Senjecas - Verdurian Test Sentences 51-60

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

Sentences

• English Text
• Senjecan Translation

Gloss

• 51. The cat fell off the table.
• ba̋a̋ve se̋rom ı́za e-főőla:

ba̋a̋v-e	se̋r-om	ı́za	e=főől-a
cat-N.s	table-A.s	down.from	PST=fall-IND

• ba̋a̋ve, domestic cat (Felis catus)

• 52. What's slower than a Viminian horse? A dead horse.
• xe víminia̋ne more̋' sóma gyǧɔ́dvi e̋sa: ne̋ṡe mőre:

x-e	víminia̋ne-Ø	mor-e̋='	sóma	gy~ǧɔ́d=vi	e̋s-a	ne̋ṡe-Ø	mőr-e
what-Ns	Viminian-ABS	horse-G.s=ELIS	than	ELT~slow=ADV	be-IND	dead-ABS	horse-N.s

• 53. There came a woman, a tall one, at the door.
• gőxu ǧe̋nu ðurős éna e-ǧe̋ma:

gőxu-Ø	ǧe̋n-u	ður-ős	éna	e=ǧe̋m-a
tall-ABS	woman-N.s	door-G.s	at	PST=come-IND

• 54. The young writer was miserable: she had no words.
• be̋ku ȝa̋rlu pűűgu e-vűűa: ii-éȝu néo sa̋m̃on e-űda:

be̋ku-Ø	ȝa̋r-l-u	pűűg-u	e=vűű-a	ii=éȝ-u	néo-Ø	sa̋m̃-on	e=űd-a
young-ABS	write-AG-N.s	miserable-N.s	PST=be-IND	F=3-N.s	no-ABS	word-A.p	PST=have-IND

• 55. The dessert is very tasty. My mother cooked it.
• poš̤a̋a̋do lábu da̋lo e̋sa: mu-ma̋a̋ma éȝom e-dűƣa:

pos.ša̋a̋d-o	lábu	da̋l-o	e̋s-a	mu=ma̋a̋m-a	éȝ-om	e=dűƣ-a
after.sweet-N.s	very	tasty-N.s	be-IND	my=mother-N.s	3-A.s	PST=cook-IND

• 56. The queen is herself again.
• nı̋su náánu mı̋u e̋sa:

ii=nı̋s-u	náánu	mı̋-u	e̋s-a
queen-N.s	again	self-N.s	be-IND

• 57. The brothers fought with each other.
• ża̋mus anánun þóósa e-ṡa̋ta:

ża̋m-us	an.án-un	þóósa	e=ṡa̋t-a
brother-N.p	other.other-A.p	against	PST=fight-IND

• 58. We don't eat soup with our hands, dear.
• laadű. m̃us manőm xéma ȝőőnom e̋da ne:

laad-ű	m̃-us	man-őm	xéma	ȝőőn-om	e̋d-a	ne
dear-V.s	1p-N	hand-G.p	with	soup-A.s	eat-IND	not

• 59. Mr. Curmey's writings bother people.
• kurmı̋' sum̃iirűs ȝa̋raþos hőmun me̋ra:

kurm-ı̋='	su.m̃iir-űs	ȝa̋r-a-þ-os	hőm-un	me̋r-a
Curmey-G.s=ELIS	well.man-G.s	write-IND-PP-N.p	person-A.p	bother-IND

• 60. Would you like some antelope meat?
• tu ȝo ı̋tom m̃eṡe̋ȝa me:

t-u	ȝ-o	ı̋t-om	m̃eṡ-e̋ȝa	me
2s-N	some-Ø	saiga-A.s	want-SBJ	Q

• ı̋te, saiga antelope (Saiga tartarica)

Senjecas - Verdurian Test Sentences 61-70