Senjecas - The Key of the Monastery

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

koin̈óónm̃eesős ta̋a̋zlo
The Key of the Monastery

• English Text
• Senjecan Translation

Gloss

• A wicked man lived near a monastery.
• e̋ku m̃ı̋ı̋ru koin̈óónm̃eesős ȝőba e-m̃e̋e̋sa:

e̋ku-Ø	m̃ı̋ı̋r-u	koin.nóón.m̃ees-ős	ȝőba	e=m̃e̋e̋s-a
wicked-ABS	man-N.s	common.take_a_vow.live-G.s	near	PS=live-IND

• He believed that the monks had great treasure, and coveted it.
• koin̈őőnlun me̋żo a̋rom űdu e-na̋ma. da éȝom e-le̋ipa:

koin.nőőn-l-un	me̋żo-Ø	a̋r-om	űd-u	e=na̋m-a	da	éȝ-om	e=le̋ip-a
common.make_a_vow-AG-A.p	great-ABS	treasure-A.s	have-SUP	PST=believe-IND	and	3-A.s	PST=covet-IND

• The wicked man became a policeman.
• e̋ku m̃ı̋ı̋ru þorna̋m̃lu e-ı̋la:

e̋ku-Ø	m̃ı̋ı̋r-u	þor.na̋m̃-l-u	e=ı̋l-a
wicked-ABS	man-N.s	law.enforce-AG-N.s	PST=become-IND

• One day, he accosted a monk who was returning to the monastery.
• tév' aha̋s kóin̈oonm̃e̋e̋som do e-ke̋rantu koin̈őőnlum e-ƣoı̋ga:

tév-'	ah-a̋s	kóin.noon.m̃e̋e̋s-om	do	e=ke̋r-a-ntu-Ø	koin.nőőn-l-um	e=ƣo=ı̋g-a
one-ELIS	day-G.s	common.make_a_vow.house-A.s	to	PST=return-IND-AP-ABS	common.make_a_vow-AG-A.s	PST=INT=request-IND

• "Give me your key," he said. "I want to search for any criminals who may be hiding there."
• e-te̋e̋a: m̃a tu-ta̋a̋zlomɛ mús o dőőe: k̬énu tóru la̋a̋ðantu le̋iþlun ne̋e̋þu m̃e̋ṡa m̃ar:

e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	tu=ta̋a̋z-l-om-ɛ	m-ús	o	dőő-e	k̬énu-Ø	tóru	la̋a̋ð-a-ntu-Ø	le̋iþ-l-un
PST-say-IND	QUOT	your=lock-AG-A.s-EP	1s-G	to	give-IMP	any-ABS	there	hide-IND-AP-ABS	commit_a_crime-AG-A.p

ne̋e̋þ-u	m̃e̋ṡ-a	m̃ar
search_for-SUP	want-IND	QUOT

• The monk said, "I have no key."
• koin̈őőnlu e-te̋e̋a: m̃a néo ta̋a̋zlom űda m̃ar:

koin.nőőn-l-u	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	néo-Ø	ta̋a̋z-l-om	űd-a	m̃ar:
common.make_a_vow-AG-N.s	PST=say-IND	QUOT	no-ABS	lock-AG-A.s	have-IND	QUOT

• The wicked policeman flew into a rage, but the monk went into the monastery through the open door.
• e̋ku þorna̋m̃lu e-ra̋va. de koin̈őőnlu lűro ðűrom šóóða kóin̈oonm̃e̋e̋som e-tı̋ra⁝

e̋ku-Ø	þor.na̋m̃-l-u	e=ra̋v-a	de	koin.nőőn-l-u	lűro-Ø	ðűr-om	šóóða
wicked-ABS	law.enforce-AG-N.s	PST=rage-IND	but	common.make_a_vow-AG-N.s	open-ABS	door-A.s	through

kóin.noon.m̃e̋e̋s-om	e=tı̋r-a
common.make_a_vow.house-A.s	PST-enter-IND