Senjecas - Book I, Chapter 18

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 Eighteen – fooża̋to to þı̋ro

• English Text
• Senjecan Translation

Gloss

• In the degradation of the great way come benevolence and righteousness.
• űntak̬e kı̋ı̋htak̬e me̋ż' ata̋s kı̋ı̋zra̋s ena ǧe̋ma:

űnt-a=k̬e	kı̋ı̋ht-a=k̬e	me̋ż-'	at-a̋s	kiizr-a̋s	ena	ǧe̋m-a
benevolence-N.s=and	righteousness-N.s=and	great-ELIS	way-G.s	degradation-G.s	in	come-IND

• With the exaltation of learning and prudence comes immense hypocrisy.
• alme̋ȝa ƣam̃va̋ðta tűnuk̬e huxta̋sk̬e ainra̋' súna ǧe̋ma:

al=me̋ȝa-Ø	ƣam̃.va̋ðt-a	tűn-u=k̬e	huxt-a̋s=k̬e	ainr-a̋-'	súna	ǧe̋m-a
PRV=great-ABS	false.goodness-N.s	learn-SUP=and	prudence-G.s=and	exaltation-G.s-ELIS	with	come-IND

• The disordered family is full of dutiful children and parents.
• m̃ipa̋fu ða̋mu bőþru żoonaþűmk̬e żoonlűmk̬e pe̋e̋lu e̋sa:

m̃i=pa̋fu-Ø	ða̋m-u	bőþru-Ø	żoon-a-þ-űm=k̬e	żoon-l-űm=k̬e	pe̋e̋l-u	e̋s-a
REV=orderly-ABS	family-N.s	dutiful-ABS	beget-IND-PP-G.p=and	beget-AG-G.p=and	full-N.s	be-IND

• The disordered society is full of loyal patriots.
• m̃ipa̋faþa eefƣe̋ðra ȝa̋żu mexȝáżaþűm pe̋e̋la e̋sa:

m̃i=pa̋f-a-þa-Ø	eefƣe̋ðr-a	ȝa̋żu-Ø	mex.ȝáż-a-þ-űm	pe̋e̋l-a	e̋s-a
REV=order-IND-PP-ABS	society-N.s	loyal-ABS	country.devote-IND-PP-G.p	full-N.s	be-IND