Senjecas - The Dog and the Wolf

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 ए 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

na̋a̋ȝek̬e m̃a̋ilek̬e
The Dog and the Wolf

• English text
• Senjecan translation

Gloss

• A gaunt Wolf was almost dead with hunger when he happened to meet a House-dog who was passing by.
• ƣoxe̋ne m̃a̋ile gosra̋s ha żóku ne̋ṡe e-vűűa. méti műlante domna̋a̋ȝem pa̋nu e-e̋ba:

ƣoxe̋ne-Ø	m̃a̋il-e	gosr-a̋s	ha	żóku	ne̋ṡ-e	e=vűű-a	méti	műl-a-nte-Ø	dom.na̋a̋ȝ-em	pa̋n-u	e=e̋b-a
gaunt-ABS	wolf-N.s	hunger-G.s	because_of	almost	dead-N.s	PST=be-IND	when	pass_by-IND-AP-ABS	tame.dog-A.s	meet-SUP	PST=happen-IND

• "Ah, Cousin," said the Dog. "I knew how it would be; your irregular life will soon be the ruin of you.
• na̋a̋ȝ' e-te̋e̋a: m̃a o paasle̋. m' e-sa̋a̋ra—móódi e-vuue̋ȝa: alpa̋fa te-ǧı̋ı̋ra t̨áárvi te-z̨a̋a̋so u-vűűa:

na̋a̋ȝ-'	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	o	paasl-e̋	m-'	e=sa̋a̋r-a	móódi	e=vuu-e̋ȝa	al=pa̋fa-Ø	te=ǧı̋ı̋r-a	t̨áárvi
dog-ELIS	PST=say-IND	QUOT	oh!	kinsman-V.s	1s-ELIS	PST-know-IND	how	PST-be-SBJ	PRV=regular-ABS	your-life-IND	soon

te=z̨a̋a̋s-o	u=vűű-a
your=ruin-N.s	FUT=be-IND

• Why do you not work steadily as I do, and get your food regularly given to you?"
• te xávu ṡúrvi da̋a̋ra ne sómi me da̋a̋ra da páfvi te-e̋dom de̋xa m̃ar:

t-e	xávu	ṡúr-vi	da̋a̋r-a	ne	sómi	m-e	da̋a̋r-a	da	páf-vi	te=e̋d-om	de̋x-a	m̃ar
2s-N	why	steady-ADV	work-IND	not	as	1s.N	work-IND	and	regular-ADV	your=food-A.s	receive-IND	QUOT

• "I would have no objection," said the Wolf, "if I could only get a place."
• m̃a̋il' e-te̋e̋a: m̃a ebátu me ðe̋e̋om de̋e̋su maƣe̋ȝa—toári þoosa̋ṡom űda ne m̃ar:

m̃a̋il-'	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	eb.átu	m-e	ðe̋e̋-om	de̋e̋s-u	maƣ-e̋ȝa	toári	þoosa̋ṡ-om	űd-a	ne	m̃ar
wolf-ELIS	PST=say-IND	QUOT	if.only	1s.N	place-A.s	find-SUP	be_able-SBJ	then	objection-A.s	have-IND	not	QUOT

• "I will easily arrange that for you," said the Dog; "come with me to my master and you shall share my work."
• na̋a̋ȝ' e-te̋e̋a: m̃a me tés éra íífvi pa̋fu ma̋ƣa: me-m̃a̋l̤um do mem sűne da te me-da̋a̋rom u-ne̋ma m̃ar:

na̋a̋ȝ-'	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	m-e	t-és	éra	ííf-vi	pa̋f-u	ma̋ƣ-a	me=m̃a̋l̤-um	do	m-em	sűn-e
dog-ELIS	PST=say-IND	QUOT	1s.N	2s-G	for	easy-ADV	arrange-SUP	be_able-IND	my=master-A.s	to	1s.A	go_with-IMP

da	t-e	me=da̋a̋r-om	u=ne̋m-a	m̃ar
and	2s.N	my=work-A.s	FUT-share-IND	QUOT

• So the Wolf and the Dog went towards the town together.
• náru m̃a̋ilek̬e na̋a̋ȝek̬e rı̋ı̋kom do ṡómu e-a̋ta:

náru	m̃a̋il-e=k̬e	na̋a̋ȝ-e=k̬e	rı̋ı̋k-om	do	ṡómu	e=a̋t-a
so	wolf-N.s=and	dog-N.s=and	town-A.s	to	together	PST=go-IND

• On the way there the Wolf noticed that the hair on a certain part of the Dog's neck was very much worn away, so he asked him how that had come about.
• m̃a̋ile atős éna tórþis—naaȝe̋s kużős tíído faaȝős éna pı̋lon lábu te̋e̋ȝaþom vűűu—e-tűsa: náru éȝe eȝés o—nomĕ móódi ee̋e̋bu—e-me̋ta:

m̃a̋il-e	at-ős	éna	tórþis	naaȝ-e̋s	kűż-ős	tíído-Ø	faaȝ-ős	éna	pı̋l-on	lábu	te̋e̋ȝ-a-þ-om	vűű-u	e=tűs-a
wolf-N.s	way-G.s	on	to_there	dog-G.s	neck-G.s	certain-ABS	part-G.s	one	hair-A.p	very	wear_off-IND-AP-A.s	be.SUP	PST=notice-IND

nááru	éȝ-e	eȝ-és	o	n-om-ĕ	móódi	e=e̋~e̋b-u	e=me̋t-a
so	he-N.s	he-G.s	that-A.s-EP	how	PST=PRF~happen-SUP	PST=ask-IND

• "Oh, it is nothing," said the Dog. "That is only the place where the collar is put on at night to keep me chained up.
• na̋a̋ȝ' e-te̋e̋a: m̃a o. néo e̋sa: no átu ðe̋e̋o e̋sa—vái de̋e̋lo laata̋s ðe̋e̋aþo ı̋la—m̨úmi me bukı̋d̨aþe ı̋la:

na̋a̋ȝ-'	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	o	né-o	e̋s-a	n-o	átu	ðe̋e̋-o	e̋s-a	vái	de̋e̋l-o	laat-a̋s	ðe̋e̋-a-þ-o	ı̋l-a
dog-ELIS	PST=say-IND	QUOT	oh!	nothing-N.s	be-IND	that-N.s	just	place-N.s	be.IND	where	collar-N.s	night-G.s	put-IND-AP-N.s	become-IND

m̨úmi	m-e	buk-ı̋d̨-a-þ-e	ı̋l-a
so_that	1s-N	chain-TRZ-IND-AP-N.s	become-IND

• It chafes a bit, but one soon gets used to it."
• pínvi m̃őrna. ésti tííde t̨áárvi éȝom va̋a̋da m̃ar:

pín-vi	m̃őrn-a	ésti	tííd-e	t̨áárvi	éȝ-om	va̋a̋d-a	m̃ar
little-ADV	chafe-IND	but	one-N.s	soon	it-A.s	get_used_to	QUOT

• "Is that all?" said the Wolf. "Then good-bye to you, Master Dog."
• m̃a̋il' e-te̋e̋a: m̃a no őro e̋same: toári tés o sure̋iðe. sunaaȝe̋¹ m̃ar:

m̃a̋il-'	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	n-o	őr-o	e̋s-a=me	toári	t-e̋s	o	su-re̋ið-e	su-naaȝ-e̋	m̃ar
wolf-ELIS	PST=say-IND	QUOT	that-N.s	all-N.s	be-IND=Q	then	2s.G	to	well-fare-IMP	well-dog-V.s	QUOT

• Better starve free than be a fat slave.
• gőru še̋e̋vu vıva̋do e̋sa sómi pı̋ı̋m' uðn̨a̋ru e̋su:

gőr-u	še̋e̋v-u	vı~va̋d-o	e̋s-a	sómi	pı̋ı̋m-'	uðn̨a̋r-u	e̋s-u
starve-SUP	free-N.s	ELT~good-N.s	be.IND	than	fat-ELIS	slave-N.s	be.SUP

¹The Senjecan greeting to a man is sum̃ı̋ı̋ru which is translated "goodman". The equivalent expression for a woman is suǧe̋nu which is translated "goodwife". I have created sunaaȝe̋ analogously on this greeting.