Senjecas - Chapter 4b - The Abduction

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			ĭ	ĕ	ŭ
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	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

• Talma was weeping quietly and Damvelu was swearing mighty oaths to follow and bring back his daughter.
• They went to her to console her.
• Holding them close to her she wept but seemed to draw strength from their presence.
• She looked into Nestu's eyes and heard within her heart a voice saying,
• "Did I not tell you that our children were part of a great plan?
• Cease weeping and support Nestu in what he is about to say."
• When she had ceased weeping the twins approached Damvelu who bellowed,
• "With the first light of dawn we will set out.
• I will take my best warriors and we will track him down.
• No one steals a bride from the People!"
• "Father!" He turned to the twins. "Father, you cannot catch them.
• Although you may follow the tracks of the battle car you can never match the speed of the swift ones."
• "We cannot just stay here and do nothing.
• If it becomes known that others can come into our village and steal brides with impunity, our women are not safe."
• "No, Father, we will not just stay here and do nothing.
• Athnor and I will go after them. We have our own swift ones
• and, with them, a chance to pursue and overtake the battle car.
• The two of us are skilled warriors and together we will be a match for the dark warrior."s
• "I will summon the men and we will prepare provisions for your departure in the morning."
• "Our preparation must include more than provisions for the journey.
• My brother and I must prepare ourselves in another way for this quest.
• We will leave now and return at daybreak ready for the pursuit.
• The warrior will not travel so far that we will not find him. We assure you of this!"
• Damvelu was on the point of objecting
• when he looked into the eyes of *Talma, in which he read her approval of the twins' plan.
• With a wave of his hand he dismissed them.
• They turned to their mother to say farewell and left the kurgan.
• That night the first snow of winter fell.

Senjecas - Chapter 5a - The Visions