Senjecas - 1300 Shannon 821-830

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

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• English Text
• Senjecan Translation

Gloss

• 821. The snowdrop is the first flower that opens in the spring.
• tom̃za̋ri þűnti—tái kesa̋s lűra—na̋ni e̋sa:

tom̃.za̋r=i	þűnti-Ø	na̋n-i	tá-i	kes-a̋s	lűr-a	e̋s-a
snow.bell-N.s	first-ABS	which-N.s	spring-G.s	open-IND	flower-N.s	be-IND

• 822. The fisherman who owned the boat now demanded payment.
• táu na̋a̋m̃om e-űða—mı̋ı̋nlu ímu þa̋mramɛ e-me̋e̋uða:

tá-u	na̋a̋m̃-om	e=űð-a	mı̋ı̋n-l-u	ímu	þa̋mr-am=ɛ	e=me̋e̋uð-a
who-N.s	boat-A.s	PST=own-IND	fish-AG-N.s	now	payment-A.s=EPEN	PST=demand-IND

• 823. Come when you are called.
• méti tu ga̋laþu ı̋la—ǧe̋me:

méti	t-u	ga̋l-a-þ-u	ı̋l-a	ǧe̋m-e
when	2s-N	call-IND-PP-N.s	become-IND	come-IMP

• 824. I shall stay at home if it rains.
• ébi suum̃e̋ȝa. toári mu nómþi u-ɠa̋a̋la:

ébi	suum̃-e̋ȝa	toári	m-u	nóm=þi	u=ɠa̋a̋l-a
if	rain-SBJ	then	1s-N	home=LOC	FUT=stay-IND

• 825. When he saw me, he stopped.
• éȝu e-de̋usa—méti mum e-na̋ka:

éȝ-u	e=de̋us-a	méti	m-um	e=na̋k-a
3-N.s	PDS=stop-IND	when	1s-A	PST=see-IND

• 826. If you want me, telephone before noon.
• ébi tu mum m̃eṡe̋ȝa. toári naaża̋s dúna þifga̋le:

ébi	t-u	m-um	m̃eṡ=e̋ȝa	toári	naaż-a̋s	dúna	þif.ga̋l-e
if	2s-N	1s-A	want=SBJ	then	noon-G.s	before	far.call-IMP

• 827. Do not laugh at me because I seem so absent minded.
• mum ine̋ȝa ze. hi mu kéþu meinma̋lu ka̋ȝa:

m-um	in-e̋ȝa	ze	hi	m-u	kéþu	mein.ma̋l-u	ka̋ȝ-a
1s-A	laugh_at-SBJ	not	because	1s-N	so	mind.wander-N.s	seem-IND

• 828. The prettiest toy of all was a little lady, who stood at the open door of the castle.
• orűm ȝúṡa gygőbu le̋idu pı̋nu—táu ðunős lűro ðurős éna e-ṡűra—ii-őɫhu e-vűűa:

or-űm	ȝúṡa	gy~gőbu-Ø	le̋id-u	pı̋nu-Ø	tá-u	ðun-ős	lűro-Ø	ður-ős	éna	e=ṡűr-a	ii=őɫh-u	e=vűű-a
all-G.p	among	ELT~pretty-ABS	toy-N.s	little-ABS	who-N.s	castle-G.s	open-ABS	door-G.s	at	PST=stand-IND	F=polite-N.s	PST=be-IND

• 829. She had a little narrow blue ribbon over her shoulders, that looked like a scarf.
• ii-éȝu vaahőm éva pı̋no tı̋ȝo kőőxo—táo kéðlelűgo e-ka̋ȝa—sı̋ı̋om e-ȝőpa:

ii=éȝ-u	vaah-őm	éva	pı̋no-Ø	tı̋ȝo-Ø	kőőxo-Ø	tá-o	kéðlelűg-o	e=ka̋ȝ-a	sı̋ı̋-om	e=ȝőp-a
F=3-N.s	shoulder-G.p	on	little-ABS	narrow-ABS	blue-ABS	which-N.s	scarf-N.s	PST=look_like-IND	ribbon-A.s	PST=wear-IND

• 830. Catherine lingered a minute after she had been served.
• kátarı̋nu őrdɛkam e-xa̋la. pósi nı̋ı̋xaþu e-iı̋la:

kátarı̋n-u	őrd=ɛ=k-am	e=xa̋l-a	pósi	nı̋ı̋x-a-þ-u	e=i~ı̋l-a
Catherine-N.s	hour=EPEN=DIM-A.s	PST=linger-IND	after	serve-IND-PP-N.s	PST=PRF~become-IND