Senjecas - Introduction

Pronunciation table

peműko (labial)								riisűko (dental)								muitűko (alveolar)								vainűko (palatal)							ṡ̨uuše̋nos (vowels)								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	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

Text

• New American Bible
• Literal Greek Translation
• Senjecan Text

Gloss

ivrűm o miþős tirsa̋m̃os - Introduction to the Letter to the Hebrews (1:1-4)

mukánȝeka̋s úúda tarne̋xaþo

Translated from the Greek

• 1. In times past, God spoke in fragmentary and varied ways to our fathers through the prophets;
• In.many.ways and in.various.ways Long.ago the God having.spoken to the fathers by the prophets
• taata̋m o m̃aaþlűm kía ȝűmu lábu fésu me̋e̋ak̬e ka̋þak̬e mooda̋m móóda

taat-a̋m	o	m̃aaþl-űm	kía	ȝűm-u	lábu	fés-u	me̋e̋a-Ø=k̬e	ka̋þa-Ø=k̬e	mood-a̋m	móóda
father-G.p	to	prophet-G.p	by	God-N.s	very	early-ADV	many-ABS=and	various-ABS=and	way-G.p	by.means.of

• 2. in this, the final age, he has spoken to us through his Son, whom he has made heir of all things and through whom he first created the universe.
• at end of.the days these spoke to.us by son, whom he.appointed heir of.all.things, through whom also he.made the ages.
• i-aha̋m muƣra̋s poikűs kía m̃úm o e-te̋e̋a—táum orőn xe̋ilum e-feetı̋d̨a da taús móóda ke̋e̋san e-va̋a̋na—

i=ah-a̋m	muƣr-a̋s	poik-űs	kía	m̃-úm	o	e=te̋e̋-a	tá-um	or-őn	xe̋il-um	e=feet-ı̋d̨-a
this=day-G.p	end-G.s	son-G.s	by	1-G.p	to	PST=say-IND	who-A.s	all-G.p	heir-G.s	PST=appoint-TRZ-IND

da	ta-ús	móód-a	ke̋e̋s-an	e=va̋a̋n-a
and	who-G.s	by.means.of	age-A.p	PST=make-IND

• 3. This Son is the reflection of the Father's glory, the exact representation of the Father's being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he took his seat at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven
• who, being radiance of.the glory and representation of.the essence of.him, sustaining and the everything by.the word of.the power of.him purification of.the sins having.made he.sat.down at right.hand of.the majesty on high,
• m̨agős he̋e̋r̈ak̬e eȝu-bihokős sı̋þrak̬e e̋santu da eȝu-m̃akős samős kía víson sa̋vantu da a̋gon suvı̋d̨antu miiðta̋s taɫős éna úfvi e-n̨ase̋da.

m̨ag-ős	he̋e̋r̈-a=k̬e	eȝu=bihok=ős-ĕ	sı̋þr-a=k̬e	e̋s-a-nt-u	da	eȝu=m̃ak-ős	sam-ős	kía
glory-G.s	radiance-N.s=and	his=essence-G.s-EP	representation-N.s=and	be-IND-AP-N.s	and	his=power-G.s	word-G.s	by

vís-on	sa̋v-a-nt-u	da	a̋g-on	suv-ı̋d̨-a-nt-u	miiðt-a̋s	taɫ-ős	éna	úf=vi	e=n̨a.se̋d-a
every-A.p	sustain-IND-AP-N.s	and	sin-A.p	pure-TRZ-AP-N.s	majesty-G.s	right.hand-G.s	at	above-ADV	PST=down.sit-IND

• 4. as far superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.
• by.so.much better having.become the angels, by.so.much more excellent than them, he.has.inherited name.
• épi angarűm sóma vĭva̋du iı̋lantu épi eȝúm sóma ṡĭṡa̋do fe̋e̋tom xĭxe̋ila⁝

épi	angar-űm	sóma	vĭ~va̋d-u	i~ı̋l-a-nt-u	épi	eȝ-úm	sóma	ṡĭ~ṡa̋d-o	fe̋e̋t-om	xĭ~xe̋il-a
as	angel-G.p	than	EL~good-N.s	PRF~become-IND-AP-N.s	as	3-G.p	than	EL~excellent-N.s	name-A.s	PRF~inherit-IND.