Senjecas - Shannon Test Sentences 101-125

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

• English Text
• Devanāgari Text
• Senjecan Translation

Gloss

• 101. Are these shoes too big for you?
• इ-थआ॓बोस् तु॔स् ए॔र के॔थु मै॓ओस् भू॓अ मे॥
• i-þa̋a̋bos tús éra kéþu me̋e̋os vűűa me:

i=þa̋a̋b-os	t-ús	éra	kéþu	me̋e̋-os	vűű-a	me
this=shoe-N.p	2s-G	for	too	big-N.p	be-IND	Q

• 102. How wide is the river?
• दआ॓ए क़ो॓ते ऐ॓ने ए॓स मे॥
• da̋a̋e xőte e̋e̋ne e̋sa me:

da̋a̋-e	xőt-e	e̋e̋n-e	e̋s-a	me
river-N.s	how.much-N.s	wide-N.s	be-IND	Q

• 103. Listen.
• a̋a̋m̃e: aam̃e̋ȝa:

a̋a̋m̃-e	aam̃-e̋ȝa
listern-IMP	listen-SBJ

• 104. Sit here by me.
• íðu mús kóma se̋de:

íðu	m-ús	kóma	se̋d-e
here	1s-G	by	sit-IMP

• 105. Keep this secret until tomorrow.
• ṡűm̃a̋' sííra som gutı̋d̨e:

ṡűm̃-a̋-'	sííra	s-om	gut-ı̋d̨-e
tomorrow-G.s-ELIS	until	this-A.s	keep.secret-TRZ-IMP

• 106. Come with us.
• m̃un sűne:

m̃-un	sűn-e
1p-A	accompany-IMP

• 107a. Bring your friends with you (sg.).
• tum súna tu-vı̋lu' ne̋xe:

t-um	súna	tu=vı̋l-u-'	ne̋x-e
2s-A	with	your=friend-A.p-ELIS	bring

• 107b. Bring your friends with you (pl.).
• ȝun súna ȝu-vı̋lu' ne̋xe:

ȝ-un	súna	ȝu=vı̋l-u-'	ne̋x-e
2p-A	with	your=friend-A.p-ELIS	bring

• 108. Be careful.
• ze̋e̋me:

ze̋e̋m-e
warn-IMP

• 109. Have some tea.
• depős pőőȝe:

tisane-G.s||drink-IMP

dep-ős	pőőȝ-e

• 110. Pip and his dog were great friends.
• pı̋puk̬' eȝu-na̋a̋ȝek̬e va̋du vı̋lus e-vűűa:

pı̋p-u-k̬-'	eȝu=na̋a̋ȝ-e=k̬e	va̋du-Ø	vı̋l-us	e=vűű-a
Pip-N.s=and-ELIS	his=dog-N.s=and	good-ABS	friend-N.p	PST=be-IND

• 111.  John and Elizabeth are brother and sister.
• यो॔क़न॓नुक्व्' ए॔लिचे॓भुक्वे ज॓मुक्वे स्वे॓सुक्वे ए॓स॥
• ȝóxana̋nuk̬' éliṡe̋vuk̬e ża̋muk̬e še̋suk̬e e̋sa:

ȝóxana̋n-u=k̬-'	éliṡe̋v-u=k̬e	ża̋m-u=k̬e	še̋s-u=k̬e	e̋s-a
John-N.s=and-ELIS	Elizabeth-N.s=and	brother-N.s=and	sister-N.s=and	be-IND

• 112.  You and I will go together.
• तुक्वे मुक्वे चो॔म्' उ-अ॓त॥
• tuk̬e muk̬e ṡóm' u-a̋ta:

t-u=k̬e	m-u=k̬e	ṡóm-'	u=a̋t-a
2s-N=and	1s-N=and	together-ELIS	F=go-IND

• 113.  They opened all the doors and windows.
• ए॔युस् ओ॓रो धु॓रोन्क्वे थु॓न्गोन् क्व्' ए-लु॓र॥
• éȝus őro ðűronk̬e þűngonk̬' e-lűra:

éȝ-us	őro-Ø	ðűr-on=k̬e	þűng-on=k̬-'	e=lűr-a
3-N.p	all-ABS	door-A.p=and	window-A.p=and	PST=open-IND

• 114.  He is small, but strong.
• ए॔यु पि॓नु। ए॔स्ति म़॓लु। भू॓अ॥
• éȝu pı̋nu. ésti m̃a̋lu. vűűa:

éȝ-u	pı̋n-u	ésti	m̃a̋l-u	vűű-a
3-N.s	small-N.s	but	strong-N.s	be-IND

• 115.  Is this tree an oak or a maple?
• सि पे॓क्विम़े के॓ल्निभ़े ए॓स भ़े॥
• si pe̋rk̬im̃e ke̋lnim̃e e̋sa me:

s-i	pe̋rk̬-i=m̃e	ke̋ln-i=m̃e	e̋s-a	me
this-N.s	oak.tree-N.s=or	maple.tree-N.s=or	be-IND	Q

• 116.  Does the sky look blue or gray?
• नु॓मो कौ॓क़ोम़े बो॓रोम़े क॓य म़े॥
• nűmo kőőxom̃e bőrom̃e ka̋ȝa me:

nűm-o	kőőx-o=m̃e	bőr-o=m̃e	ka̋ȝ-a	me
sky-N.s	blue-N.s=or	gray-N.s=or	look-IND	Q

• 117.  Come with your father or mother.
• तु-तआ॓तम्म़े तु-मआ॓मम्म़े सुने॓य॥
• tu-ta̋a̋tamm̃e tu-ma̋a̋mamm̃e sune̋ȝa:

tu=ta̋a̋t-am=m̃e	tu=ma̋a̋m-am=m̃e	sun-e̋ȝa
your=father-A.s=or	your=mother-A.s=or	come.with-SBJ

• 118.  I am tired, but very happy.
• मु लै॓दु। ए॔स्ति ल॔बु क॓इतु। भू॓अ॥
• mu le̋e̋du. ésti lábu ka̋itu. vűűa:

m-u	le̋e̋d-u	ésti	lábu	ka̋it-u	vűű-a
1s-N	tired-N.s	but	very	happy-N.s	be-IND

• 119.  He played a tune on his wonderful flute.
• ए॔यु उेयोग़्लो॓स् कि॔अ दि॓स़्रो स्वेन्द॓गोम् ए-म़ै॓अ॥
• éȝu ṡ̬eȝoƣlős kía dı̋zro šenda̋gom e-m̃e̋e̋a:

éȝ-u	ṡ̬eȝoƣl-ős	kía	dı̋zro-Ø	šenda̋g-om	e=m̃e̋e̋-a
3-N.s	flute-G.s	on	wonderful-ABS	tune-A.s	PST=play-IND

• 120.  Toward the end of August the days grow much shorter.
• अ॓हस् गूस्फ्य॓गस् मु॔ग़्थि' मै॔भि तंत्यआ॓रस् उ॓ल॥
• a̋has gusf̨aga̋s múƣþi' méévi tıt̨a̋a̋ras ı̋la:

a̋h-as	gus.f̨ag-a̋s	múƣ-þi-'	méé=vi	tı~t̨a̋a̋r-as	ı̋l-a
day-N.p	leaffall.month-G.s	end=LAT-ELIS	much=ADV	EL~short-N.p	become-IND

• 121. A company of soldiers marched over the hill and across the meadow.
• सोथ्लु॓म् ले॓जो र॓योम् उ॔प द लो॓उकोमा त॔र ए-दौ॓त॥
• soþlűm le̋żo ra̋ȝom úpa da lőukom tára e-dőőta:

soþ.l-űm	le̋ż-o	ra̋ȝ-om	úpa	da	lőuk-om	tára	e=dőőt-a
wage.war-AG-G.p	company-N.s	hill-A.s	over	and	meadow-A.s	across	PST=march-IND

• 122. The first part of the story is very interesting.
• कैरो॓सा थु॓न्तो फआ॓यो ल॔बू अध्नै॓मन्तो भू॓अ॥
• keerős þűnto fa̋a̋ȝo lábu aðne̋e̋manto vűűa:

keer-ős	þűnto-Ø	fa̋a̋ȝ-o	lábu	aðne̋e̋mant-o	vűű-a
story-G.s	first-ABS	part-N.s	very	interesting-N.s	be-IND

• 123.  The crow dropped some pebbles into the pitcher and raised the water to the brim.
• गआ॓मे कु॓तोम् ए॔न यो जे॓इसोन् फेथि॓द्य द तु॓बोम् सी॔र हु॓रोम् एको॓थ॥
• ga̋a̋m̃e kűtom éna ȝo że̋ison feþı̋d̨a da tűbom sííra hűrom e-kőþa:

ga̋a̋m̃-e	kűt-om	éna	ȝo-Ø	że̋is-on	feþ-ı̋d̨-a	da	tűb-om	sííra	hűr-om	e=kőþ-a
crow-N.s	pitcher-A.s	into	some-ABS	pebble-A.p	drop-TRZ-IND	and	brim-A.s	to	water-A.s	PST=raise-IND

• 124. The baby clapped her hands and laughed in glee.
• ब॓लु पेल्मोन् ए-तू॓ग द मे॓उध्भि ए-इ॓न॥
• ba̋lu pe̋lmon e-tűűga da méuðvi e-ı̋na:

ba̋l-u	pe̋lm-on	e=tűűg-a	da	méuð=vi	e=ı̋n-a
baby-N.s	palm-A.p	PST=strike-IND	and	gleeful=ADV	PST=laugh-IND

• 125. Stop your game and be quiet.
• तुले॓इध्रम् दे॓उसे द सआ॓मे॥
• tu-le̋iðram de̋use da sa̋a̋me:

tu=le̋iðr-am	de̋us-e	da	sa̋a̋m-e
your=game-A.s	stop-IMP	and	be.quiet-IMP

Senjecas - Shannon Test Sentences 126-150