Senjecas - Book I, Chapter 15

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

Text

atősk̬e m̃aka̋sk̬e siia̋mɫo – Tao Te Ching
The Book of the Way and the Power
Ursula K. LeGuin kía ange̋lo tarne̋xaþo
English Translation by Ursula K. LeGuin

Chapter Fifteen – foope̋nto þı̋ro

• English Text
• Senjecan Translation

Gloss

• Once upon a time people who knew the Way were subtle, spiritual, mysterious, penetrating, unfathomable.
• muluva̋s a̋tam e-sa̋a̋rantu le̋uðu alfűɫu. űűnu. ƣűűƣu. šőőðantu. alþűm̨u e-vűűa:

muluv-a̋s	a̋t-am	e=sa̋a̋r-a-ntu-Ø	le̋uð-u	al=fűɫ-u	űűn-u	ƣűűƣ-u	šőőð-a-nt-u
yore-G.s	way-A.s	PST=know-IND-AP-ABS	people-N.s	PRV=evident-N.s	spiritual-N.s	mysterious-N.s	penetrate-IND-AP-N.s

al=þűm̨-u	e=vűű-a
PRV=understandable-N.s	PST=be-IND

• Since they're inexplicable I can only say what they seemed like:
• hi éȝus altős̨us e̋sa—mu sóólvi nom—táom goþı̋d̨a—te̋e̋u m̃a̋ƣa.

hi	éȝ-us	al=tős̨-us	e̋s-a	m-u	sóól=vi	n-om	tá-om	goþ-ı̋d̨-a	te̋e̋-u	m̃a̋ƣ-a
since	3-N.p	PRV=explicable-N.p	be-IND	1s-N	only=ADV	that-A.s	which-A.s	similar-TRZ-IND	say-SUP	be_able-IND

• Cautious, oh yes, as if wading through a winter river.
• ze̋e̋mus. va̋a̋. lúṡi hemda̋a̋em šóóða ȝőɫantus.

ze̋e̋m-us	va̋a̋	lúṡi	hem.da̋a̋-em	šóóða	ȝőɫ-a-nt-us
cautious-N.p	indeed	as.if	winter-river-A.s	through	wade-IND-AP-N.p

• Alert, as if afraid of the neighbors. Polite and quiet, like houseguests.
• pőtus. lúṡi ha̋usunɛ na̋a̋antus. ta̋a̋rusk̬e sa̋a̋musk̬e m̃eesšetű' sóma.

pőt-us	lúṡi	ha̋us-un-ɛ	na̋a̋-a-nt-us	ta̋a̋r-us=k̬e	sa̋a̋m-us=k̬e	m̃ees.šet-ű-'	sóma
alert- Np	as.if	neighbor-A.p-EP	fear-IND-AP	polite-N.p=and	quiet-N.p=and	house.guest-G.s-ELIS	like

• Elusive, like melting ice. Blank, like uncut wood. Empty, like valleys.
• vűƣus ta̋a̋m̃antu ȝegő' sóma. m̃a̋a̋nus alse̋kaþo maatő' sóma. leðőm sóma.

vűƣ-us	ta̋a̋m̃-a-ntu-Ø	ȝeg-ő-'	sóma	m̃a̋a̋n-us	al=se̋k-a-þo-Ø	maat-ő-'	sóma	leð-őm	sóma
elusive-Np	melt-IND-AP-ABS	ice-G.s-ELIS	like	blank-N.p	PRV=cut-IND-PP-ABS	wood-G.s-ELIS	like	valley-G.p	like

• Mysterious, oh yes, they were like troubled water.
• ƣűűƣus. va̋a̋. zı̋þo hűro e-sőma:

ƣűűƣ-us	va̋a̋	zı̋þo-Ø	hűr-o	e=sőm-a
mysterious-N.p	indeed	troubled-ABS	water-N.s	PST=be_like-IND

• Who can by stillness, little by little make what is troubled grow clear?
• xu ka̋a̋mom kaama̋s mém̃a k̬iilta̋s xéma zı̋þaþom ȝexı̋d̨u ma̋ƣa:

x-u	ka̋a̋m-om	kaam-a̋s	mém̃a	k̬iilt-a̋s	xéma	zı̋þ-a-þ-om	ȝex-ı̋d̨-u	ma̋ƣ-a
who-N.s	bit-A.s	bit-G.s	by	stillness-G.s	by	trouble-IND-PP-A.s	clear-TRZ-SUP	be_able-IND

• Who can by movement, little by little make what is still grow quick?
• xu ka̋a̋mom kaama̋s mém̃' asra̋s xéma k̬ı̋ı̋lom aatı̋d̨u ma̋ƣa:

x-u	ka̋a̋m-om	kaam-a̋s	mém̃-'	asr-a̋s	xéma	k̬ı̋ı̋l-om	aat-ı̋d̨-u	ma̋ƣ-a
who-N.s	bit-A.s	bit-G.s	by-ELIS	movement-G.s	by	still-A.s	quick-TRZ-SUP	be_able-IND

• To follow the Way is not to need fulfillment.
• a̋tam da̋gu þűxram ı̋ı̋ƣu e̋sa ze:

a̋t-am	da̋g-u	þűxr-am	ı̋ı̋ƣ-u	e̋s-a	ze
way-A.s	follow-SUP	fulfillment-A.s	need-SUP	be-IND	not

• Unfulfilled, one may live on needing no renewal.
• ȝűűnram ne ı̋ı̋ƣantu alþűxaþu ǧííele̋ȝa⁝

ȝűűnr-am	ne	ı̋ı̋ƣ-a-ntu-Ø	al=þűx-a-þ-u	ǧíí-el-e̋ȝa
renewal-A.s	not	need-IND-AP-ABS	PRV=fulfill-IND-PP-N.s	live-FRQ-SBJ