Senjecas idioms - B 25-36

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

• 25. to believe in - őőa
• I don't believe in what he said
• mu—táom éȝu e-te̋e̋a—nom őőa ne:

m-u	tá-om	éȝ-u	e=te̋e̋-a	n-om	őő-a	ne
1s.N	which-A.s	3-N.s	PST=say-IND	that-A.s	believe-IND	not

• 26. to blow down - n̨a m̃e̋e̋a
• The thunder storm has blown down many trees.
• tonðűűo m̃e̋ume ha̋isen n̨a m̃ım̃e̋e̋a:

ton.ðűű-o	m̃e̋ume-Ø	ha̋is-en	n̨a	m̃ı~m̃e̋e̋-a
thunder.storm-N.s	many-ABS	tree-A.p	down	PRF~blow-IND

• 27. to blow out - na̋ba [t.v. burst, explode, blow up, detonate, blast, erupt]
• His tire blew out when he drove over the rake.
• eȝu-kúṡuxre̋þo e-na̋ba. méti éȝu ȝa̋a̋nlɛkom tára e-a̋ṡa:

eȝu=kúṡux.re̋þ-o	e=na̋b-a	méti	éȝ-u	ȝa̋a̋n-l=ɛ=k-om	tára	e=a̋ṡ-a
his=rubber.wheel-N.s	PST=blow_out-IND	when	3-N.s	harrow-INS=EPEN=DIM-A.s	over	PST=drive-IND

• 28. to blow up - na̋ba [t.v. burst, explode, blow up, detonate, blast, erupt]
• Light the fuse and we can blow up the building.
• aaþkőőom aaþı̋d̨e. da m̃us de̋mom na̋bu ma̋ƣa:

aaþ.kőő-om	aaþ-ı̋d̨-e	da	m̃-us	de̋m-om	na̋b-u	ma̋ƣ-a
fire.cord-A.s	fire-TRZ-IMP	and	1p-N	building-A.s	blow_up-SUP	be_able-IND

• 29. brand new - orȝűűni
• I like your brand new car.
• mu orȝűűno tu-feðm̃e̋ƣom ka̋a:

m-u	or.ȝűűno-Ø	tu=feð.m̃e̋ƣ-om	ka̋-a
1s-N	all.new-ABS	your=energy.wagon-A.s	like-IND

• 30. to break down - m̃ine̋uda
• My father's care broke down yesterday.
• mu-taata̋s feðm̃e̋ƣo hesaha̋s e-m̃ine̋uda:

mu=taat-a̋s	feð.m̃e̋ƣ-o	hes.ah-a̋s	e=m̃i=ne̋ud-a
my=father-G.s	energy.wagon-N.s	yester.day-G.s	PST=REV=function-IND

• 31. to break in - teisı̋d̨a
• I need to break in these new shoes.
• mu ȝűűno i-þa̋a̋bon teisı̋d̨u ı̋ı̋ƣa:

m-u	ȝűűno-Ø	i=þa̋a̋b-on	teis-ı̋d̨-u	ı̋ı̋ƣ-a
1s-N	new-ABS	these=shoe-A.p	comfort-TRZ-SUP	need-IND

• 32. to break into - nűða [t.v. enter by force, break in, intrude into, invade]
• Someone tried to break into my house last night.
• ȝu heslaata̋s mu-m̃e̋e̋som nűðu e-sa̋pa:

ȝ-u	hes.laat-a̋s	mu=m̃e̋e̋s-om	nűð-u	e=sa̋p-a
someone-N.s	yester.night-G.s	my=house-A.s	break_into-SUP	PST=try-IND

• 34. to break off - þűka [t.v. work out, complete, finish (off), end, put an end to, bring to a close, terminate, adjourn, consummate, elaborate, fill-, -out, -in, get through, fulfill, accomplish, keep [a promise]
• Sadly she has broken off relations with her sister.
• séuƣvi. ii-éȝu šesűs túȝa ȝe̋þram þyþűka:

séuƣ=vi	ii=éȝ-u	šes-űs	túȝa	ȝe̋þr-am	þy~þűk-a
sad=ADV	F=3-N.s	sister-G.s	with	relations-A.s	PRF~break_off-IND

• 35. to break out - tőda [t.v. begin, start, commence, initiate]
• A revolution has broken out in the capital city.
• dı̋go ufrı̋ȝa̋s éna tytőda:

dı̋g-o	uf.rı̋ȝ-a̋s	éna	ty~tőd-a
revolution-N.s	chief.city-G.s	in	PRF~break_out-IND

• 36. to bring about - f̨űda [t.v. cause, effect, motivate, occasion, produce, accomplish, do, carry out, make happen, make]
• If we work hard, we can bring about a change.
• ébi m̃us féðvi daare̋ȝa. toári me̋iþram f̨űdu m̃a̋ƣa:

ébi	m̃-us	féð=vi	daar-e̋ȝa	toári	me̋iþr-am	f̨űd-u	m̃a̋ƣ-a
if	1p-N	hard=ADV	work-SBJ	then	change-A.s	bring_about-SUP	be_able-IND

Senjecas idioms - B 37-45