Senjecas - Verdurian Test Sentences 81-90

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

Sentences

• English Text
• Senjecan Translation

Gloss

• 81. He told it badly, but the elephant wasn't listening anyway.
• éȝu éȝom m̃éfvi e-te̋e̋a. ésti ȝe̋e̋ne k̬álu a̋a̋m̃ante vűűa ne:

éȝ-u	éȝ-om	m̃éf=vi	e=te̋e̋-a	ésti	ȝe̋e̋n-e	k̬álu	a̋a̋m̃-a-nt-e	vűű-a	ne
3-N.s	3-A.s	bad=ADV	PST=tell-IND	but	elephant-N.s	anyway	listen-IND-AP-N.s	be-IND	not

• 82. The virtuous women visited the hall of the athletic warriors.
• kı̋ı̋hu ǧe̋nus ula̋xm̃u soþlűm ka̋a̋xom e-nı̋ma:

kı̋ı̋ha-Ø	ǧe̋n-us	ula̋xm̃u-Ø	soþ-l-űm	ka̋a̋x-om	e=nı̋m-a
virtuous-ABS	woman-N.s	athletic-ABS	wage_war-AG-G.p	hall-A.s	PST=visit-IND

• 83. Kings always mistrust generals.
• re̋e̋ƣus visténu soþve̋e̋l̤un ale̋ȝa:

re̋e̋ƣ-us	visténu	soþ.ve̋e̋l-l-un	al-e̋ȝ-a
king-N.p	always	wage_war-be_in_charge-AG-A.p	PRV=trust-IND

• 84. Emanél didn't find a severed head in the road.
• émane̋lu paavős éna pűlaþo nı̋ı̋mom e-de̋e̋sa ne:

émane̋l-u	paav-ős	éna	pűl-a-þo-Ø	nı̋ı̋m-om	e=de̋e̋s-a	ne
Emanél-N.s	road-G.s	in	sever-IND-PP-ABS	head-A.s	PST=find-IND	not

• 85. Insect bites are good for no one.
• tírsiimsı̋ı̋ȝos neúm éra e̋ros e̋sa:

tír.siim.sı̋ı̋ȝ-os	ne-úm	éra	e̋r-os	e̋s-a
three.segment.bite-N.p	no_one-G.p	for	good-N.p	be-IND

• 86. Existence is nothing without beer.
• e̋sta saxő' sána néo e̋sa:

e̋st-a	sax-ő='	sána	né-o	e̋s-a
existence-N.s	beer-G.s=ELIS	without	nothing-N.s	be-IND

• 87. This fish doesn't go with any soup.
• i-mı̋ı̋no k̬éno ȝőőnom űda ne:

i=mı̋ı̋n-o	k̬éno-Ø	ȝőőn-om	űd-a	ne
this=fish-N.s	any-ABS	soup-A.s	go_with-IND	not

• 88. I thought that I would never see a sheep with wings.
• mu mum forőmɛ móóda ṡőnem na̋ku neténu e-na̋ma:

m-u	m-um	for-őm=ɛ	móóda	ṡőn-em	na̋k-u	neténu	e=na̋m-a
1s-N	1s-A	wing-G.p=EPEN	with	yak-A.s	see-SUP	never	PST=think-IND

• 89. I see the king nowhere, and I've looked in both casinos.
• mu re̋e̋ƣum na̋ka neváiþi. da vőőo piinléiðdemőm éna nıne̋e̋þa:

m-u	re̋e̋ƣ-um	na̋k-a	ne.vái=þi	da	vőőo-Ø	piin.léið.dem-őm	éna	nı~ne̋e̋þ-a
1s-N	king-A.s	see-IND	not.where=LOC	and	both-ABS	money.play.building-G.p	in	PRF~look_for-IND

• 90. No longer will I serve a lord who seasons with garlic.
• mu ande̋rum—táu ɠangı̋s xéma basmı̋d̨a—u-nı̋ı̋xa ném̃itéru:

m-u	ande̋r-um	tá-u	ɠang-ı̋s	xéma	basm-ı̋d̨-a	u=nı̋ı̋x-a	né.m̃itéru
1s-N	lord-A.s	who-N.s	garlic-G.s	with	season-TRZ-IND	FUT=serve-IND	not.further