Senjecas idioms - S 21-30

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 slow down - ǧɔ̋da, i.v. slow (down)
• If he doesn't slow dow, there will be an accident.
• ébi éȝu ne ǧɔ̋da. toári pa̋a̋po u-vűűla:

ébi	éȝ-u	ǧɔ̋d-a	ne	toári	pa̋a̋p-o	u=vűűl-a
if	3-N.s	slow_down-IND	not	then	accident-N.S	FUT=there_be-IND

• 22. to stand a chance - ma̋ƣtam űða ne
• That man doesn't stand a chance of winning.
• a-m̃ı̋ı̋ru dı̋nu o ma̋ƣtam űða ne:

a=m̃ı̋ı̋r-u	dı̋n-u	o	ma̋ƣt-am	űð-a	ne
that=man-N.s	win-SUP	to	possibility-A.s	have-IND	not

• 23. to stand in line - ratős éna ṡűra
• We stood in line for two hours to buy our tickets.
• m̃us d̬' őrdan he̋non sa̋u ratős éna e-ṡűra:

m̃-us	d̬='	őrd-an	he̋n-on	sa̋-u	rat-ős	éna	e=ṡűr-a
1p-N	two=ELIS	hour-A.p	ticket-A.p	buy-SUP	line-G.s	in	PST=stand-IND

• 24. to stand for - sı̋ta, t.v. represent, symbolize, pass off
• The Lithans' color purple stands for the darkness in the depths of their caves.
• taain̨onűm te̋e̋ro m̃ı̋ȝo fagős ṡaltős éna re̋e̋mtam sı̋ta:

taain̨on-űm	te̋e̋r-o	m̃ı̋ȝ-o	fag-ős	ṡalt-ős	éna	re̋e̋mt-am	sı̋t-a
made_of_stone-G.p	color-N.s	purple-N.s	cave-G.s	depth-G.s	in	darkness-A.s	stand_for-IND

• 25. to stand for - ɠőla, t.v. tolerate, put up with
• I love you, but I will not stand for your behavior.
• mu tum m̃e̋na. de tu-tı̋nram u-ɠőla ne:

m-u	t-um	m̃e̋n-a	de	tu=tı̋nr-am	u=ɠől-a	ne
1s-N	2s-A	love-IND	but	your=behavior-A.s	FUT=stand_for-IND	not

• 26. - to stand out, ƣőőra, i.v. stand-, jut-, stick-, -out, -forth
• The queen's beauty stands out in any group of women.
• nisűs gővta ǧenűm k̬e̋nu leżűs éna ƣőőra:

nis-űs	gővt-a	ǧen-űm	k̬e̋nu-Ø	leż-űs	éna	ƣőőr-a
queen-G.s	beauty-N.s	woman-G.p	any-ABS	group-G.s	in	stand_out-IND

• 27. - to stand still, k̬íílvi ṡűra
• Stand still while I braid your hair.
• k̬íílvi ṡűre. méti mu tu-pı̋lon e̋iha:

k̬ííl=vi	ṡűr-e	méti	m-u	tu=pı̋l-on	e̋ih-a
still=ADBV	stand-IMP	while	1s-N	your=hair-A.p	braid-IND

• 28. - to stand to reason, fűso e̋sa
• It stands to reason that if there is a hole in your roof you will get wet when it rains.
• fűso e̋sa ȝa. ébi ƣűro tu-korős éna vűűla. toári tu ma̋a̋n' u-ı̋la. méti sűűm̃a:

fűs-o	e̋s-a	ȝa	ébi	ƣűr-o	tu=kor-ős	éna	vűűl-a
logical-N.s	be-IND	that	if	hole-N.s	your=roof-G.s	in	there_be-IND

toári	t-u	ma̋a̋n='	u=ı̋l-a	méti	sűűm̃-a
then	2s-N	wet=ELIS	FUT=become-IND	when	rain-IND

• 29. - to stand up, ṡűra
• My knees begin to hurt when I stand up for too long.
• mu-þ̨űűros deba̋sa. méti mu dőm̃a ke̋e̋sam ṡűra:

mu=þ̨űűr-os	deb-a̋s-a	méti	m-u	dőm̃a-Ø	ke̋e̋s-am	ṡűr-a
my=knee-N.p	hurt-INC-IND	when	1s-N	long-ABS	time-A.s	stand_up-IND

• 30. - to stand up pe̋e̋a, 1. t.v. suffer, bear, endure, stand, undergo, put up with, sustain. 2. i.v. suffer, bear (up), endure.
• The dam won't stand up after all this rain.
• őre i-suum̃e̋s pósa. pa̋ðo u-pe̋e̋a ne:

őre-Ø	i=suum̃-e̋s	pósa	pa̋ð-o	u=pe̋e̋-a	ne
all-ABS	this=rain-G.s	after	dam-N.s	FUT=stand_up-IND	not

Senjecas idioms - S 31-41