Senjecas - 1300 Shannon 251-260

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 ए 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	REV = reversive	VOC = vocative particle
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AG = agent	ELIS = elision	IMP = imperative	M = masculine	Q = interrogative particle	YNG = young
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	ELT = elative	INC = inchoative	OCC = occupation suffix	QUOT = direct quotation
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

Text

• English Text
• Senjecan Translation

Gloss

• 251. The light from the windows shone across the gravel path.
• þungőm ápa f̨őþo żeisf̨oolős tára e-ðe̋m̃a:

þung-őm	ápa	f̨őþ-o	żeis.f̨ool-ős	tára	e=ðe̋m̃-a
window-G.p	from	light-N.s	pebble.path-G.s	across	PST=shine-IND

• 252. The strong roots of the oak trees were torn from the ground.
• perk̬ı̋m m̃a̋lo fűlos ta̋lom éha re̋upaþos e-ı̋la:

perk̬-ı̋m	m̃a̋lo-Ø	fűl-os	ta̋l-om	éha	re̋up-a-þ-os	e=ı̋l-a
oak-G.p	strong-ABS	root-N.p	ground-A.s	from	tear-IND-PP-N.p	PST=become-IND

• 253. The reed swayed on its slender stem in the morning breeze.
• ɠőro aȝm̃eeke̋s éna re̋e̋o ha̋iɫom éva e-še̋ȝa:

ɠőr-o	aȝ.m̃ee-k-e̋s	éna	re̋e̋o-Ø	ha̋iɫ-om	éva	e=še̋ȝ-a
reed-N.s	morning.wind-DIM-G.s	in	slender-ABS	stem-A.s	on	PST=sway-IND

• 254. Two little woodpeckers were tapping at the door of the squirrel's house.
• d̬ő pı̋ne pı̋ı̋kes om̃ere̋s m̃eesős ðűrom þóósa pı̋ı̋lantes e-vűűa:

d̬ő	pı̋ne-Ø	pı̋ı̋k-es	om̃er-e̋s	m̃ees-ős	ðűr-om	þóósa	pı̋ı̋l-a-nt-es	e=vűű-a
two	little-ABS	woodpecker-N.p	squirrel-G.s	house-G.s	door-A.s	against	tap-IND-AP-N.p	PST=be-IND

• pı̋ı̋ke, green woodpecker (Picus viridis)
• om̃e̋re, Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

• 255. The sun's rays slowly fade from the western sky.
• suule̋s he̋e̋ros m̃e̋so nűmom ápa ǧɔ́ðvi ma̋za:

suul-e̋s	he̋e̋r-os	m̃e̋so-Ø	nűm-om	ápa	ǧɔ́ð=vi	ma̋z-a
sun-G.s	ray-N.p	western-ABS	sky-A.s	from	slow=ADV	fade-IND

• 256. The lid of the teapot fell to the floor with a loud crash.
• défbaanka̋ðlo t̨a̋ȝo paƣő' šéða be̋hom do e-főőla:

déf.baan.ka̋ð-l-o	t̨a̋ȝo-Ø	paƣ-ő-'	šéða	be̋h-om	do	e=főől-a
steep.pot.cover-AG-N.s	loud-ABS	crash-G.s-ELIS	with	floor-A.s	to	PST=fall-IND

• 257. The sun looked down through the branches upon the children at play.
• sűűle halƣőm šóóða le̋idantu ṡı̋ṡun e-n̨aża̋ba:

sűűl-e	halƣ-őm	šóóða	le̋id-a-ntu-Ø	ṡı̋ṡ-un	e=n̨a.ża̋b-a
sun-N.s	branch-G.p	through	play-IND-AP-ABS	child-A.p	PST=down.look_at-OND

• 258. Have the first two examples in this lesson been corrected?
• i-dokős éna þűnto d̬ő sı̋tos m̃eerı̋d̨aþos iı̋la me:

i=dok-ős	éna	þűnto-Ø	d̬ő	sı̋t-os	m̃eer-ı̋d̨-a-þ-os	i~ı̋l-a	me
this=lesson-G.s	in	first-ABS	two	example-N.p	right-TRZ-IND-PP-N.p	PRF~become-IND	Q

• 259. Why are you sitting here alone in the dark?
• tu reemta̋s éna ka̋im̃u xávu se̋da:

t-u	reemt-a̋s	éna	ka̋im̃-u	xávu	se̋d-a
2s-N	dark-G.s	in	alone-N.s	why	sit-IND

• 260. The tops of the trees were waving gently in the summer wind.
• haisfőőros leeþm̃eee̋s éna n̨úmvi e-nı̋naþos e-ı̋la:

hais.főőr-os	leeþ.m̃ee-e̋s	éna	n̨úm=vi	e=nı̋n-a-þ-os	e=ı̋la
tree.top-N.p	summer.wind-G.s	in	gentle=ADV	PST=wave-IND-PP-N.p	PST=become-IND

Senjecas - 1300 Shannon 261-270