Senjecas - Verdurian Test Sentences 91-100

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

• 91. Neither the farmer nor the maid met either a count or an archbishop.
• néda zɔ̋ðlu néda ne̋nþu m̃o kőndum m̃o rééðevna̋xlum e-pa̋na:

né.da	zɔ̋ð-l-u	né.da	ne̋nþ-u	m̃o	kőnd-um	m̃o	rééð.ev.na̋x-l-um	e=pa̋n-a
not.and	farm-AG-N.s	not.and	maid.N.s	or	count-A.s	or	arch.over.see-AG-A.s	PST=meet-IND

• 92. Only the king showed the book to the queen.
• sőőlu ve̋ndu nisűs o siia̋mɫom e-sűűta:

sőőlu	ve̋nd-u	nis-űs	o	sii.a̋mɫ-om	e=sűűt-a
only	king-N.s	queen-G.s	to	bind.paper-A.s	PST=show-IND

• 93. The king showed the book only to the queen.
• ve̋ndu sóólvi nisűs o siia̋mɫom e-sűűta:

ve̋nd-u	sóól=vi	nis-űs	o	sii.a̋mɫ-om	e-sűűt-a
king-N.s	only=ADV	queen-G.s	to	bind.paper-A.s	PST=show-IND

• 94. There was no one who didn't find a head.
• táu nı̋ı̋mom e-de̋e̋sa ne—néu vűűla:

tá-u	nı̋ı̋m-om	e=de̋e̋s-a	ne	né-u	vűűl-a
who-N.s	head-A.s	PST-find-IND	not	no_one-N.s	there_be-IND

• 95. Is this the real world, or is it just fantasy?
• so m̃e̋xo v̌e̋e̋to e̋sa me. m̃o átu meingı̋ı̋ro e̋sa me:

s-o	m̃e̋xo-Ø	v̌e̋e̋t-o	e̋s-a	me	m̃o	átu	mein.gı̋ı̋r-o	e̋s-a	me
this-N.s	real-ABS	world-N.s	be-IND	Q	or	just	mind.picture-N.s	be-IND	Q

• 96. Is it blondes that the king prefers?
• ve̋ndu ðeinpı̋lm̃unɛ ne̋la me:

ve̋nd-u	ðein.pı̋lm̃-un=ɛ	ne̋l-a	me
king-N.s	pale.haired-A.p=EPEN	prefer-IND	Q

• 97. Why did you order a pizza with blueberries?
• tu xávu m̃esfimőm súna pı̋ṡam ı̋ga:

t-u	xávu	m̃es.fim-őm	súna	pı̋ṡ-am	ı̋g-a
2s-N	why	west.bilberry-G.p	with	pizza-A.s	order-IND

• fı̋mi, bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)

• 98. Raheli read the book of magic carefully.
• rahe̋li léuvrɛvi lumra̋' sépa siia̋mɫom e-ð̨a̋a̋a:

rahe̋li	léuv.r=ɛ=vi	lumr=a̋='	sépa	sii.a̋mɫ=om	e=ð̨a̋a̋-a
Raheli	care.ful=EPEN=ADV	magic-G.s=ELIS	about	bind.paper=A.s	PST=read-IND

• 99. The knight saw the vampire at night.
• soþmı̋mlu laata̋' seeƣpőőilɔm e-na̋ka:

soþ.mı̋m-l-u	laat-a̋='	seeƣ.pőői-l-ɔm	e=na̋k-a
wage_war.ride-AG-N.s	nighjt-G.s=ELIS	blood.drink-AG-A.s	PST=see-IND

• 100. Aaaaah! What did you say? I said, "Aaaaah!"
• a̋a̋a̋a̋a̋a̋: tu xom e-te̋e̋a: mu e-te̋e̋a: m̃a a̋a̋a̋a̋a̋a̋ m̃ar:

a̋a̋a̋a̋a̋a̋	t-u	x-om	e=te̋e̋-a	m-u	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	a̋a̋a̋a̋a̋a̋	m̃ar
Aaaaah	2s-N	what-A.s	PST=say-IND	1s-N	PST=say-IND	QUOT	Aaaaah	QUOT

Senjecas - Verdurian Test Sentences 101-110