Senjecas - Shannon Test Sentences 1-25

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	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

Sentences

• 1. The sun shines.
• सू॓ले धे॓म़॥
• sűűle ðe̋m̃a:

sűűl-e	ðe̋m̃-a
sun-N.s	shine-IND

• 2. The sun is shining.
• सू॓ले धे॓म़न्ते भू॓अ॥
• sűűle ðe̋m̃ante vűűa:

sűűl-e	ðe̋m̃-a-nt-e	vűű-a
sun-N.s	shine-IND-AP-N.s	be-IND

• 3. The sun shone.
• सू॓ल' ए-धे॓म़॥
• sűűl' e-ðe̋m̃a:

sűűl-'	e=ðe̋m̃-a
sun-ELIS	PST=shine-IND

• 4. The sun will shine.
• सू॓ले उ-धे॓म़॥
• sűűle u-ðe̋m̃a:

sűűl-e	u=ðe̋m̃-a
sun-N.s	FUT=shine-IND

• 5. The sun has been shining.
• सू॓ले धे॓म़न्ते भॅभू॓अ॥
• sűűle ðe̋m̃ante vyvűűa:

sűűl-e	ðe̋m̃-a-nt-e	vy~vűű-a
sun-N.s	shine-IND-AP-N.s	PRF~be-IND

• 6. The sun is shining again.
• सू॓ले नआ॓नु धे॓म़॥
• sűűle náánu ðe̋m̃a:

sűűl-e	náánu	ðe̋m̃-a
sun-N.s	again	shine-IND

• 7. The sun will shine tomorrow.
• सू॓ले चु॔म्भि उ-धे॓म़॥
• sűűle ṡúm̃vi u-ðe̋m̃a:

sűűl-e	ṡúm̃=vi	u=ðe̋m̃-a
sun-N.s	tomorrow=ADV	FUT=shine-IND

• 8. The sun shines brightly.
• सू॓ले दी॓अ॥
• sűűle dı̋ı̋a:

sűűl-e	dı̋ı̋-a
sun-N.s	shine.brightly-IND

• 9. The bright sun shines.
• दी॓ए सू॓ले धे॓म़॥
• dı̋ı̋e sűűle ðe̋m̃a:

dı̋ı̋e-Ø	sűűl-e	ðe̋m̃-a
bright-ABS	sun-N.s	shine-IND

• 10. The sun is rising now.
• सू॓ले इ॔मु रे॓न॥
• sűűle ímu re̋na:

sűűl-e	ímu	re̋n-a
sun-N.s	now	rise-IND

• 11. All the people shouted.
• ओ॓रु हो॓मुस् ए-ग॓ल॥
• őru hőmus e-ga̋la:

őru-Ø	hőm-us	e=ga̋l-a
all-ABS	person-N.p	PST=shout-IND

• 12. Some of the people shouted.
• यु हो॓मुस् ए-ग॓ल॥
• ȝu hőmus e-ga̋la:

ȝu-Ø	hőm-us	e=ga̋l-a
some-ABS	person-N.p	PST=shout-IND

• 13. Many of the people shouted twice.
• होमु॓' मे॓उमुस् द्वो॔स् ए-ग॓ल॥
• homű' me̋umus d̬ós e-ga̋la:

hom-ű-'	me̋um-us	d̬ó-s	e=ga̋l-a
person-G.p-ELIS	many-N.p	two=ADV	PST=shout-IND

• 14. Happy people often shout.
• क॓इतु हो॓मुस् मो॔न्भि ग॓ल॥
• ka̋itu hőmus mónvi ga̋la:

ka̋itu-Ø	hőm-us	món=vi	ga̋l-a
happy-ABS	person-N.p	frequent=ADV	shout-IND

• 15. The kitten jumped up.
• बआभे॓ल्य' एइ॓त॥
• baave̋l̨' e-ı̋ta:

baave̋-l̨-'	e=ı̋t-a
cat-YNG-ELIS	PST=jump-IND

• 16. The kitten jumped onto the table.
• बआभे॓ल्ये से॓रोम् ए॔भ एइ॓त॥
• baave̋l̨e se̋rom éva e-ı̋ta:

baave̋-l̨-e	se̋r-om	éva	e=ı̋t-a
cat-YNG-N.s	table-N.s	onto	PST=jump-IND

• 17. My little kitten walked away.
• पि॓ने मु-बआभे॓ल्ये अ॔पु एने॓ध॥
• pine mu-baave̋l̨e ápu e-ne̋ða:

pine-Ø	mu=baave̋-l̨-e	ápu	e=ne̋ð-a
little-ABS	my=cat-YNG-N.s	away	PST=walk-IND

• 18. It's raining.
• सू॓म़॥
• sűűm̃a:

sűűm̃-a
rain-IND

• 19. The rain came down.
• सू॓म़े एफौ॓ल॥
• sűűm̃' e-főőla:

sűűm̃-'	e=főől-a
rain-ELIS	PST=fall-IND

• 20. The kitten is playing in the rain.
• बआभे॓ल्ये सू॓म़ेम् ए॔न ले॓इद॥
• baave̋l̨e sűűm̃em éna le̋ida:

baave̋-l̨-e	sűűm̃-em	éna	le̋id-a
cat-YOUNG-N.s	rain-A.s	ini	play-IND

• 21. The rain has stopped.
• सू॓म़े द॑दे॓उस॥
• sűűm̃e dıde̋usa:

sűűm̃-e	dı~de̋us-a
rain-N.s	PRF~stop-IND

• 22. Soon the rain will stop.
• सू॓म़े मु॔द' उ-दे॓उस॥
• sűűm̃e múd' u-de̋usa:

sűűm̃-e	múd-'	u=de̋us-a
rain-N.s	soon-ELIS	FUT=stop-IND

• 23. I hope the rain stops soon.
• मु सू॓म़ेम् मु॔दु दे॓उसु इ॓च॥
• mu sűűm̃e' múdu de̋usu ı̋ṡa:

m-u	sűűm̃-e-'	múdu	de̋us-u	ı̋ṡ-a
1s-N	rain-A.s-ELIS	soon	stop-SUP	hope-IND

• 24. Once wild animals lived here.
• ग़्वे॓रेस् फे॔स्भी इ॔धु ए-म़ै॓स॥
• ƣ̌e̋res fésvi íðu e-m̃e̋e̋sa:

ƣ̌e̋r-es	fés=vi	íðu	e=m̃e̋e̋s-a
wild-N.p	past=ADV	here	PST=live-IND

• 25. Slowly she looked around.
• ए॔यु गोध्भि ए-भे॓उध॥
• éȝu ǧóðvi e-ve̋uða:

éȝ-u	ǧóð=vi	e=ve̋uð=a
3s-N	slow=ADV	PST=look.around=IND

Senjecas - Shannon Test Sentences 26-50