Senjecas - Shannon Test Sentences 51-75

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

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• Senjecan Translation

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• 51. Yesterday the oldest girl in the village lost her kitten.
• चेइमो॓सॎ ए॔न जऺजै॓रु ने॓स्कु हेस्अह॓स् बआ॓भ्लेम् ए-ह॓य॥
• ṡeim̃ős éna żıże̋e̋ru ne̋sku hesaha̋s ba̋a̋vl̨em e-ha̋ȝa:

ṡeim̃-ős	éna	żı~że̋e̋ru-Ø	ne̋sk-u	hes.ah-a̋s	ba̋a̋v-l̨-em	e=ha̋ȝ-a
village-G.s	at	EL~old-ABS	girl-N.s	yester.day-G.s	cat-YNG-A.s	PST=lose-IND

• 52. Were you born in this village?
• तु इ-दब॓स् ए॔न ए-जे॓न मे॥
• tu i-daba̋s éna e-że̋na me:

t-u	i=dab-a̋s	éna	e=że̋n-a	me
2s-N	this=village-G.s	in	PST=be.born-IND	Q

• 53. Can your brother dance well?
• तु-ज॓मु सु॔भि मे॓बु म॓ग़ु मे॥
• tu-ża̋mu súvi me̋bu ma̋ƣa me:

tu=ża̋m-u	sú=vi	me̋b-u	ma̋ƣ-a	me
your=brother-N.s	well=ADV	dance-SUP	be.able-IND	Q

• 54. Did the man leave?
• म़ी॓रु ए-भि॓द से॥
• m̃ı̋ı̋ru e-vı̋da me:

m̃ı̋ı̋r-u	e=vı̋d-a	me
man-N.s	PST=leave-IND	Q

• 55. Is your sister coming for you?
• तु-स्वे॓सु तुम् उ-तो॓ग़ मे॥
• tu-še̋su tum u-tőƣa me:

tu=še̋s-u	t-um	u=tőƣ-a	me
your-sister	2s-A	FUT=come.for-IND	Q

• 56. Can you come tomorrow?
• तु चुम़॓स् ग्वे॓मु म॓ग़ मे॥
• tu ṡum̃a̋s ǧe̋mu u-ma̋ƣa me:

t-u	ṡum̃-a̋s	ǧe̋m-u	u=ma̋ƣ-a	me
2s-N	tomorrow-G.s	come-N.s	FUT=be.able-IND	Q

• 57. Have the neighbors gone away for the winter?
• ह॓उमुम् हे॓मम् भऺभि॓द मे॥
• ha̋usus he̋mam vıvı̋da me:

ha̋us-us	he̋m-am	vı~vı̋d-a	me
neighbor-N.p	winter-A.s	PRF~go.way-IND	Q

• 58. Does the robin sing in the rain?
• ऒन॓ल्ये सूम़े॓स् गआ॓य मे॥
• ɔn̨a̋le suum̃e̋s éna ga̋a̋ȝa me:

ɔn̨a̋l-e	suum̃-e̋s	éna	ga̋a̋ȝ-a	me
robin-N.s	rain-G.s	in	sing-IND	Q

• 59. Are you going with us to the concert?
• तु स॓रोम् दो म़ुना उ-सुन मे॥
• tu sa̋rom do m̃un u-sűna me:

t-u	sa̋r-om	do	m̃-un	u=sűn-a	me
2s-N	feast-A.s	to	1p-A	FUT=go.with-IND	Q

• 60. Have you ever travelled in the jungle?
• तु कआ॓गोम् केन॔नु तऺ-त॓ग़मे॥
• tu ka̋a̋nom éna k̬enánu tıta̋ƣa me:

t-u	ka̋a̋n-om	éna	k̬enánu	tı~ta̋ƣ-a	me
2s-N	jungle-A.s	in	ever	PRF~travel-IND	Q

• 61. We sailed down the river for several miles.
• म़ुस् अल्मै॓अ तुम्रे॓नन् दआ॓एभ् नु ए-नआ॓म़॥
• m̃us alme̋e̋a t̨umre̋nan da̋a̋em n̨u e-na̋a̋m̃a:

m̃-us	al=me̋e̋a-Ø	t̨um.re̋n-an	da̋a̋-em	n̨u	e=na̋a̋m̃-a
1p-N	PRV=many-ABS	thousand.step-A.p	river-A.s	down	PST=sail-IND

• 62. Everybody knows about arithmetic/hunting.
• भि॔सु लुकू॓रम् / भैदू॓रम् सआ॓र॥
• vísu lukűűram/veedűűram sa̋a̋ra:

vís-u	luk.űűr-am	veed.űűr-am	sa̋a̋r-a
everybody-N.s	count.craft-A.s	hunt.craft-A.s	know.about-IND

• 63. On a sunny morning in June/after the solstice we started for the mountains.
• म़ुस् सू॓ल्' अह॓स् तीथ्फ्यग॓स् / किध्प॓रम् पो॔स ग्व॓रोम् दो ए-तो॓द॥
• m̃u' sűűl' aha̋s tiiþf̨aga̋s/kiðpa̋ram pósa ǧa̋ron do e-tőda:

m̃u'	sűűl-'	ah-a̋s	tiiþ.f̨ag-a̋s	kið.pa̋r-am	pósa	ǧa̋r-on	do	e=tőd-a
1p-N-ELIS	sunny-ELIS	morning-G.s	heat.month-G.s	spring.equinox-A.s	after	mountain-A.p	toward	PST=start-IND

• 64. Tom laughed at the monkey's tricks.
• त॓उमु मेचे॓स् घ्व॓रोन् ए-इ॓न॥
• ta̋umu meṡe̋s ð̬a̋ron e-ı̋na:

ta̋um-u	meṡ-e̋s	ð̬a̋r-on	e=ı̋n-a
Thomas-N.s	monkey-G.s	trick-A.p	PST=laugh-IND

• 65. An old man with an umbrella/a walking stick stood beside the fence.
• सूम्च॓बो॓' / नेध्ग्योसो॓' स्बे॔ध उर्-जै॓रु त्वे॓रो॓स् को॔म ए-चु॓र॥
• suum̃ṡabő'/neðɠoső' šéða ur-że̋e̋ru t̬erős kóma e-ṡűra:

suum̃.ṡab-ő-'	neð.ɠos-ő-'	šéða	ur=że̋e̋r-u	t̬er-ős	kóma	e=ṡűr-a
rain.hat.G.s-ELIS	walk.stick-G.s-ELIS	with	M=old-N.s	fence-G.s	beside	PST=stand-IND

• 66. The squirrel's nest was hidden by drooping boughs.
• ओमेरे॓स् लु॓पो नू॓कन्तो जभो॓म् कि॔अ लआ॓धथो ए-इ॓ल॥
• om̃ere̋s lűpo nűűkanto żavőm kía la̋a̋ðaþo e-ı̋la:

om̃er-e̋s	lűp-o	nűűk-a-nto-Ø	żav-őm	kía	la̋a̋ð-a-þ-o	e=ı̋l-a
squirrel-G.s	nest-N.s	droop-IND-AP-ABS	bough-G.p	by	hide-IND-PP-N.s	PST=become-IND

• 67. The little seeds waited patiently under the snow for the warm spring sun.
• पि॓नो सै॓ओस् तोम़ो॓स् ने॔र ग्यो॔नंभि ते॓प केसआ॓ सू॓लोम् ए-मे॓न॥
• pı̋no se̋e̋os tom̃ős néra ɠólnɛvi te̋pa kesa̋' sűűlem e-me̋na:

pı̋no-Ø	se̋e̋-os	tom̃-ős	néra	ɠóln-ɛ=vi	te̋pa-Ø	kes-a̋-'	sűűl-em	e=me̋n-a
little-ABS	seed-N.p	snow-G.s	under	patient-EP=ADV	warm-ABS	spring-G.s-ELIS	sun-A.s	PST=await-IND

• 68. Many little girls with wreaths of flowers on their heads danced around the Maypole.
• नीमो॓म् ए॔भ नन्तोक़ो॓म् स्वे॔ध मे॓उमु पि॓नु ने॓स्कुस् जूम्तआ॓इनोम् आ॔न ए-मे॓ब॥
• niimőm éva nantoxőm šéða m̃e̋umu pı̋nu ne̋skus żuumta̋a̋inom áána e-me̋ba:

niim-őm	éva	nan.tox-őm	šéða	m̃e̋umu-Ø	pı̋nu-Ø	ne̋sk-us	żuum.ta̋a̋in-om	áána	e=me̋b-a
head-G.p	on	flower.wreath-G.p	with	many-ABS	little-ABS	girl-N.p	remember.stone-A.s	around	PST=dance-IND

• 69. The cover of the box fell to the floor.
• इभ्कोस् क॓घो बे॓होम् दो ए-फौ॓ल॥
• ivkős ka̋ðo be̋hom do e-főőla:

ivk-ős	ka̋ð-o	be̋h-om	do	e=főől-a
box-G.s	cover-N.s	floor-A.s	to	PST=fall-IND

• 70. The first boy in the line stopped at the door.
• बुको॓स् ए॔न थु॓न्तु हु॓सु धुरो॓स् ए॔न ए-दे॓उस॥
• bukős éna þűntu hűsu ðurős éna e-de̋usa:

buk-ős	éna	þűntu-Ø	hűs-u	ður-ős	éna	e=de̋us-a
line-G.s	in	first-ABS	boy-N.s	door-G.s	at	PST=stop-IND

• 71. On the top of the hill in a little hut lived a wise old woman.
• सआ॓चु इ-जै॓रु रयो॓स् फौरो॓स् ए॔भ तलस्कोस् ए॔न ए-भ़ै॓स॥
• sa̋a̋ṡu ii-że̋e̋ru raȝős foorős éva talaskős éna e-m̃e̋e̋sa:

sa̋a̋ṡu-Ø	ii=że̋e̋r-u	raȝ-ős	foor-ős	éva	talas=k-ős	éna	e=m̃e̋e̋s-a
wise-ABS	F=old-N.s	hill-G.s	top-G.s	on	hut=DIM-G.s	in	PST=live-IND

• 72. When we lived with our grandmother (During our residence in London) we often walked in the forest (Hyde Park).
• ते॔नि मुस् अनु॓स् नो॔म ए-भ़ै॓स—फु॓रोम् ए॔न ए-ने॓ध॥
• téni m̃us anűs nóma e-m̃e̋e̋sa—fűrom éna e-ne̋ða:

téni	m̃-us	an-űs	nóma	e=m̃e̋e̋s-a	fűr-om	éna	e=ne̋ð-a
when	1p-N	grandmother-G.s	at.the.home.of	PST=live-IND	forest-A.s	in	PST=walk-IND

• 73. When will your guests come from the shore (London)?
• तु-स्वे॓तुस् कु॓ढोम् अ॔प क़॔न्' उ-ग्वे॓म॥
• tu-še̋tus k̨űdom ápa xán' u-ǧe̋ma:

tu=še̋t-us	k̨űd-om	ápa	xán-'	u=ǧe̋m-a
your=guest-N.s	shore-A.s	from	when-ELIS	FUT=come-IND

• 74. Near the mouth of the Danube (Mississippi), the river turns sharply towards the east.
• मेस़्मेसदआ॓ए दआऔसोस् ए॔न अ॓उसम् दो ज्यौ॔क़्भि सु॓क॥
• mézm̃esda̋a̋e (daa)oosős éna a̋usam do ż̨óóxvi sűka:

méz.m̃es.da̋a̋-e	daa.oos-ős	éna	a̋us-am	do	ż̨óóx=vi	sűk-a
great.west.river-N.s	river.mouth-G.s	at	east-A.s	to	sharp=ADV	turn-IND

• 75. Between the two lofty mountains lay a fertile valley.
• ब॓लो ले॓धो द्' औ॓नो ग्वरो॓म् यु॔च ए-धै॓अ॥
• ba̋lo le̋ðo d̬' őőno ǧarőm ȝúṡa e-ðe̋e̋a:

ba̋lo-Ø	le̋ð-o	d̬-'	őőno-Ø	ǧar-őm	ȝúṡa	e=ðe̋e̋-a
fertile-ABS	valley-N.s	two-ELIS	lofty-ABS	mountain-G.p	between	PST=be.located-IND

Senjecas - Shannon Test Sentences 76-100