Senjecas - Relay 1-10

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

• 1.  The large bird shall sing a song of itself.
• me̋że m̃e̋ȝe mie̋sɛ sépa ga̋a̋ȝom u-ga̋a̋ȝa:

me̋że-Ø	m̃e̋ȝ-e	mi-űs-ɛ	sépa	ga̋a̋ȝ-om	u=ga̋a̋ȝ-a
large-ABS	bird-N.s	self-G.s=EPEN	about	song-A.s	FUT=sing-IND

• 2.  They used to look at the richness of the neighbor that breaks the wife's love for her husband.
• éȝus—táa mertűs o kozűs m̃e̋nram ȝa̋fa—hausűs ƣa̋vtam nőőu e-gűa:

éȝ-us	tá-a	mert-űs	o	koz-űs	m̃e̋nr-am	ȝa̋f-a	haus-űs	ƣa̋vt-am	nőő-u	e=gű-a
3-N.p	which-N.s	husband-G.s	for	wife-G.s	love-A.s	break-IND	neighbor-G.s	richness-A.s	look_at-SUP	PST=be_accustomed-IND

• 3.  The One Who Is sees the couple after mating. Therefore we must say that the Greatfather sees us well.
• sénesa̋ntu ȝe̋mu ɔ́na ȝe̋mum na̋ka: sáru m̃us mezta̋a̋tam súvi m̃unɛ na̋ku te̋e̋u ke̋la:"'

sén-es-a̋nt-u	ȝe̋m-u	ɔ́na	ȝe̋m-um	na̋k-a	sáru	m̃-us	mez.ta̋a̋t-am	sú=vi	m̃-un=ɛ	na̋k-u	te̋e̋-u	ke̋l-a
ancient-be-AP-N.s	mate-SUP	past	couple-A.s	see-IND	therefore	1p-N	great.father-A.s	well=ADV	1p-A=EPEN	see-SUP	see-SUP	must-IND

• 4.  But our souls escape / like those souls flying away from a mushrooom.
• ésti m̃u-ṡ̨űűus vűƣa. sómi šőmbim ápa pe̋tantu a-ṡ̨űűus:

ésti	m̃u=ṡ̨űű-us	vűƣ-a	sómi	šőmb-im	ápa	pe̋t-a-ntu-Ø	a=ṡ̨űű-us
but	our=soul-N.p	escape-IND	like	mushroom-A.s	away_from	fly-IND-AP-ABS	that=soul-N.p

• 5.  I named myself in the woodland, and I sang many praises to my name, for I was the planter of the void.
• mu furős éna mı̋um e-fe̋e̋ta. da mu-feetős o me̋e̋o a̋inon e-ga̋a̋ȝa. hi m̃aanta̋s műűl̤u e-e̋sa:

m-u	fur-ős	éna	mı̋-um	e=fe̋e̋t-a	da	mu=feet-ős	o	me̋e̋o-Ø	a̋in-on	e=ga̋a̋ȝ-a	hi	m̃aant-a̋s	műűl-l-u	e=e̋s-a
1s-N	woodland-G.s	in	self-A.s	PST=name-IND	and	my=name-G.s	to	many-ABS	praise-A.p	PST=sing-IND	for	void-G.s	plant-AG-N.s	PST=be=IND

• 6.  "Behold! You know that because I'm intelligent and can speak, I don't break myself."
• eenő: tu sa̋a̋ra mum mı̋um ȝa̋fa ne. hi mu sa̋a̋ru e̋sa. da sa̋m̃u ma̋ƣa:

eenő	t-u	sa̋a̋r-a	m-um	mı̋-um	ȝa̋f-a	ne	hi	m-u	sa̋a̋r-u	e̋s-a	da	sa̋m̃-u	ma̋ƣ-a
behold	2s-N	know-IND	1s-A	self-A.s	break-IND	not	because	1s-N	intelligent-N.s	be-IND	and	speak-SUP	can-IND

• 7.  The Temptation of Evil caused a great noise to exist in the seas, it stormed and it raged.
• ɫaaxta̋s xe̋e̋lra mare̋m éna me̋żo þı̋mom es̨e̋ta: ðűűak̬e ra̋vak̬e:

ɫaaxt-a̋s	xe̋e̋lr-a	mar-e̋mn	éna	me̋żo-Ø	þı̋m-om	es̨-e̋t-a	ðűű-a=k̬e	ra̋v-a=k̬e
evil-G.s	temptation-N.s	sea-G.p	in	great-ABS	noise-A.s	exist-CAUS-IND	storm-IND=and	rage-IND=and

• 8.  In the beginning there was a very good, rude word coming from the sea to scare away the foulness of the sea.
• toðra̋s ma̋rem ápa ǧe̋manto lábu va̋do e̋e̋ro sam̃o mare̋s ṡűűðtam ápu tugı̋d̨u e-vűűla:

toðr-a̋s	ma̋r-em	ápa	ǧe̋m-a-nt-o	lábu	va̋do-Ø	e̋e̋ro-Ø	sam̃-o	mar-e̋s	ṡűűðt-am	ápu	tug-ı̋d̨-u	e=vűűl-a
beginning-G.s	sea-A.s	from	come-IND-AP-N.s	very	good-ABS	rude-ABS	word-N.s	sea-G.s	foulness-A.s	away	scare-TRZ-SUP	PST=there_be-IND

• 9.  The stars are classified arbitrarily.
• ṡűkes m̃éðvi tagı̋d̨aþes ı̋la:

ṡűk-es	m̃éð=vi	tag-ı̋d̨-a-þ-es	ı̋l-a
star-N.p	arbitrary=ADV	system-TRZ-IND-PP-N.p	become-IND

• 10.  Tears' knowledge will be weakened by my ability.
• kinőm sa̋a̋r̈a mu-maƣra̋s xéma niþı̋d̨aþa u-ı̋la:

kin-őm	sa̋a̋r̈-a	mu=maƣr-a̋s	xéma	niþ-ı̋d̨-a-þ-a	u=ı̋l-a
tear-G.p	knowledge-N.s	my=ability-G.s	by	weak-TRZ-IND-PP-N.s	FUT=become-IND

Senjecas Relay - 11-20