Senjecas - God and the King

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

ȝűmuk̬e re̋e̋ƣuk̬e
God and the King

• English Text
• Devanāgari Text
• Senjecan Translation

Gloss

• Once there was a childless king who wanted a son.
• fésvi vıże̋naþu pőikum m̃e̋ṡantu re̋e̋ƣu vűűla:

fés=vi	vı-żen-a-þu-Ø	pőik-um	m̃e̋ṡ-a-ntu-Ø	re̋e̋ƣ-u	vűűl-a
former=ADV	PRV=be_born-IND-PP-ABS	son-A.s	want-IND-AP-ABS	king-N.s	there_be-IND

• He asked his priest: "May a son be born to me!"
• eȝu-nőitum e-ı̋ga: m̃a pőiku mús o żene̋ȝa m̃ar:

eȝu=nőit-um	e=ı̋g-a	m̃a	pőik-u	m-ús	o	żen-e̋ȝa	m̃ar
his=priest-A.s	PST=request-IND	QUOT	son-N.s	1s-G	to	be_born-SBJ	QUOT

• The priest said to the king: "Pray to Yumu."
• nőitu reeƣűs o e-te̋e̋a: m̃a ȝuműs o lile̋ȝa m̃ar:

nőit-u	reeƣ-űs	o	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	ȝum-űs	o	lil-e̋ȝa	m̃ar
priest-N.s	king-G.s	to	PST=say-IND	QUOT	Yumu-G.s	to	pray-SBJ	QUOT

• The king approached Yumu and prayed, "Hear me, father Yumu!"
• re̋e̋ƣu ȝűmum e-ȝőbak̬' e-lı̋lak̬e: m̃a taata̋ ȝumű. mum vene̋ȝa m̃ar:

re̋e̋ƣ-u	ȝűm-um	e=ȝőb-a=k̬-'	e=lı̋l-a=k̬e	m̃a	taat-a̋	ȝum-ű	m-um	ven-e̋ȝa	m̃ar
king-N.s	Yumu-A.s	PST=approach-IND=and-ELIS	PST=pray-IND=and	QUOT	father-V.s	Yumu-V.s	1s-A	hear-SBJ	QUOT

• Yumu came down from heaven and asked. "What do you want?"
• ȝűmu d̨e̋m̃am ápa e-ı̋zak̬e me̋tak̬e: m̃a xom m̃e̋ṡa m̃ar:

ȝűm-u	d̨e̋m̃-am	ápa	e-ı̋z-a=k̬e	me̋t-a=k̬e	m̃a	x-om	m̃e̋ṡ-a	m̃ar
Yumu-N.s	heaven-A.s	from	PST=descend-IND=and	ask-IND=and	QUOT	what-A.s	want-IND	QUOT

• The king replied, "I want a son."
• re̋e̋ƣu e-kı̋ra: m̃a pőikum m̃e̋ṡa m̃ar:

re̋e̋ƣ-u	e=kı̋r-a	m̃a	pőik-um	m̃e̋ṡ-a	m̃ar
king-N.s	PST=reply-IND	QUOT	son-A.s	want-IND	QUOT

• "Let this be so," said the bright Yumu and the king's lady bore a son.
• ɔ̋ɔ̋żu ȝűmu e-te̋e̋a: m̃a so ítu ese̋ȝa m̃ar. da reeƣűs ande̋ru pőikum e-ı̋ı̋na⁝

ɔ̋ɔ̋żu-Ø	ȝűm-u	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	s-o	ítu	es-e̋ȝa	m̃ar	da	reeƣ-űs	ande̋r-u	pőik-um	e=ı̋ı̋n-a
resplendent-ABS	Yumu-N.s	PST=say-IND	QUOT	this-N.s	so	be-SBJ	QUOT	and	king-G.s	lady-N.s	son-A.s	PST=bear-IND