Senjecas - Verdurian Test Sentences 21-30

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

• 21. He is a fine fighter and she is a clever thinker.
• ur-éȝu va̋du ṡa̋þlu vűűa da ii-éȝu e̋itu pűűþlu vűűa:

ur=éȝ-u	va̋du-Ø	ṡa̋þ-l-u	vűű-a	da	ii=éȝ-u	e̋itu-Ø	pűűþ-l-u	vűű-a
M=3-N.s	good-ABS	fight-AG-N.s	be-IND	and	F=3-N.s	clever-ABS	think-AG-N.s	be-IND

• 22. We knew that the clown was to be killed.
• m̃us—re̋tu ka̋a̋daþu ı̋lu e-e̋sa—e-sa̋a̋ra:

m̃-us	re̋t-u	ka̋a̋d-a-þ-u	ı̋l-u	e=e̋s-a	e=sa̋a̋r-a
1p-N	clown-N.s	kill-IND-PP-N.s	become-SUP	PST=be-IND	PST-know-IND

• 23. Caesar, we who are about to die salute you.
• kaesarű. m̃us—táus ne̋ṡu sííra vűűa—tum þalǧe̋ra:

kaesar-ű	m̃-us	tá-us	ne̋ṡ-u	sííra	vűű-a	t-um	þal.ǧe̋r-a
Caesar-V.s	1p-N	who-N.p	die-SUP	about.to	be-IND	2s-A	honor.welcome-IND

• 24. They said that what would be would be, but it wasn't.
• éȝus—ȝa no—táo ese̋ȝa—ese̋ȝa. ésti e-e̋sa ne:

éȝ-us	ȝa	n-o	tá-o	es-e̋ȝa	es-e̋ȝa	ésti	e-e̋s-a	ne
3-N.p	that	that-N.s	which-N.s	be-SBJ	be-SBJ	but	PST=be.IND	not

• 25. He told me the question to be asked of my master.
• éȝu mús o mu-veel̤űs o me̋taþo ı̋lu me̋tom e-te̋e̋a:

éȝ-u	m-ús	o	mu=veel-l-űs	o	me̋t-a-þ-o	ı̋l-u	me̋t-om	e=te̋e̋-a
3-N.s	1s-G	to	my=be.in.charge-AG-G.s	to	ask-IND-PP-N.s	become-SBJ	question-A.s	PST=tell-IND

• 26. Oh yes, mother, we love each other!
• o aa̋. maama̋. m̃us anánun m̃e̋na:

o	aa̋	maam-a̋	m̃-us	an.án-un	m̃e̋n-a
o	yes	mother-V.s	1p-N	other.other-A.p	love-IND

• 27. To believe himself is necessary for the con man.
• mı̋um őou ð̬arlűs éra ı̋ı̋ƣa e̋sa:

mı̋-um	őo-u	ð̬ar-l-űs	éra	ı̋ı̋ƣ-a	e̋s-a
self-A.s	believe-SUP	deceive-AG-N.p	for	necessary-N.s	be-IND

• 28. Prince, behave among nobles like a king, not like an old friend.
• asurű. kőővun ȝúṡa reeƣű' sóma ne że̋e̋ru vilű' sóma tine̋ȝa:

asur-ű	kőőv-un	ȝúṡa	reeƣ-ű-'	sóma	ne	że̋e̋ru-Ø	vil-ű-'	sóma	tin-e̋ȝa
prince-V.s	noble-A.p	among	king-G.s=ELIS	like	not	old-ABS	friend-G.s=ELIS	like	behave-SBJ

• 29. It's necessary to wear clothes in public.
• őutom ȝőpu léuðvi ı̋ı̋ƣa e̋sa:

őut-om	ȝőp-u	léuð=vi	ı̋ı̋ƣ-a	e̋s-a
clothes-A.s	wear-SUP	public=ADV	necessary-N.s	be-IND

• 30. The knight dismounted from his favorite horse Smoky.
• soþmı̋mlu arűlm̃' eȝu-mőremɛ műűxm̃' e-m̃ipűűna:

soþ.mı̋m-l-u	arűlm̃='	eȝu=mőr-em=ɛ	műűxm̃='	e=m̃i=pűűn-a
war.ride-AG-N.s	favorite=ELIS	his=horse-A.s=EPEN	smoky=ELIS	PST=REV=mount-IND

Senjecas - Verdurian Test Sentences 31-40