Senjecas idioms - L 11-20

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

• 11. to look down on - duste̋e̋ta [t.v. disrespect, disdain]
• I told my son that he must not look down on others.
• mu éȝum ánun duste̋e̋tu ke̋lu ne poikűs o e-te̋e̋a:

m-u	éȝ-um	án-un	dus.te̋e̋t-u	ke̋l-u	ne	poik-űs	o	e=te̋e̋-a
1s-N	3-A.s	other-A.p	dis.respect-SUP	must-SUP	not	son-G.s	to	PST=tell-IND

• 12. to look for - ve̋za [t.v. hunt up, seek out, locate, go in quest of, go to see, quest-, -after, -for, look for; look up [a person]]
• The butcher was looking for the knife that he'd lost.
• k̬ől̤u—táom e-hıha̋ȝa—sı̋ı̋mlom ve̋zantu e-vűűa:

k̬ől-l-u	tá-om	e=hı~ha̋ȝ-a	sı̋ı̋m-l-om	ve̋z-a-nt-u	e=vűű-a
butcher-AG-N.s	which-A.s	PST=PRF~lose-IND	cut-INS-A.s	look_for-IND-AP-N.s	PST=be-IND

• 13. to look forward to - porna̋ka [t.v. expect, anticipate]
• My family is looking forward to our trip to the mountains.
• mu-ða̋mu ǧa̋ron do m̃u-ta̋ƣom porna̋ka:

mu=ða̋m-u	ǧa̋r-on	do	m̃u=ta̋ƣ-om	por.na̋k-a
my=family-N.s	mountain-A.p	to	our=trip-A.s	forward.see-IND

• 14. to look into - za̋xa [1. t.v. investigate, inquire-, delve-, -,into, search-, -after, -out. 2. i.v. investigate, delve]
• The policeman told me that he would look into the matter.
• þorna̋m̃lu éȝum a-ka̋ltam za̋xu mús o e-te̋e̋a:

þor.na̋m̃-l-u	éȝ-um	a=ka̋lt-am	za̋x-u	m-ús	o	e=te̋e̋-a
law.enforce-AG-N.s	3-A.s	that=matter-A.s	look_into-SUP	1s-G	to	PST=tell-IND

• 15. to look out for - lɔ̋ta [t.v. beware, ware, careful]
• Look out! The bull is heading straight for us.
• lɔ̋te: kőőde m̃um se̋e̋iða:

lɔ̋t-e	kőőd-e	m̃-um	se̋e̋ið-a
look_out-IMP	bull-N.s	1p-A	head_for-IND

• 16. to look out upon - nőőa [1. t.v. look-, -at, -upon, view, gaze upon. 2. i.v. look]
• My home on the cliff looks out upon a beautiful view of the ocean.
• faakős éva mu-nőmo tiirte̋s gőbo nőőrom nőőra:

faak-ős	éva	mu=nőm-o	tiirt-e̋s	gőbo-Ø	nőőr-om	nőőr-a
cliff-G.s	on	my=home-N.s	ocean-G.s	beautiful-ABS	view-A.s	look_out_upon-IND

• 17. to look over - ve̋uða [t.v. examine, inspect, assay, check (up on)-, -out, look-, -around, -about, -over, -on, go over, pry]
• I have to look over this contract first before I sign it.
• mu i-ı̋ı̋ȝom ve̋uðu ke̋la. fési éȝom u-sa̋a̋ba:

m-u	i=ı̋ı̋ȝ-om	ve̋uð-u	ke̋l-a	fési	éȝ-om	u=sa̋a̋b-a
1s-N	this=contract-A.s	look_over-SUP	must-IND	before	3-A.s	FUT=sign-IND

• 18. to look up - de̋e̋sa [t.v. find (out), discover, come up with]
• Look it up and you'll see that I am right.
• éȝom de̋e̋se. da tu mum m̃e̋e̋r u-sa̋a̋ra:

éȝ-om	de̋e̋s-e	da	t-u	m-um	m̃e̋e̋r='	u=sa̋a̋r-a
3-A.s	look_up-IMP	and	2s-N	1s-A	be_right=ELIS	FUT=know-IND

• 19. to look up to - de̋ka [t.v. admire, approve, consider, look up to, value]
• Our senator is an honorable man and everyone looks up to him.
• m̃u-úfterhőmu þa̋l̨u m̃ı̋ı̋ru e̋sa. da vísu éȝum de̋ka:

m̃u=úf.ter.hőm-u	þa̋l̨u-Ø	m̃ı̋ı̋r-u	e̋s-a	da	vís-u	éȝ-um	de̋k-a
1p=upper.chamber.person-N.S	honorable-ABS	man-N.s	be-IND	and	everyone-N.s	3-A.s	look_up_to-IND

• 20. to lose one's head - dőmram ha̋ȝa
• Keep calm! You can do it if you don't lose your head.
• k̬ı̋ı̋le: tu éȝom kı̋u ma̋ƣa. k̨ára dőmram haȝe̋ȝa ze:

k̬ı̋ı̋l-e	t-u	éȝ-om	kı̋-u	ma̋ƣ-a	k̨ára	dőmr-am	haȝ-e̋ȝa	ze
be_calm-IMP	2s-N	3-A.s	do-SUP	be_able-IND	if	control-A.s	lose-SBJ	not

Senjecas idioms - M 1-13