Senjecas Travel

Pronunciation table

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	ǫ	o	u			ĭ	ĕ	ŭ
/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/

1. On arrival

Customs	Your passport, please.	Here is my passport.	Are you together?	I'm traveling alone.	I'm traveling with my wife/husband.	I'm here on business/holiday.	You must fill in a customs form.
taƣdásxefm̃e̋e̋so (tdxm̃)	tu-taƣdőro. tum sőőra:	mu-taƣdőro íðu e̋sa:	ȝu ṡómu e̋same:	mu ka̋im̃u ta̋ƣa:	mu-kőzum/me̋rtum súna ta̋ƣa:	mu t̨uðős/saraha̋s éra íðu e̋sa:	tu táƣxefbı̋ı̋ðom pe̋e̋lu ke̋la:
travel-tax-house	your-passport, please	my-passport here is	you together are-?	I alone travel	my-wife with travel	I business/holiday for here am	you tax-paper fill must

How long are you staying here?	How much money do you have?	I have ... dollars.	Which is your luggage?	This is my luggage.	That is my bag.	Have you anything to declare?
tu xőta a̋han íðu ɠą̋la:	tu xőto pı̋ı̋nom űða:	mu ... dola̋ron űða:	xo tu-táƣivkı̋ȝo vűűa:	so mu-táƣivkı̋ȝo vűűa:	no mu-ma̋ko vűűa:	tu k̬énom m̃a̋iþu ƣe̋vame:
you how.many days here stay	you how.much money own	I ... dollars own	which your-luggage is	this my-luggage is	that my-bag is	you anything declare have-?

I have only my personal things in it.	Open this bag.	Can I shut my case?	May I go?	Do I pay customs duty for these things?	Where is the information bureau?	Porter, here is my luggage.
mu nós éna sóólvi mu-homűðon ƣe̋va:	i-ı̋vkom lure̋ȝa:	mu-ı̋vkom paxe̋ȝame:	mu ate̋ȝame:	mu i-m̃ekőm túȝa táƣdasxe̋pom þa̋mame:	ȝezm̃e̋e̋so xáru e̋sa:	nexlű1. mu-táƣivkı̋ȝo íðu e̋sa:
I it in only my-personal.things have	this-bag open	my-case may.shut-?	I may.go-?	I this-things for duty pay-?	information-bureau where is	porter my-luggage here is

Notes:

¹In the vocative case the accent is on the last syllable.

Would you call a taxi?	Take my bags to a taxi.	Where is the men's/ladies' room?	What's the price for each piece of luggage	I shall take this myself.	That's not mine.	How much do I owe you?
tú kuusm̃e̋ƣom hame̋ȝame:	kuusm̃e̋ƣom do mu-ma̋kon nexe̋ȝa:	m̃irte̋ro/ǧente̋ro xáru e̋sa:	taƣívkiȝős nı̋ı̋go le̋mko xőtom xe̋pa:	mu-mı̋u som u-ne̋xa:	no mús e̋sa ne:	mu tús o xőtom vűűma:
you taxi would.call-?	taxi to my-bags take	men's-room/ladies'-room where is	luggage each piece how-much costs	my-self this shall-carry	that of.me is not	I you to how.much owe

Where can I change money?	What is the rate of exchange?	How much do you wish to exchange?
pı̋ı̋nom xáru ṡ̨őgu ma̋ƣa:	xa ṡ̨oga̋s me̋a vűűa:	tu xőta ṡ̨őgu m̃e̋ṡa:
money where to.exchange can	what exchange rate is	you how.much to.exchange wish

2. Buying a ticket

Where's the nearest travel agency?	Have you a timetable?	What's the tourist return fare to ...?	How much is it first/second class to ...?	Three singles to ...	Return ticket	Half fare
ȝŭȝőbo1 taƣm̃e̋e̋so xáru e̋sa:	tu ténpafn̨a̋rom ƣe̋vame:	taƣlűs náántaƣxe̋po xőto e̋sa:	þűnta/d̬őta pa̋fa ... do xőto e̋sa:	tı̋r áþtaƣhe̋nos ... do	náántaƣhe̋no	féltaƣxe̋po
nearest travel.house where is	you timetable have.?	tourist's return-fare how.much is	first/second class ... to how.much is	three go.tickets ... to	return.ticket	half.fare

Notes:

¹The comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives are made by reduplicating the first letter.

How long is this ticket valid?	A book of tickets	Is there a supplementary charge?
i-taƣhe̋no xőta a̋han f̨űdo e̋sa:	táƣhenı̋ȝo	m̃őőgo xe̋po vűűlame:
this-ticket how.many days valid is	ticket.book	additional cost there.is-?