Senjecas - The Call of Levi (Mark 2:13-17; Matthew 9:9-13; Luke 5:27-32)

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	Q = interrogative particle	VOC = vocative particle
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AG = agent	ELIS = elision	IMP = imperative	M = masculine	QUOT = direct quotation	YNG = young
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	ELT = elative	INC = inchoative	OCC = occupation suffix	REV = reversive
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

Note

• As this is a cento of verses, the numbering indicates the number of Senjecan sentences, not of the Biblical verses.

Text

lem̃űs ha̋mo
लेम़॓स् ह॓मो
The Call of Levi
(Mark 2:13-17; Matthew 9:9-13; Luke 5:27-32)

mukánȝeka̋s úúda tarne̋xaþo
Translated from the Greek

• New American Bible
• Literal Greek Translation
• Senjecan Translation

Gloss

• 1. Another time, while he went walking along the lakeshore, people kept coming to him in crowds and he taught them.
• and he.went.out again beside the lake and all the crowd came to him and he taught them
• da éȝu náánu ehe̋rom kóma e-vı̋da da őru mı̋ı̋lu éȝum do e-ǧe̋mak̬e éȝun e-dőkak̬e:

da	éȝ-u	náánu	ehe̋r-om	kóma	e=vı̋d-a	da	őru-Ø	mı̋ı̋l-u	éȝ-um	do	e=ǧe̋m-a=k̬e	éȝ-un	e=dők-a=k̬e
and	3-N.s	again	lake-A.s	beside	PST=go.out-IND	and	all-ABS	crowd-N.s	3-A.s	to	PST=come-IND=and	3-A.s	PST=teach-IND=and

• 2. As he moved on he saw a man named Matthew (Levi) the son of Alphaeus at his tax collector's post, and said to him, "Follow me."
• and passing.by he saw man Matthew being.called (Levi) the of.the Alphaeus sitting in the tax.office
• da műlantu dasxéfterős éna se̋dantu m̃ı̋ı̋rum mátit̨a̋hum (le̋m̃um) fe̋e̋taþum. alfaiűs pőikum. e-na̋ka.

da	műl-a-nt-u	dasxéfter-ős	éna	se̋d-a-ntu-Ø	m̃ı̋ı̋r-um	mátit̨a̋h-um	le̋m̃-um	fe̋e̋t-a-þ-um	alfai-űs	pőik-um	e=na̋k-a
and	pass.by-IND-AP-N.s	tax.office-G.s	at	sit-IND-AP-ABS	man-A.s	Matthew-A.s	Levi-A.s	call-IND-PP-A.s	Alphaeus-G.s	son-A.s	PST=see-IND

• 3. Leaving everything behind, Levi got up and became his follower.
• and he says to.him follow me.and having.left.behind all rising.up he.followed.him
• da eȝús o e-te̋e̋a m̃a mum da̋ge m̃ar: da őrum tıte̋m̃antuk̬e kőþantuk̬e éȝum e-da̋ga

da	eȝ-ús	o	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	m-um	da̋g-e	m̃ar	da	őr-um	tı~te̋m̃-a-nt-u=k̬e	kőþ-a-nt-u=k̬e
and	3-G.s	to	PST=say-IND	QUOT	1s-A	follow-IMP	QUOT	and	all-A.p	PRF~leave-IND-AP-N.s=and	rise-IND-AP-N.s=and

éȝ-um	e=da̋g-a
3-A.s	PST=follow-IND

• 4. After that Levi gave a great reception for Jesus in his house. While Jesus was reclining to eat in Levi's house,
• and arranged banquet great Levi for.him and it.happened to.recline him in the house of.him
• da le̋m̃u eȝús éra me̋żo sa̋rom e-pa̋fa da ȝe̋sum eȝu-m̃eesős éna e-ṡe̋lu e-e̋ba.

da	le̋m̃-u	eȝ-ús	éra	me̋żo-Ø	sa̋r-om	e=pa̋f-a	da	ȝe̋s-um	eȝu=m̃ees-ős	éna	e=ṡe̋l-u	e=e̋b-a
and	Levi-N.s	3-G.s	for	great-ABS	banquet-A.s	PST=arrange-IND	and	Jesus-A.s	his=house-G.s	in	PST=recline-SUP	PST=happen-IND

• 5. Many tax collectors and those known as sinners came to join Jesus and his disciples at dinner. The number of those who followed him was large.
• and behold many tax.collectors and sinners having.come reclined the with.Jesus and the disciples of.him there.were for many and they.followed him
• da eenő m̃e̋umu gıǧe̋mantu dasxepőm le̋zlusk̬e a̋ƣlusk̬e ȝesűsk̬' eȝu-tunlűm k̬e súna e-ṡe̋la—hi m̃e̋umus e-vűűla da éȝum e-da̋ga:

da	eenő	m̃e̋umu-Ø	gı~ǧe̋m-a-ntu-Ø	dasxep-őm	le̋z-l-us=k̬e	a̋ƣ-l-us=k̬e	ȝes-űs=k̬'
and	behold	many-ABS	PRF~come-IND-AP-ABS	tax-G.p	collect-AG-N.p=and	sin-AG-N.p=and	Jesus-G.s=and-ELIS

eȝu=tun-l-űm=k̬e	súna	e=ṡe̋l-a	hi	m̃e̋um-us	e-vűűl-a	da	éȝ-um	e=da̋g-a
his=learn-AG-G.p=and	with	PST=recline-IND	for	many-N.p	PST=there.be-IND	and	3-A.s	PST=follow-IND

• 6. When the scribes who belonged to the Pharisee party saw that he was eating with tax collectors and offenders against the law, they said to his disciples,
• and the scribes of.the Pharisees seeing that he.eats with the sinners and tax.collectors murmured against the disciples of.him
• da pɛriisűm ȝa̋rlus e-na̋ka éȝum dasxepőm lezlűmk̬e aƣlűmk̬e súna e̋du da eȝu-tunlűm þóósa e-műra

da	pɛriis-űm	ȝa̋r-l-us	e=na̋k-a	éȝ-um	dasxep-őm	lez-l-űm=k̬e	aƣ-l-űm=k̬e	súna	e̋d-u
and	Pharisee-G.p	write-AG-N.p	PST=see-IND	3-A.s	tax-G.p	collect-AG-G.p=and	sin-AG-G.p=and	with	eat-SUP

da	eȝu=tun-l-űm	þóósa	e=műr-a
and	his=learn-AG-G.p	against	PST=murmur-IND

• 7. "What reason can the Teacher have for eating with tax collectors and those who disregard the law?"
• for what with the tax.collectors and sinners eats the teacher of.you
• m̃a ȝu-dőxlu dasxepőm lezlűmk̬e aƣlűmk̬e súna xáru e̋da m̃ar:

m̃a	ȝu=dőx-l-u	dasxep-őm	lez-l-űm=k̬e	aƣ-l-űm=k̬e	súna	xáru	e̋d-a	m̃ar
QUOT	your=teach-AG-N.s	tax-G.p	collect-AG-G.p=and	sin-AG-G.p=and	with	why	eat-IND	QUOT

• 8. Overhearing the remark, Jesus said to them, "People who are healthy do not need a doctor, sick people do.
• and having.heard the Jesus says to.them that not need have the strong of.physician but.rather the illness having
• vıve̋nantu ȝe̋su eȝúm o e-te̋e̋a m̃a m̃a̋lus le̋e̋gum ı̋ı̋ƣa ne. ésti da̋mus ı̋ı̋ƣa:

vı~ve̋n-a-ntu-Ø	ȝe̋s-u	eȝ-úm	o	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	m̃a̋l-us	le̋e̋g-um	ı̋ı̋ƣ-a	ne	ésti	da̋m-us	ı̋ı̋ƣ-a
PRF~hear-IND-AP-ABS	Jesus-N.s	3-G.p	to	PST=say-IND	QUOT	strong-N.p	doctor-A.s	need-IND	not	but	sick-N.p	need-IND

• 9. Go and learn the meaning of the words, 'It is mercy I desire and not sacrifice.
• going but learn what is I.desire mercy and not sacrifice
• a̋tek̬e tűnek̬e táo fűɫa mu bűɫam ne lı̋þram pı̋ı̋ra:

a̋t-e=k̬e	tűn-e=k̬e	tá-o	fűɫ-a	m-u	bűɫ-am	ne	lı̋þr-am	pı̋ı̋r-a
go-IMP=and	learn-IMP=and	what-N.s	mean-IND	1s.N	mercy-A.s	not	sacrifice-A.s	desire-IND

• 10. I have not come to invite the self-righteous to a change of heart, but sinners.
• not have.come to.call righteous but sinners to repentance
• mu s̨aanra̋s o ne kı̋ı̋hun de a̋ƣlun ha̋mu gıǧe̋ma⁝

m-u	s̨aanr-a̋s	o	ne	kı̋ı̋h-un	de	a̋ƣ-l-un	ha̋m-u	gı~ǧe̋m-a
1s-N	repentance-G.s	to	not	righteous-A.p	but	sin-AG-A.p	call-SUP	PRF~come-IND