Senjecas - Anonymous 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	Q = interrogative particle	VOC = vocative particle
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AG = agent	ELIS = elision	IMP = imperative	M = masculine	QUOT = direct quotation	YNG = young
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	ELT = elative	INC = inchoative	OCC = occupation suffix	REV = reversive
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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• Devanāgari Text
• Senjecas Translation

Gloss

• Every time you open your mouth, people can read your mind.
• मे॔ति तु-औ॓सोम् लु॓र। तु-मे॓इन ध्यआ॓अथ इ॓ल म॓ग़॥
• méti tu-őősom lűra. tu-me̋ina ð̨a̋a̋aþa ı̋lu ma̋ƣa:

méti	tu=őős-om	lűr-a	tu=me̋in-a	ð̨a̋a̋-a-þ-a	ı̋l-u	ma̋ƣ-a
whenever	your=mouth-A.s	open-IND	your=mind-N.s	read-IND-PP-N.s	become-SUP	be.able-IND

• How is a person who can vote, but who never takes time to do it, any better off than the person who is prevented from voting at all?
• ओ॓पु म॓ग़्लु। दे ओ॓पु कि॓थ नेते॔नु। क़आ॔ल्ऽ उउ॓थु भू॓अ सो॔मि कि॔सु ओ॓पु अ॔फ स॓बथु इ॓ल्लु॥
• őpu ma̋ƣlu. de őpu kı̋þa neténu. xáál' uűþu vűűa sómi kísu őpu áfa sa̋baþu ı̋l̤u:

őp-u	ma̋ƣ-l-u	de	őp-u	kı̋þ-a	neténu	xáál-'	u~űþ-u	vűű-a	sómi	kísu
vote-SUP	be.able-AG-N.s	but	vote-SUP	take.time-IND	never	how-ELIS	ELT~fortunate-N.s	be-IND	than	at.all

őp-u	áfa	sa̋b-a-þu-Ø	ı̋l-l-u
vote-SUP	from	prevent-IND-PP-ABS	become-AG-N.s

• Speak in such a way that others love to listen to you. Listen in such a way that others love to speak to you.
• तोअ॔लु स॓म़े। प्यु॔भि अ॓नुस् तुम् आ॔म़ु पी॓र॥ तोअ॔लु आ॔म़े। प्यु॔भि अ॓नुस् तु॔स् ओ स॓म़ु पी॓र॥
• toálu sa̋m̃e. ƥúvi ánus tum a̋a̋m̃u pı̋ı̋ra: toálu a̋a̋m̃e. ƥúvi ánus tús o sa̋m̃u pı̋ı̋ra:

toáál-u	sa̋m̃-e	ƥúvi	án-us	t-um	a̋a̋m̃-u	pı̋ı̋r-a	toáál-u	a̋a̋m̃-e	ƥúvi	án-us	t-ús	o	sa̋m̃-u	pı̋ı̋r-a
such-ADV	speak-IMP	so.that	other-N.p	2s-A	listen.to-SUP	desire-IND	such-ADV	listen.to-IMP	so.that	other-N.p	2s-G	to	speak.to-SUP	desire-IND

• Being intelligent doesn't prevent one from believing in stupid things, it just expands the realm of possibilities.
• सआ॓रु भू॓उ म़ौ॓मोन् न॓मु अ॔फ ती॓धुम् स॓ब ने॥ अ॔तु मआग़्त॓म् आ॓रम् आ॓र॥
• sa̋a̋ru vűűu mőőm̃on na̋mu áfa tı̋ı̋ðum sa̋ba ne: átu maaƣta̋m a̋a̋ram a̋a̋ra:

sa̋a̋r-u	vűű-u	mőőm̃-on	na̋m–u	áfa	tı̋ı̋ð-um	sa̋b-a	ne	átu	maaƣt-a̋m	a̋a̋r-am	a̋a̋r-a
intelligent-N.s	be-SUP	stupid-A.p	believe-SUP	from	one-A.s	prevent-IND	not	just	possibility-G.p	realm-A.s	expand-IND

• He who works with his hand is a laborer.
• एयु-मनो॓स् क़े॔म दआ॓रन्तु दआ॓र्लु ए॓स॥
• eȝu-manős xéma da̋a̋rantu da̋a̋rlu e̋sa:

eȝu=man-ős	xéma	da̋a̋r-a-ntu-Ø	da̋a̋r-l-u	e̋s-a
his=hand-G.s	with	work-IND-AP-ABS	work-AG-N.s	be-IND

• He who works with his hand and his head is a craftsman.
• एयु-मनो॓स्क्वे नीमो॓स्क्वे क़े॔म दआ॓र्लु ऊ॓र्लु ए॓स॥
• eȝu-manősk̬e niimősk̬e xéma da̋a̋rantu űűrlu e̋sa:

eȝu=man-ős=k̬e	niim-ős=k̬e	xéma	da̋a̋r-a-ntu-Ø	űűr-l-u	e̋s-a
his=hand-G.s=and	head-G.s=and	with	work-IND-AP-ABS	craft-AG-N.s	be-IND

• He who works with his hand and his head and his heart is an artist.
• एयु-मनो॓स्क्वे नीमो॓स्क्वे सुधो॓सक्व॓ क़े॔म दआ॓र्लु ऊ॓र्लु दु॓भ्लु ए॓स॥
• eȝu-manősk̬e niimősk̬e suðősk̬e xéma da̋a̋rantu dűvlu esa:

eȝu=man-ős=k̬e	niim-ős=k̬e	suð-ős=k̬e	xéma	da̋a̋r-a-ntu-Ø	dűv-l-u	e̋s-a
his=hand-G.s=and	head-G.s=and	heart-G.s=and	with	work-IND-AP-ABS	have.skill-AG-N.s	be-IND

• Your journey is not the same as mine and my journey is not yours, but if you meet me on a certain path, may we encourage each other.
• तु-त॓ग़ो मु-तग़ो॓स मे॔त सो॓मो ए॓स ने। द मु-त॓ग़ो तु-तग़ो॓स मे॔त सो॓मो ए॓स ने॥ ए॔स्ति। ए॔बि तु ते॓भ़ फ्यौ॓लोम् ए॔न मुम् पने॓य। तोअ॔रि मुसॎ अन॓नुम् रैदे॓य॥
• tu-ta̋ƣo mu-taƣős méta sőmo e̋sa ne. da mu-ta̋ƣo tu-taƣős méta sőmo e̋sa ne: ésti. ébi tu te̋vo f̨őőlom éna mum pane̋ȝa—toári m̃us anánum reede̋ȝa:

tu=ta̋ƣ-o	mu=taƣ-ős	méta	sőm-o	e̋s-a	ne	da	mu=ta̋ƣ-o	tu=taƣ-ős	méta	sőm-o	e̋s-a	ne
your=journey-N.s	my=journey-G.s	as	same-N.s	be-IND	not	and	my=journey-N.s	your=journey-G.s	as	same-N.s	be-IND	not

ésti	ébi	t-u	te̋vo-Ø	f̨őől-om	éna	m-um	pan-e̋ȝa	toári	m̃-us	an.án-um	reed-e̋ȝa
but	if	2s-N	certain-ABS	path-A.s	on	1s-A	meet-SBJ	then	1p-N	other.other-A.s	encourage-SBJ

• Pity him who thinks there is only one way to make a language.
• थु॓न् कु॓योम् ये॓कम् भआ॓नु भू॓लु न॓मन्तुम् बु॓ले॥
• þűn kűȝom ȝe̋kam va̋a̋nu vűűlu na̋mantum bűɫe:

þűn	kűȝ-om	ȝe̋k-am	va̋a̋n-u	vűűl-u	na̋m-a-nt-um	bűɫ-e
one	method-A.s	language-A.s	create-SUP	there.be-SUP	believe-IND-AP-A.s	pity-IMP

• People who wonder whether the glass is half-full or half-empty miss the point. The glass is refillable.
• ते॓लन्तुस्—ओ॔पि गि॓न्दो फेल्पै॓लोम़े फेल्म़आ॓नोम़ऽ एसे॓य—सै॓इघोम् लो॓क॥ गि॓न्दो म़ेर्पै॓लथो इ॓लु म॓ग़॥
• te̋lantus—ópi gı̋ndo felpe̋e̋lom̃e felm̃a̋a̋nom̃' ese̋ȝa—se̋e̋iðom lőka: gı̋ndo m̃erpe̋e̋laþo ı̋lu ma̋ƣa:

te̋l-a-nt-us	ópi	gı̋nd-o	fel.pe̋e̋l-o=m̃e	fel.m̃a̋a̋n-o=m̃='	es-e̋ȝa	se̋e̋ið-om	lők-a
wonder-IND-AP-N.p	whether	cup-N.s	half.full-N.s=or	half.empty-N.s=or=ELIS	be-SBJ	target-A.s	miss-IND

gı̋nd-o	m̃er.pe̋e̋l-a-þ-o	ı̋l-u	ma̋ƣ-a
cup	re.fill-IND-PP-N.s	become-SUP	be.able-IND

• Has a bee ever landed on you, and instead of getting scared, you appreciate the possibility that you got confused for a flower?
• भी॓ए तुम् ए॔भ क्वेन॔नु नंनआ॓ल द। नआ॓उ इ॓लु धै॔अ। तु म॓ग़्तम् ० य ए॔ये न॓नि॓स् अ॔न्त तुम् ए-मु॓न ० कु॓य मे॥
• vı̋ı̋e tum éva k̬enánu nına̋a̋la da. na̋a̋u ı̋lu ðééa. tu ma̋ƣtam—ȝa éȝe nanı̋s ánta tum e-műna—kűȝa me:

vı̋ı̋-e	t-um	éva	k̬enánu	nı~na̋a̋l-a	da	na̋a̋-u	ı̋l-u	ðééa	t-u	ma̋ƣt-am
bee-N.s	2s-A	on	ever	PRF~land-IND	and	scared-N.s	become-SUP	instead.of	2s-N	possibility-A.s

ȝa	éȝ-e	nan-ı̋s	ánta	t-um	e=műn-a	kűȝ-a	me
that	3s-N	flower-G.s	for	2s-A	PST=mistake-IND	appreciate-IND	Q

• Blessed are the weird people: the poets and misfits, the artists, writers and music-makers, the dreamers, the outsiders and the saints,
• स़े॓बुस् । म़े॓ल्लुस् द दुस्धु॓भुस्। गी॓र्लुस् द य॓र्लुस्। कुमआ॓गुस् द स़ि॓क़्लुस्। बहो॓मुस् द स॓कुस् फि॓रुस् भू॓अ।
• ze̋bus. m̃e̋l̤us da dusðűvus. gı̋ı̋rlus da ȝa̋rlus. kuma̋a̋gus da zı̋xlus. bahőmus da sa̋kus fı̋rus vűűa.

ze̋b-us	m̃e̋l-l-us	da	dus.ðűv-us	gı̋ı̋r-l-us	da	ȝa̋r-l-us	kum-a̋a̋g-us	da	zı̋x-l-us	ba.hőm-us
weird-N.p	compose.poetry-AG-N.p	and	mis.fit-N.p	draw-AG-N.p	and	write-AG-N.p	music-OCC-N.p	and	dream-AG-N.p	outside.person-N.p

• for they force us to see the world differently.
• हि गो॔इभि भ्वै॓तोम् न॓कु म़ुन् अ॓च॥
• hi góivi v̌e̋e̋tom na̋ku m̃un a̋ṡa:

da	sa̋k-us	fı̋r-us	vűű-a	hi	gói=vi	v̌e̋e̋t-om	na̋k-u	m̃-un	a̋ṡ-a
and	holy-N.p	blessed-N.p	be-IND	for	different=ADV	world-A.s	see-SUP	1p-A	force-IND

• A seed grows with no sound, but a tree falls with a huge noise.
• सै॓ओ स्वे॓नो स॔न अ॓ल। ए॔स्ति ह॓इसे मे॓जो थिमो॓स् मौ॔द फौ॓ल॥
• se̋e̋o šenő' sána a̋la. ésti ha̋ise me̋żo þimős móóda főőla:

se̋e̋-o	šen-ő-'	sána	a̋l-a	ésti	ha̋is-e	me̋żo-Ø	þim-ős	móóda	főől-a
seed-N.s	sound-G.s-ELIS	without	grow-IND	but	tree-N.s	huge-ABS	noise-G.s	with	fall-IND

• Destruction has noise, but creation is quiet.
• थि॓म्ऽ ओल्र॓स् ओ ए॓स। ए॔स्ति भआ॓नर सआ॓म ए॓स॥
• þı̋m' olra̋s o e̋sa. ésti va̋a̋nra sa̋a̋ma e̋sa:

þı̋m-'	olr-a̋s	o	e̋s-a	ésti	va̋a̋nr-a	sa̋a̋m-a	e̋s-a
noise-ELIS	destruction-G.s	to	be-IND	creation-N.s	quiet-N.s	be-IND

• This is the power of silence, grow silently.
• स सआम्त॓स् म़॓क ए॓स। सआ॔म्भि अ॓ले॥
• sa saamta̋s m̃a̋ka e̋sa. sáámvi a̋le:

s-a	saamt-a̋s	m̃a̋k-a	e̋s-a	sáám=vi	a̋l-e
this-N.s	silence-G.s	power-N.s	be-IND	silent=ADV	grow-IMP

• The wrong people will find you in peace and leave you in pieces.
• मु॓नुस् मीर॓स् ए॔न तुम् उ-दै॓स। द लेमो॓म् ए॔न तुम् उ-ते॓म॥
• műnus miira̋s éna tum u-de̋e̋sa. da lemőm éna tum u-te̋m̃a:

műn-us	miir-a̋s	éna	t-um	u=de̋e̋s-a	da	lem-őm	éna	t-um	u=te̋m̃-a
wrong-N.p	peace-G.s	in	2s-A	FUT=find-IND	and	piece-G.p	in	2s-A	FUT=leave-IND

• The right people will find you in pieces and lead you to peace.
• म़ै॓रुस् लेमो॓म् ए॔न तुम् उ-दै॓स। द मी॓रम् दो तुम् उ-दे॓उक॥
• m̃e̋e̋rus lemőm éna tum u-de̋e̋sa. da mı̋ı̋ram do tum u-de̋uka:

m̃e̋e̋r-us	lem-őm	éna	t-um	u=de̋e̋s-a	da	mı̋ı̋r-am	do	t-um	u=de̋uk-a
right-N.p	piece-G.p	and	2s-A	FUT=find-IND	and	peace-A.s	to	2s-A	FUT=lead-IND

• Life is like a cup of coffee. You choose whether you want it sweet or bitter, cold or hot, plain or flavored.
• ग्वी॓त गिन्दो॓स् कफ्देपो॓ऽ सो॔म ए॓स॥ तु ओ॓प। ओ॔पि ए॔योम् स्वआ॓दोम्म़े च्य॓बोम्म़े। सो॓योम्म़े ती॓थोम्म़े। म़आ॓नोम्म़े त्यआ॓थोम्म़े म़े॓च॥
• ǧı̋ı̋ta gindős kafdepő' sóma e̋sa: tu őpa. ópi éȝom ša̋a̋domm̃e ṡ̨a̋bomm̃e. sőȝomm̃e tı̋ı̋þomm̃e. m̃a̋a̋nomm̃e t̨a̋a̋taþomm̃e m̃e̋ṡa:

ǧı̋ı̋t-a	gind-ős	kaf.dep-ő-'	sóma	e̋s-a	t-u	őp-a	ópi	éȝ-om	ša̋a̋d-om=m̃e	ṡ̨a̋b-om=m̃e	sőȝ-om=m̃e	tı̋ı̋þ-om=m̃e
life-N.s	cup-G.s	coffee.tisane-G.s-ELIS	like	be-IND	2s-N	choose-IND	whether	3-A.s	sweet-A.s=of	bitter-A.s=or	cold-A.s=or	hot-A.s=or

m̃a̋a̋n-om=m̃e	t̨a̋a̋t-a-þ-om=m̃e	m̃e̋ṡ-a
plain-A.s=or	flavor-IND-PP-A.s=or	want-IND

• Grief never ends, but it changes. It’s a passage, not a place to stay.
• मी॓म़्र मुगी॓द्य नेते॔नु। ए॔स्ति मे॓इथ॥ नु॓क़्र ए॓स। ने ग्यआ॓लु धै॓ओ॥
• mı̋ı̋m̃ra mugı̋d̨a neténu. ésti me̋iþa: nűxra e̋sa. ne ɠa̋a̋lu ðe̋e̋o:

mı̋ı̋m̃r-a	mug-ı̋d̨-a	neténu	ésti	me̋iþ-a	nűxr-a	e̋s-a	ne	ɠa̋a̋l-u	ðe̋e̋-o
grief-N.s	end-TRZ-IND	never	but	change-IND	passage-N.s	be-IND	not	stay-SUP	place-N.s

• Grief is not a sign of weakness, nor a lack of faith. It is the price of love.
• मी॓म़्र ने॔द निथ्त॓स् ने॓उओ ने॔द और॓स् ए॓गो ए॓स। म़ेन्र॓स् क़े॓पो ए॓स॥
• mı̋ı̋m̃ra néda niþta̋s ne̋uo néda oora̋s e̋go e̋sa. m̃enra̋s xe̋po e̋sa:

mı̋ı̋m̃r-a	né.da	niþt-a̋s	ne̋u-o	né.da	oor-a̋s	e̋g-o	e̋s-a	m̃enr-a̋s	xe̋p-o	e̋s-a	al=fe̋e̋t-u
griefN.s	not.and	weakness-G.s	sign-N.s	and.not	faith-G.s	lack-N.s	be-IND	love-G.s	price-N.s	be-IND	PRV=name-N.s