Senjecas - Birth of Jesus

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	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
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

Text

ȝesűs że̋no - The Birth of Jesus (2:1-7)

mukánȝeka̋s úúda tarne̋xaþo

Translated from the Greek

• New American Bible
• Literal Greek Translation
• Senjecan Text

Gloss

• 1. In those days Caesar Augustus published a decree orderng a census of the whole world.
• it.came.about and in the days those was.sent.out decree from Caesar Augustus to.register all the world.
• da kaisarűs augustűs áfa tőlo—ȝa őru v̌e̋e̋tu mexle̋żom sa̋a̋ba—a-aha̋m mı̋þaþo e-ı̋la:

da	kaisar-űs	august-űs	áfa	től-o	ȝa	őru-Ø	v̌e̋e̋t-u	mex.le̋ż-om	sa̋a̋b-a	a=ah-a̋m	mı̋þ-a-þ-o	e=ı̋l-a
and	Caesar-G.s	Augustus-G.s	from	decree-N.s	that	all-ABS	world-N.s	thing.set-A.s	sign-IND	that-day-G.p	send-IND-PP-N.s	PST=become-IND

• 2. This first census took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria
• this census first was governing the Syria Quirinius
• þűnta leuðlűxra e-e̋ba—méti k̬irı̋n̨u hűr̨am e-da̋sa:

þűnta-Ø	leuð.lűxr-a	e=e̋b-a	méti	k̬irı̋n̨-u	hűr̨-am	e=da̋s-a
first-ABS	people.count-N.s	PST=take.place-IND	while	Quirinius-N.s	Syria-A.s	PST=govern-IND

• 3. Everyone went to register, each to his own town.
• and was.traveling all to.register each to the own city
• őrus. nı̋ı̋gu pa̋to eȝu-rı̋ȝom do. mexle̋żom sa̋a̋bu e-ta̋ƣa:

őr-us	nı̋ı̋g-u	pa̋to-Ø	eȝu=rı̋ȝ-om	do	mex.le̋ż-om	sa̋a̋b-u	e=ta̋ƣ-a
all-N.p	each-N.s	own-ABS	his=city-A.s	to	thing.set-A.s	sign-SUP	PST=travel-IND

• 4. And so Joseph went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to David's town of Bethlehem—because he was of the house and lineage of David—
• went.up and also Joseph from the Galilee from city Nazareth to the Judea to city David which is.called Bethlehem because the being him from house and lineage David.
• da étu ȝose̋fu galila̋s áfa nasrata̋s áfa ȝéhude̋am do béþlexe̋mam fe̋e̋taþo rı̋ȝom do e-re̋na—hi éȝu dam̃idűs m̃eesősk̬e bukősk̬e áfa e-e̋sa—

da	étu	ȝose̋f-u	galil-a̋s	áfa	nasrat-a̋s	áfa	ȝéhude̋-am	do	béþlexe̋m-am	fe̋e̋t-a-þo	rı̋ȝ-om	do	e=re̋n-a
and	also	Joseph-N.s	Galilee-G.s	from	Nazareth-G.s	from	Judea-A.s	to	Bethlehem-A.s	call-IND-PP-Ø	city-A.s	to	PST=go.up-IND

hi	éȝ-u	dam̃id-űs	m̃ees-ős=k̬e	buk-ős=k̬e	áfa	e=e̋s-a
because	3-N.s	David-G.s	house-G.s=and	lineage-G.s=and	from	PST=be-IND

• 5. to register with Mary his espoused wife, who was with child.
• to.register with Mary the having.been.engaged to.him being pregnant
• táádi eȝús o bőþaþu d̬a̋mu mirȝamű' súna mexle̋żom saabe̋ȝa:

táádi	eȝ-ús	o	bőþ-a-þu-Ø	d̬a̋mu-Ø	mirȝam-ű-'	súna	mex.le̋ż-om	saab-e̋ȝa
in.order.to	3-G.s	to	engage-IND-PP-ABS	pregnant-ABS	Mary-G.s-ELIS	with	thing.set-A.s	sign-SBJ

• 6. While they were there the day of her confinement were completed.
• it.came.about and in the to.be them there were.fulfilled the days of.the to.bear her
• ȝa eȝu-pidűs a̋has þűkaþas e-ı̋la—e-e̋ba—méti éȝus tóru e-e̋sa:

ȝa	eȝu=pid-űs	a̋h-as	þűk-a-þ-as	e=ı̋l-a	e=e̋b-a	méti	éȝ-us	tóru	e=e̋s-a
that	her=birth-G.s	day-N.p	fulfill-IND-PP-N.p	PST=become-IND	PST=come.about-IND	while	3-N.p	there	PST=be-IND

• 7. She gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him a manger, because there was no room for them in the place where travelers lodged.
• and she.bore the son of.her the firstborn and she.wrapped.in clothes him and laid him in manger because not was for.them place in the inn
• da þunże̋naþu eȝu-pőikum e-pı̋da da oorős éna éȝum e-műxa d' askős éna éȝum e-le̋ƣa—hi oþm̃eesős éna ðe̋e̋o eȝúm éra e-vűűla ne:

da	þun.że̋n-a-þu-Ø	eȝu=pőik-um	e=pı̋d-a	da	oor-ős	éna	éȝ-um	e=műx-a	d-'	ask-ős	éna	éȝ-um	e=le̋ƣ-a
and	one.beget-IND-PP-ABS	her=son-A.s	PST=bear-IND	and	cloth-G.s	in	3-A.s	PST=wrap-IND	and-ELIS	manger-G.s	in	3-A.s	PST=lay-IND

hi	oþ.m̃ees-ős	éna	ðe̋e̋-o	eȝ-úm	éra	e=vűűl-a	ne
because	lodge.house-G.s	in	place-N.s	3-A.p	for	PST=there.be-IND	not