go-IND-AP-N.s	FUT=be-IND	know-IND	before	FUT=leave-IND

• 19. to make the best of - éha vıva̋dom va̋a̋na
• You have to make the best of this bad situation.
• tu m̃e̋pa ðeera̋s éha vıva̋dom de̋xu ke̋la:

t-u	m̃e̋pa-Ø	ðeer-a̋s	éha	vı~va̋d-om	va̋a̋n-u	ke̋l-a
2s-N	bad-ABS	situation-G.s	of	ELT~good-A.s	make-SUP	have_to-IND

• 20. to make up - þe̋xa [1. t.v. regain, retrieve, pick up. 2. i.v. retrieve]
• I have to work fast if I want to make up the time that I lost.
• mu ósvi da̋a̋ru ke̋la. ébi—táom e-ha̋ȝa—ke̋e̋sam þe̋xu m̃e̋ṡa:

m-u	ós=vi	da̋a̋r-u	ke̋l-a	ébi	tá-om	e=ha̋ȝ-a	ke̋e̋s-am	þe̋x-u	m̃e̋ṡ-a
1s-N	fast=ADV	work-SUP	have_to-IND	if	which-A.s	PST=lose-IND	time-A.s	regain-SUP	want-IND

• 21. to make up - miirı̋d̨a
• After the fight, the boys made up
• ṡatős pósa. hűsus e-miirı̋d̨a:

ṡat=ős	pósa	hűs-us	e=miir-ı̋d̨-a
fight=G.s	after	boy-N.p	PST=peace-TRZ-IND

• 22. to make up - ne̋e̋ra [t.v. think up, concoct, invent; coin, come up with]
• I don't believe her because she likes to make up stories.
• mu ii-éȝum őőa ne. h' ii-éȝu ɫ̨őmonɛ ne̋e̋ru ka̋a:

m-u	ii=éȝ-um	őő-a	ne	h='	ii=éȝ-u	ɫ̨őm-on=ɛ	ne̋e̋r-	ka̋-a
1s-N	F=3-A.s	believe-IND	not	because=ELISE	F=3-N.s	story-A.p=EPEN	make_up-SUP	like=IND

• 23. to make up one's mind - re̋ka [1. t.v. find. 2. i.v. determine]
• She finally made up her mind and went to the party.
• ii-éȝu múƣvi e-re̋ka. da sa̋rom do e-a̋ta:

ii=éȝ-u	múƣ=vi	e=re̋k-a	da	sa̋r-om	do	e=a̋t-a
F=3-N.s	final=ADV	PST=decide-IND	and	party-A.s	to	PST-go-IND

• 26. to make use of - ne̋uda [1. t.v. use, avail, utilize. 2. i.v. be of use, avail]
• Don't hesitate to make us of my new car.
• ȝűűno mu-feðm̃e̋ƣom ne̋udu dűle ze:

ȝűűno-Ø	mu=feð.m̃e̋ƣ-om	ne̋ud-u	dűl-e	ze
new-ABS	my=energy.wagon-A.s	use-SUP	hesitate-IMP	not

• 27. to meet half-way - paavős meðéna pa̋na
• The farmers agreed to meet us halfway to restore the land.
• zɔ̋ðlus na̋a̋lom ȝuunı̋d̨u tááda paavős meðéna m̃un pa̋nu e-ṡ̨őxa:

zɔ̋ð-l-us	na̋a̋l-om	ȝuun-ı̋d̨-u	tááda	paav-ős	með.éna	m̃-un	pa̋n-u	e=ṡ̨őx-a
farm-AG-N.p	land-A.s	new-TRZ-SUP	in_order_to	road-G.s	middle.in	1p-A	meet-SUP	PST=agree-IND

• 28. to mix up - m̨a̋na [1. t.v. confuse, addle, bemuse. 2. i.v. addle]
• That poor boy is really mixed up.
• bűɫ̨u hűsu m̃éérvi m̨a̋naþu vűűa:

bűɫ̨u-Ø	hűs-u	m̃éér=vi	m̨a̋n-a-þ-u	vűű-a
poor-ABS	boy-N.s	true=ADV	mix_up-IND-PP-N.s	be-IND

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