Senjecas idioms - C 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

• 1. to call a meeting - műþom műþa
• The president called a meeting for today.
• n̨oofse̋ðlu saha̋s kíma műþom e-műþa:

n̨oof.se̋ð-l-u	s.ah-a̋s	kíma	műþ-om	e=műþ-a
before.sit-AG-N.s	this.day-G.s	for	meeting-A.s	convoke-IND

• 2. to call down - k̬e̋e̋da
• The king called down his minister for his carelessness.
• ve̋ndu eȝu-alteuta̋s ha nı̋ı̋xlum e-k̬e̋e̋da:

ve̋nd-u	eȝu=alteut-a̋s	ha	nı̋ı̋x-l-um	e=k̬e̋e̋d-a
king-N.s	his=minister-G.s	for	minister-AG-A.s	PST=call_down-IND

• 3. to call for - tőƣa
• I will call for you tomorrow at 3:00.
• mu ṡúm̃vi tı̋rta orda̋s tum u-tőƣa:

m-u	ṡúm̃=vi	tı̋rta-Ø	ord-a̋s	t-um	u=tőƣ-a
1s-N	tomorrow=ADV	third-ABS	hour-G.s	2s-A	FUT=call_for-IND

• 4. to call names - pőőra
• Calling names in anger is never nice.
• pőőru geƣra̋s ha la̋ra e̋sa neténu:

pőőr-u	geƣr-a̋s	ha	la̋r-a	e̋s-a	neténu
call_names-SUP	anger-G.s	in	nice-N.s	be-IND	never

• 5. to call off - ṡenı̋d̨a
• Because of the earthquake I had to call off my trip to the mountains.
• talrira̋s ha. mu ǧa̋ron do mu-ta̋ƣom ṡenı̋d̨u e-ke̋la:

tal.rir-a̋s	ha	m-u	ǧa̋r-on	do	mu=ta̋ƣ-om	ṡen-ı̋d̨-u	e=ke̋l-a
earth.quake-G.s	because_of	1s.N	mountain-A.p	to	my=trip-A.s	null-TRZ-SUP	PST=have_to-IND

• 6. to call on - nı̋ma
• We are always happy when you call on us.
• m̃us ka̋itus visténu vűűa. méti tu/ȝu m̃unɛ nı̋ma:

m̃-us	ka̋it-us	visténu	vűű-a	méti	t-u/ȝ-u	m̃-un=ɛ	nı̋m-a
1p-N	happy-N.p	always	be-IND	when	2s-N/2p-N	1p-A	call_on-IND

• 7. to call to order - pa̋fram ı̋ga
• Please sit down and I will call the meeting to order.
• sede̋ȝa. da mu muþős o pa̋fram u-ı̋ga:

sed-e̋ȝa	da	m-u	muþ-ős	o	pa̋fr-am	u=ı̋g-a
sit-SBJ	and	1s.N	meeting-G.s	to	order-A.s	FUT=request-IND

• 8. to carry out - f̨űda
• The plot was discovered before they could carry it out.
• őőumra de̋e̋saþa e-ı̋la. fési éȝus éȝam f̨űdu e-ma̋ƣa:

őőumr-a	de̋e̋s-a-þ-a	e=ı̋l-a	fési	éȝ-us	éȝ-am	f̨űd-u	e=ma̋ƣ-a
plot-N.s	discover-IND-PP-N.s	PST=become-IND	before	3-N.p	3-A.s	carry_out-SUP	PST=be_able-IND

• 9. to catch cold - he̋rṡom de̋xa
• Wear your coat or you will catch cold.
• tu-sa̋gom ȝőpe. m̃o he̋rṡom u-de̋xa:

tu=sa̋g-om	ȝőp-e	m̃o	he̋rṡ-om	u=de̋x-a
your=coat-A.s	wear-IMP	or	cold-A.s	FUT=catch-IND

• 10. to catch fire - a̋a̋þa
• She left the candle by the window and the curtain caught fire.
• ii-éȝu þungős kóma ȝa̋a̋kom e-te̋m̃a. da műűdo e-a̋a̋þa:

ii=éȝ-u	þung-ős	kóma	ȝa̋a̋k-om	e=te̋m̃-a	da	műűd-o	e=a̋a̋þ-a
F=3-N.s	window-G.s	by	candle-A.s	PST=leave-IND	and	curtain-N.s	PST=catch_fire-IND

Senjecas idioms - C 11-20