Senjecas - Chinese Sayings

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	REV = reversive	VOC = vocative particle
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AG = agent	ELIS = elision	IMP = imperative	M = masculine	Q = interrogative particle	YNG = young
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

Sayings

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Gloss

• Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. – Lao Tzu
• यु॔स् कि॔अ मे॔स़्भि म़े॓नथु इ॔लु तु॔स् ओ म़॓ल्तम् दौ॓अ। मे॔ति युम् मे॔स़्भि म़े॓नु तु॔स् ओ जु॓र्तम् दौ॓अ॥
• ȝús kía mézvi m̃e̋naþu ı̋lu tús o m̃a̋ltam dőőa: méti ȝum mézvi m̃e̋nu tús o żűrtam dőőa⁝

ȝ-ús	kía	méz=vi	m̃e̋n-a-þ-u	ı̋l-u	t-ús	o	m̃a̋lt-am	dőő-a
someone-G.s	by	great=ADV	love-IND-PP-N.s	become-SUP	2s-G	to	strength-A.s	give-IND

méti	ȝ-um	méz=vi	m̃e̋n-u	t-ús	o	żűrt-am	dőő-a
while	someone-A.s	great=ADV	love-SUP	2s-G	to	courage-A.s	give-IND

• Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny. - Lao-Tzu
• तु पू॓थोन् गे॓थे। ए॔योऽ स॓म़ोस् इ॓ल॥ तु स॓म़ोन् गे॓थे। ए॔योस् भि॓भोस् इ॓ल॥ तु भि॓भोन् गे॓थे। ए॔योस् गु॓ओस् इ॓ल॥ तु गु॓ओन् गे॓थे। ए॔योस् स्वे॓घ्र इ॓ल॥ तु स्वे॓घ्रन् गे॓थे। ए॔य क॓उस इ॓ल॥
• tú pűűþon ge̋þe. éȝo' sa̋m̃os ı̋la: tú sa̋m̃on ge̋þe. éȝos vı̋vos ı̋la: tú vı̋von ge̋þe. éȝos gűos ı̋la: tú gűon ge̋þe. éȝo' še̋ðra ı̋la: tú še̋ðran ge̋þe. éȝa ka̋usa ı̋la⁝

t-ú	pűűþ-on	ge̋þ-e	éȝ-o-'	sa̋m̃-os	ı̋l-a	t-ú	sa̋m̃-on	ge̋þ-e	éȝ-os	vı̋v-os	ı̋l-a
2s-V	thought-A.s	watch-IMP	3-N.p-ELIS	word-N.p	become-IND	2s-V	word-A.p	watch-IMP	3-N.p	action-N.p	become-IND

t-ú	vı̋v-on	ge̋þ-e	éȝ-os	gű-os	ı̋l-a	t-ú	gű-on	ge̋þ-e	éȝ-o-'	še̋ðr-a	ı̋l-a
2s-V	action-A.p	watch-IMP	3-N.p	habit-N.p	become-IND	2s-V	habit-A.p	watch-IMP	3-N.p-ELIS	character-N.s	become-IND

t-ú	še̋ðr-an	ge̋þ-e	éȝ-a	ka̋us-a	ı̋l-a
2s-V	character-A.s	watch-IMP	3-N.s	destiny-N.s	become-IND

• If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present. - Lao-Tzu
• ए॔बि तु अ॓ग़ु भू॓अ। तोअ॓रि पोस्त॓स् ए॔न म़ै॓स॥ ए॔बि तु स़ि॓थु भू॓अ। तोअ॓रि न्यौफ्त॓स् ए॔न म़ै॓स॥ ए॔बि तु म़ीर॓स् ओ भू॓अ। तोअ॓रि निक़्र॓स् ए॔न म़ै॓स॥
• ébi tu a̋ƣu vűűa. toári posta̋s éna m̃e̋e̋sa: ébi tu zı̋þu vűűa. toári n̨oofta̋s éna m̃e̋e̋sa: ébi tu miira̋s o vűűa. toári nixra̋s éna m̃e̋e̋sa⁝

ébi	t-u	a̋ƣ-u	vűű-a	toári	post-a̋s	éna	m̃e̋e̋s-a	ébi	t-u	zı̋þ-u	vűű-a	toári	n̨ooft-a̋s	éna	m̃e̋e̋s-a
if	2s-N	depressed-N.s	be-IND	then	past-G.s	in	live-IND	if	2s-N	anxious-N.s	be-IND	then	future-G.s	in	live-IND

ébi	t-u	miir-a̋s	o	vűű-a	toári	nixr-a̋s	éna	m̃e̋e̋s-a
if	2s-N	peace-G.s	at	be-IND	then	present-G.s	in	live-IND

• The honorable and upright man keeps well away from both the slaughterhouse and the kitchen. And he allows no knives on his table. - Mencius
• þa̋l̨u da ȝűsu m̃ı̋ı̋ru vőőo úngurde̋mom vőőo duƣte̋rom lábu ápa ɠa̋a̋la: da serős éva néo sı̋ı̋mlon he̋ne:

þa̋l̨u-Ø	da	ȝűsu-Ø	m̃ı̋ı̋r-u	vőőo-Ø	úngur.de̋m-om	vőőo-Ø	duƣ.te̋r-om	lábu	þif.ápa	ɠa̋a̋l-a
honorable-ABS	and	upright-ABS	man-N.s	both-ABS	slaughter.building-A.s	and	cook.room-A.s	well	away_from	keep-IND

da	ser-ős	éva	néo-Ø	sı̋ı̋m-l-on	he̋n-a
and	table-G.s	on	no-ABS	cut-INS-A.p	allow-IND