Senjecas - The Lord Raises Up

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	REV = reversive	VOC = vocative particle
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AG = agent	ELIS = elision	IMP = imperative	M = masculine	Q = interrogative particle	YNG = young
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	ELT = elative	INC = inchoative	OCC = occupation suffix	QUOT = direct quotation
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

Text

• English text
• Senjecan translation

Gloss

• The Lord raises up the grain to become the bread on our table -
• ande̋ru m̃u-serős éva k̬a̋zom ı̋lu ı̋bom zǫ̋da:

ande̋r-u	m̃u=ser-ős	éva	k̬a̋z-om	ı̋l-u	ı̋b-om	zɔ̋d-a
lord-N.s	our=table-G.s	on	bread-A.s	become-SUP	grain-A.s	raise-IND

• His Sun ripens the grape, and it is the wine of our delight.
• eȝu-sűűle me̋som nixı̋d̨a. da éȝo m̃u-mooȝa̋s m̃e̋ino e̋sa:

eȝu=sűűl-e	me̋s-om	nix-ı̋d̨-a	da	éȝ-o	m̃u=mooȝ-a̋s	m̃e̋in-o	e̋s-a:
his-sun-N.s	grape-A.s	ripe-TRZ-IND	and	3-N.s	our=delight-G.s	wine-N.s	be-IND

• He has raised up Man, fairest flower of His field,
• éȝu tál̨onı̋ȝom gőbo eȝu-loukős na̋nom zyzɔ̋da.

éȝ-u	tál̨onı̋ȝ-om	gőbo-Ø	eȝu=louk-ős	na̋n-om	zy~zɔ̋d-a
3-N.s	man-A.s	fair-ABS	his=field-G.s	flower-A.s	PRF~raise-IND

• And given him dominion over earth -
• da eȝús o v̌eetős þáfa m̃a̋lram dydőőa:

da	eȝ-ús	o	v̌eet-ős	þáfa	m̃a̋lr-am	dy~dőő-a
and	3-G.s	to	earth-G.s	over	dominion-A.s	PRF~give-IND

• But even as wheat and grape are certain in their destiny,
• odódu épi pűűrik̬e me̋sik̬' eȝu-kausa̋s kı̋si e̋sa.

od.ódu	épi	pűűr-i=k̬e	me̋s-i=k̬-'	eȝu=kaus=a̋s	kı̋s-i	e̋s-a
but.even	as	wheat-N.s=and	grape-N.s=and-ELIS	their=destiny-G.s	certain-N.s	be-IND

• The ending of our season is kept secret in His heart.
• épi m̃u-keesa̋s műgo eȝu-suðős éna gutı̋d̨aþo ı̋la:

épi	m̃u=kees-a̋s	műg-o	eȝu=suð-ős	éna	gut-ı̋d̨-a-þ-o	ı̋l-a
so	our=season-G.s	end-N.s	his=heart-G.s	in	secret-TRZ-IND-PP- N.s	become-IND

• His blessings surround us on every hand -
• eȝu-fı̋ros visváiþi m̃un aanı̋d̨a.

eȝu=fı̋r-os	vis.vái=þi	m̃-un	aan-ı̋d̨-a
his=blessing-N.p	every.where=LOC	1p-A	ing-TRZ-IND

• But the evils of this world are never absent.
• ésti i-v̌eetős ɫa̋a̋xos a̋pos ésti e̋sa neténu:

ésti	i=v̌eet-ős	ɫa̋a̋x-os	a̋p-os	e̋s-a	neténu
but	this=world-G.s	evil-N.p	absent-N.p	be-IND never

• Lord, help us to be humble in the midst of plenty,
• anderű. ɫenta̋s meðéna m̃un ta̋pu þone̋ȝa—

ander-ű	ɫent-a̋s	með.éna	m̃-un	ta̋p-u	þon-e̋ȝa
lord-V.s	plenty-G.s	midst.in	1p-A	be_humble-SUP	help-SBJ

• That all our days attest the wisdom of Thy creation.
• m̨úmi őra m̃u-a̋han tu-ƥutő' sa̋a̋stam raaȝe̋ȝa⁝

m̨úmi	őra-Ø	m̃u=a̋h-an	tu=ƥut-ő-'	sa̋a̋st-am	raaȝ-e̋ȝa
so_that	all-ABS	our=day-A.p	thy=creation-G.s-ELIS	wisdom-A.s	attest-SBJ

-Roger Mills