Senjecas - Book I, Chapter 25

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Pronunciation table

peműko
(labial)
riisűko
(dental)
muitűko
(alveolar)
vainűko
(palatal)
ṡ̨uuše̋nos
(vowels with प)
nı̋þo ṡ̨uuše̋nos
(weak vowels)
p
b f v m t d þ ð ɫ l ż s z r n k g x ƣ h ȝ š i e a ɔ o u ı ɛ y
म़ ल़ स़ क़ ग़ 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 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

atősk̬e m̃aka̋sk̬e siia̋mɫo – Tao Te Ching
The Book of the Way and the Power
Ursula K. LeGuin kía ange̋lo tarne̋xaþo
English Translation by Ursula K. LeGuin

Chapter Twenty-five – d̬ófoospe̋nto þı̋ro
  • English text
  • Senjecan translation
Gloss
  • There is something that contains everything. Before heaven and earth it is. Oh, it still is, unbodied, all on its own, unchanging, all-pervading, ever-moving.
  • vísom ge̋ranto tı̋ı̋ðo vűűla: d̨em̃a̋sk̬e v̌eetősk̬e fésa e̋sa: vybődo. órvi sőőlo. alme̋iþanto. or-a̋zanto. vísum ȝa̋a̋anto ódu e̋sa:
vís-om ge̋r-a-nto-Ø tı̋ı̋ð-o vűűl-a d̨em̃-a̋s=k̬e v̌eet-ős=k̬e fésa e̋s-a vy=bőd-o
everything-A.s contain-IND-AP-ABS something-N.s there.be-IND heaven-G.s=and earth-G.s=and before be-IND PRV=body-N.S
ór=vi sőől-o al=me̋iþ-a-nt-o or.a̋z-a-nt-o vísum ȝa̋a̋-a-nt-o ódu e̋s-a
complete=ADV alone-N.s PRV=change-IND-AP-N.s all.pervade-IND-AP-N.s every move-IND-AP-N.s still be-IND


  • So it can act as the mother of all things. Not knowing its real name, we only call it the Way
  • sáru orőmɛ maama̋s épa vı̋vu ma̋ƣa: m̃e̋e̋ro eȝo-fe̋e̋tom sa̋a̋rantu ne m̃u' sóólvi éȝom a̋tom fe̋e̋ta:
sáru or-őm=ɛ maam-a̋s épa vı̋v-u ma̋q-a m̃e̋e̋ro-Ø eȝo=fe̋e̋t-om sa̋a̋r-a-ntu-Ø ne m̃-u-' sóól=vi éȝ-om a̋t-om fe̋e̋t-a
thus all-G.p=EP mother-G.s as act-SUP be_able-IND true-ABS its=name-A.s know-IND-AP-ABS not 1p-N-ELIS only=ADV 3-A.s way-A.s name-IND


  • If it must be named, let its name be Great. Greatness means going on, going on means going far, and going far means turning back.
  • ébi fe̋e̋taþo ı̋lu ke̋la. toáári eȝo-fe̋e̋to me̋żo e̋su hene̋ȝa: me̋zta se̋e̋ru te̋ida. se̋e̋ru þífvi a̋tu te̋ida. da se̋e̋ru þífvi ke̋ru te̋ida:
ébi fe̋e̋t-a-þ-o ı̋l-u ke̋l-a toáári eȝo=fe̋e̋t-o me̋ż-o e̋s-u hen-e̋ȝa
if name-IND-PP-N.s become-SUP must-IND then its=name-N.s great-N.s be-N.s let-SBJ
me̋zt-a se̋e̋r-u te̋id-a se̋e̋r-u þíf=vi a̋t-u te̋id-a da þíf=vi a̋t-u ke̋r-u te̋id-a
greatness-N.s go_on-SUP mean-IND go_on-SUP far=ADV go-SUP mean-IND and far=ADV go-SUP return-SUP mean-IND


  • So they say: "The Way is great, heaven is great, earth is great, and humankind is great; four greatnesses in the world, and humanity is one of them."
  • sáru te̋e̋aþo ı̋la: m̃a a̋to me̋żo e̋sa. d̨e̋m̃a me̋ża e̋sa. v̌e̋e̋to me̋żo e̋sa. da n̨arı̋ȝo me̋żo e̋sa: na̋a̋l me̋ztas v̌eetős éna. da n̨arı̋ȝo eȝám þűn e̋sa m̃ar:
sáru te̋e̋-a-þ-o ı̋l-a m̃a a̋t-o me̋ż-o e̋s-a d̨e̋m̃-a me̋ż-a e̋s-a v̌e̋e̋t-o me̋ż-o e̋s-a
so say-IND-PP-N.s become-IND QUOT way-N.s great-N.s be-IND heaven-N.s great-N.s be-IND earth-N.s great-IND be-IND
da n̨ar-ı̋ȝ-o me̋ż-o e̋s-a na̋a̋l me̋zt-as v̌eet-ős éna da n̨ar-ı̋ȝ-o eȝ-ám þűn e̋s-a m̃ar
and human-COL-N.s great-N.s be-IND four greatness-N.p world-G.s in and human-COL-N.s 3-G.p one be-IND QUOT


  • People follow earth, earth follows heaven, heaven follows the Way, the Way follows what is.
  • le̋uðu v̌e̋e̋tom da̋ga. v̌e̋e̋to d̨e̋m̃am da̋ga. d̨e̋m̃a a̋tom da̋ga. a̋to e̋som da̋ga⁝
le̋uð-u v̌e̋e̋t-om da̋g-a v̌e̋e̋t-o d̨e̋m̃-am da̋g-a d̨e̋m̃-a a̋t-om da̋g-a a̋t-o e̋s-om da̋g-a
people-N.s earth-A.s follow-IND earth-N.s heaven-A.s follow-IND heaven-N.s way-A.s follow-IND way-N.s be-A.s follow-IND