Senjecas - The Tale of the Boat

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

The Tale of the Boat
नआमो॓स् ल़ो॓मो
naam̃ős ɫ̨őmo

• English Text
• Senjecan Translation

Gloss

• A lad needed to go through a very dark forest to get to the home of his lord.
• hűsu eȝu-anderűs nőmom tőpu tááda lábu re̋e̋mo fűrom šőőðu e-ke̋la:

hűs-u	eȝu=ander-űs	nőm-om	tőp-u	tááda	lábu	re̋e̋mo-Ø	fűr-om	šőőð-u	e=ke̋l-a
lad-N.s	his=lord-G.s	home-A.s	arrive_at-SUB	in_order_to	very	dark-ABS	forest-A.s	through	PST=have.to-IND

• The forest was too dense, the branches of the trees so intertwined that the young man could barely see the sky.
• fűro kéþu pűṡo e-e̋sa. haise̋m ża̋vos kéþu tőxaþos e-e̋sa. ȝa be̋ku m̃ı̋ı̋ru nűmom ááru na̋ku e-ma̋ƣa:

fűr-o	kéþu	pűṡ-o	e=e̋s-a	hais-e̋m	ża̋v-os	kéþu	tőx-a-þ-os	e=e̋s-a
forest-N.s	so	dense-N.s	PST=be-IND	tree-G.p	branch-N.p	so	intertwine-IND-PP-N.p	PST=be-IND

ȝa	be̋ku-Ø	m̃ı̋ı̋r-u	nűm-om	ááru	na̋k-u	e=ma̋ƣ-a
that	young-ABS	man-N.s	sky=A.s	barely	see-SUP	PST=be_able-IND

• This young man came to a large river that cut the forest.
• be̋ku i-m̃ı̋ı̋ru me̋że—táe fűrom e-se̋ka—da̋a̋em e-tőpa:

be̋ku-Ø	i=m̃ı̋ı̋r-u	me̋ż-e	tá-e	fűr-om	e=se̋k-a	da̋a̋-em	e=tőp-a
young-ABS	this=man-N.s	large-ABS	which-N.s	forest-A.s	PST=cut-IND	river=A.s	PST=come_to-IND

• There was a small anchorage in the margin and in it a boat with oars was tied up.
• pı̋no pisda̋a̋ro afrős éna e-vűűla. da suƣlőm éta na̋a̋m̃o eȝós éna ba̋a̋aþo e-ı̋la:

pı̋no-Ø	pis.da̋a̋r-o	afr-ős	éna	e=vűűl-a	da	suƣ-l-őm	éta	na̋a̋m̃-o	eȝ-ós	éna	ba̋a̋-a-þ-o	e=ı̋l-a
small-ABS	anchor.place-N.s	bank-G.s	on	PST=there_be-IND	and	row-AG-G.p	with	boat-N.s	3-G.s	in	tie-IND-PP-N.s	PST=become-IND

• The lad put himself in the boat and rowed to the opposite bank.
• hűsu e-en̈a̋a̋m̃a da þőőso a̋from do e-sűƣa:

hűs-u	e=en.na̋a̋m̃-a	da	þőőso-Ø	a̋fr-om	do	e=sűƣ-a
lad-N.s	PST=in.boat-IND	and	opposite-ABS	shore-A.s	to	PST=row-IND

• Upon landing there, he thought: "It has been valuable to me this boat, better take it with me."
• tóru na̋a̋lu éna e-pűűþa: m̃a i-na̋a̋m̃o mús o k̬őino vyvűűa: mu éȝom ga̋a̋nu ke̋la m̃ar:

tóru	na̋a̋l-u	éna	e=pűűþ-a	m̃a	i=na̋a̋m̃-o	m-ús	o	k̬őin-o	vy~vűű-a	m-u	éȝ-om	ga̋a̋n-u	ke̋l-a	m̃ar
there	land-SUP	on	PST=think-IND	QUOT	this=boat-N.s	1s-G	to	valuable-N.s	PRF~be-IND	1s-N	3-A.s	take_with-SUP	should-IND	QUOT

• The young man then put the boat on the bank and entered the forest,
• pósu be̋ku m̃ı̋ı̋ru a̋from éna na̋a̋m̃om e-ðe̋e̋a. da fűrom e-tı̋ra—

pósu	be̋ku-Ø	m̃ı̋ı̋r-u	a̋fr-om	éna	na̋a̋m̃-om	e=ðe̋e̋-a	da	fűr-om	e=tı̋r-a
then	young-ABS	man-N.s	bank-A.s	on	boat-A.s	PST=put-IND	and	forest-A.s	PST=enter-IND

• which was on this side so closed as the forest in the other side:
• táo i-pegős ena pus̈a̋a̋to áno pegő' sóma e-e̋sa:

tá-o	i=peg-ős	éna	pus.sa̋a̋t-o	áno-Ø	peg-ő-'	sóma	e=e̋s-a
which-N.s	this=side-G.s	on	dense.as-N.s	other-ABS	side-G.s-ELIS	as	PST=be-IND

• For this reason, the size of the boat forced him to advance slowly and with difficulty.
• i-fusra̋s ha naam̃ős nőőla éȝum ǧɔ́ðvik̬e kénvik̬e ba̋żu e-a̋ṡa:

i=fusr-a̋s	ha	naam̃-ős	nőől-a	éȝ-um	ǧɔ́ð=vi-k̬e	kén=vi-k̬e	ba̋ż-u	e=a̋ṡ-a
this=reason-G.s	for	boat-G.s	size-N.s	3-A.s	slow=ADV-and	difficult=ADV=and	advance-SUP	PST=force-IND

• Seeing that it would be better to leave the boat, the boy returned to the bank and deposited it there,
• na̋a̋m̃om b̨űru e̋ro vűűu se̋xantu. hűsu na̋a̋m̃om do e-ke̋ra. da tóru éȝom e-le̋ƣa.

na̋a̋m̃-om	b̨űr-u	e̋r-o	vűű-u	se̋x-a-ntu-Ø	hűs-u	na̋a̋m̃-om	do	e=ke̋r-a	da	tóru	éȝ-om	e=le̋ƣ-a
boat-A.s	leave-SUP	beneficial-N.s	be-SUP	realize-IND-AP-ABS	boy-N.s	boat-A.s	to	PST=return-IND	and	there	3-A.s	PST=deposit-IND

• so that it was waiting for another traveller.
• m̨úmi éȝo ánu taƣlűs éri e-me̋na:

m̨úmi	éȝ-o	ánu-Ø	taƣ-l-űs	éri	e=me̋n-a
so_that	3-N.s	other-ABS	travel-AG-G.s	for	PST=await-IND

• In this way, he was able to go easily through the forest and came quickly to the house of the lord.
• i-mooda̋s furom šóóða vőðvi a̋tu e-ma̋ƣa. da anderűs me̋e̋som do ááþvi e-ǧe̋ma⁝

i=mood-a̋s	fur-om	šóóða	vőð=vi	a̋t-u	e=ma̋ƣ-a
this=way-G.s	forest-A.s	through	easy=ADV	go-SUP	PST=be.able-IND