Senjecas - 1300 Shannon 901-910

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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Gloss

• 901. Your judgment is better than mine.
• tu-me̋ðra vıva̋da e̋sa. sómi mu-me̋ðra e̋sa:

tu=me̋ðr-a	vı~va̋d-a	e̋s-a	sómi	mu=me̋ðr-a	e̋s-a
your=judgment-N.s	EL~good-N.s	be-IND	than	my=judgment-N.s	be-IND

• 902a. I know her better than her sister.
• mu ii-eȝu-šesű' sóma vıváðvi éȝum ṡa̋na:

m-u	ii=eȝu=šes-ű='	sóma	vı~váð=vi	éȝ-um	ṡa̋n-a
1s-N	F=her=sister-G.s=ELIS	than	EL~good=ADV	3-A.s	know-IND

• 902b.  I know her better than her sister knows her.
• mu vıváðvi ii-éȝum ṡa̋na. sóm' ii-eȝu-še̋su ii-éȝum ṡa̋na:

m-u	vı~váð=vi	ii=éȝ-um	ṡa̋n-a	sóm-'	ii=eȝu=še̋s-u	ii=éȝ-um	ṡa̋n-a
1-N.s	EL~good=ADV	F=3-A.s	know-IND	than=ELIS	F=her=sister-N.s	F=3-A.s	know-IND

• 903. Rip now hurried forth and hastened to his old resort, the village inn; but it too was gone.
• rı̋pu ímu péru e-pa̋sa. da gőmo eȝu-s̨őṡom kíloþm̃e̋e̋som do e-pa̋sa. ésti éȝo étu tóru e-e̋sa ne:

rı̋p-u	ímu	péru	e=pa̋s-a	da	gőmo-Ø	eȝu=s̨őṡ-om	kíl.oþ.m̃e̋e̋s-om	do	e=pa̋s-a
Rip-N.s	now	forth	PST=hurry-IND	and	familiar-ABS	his=resort-A.s	village.lodging.house-A.s	to	PST=hasten-IND

ésti	éȝ-o	étu	tóru	e=e̋s-a	ne
but	3-N.s	too	there	PST=be-IND	not

• 904. He walked along cautiously to the very edge of the precipice, and then leaned over.
• éȝu ȝastős m̃e̋e̋ro tűbom do lábu zéémvi póru e-ne̋ða. da pósi úfvi e-ṡe̋la:

éȝ-u	ȝast-ős	m̃e̋e̋ro-Ø	tűb-om	do	lábu	zéém=vi	póru	e=ne̋ð-a	da	pósi	úf=vi	e=ṡe̋l-a
3-N.s	precipice-G.s	very-ABS	edge-A.s	to	very	cautious=ADV	forth	PST=walk-IND	and	then	over=ADV	PST=lean-IND

• 905. A Connecticut farmer took me out under his porch one April day, and showed me a phoebe bird's nest six stories high.
• téva ṡaarf̨ágaha̋s kónetícuþzɔ̋ðlu eȝu-aarte̋rom néra mum e-ga̋a̋na. da mús o moxlave̋' saaðlepős őőno dűpom e-sűűta:

téva-Ø	ṡaar.f̨ág.ah-a̋s	kónetícuþ.zɔ̋ð-l-u	eȝu=aar.te̋r-om	néra	m-um	e=ga̋a̋n-a
one-ABS	antler.month.day-G.s	Connecticut.farm-AG-N.s	his=open.room-A.s	under	1s-A	PST=take_with-IND

da	m-ús	o	mox.lav-e̋='	saað.lep-ős	őőno-Ø	dűp-om	e=sűűt-a
and	1s-G	to	fly.catch-G.s=ELIS	six.floor-G.s	high-ABS	nest-A.s	PST=show-IND

• moxla̋ve, spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)

• 906. The same bird had returned each year, and had built a new nest upon the old foundation.
• sőme me̋ȝe nı̋ı̋ga dı̋lam e-kıke̋ra. da że̋e̋ro þe̋e̋xom éva ȝűűno dűpom e-dıde̋ma:

sőme-Ø	me̋ȝ-e	nı̋ı̋ga-Ø	dı̋l-am	e=kı~ke̋r-a	da	że̋e̋ro-Ø	þe̋e̋x-om	éva	ȝűűno-Ø	dűp-om	e=dı~de̋m-a
same-ABS	bird-N.s	each-ABS	year-A.s	PST=PRF~return-IND	and	olod-ABS	foundation-A.s	on	new-ABS	nest-A.s	PST=PRF~build-IND

• 907. Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick.
• ȝoxánankű. sa̋ɫhe. ȝoxánankű. a̋a̋te. ȝoxánankű. ȝaaka̋mom tára ı̋te:

ȝoxánank-ű	sa̋ɫh-e	ȝoxánank-ű	a̋a̋t-e	ȝoxánank-ű	ȝaaka̋m-om	tára	ı̋t-e
Jack-V.s	be_nimble-IMP	Jack-N.s	be_quick-IMP	Jack-V.s	candlestick-A.s	over	jump-IMP

• 908. Work, for the night is coming.
• da̋a̋re. hi la̋a̋ta ǧe̋manta vűűa:

da̋a̋r-e	hi	la̋a̋t-a	ǧe̋m-a-nt-a	vűű-a
work-IMP	for	night-N.s	come-IND-AP-N.s	be-IND

• 909. They were very tired when they came home, and went to bed immediately.
• éȝus—méti nőmom do ǧe̋ma—lábu le̋e̋dus e-vűűa. da áv̈i še̋pu e-a̋ta:

éȝ-us	méti	nőm-om	do	ǧe̋m-a	lábu	le̋e̋d-us	e=vűű-a	da	áv=vi	še̋p-u	e=a̋t-a
3-N.p	when	home-A.s	to	come-IND	very	tired-N.p	PST=be-IND	and	immediate=ADV	sleep-SUP	PST=go-IND

• 910. The gate of Gotham was so narrow that little people could not get through.
• goþama̋s ta̋þo kéþu tı̋ȝo e-e̋sa—ȝa pı̋nu hőmus šőőðu e-fe̋e̋a:

goþam-a̋s	ta̋þ-o	kéþu	tı̋ȝ-o	e=e̋s-a	ȝa	pı̋nu-Ø	hőm-u='	šőőð-u	e=fe̋e̋-a
Gotham-G.s	gate-N.s	so	narrow-N.s	PST=be-IND	that	little-ABS	person-N.p=ELIS	pass_through-SUP	PST=be_unable-IND