Senjecas - rather

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/

Glossing abbreviations

1s/p = 1st person singular/plural	ABL = ablative suffix	COL = collective	EQU = equative degree	INS = instrument	PRF = perfect	SUP = supine
2s/p = 2nd person singular/plural	ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective)	CONV = conversive	F = feminine	INT = intensive prefix	PRV = privative prefix	TRZ = transitivizer
3 = 3rd person	ADV = adverb	DES = desiderative	FRQ = frequentative	LAT = lative suffix	PST = past	VOC = vocative particle
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AG = agent	DIM = diminutive	FUT = future	LOC = locative suffix	Q = interrogative particle
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	ELIS = elision	IMP = imperative	M = masculine	QUOT = direct quotation
N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural)	AUG = augmentative	ELT = elative	INC = inchoative	OCC = occupation suffix	RPR = recent perfective
V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural)	CAUS = causative	EP = epenthesis	IND = indicative	PP = patient (past) participle	SBJ = subjunctive

Verb

• 1. ne̋la - t.v. prefer, better, would rather - Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably.
• mu nómþi a̋hu ne̋la:
• I'd rather spend the day at home.

m-u	nóm=þi	a̋h-u	ne̋l-a
1s.N	home=LOC	spend.the.day-SUP	prefer-IND

Conjunction

• 2. de - Introduces a contradiction; on the other hand; on the contrary, contrarily, rather.
• éȝu m̃ú' súna a̋ta ne. de nőma:
• She isn't going with us, rather she is going home.

éȝ-u	m̃-ú-'	súna	a̋t-a	ne	de	nőm-a
3-N.s	1p-G-ELIS	with	go-IND	not	rather	go.home-IND

Adverb

• 3. ṡĭṡámvi - Introduces a qualification or clarification; more precisely.
• I didn't want to drink. Or rather I did, just not alone.
• mu pőőȝu e-m̃e̋ṡa ne. m̃o ṡĭṡámvi átu ne sőőlu:

m-u	pőőȝ-u	e=m̃e̋ṡ-a	ne	m̃o	ṡĭ~ṡám=vi	átu	ne	sőől-u
1s-N	drink-SUP	PST=want-IND	not	or	ELT~precise=ADV	but	not	alone-N.s

• 4. tííðvi - Somewhat, fairly.
• i-me̋sos tííðvi fĭt̨a̋a̋tos e̋sa:
• These grapes are rather tasteless.

i=me̋s-os	tííð=vi	fĭ=t̨a̋a̋t-os	e̋s-a
this=grape-N.p	some=ADV	PRV=taste-N.p	be-IND

Postposition

• 5. ðééa - rather than.
• ṡı̋ṡu ṡaxkős ðééa ke̋ȝom e-ne̋uda:
• The child used a spoon rather than a fork.

ṡı̋ṡ-u	ṡaxk-ős	ðééa	ke̋ȝ-om	e=ne̋ud-a
child-N.s	fork-G.s	rather.than	spoon-A.s	PST=use-IND

Senjecas - simple