Senjecas idioms - B 13-24

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

• 13. to be out of the question - alma̋ƣi vűűa
• Your suggestion that we surrender to the enemy is out of the question.
• ȝa m̃us n̨etűs o őta tu-ı̋sr' alma̋ƣa vűűa:

ȝa	m̃-us	n̨et-űs	o	őt-a	tu-ı̋sr'	al=ma̋ƣ-a	vűű-a
that	1p-N	enemy-G.s	to	surrender-IND	PRV=possible-N.s	be-IND

• 14. to be over - þűka
• The concert will be over in about ten minutes.
• kumsa̋ro ȝóv̈i főő ordɛka̋m u-þűka:

kum.sa̋r-o	ȝóv=vi	főő	ord=ɛ=k-a̋m	u=þűk-a
music.feast-N.s	approximate=ADV	ten	division_of_the_day=EPEN=DIM-G.p	FUT=end-IND

• 15. to be set to - fa̋ri vűűa
• The children were all set to go to the picnic, when the rain started.
• ṡı̋ṡus numős néra e̋dom do a̋tu órvi fa̋rus e-vűűa. méti sűűm̃' e-tőda:

ṡı̋ṡ-us	num-ős	néra	e̋d-om	do	a̋t-u	ór=vi	fa̋r-us	e=vűű-a	méti	sűűm̃='	e=tőd-a
child-N.p	sky-G.s	under	meal-A.s	to	go-SUP	all=ADV	ready-N.p	PST=be-IND	when	rain=ELIS	PST=begin-IND

• 16. to be stuck - ma̋xaþi vűűa
• I have been stuck with a crippled horse.
• mu kőuke more̋s túȝa ma̋xaþu vyvűűa:

m-u	kőuke-Ø	mor-e̋s	túȝa	ma̋x-a-þ-u	vy~vűű-a
1s-N	crippled-ABS	horse-G.s	with	deceive-IND-PP-N.s	PRF~be-IND

• 17. to be well off - supa̋iƣaþi vűűa
• Although his diet is sparse, he is well off
• ésti eȝu-eðpe̋e̋ka þőma vűűa. éȝu supa̋iƣaþu vűűa:

ésti	eȝu=eð.pe̋e̋k-a	þőm-a	vűű-a	éȝ-u	su.pa̋iƣ-a-þ-u	vűű-a
although	his=food.plan-N.s	sparse-N.s	be-IND	3-N.s	well.provide-IND-PP-N.s	be-IND

• 18. to be taken in - ma̋xaþi vűűa
• The young girl was taken in by his slippery words.
• be̋ku ne̋sku pı̋zo ur-eȝu-sam̃őm kía ma̋xaþu e-vűűa:

be̋ku-Ø	ne̋sk-u	pı̋zo-Ø	ur=eȝu=sam̃-őm	kía	ma̋x-a-þ-u	e=vűű-a
young-ABS	girl-N.s	slippery-ABS	M=his=word-G.p	by	deceive-IND-PP-N.s	PST=be-IND

• 19. to be up - műgaþi vűűa
• Get out of the pool! Your time is up.
• (šem)te̋þom vı̋de: tu-ke̋e̋sa műgaþa vűűa:

šem.te̋þ-om	vı̋d-e	tu=ke̋e̋s-a	műg-a-þ-a	vűű-a
swim.pool-A.s	leave-IMP	your=time-N.s	end-IND-PP-N.s	be-IND

• 20. to be up to someone - fa̋sa
• It is up to her whether we make up or not.
• ópi m̃us me̋ða ópi ne ii-éȝum fa̋sa:

ópi	m̃-us	me̋ð-a	ópi	ne	ii=éȝ-um	fa̋s-a
whether	1p-N	reconcile-IND	or	not	F=3-A.s	depend-IND

• 21. to be up to something - ȝom pe̋e̋xa
• That little boy is up to something.
• pı̋nu a-hűsu ȝom pe̋e̋xantu vűűa:

pı̋nu-Ø	a=hűs-u	ȝ-om	pe̋e̋x-a-nt-u	vűű-a
little-ABS	that=boy-N.s	something-A.s	plan-IND-AP-N.s	be-IND

• 22. to be used to - gűa
• I am used to drinking hot chocolate every morning.
• mu vı̋s' aȝa̋s tı̋ı̋þo káka̋m̃pőőȝom pőőȝu gűa:

m-u	vı̋s='	aȝ-a̋s	tı̋ı̋þo-Ø	káka̋m̃.pőőȝ-om	pőőȝ-u	gű-a
1s-N	every=ELIS	morning-G.s	hot-ABS	chocolate.drink-A.s	drink-SUP	be_used_to-IND

• 23. to bear in mind - żűűma
• Bear in mind that you have to work tomorrow.
• ȝa tu ṡúm̃vi da̋a̋ru ke̋la żűűme:

ȝa	t-u	ṡúm̃=vi	da̋a̋r-u	ke̋l-a	żűűm-e
that	2s-N	tomorrow=ADV	work-SUP	must-IND	bear_in_mind-IMP

• 24. to become of - e̋ba
• What became of that family who lived next door?
• xo—xu m̃ús kóma e-m̃e̋e̋sa—a-ða̋mum e-e̋ba:

x-o	x-u	m̃-ús	kóma	e=m̃e̋e̋s-a	a=ða̋m-um	e=e̋b-a
what-N.s	who-N.s	1p-G	next_to	PST=live-IND	that=family-A.s	PST=become_of-IND

Senjecas idioms - B 25-36