Senjecas - Elijah's Journey

Pronunciation table

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	õ	o	u			ĭ	ĕ	ŭ
/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/

elíȝahűs na̋a̋lfoos aha̋m ta̋ƣo - Elijah's 40-day Journey (1 Kgs 19:4-8)

ivrĕȝe̋kam úúda tarne̋xaþo

Translated from the Hebrew

Literal translation of the Hebrew text

• 4: and he.himself went into.the.wilderness a.day's journey and came and sat under one broom.tree and.he.asked.for his.life to.die and.said, "Enough now JHWH, take my.life for I.am not.better than.my.fathers."
• 5: and.he.lay.down and.slept under one broom.tree, and.behold, an.angel touched him and.said to.him, "Get.up. Eat."
• 6: and.he.looked, and.behold, at.his.head (was) a cake hot.on.stones and a.jar.of water. and.he.ate and drank and.turned and.lay.down.
• 7: and.returned the.angel.of JHWH a.second.time and.touched.him and.said, "Get.up. Eat, for.the way (is) too.great for.you.
• 8: and.he.arose and.drank and.went in.the.power.of the.food forty days and.forty nights to the.mount.of God Horeb

Senjecan text

• 4: da mi-nu aha̋s ta̋ƣom agűlom éna e-a̋ta da e-ǧe̋ma da níȝurdűűsim néra e-se̋da da nu-ǧı̋ı̋am ne̋ṡu ı̋ga da e-te̋e̋a: m̃a mate̋ȝa ímu. ȝahm̃ű. mu-ǧı̋ı̋am ga̋e hi mu mu-taata̋m sóma vĭva̋du e̋sa ne m̃ar:
• 5: da níȝurdűűsim néra e-de̋e̋ak̬' e-še̋pak̬e da eenő. num miþa̋a̋gu e-pűda da nús o e-te̋e̋a: m̃ar e̋e̋ge. e̋de m̃ar:
• 6: da e-ża̋ba da eenő. tainőm éna tı̋ı̋þo vőőgok̬e ba̋a̋nok̬e hűro nu-niimős éna da e-e̋dak̬e e-pőȝak̬e e-sűkak̬' e-de̋e̋ak̬e:
• 7: da ȝahm̃űs miþa̋a̋gu d̬őta eba̋s e-ke̋ra da num e-pűda da e-te̋e̋a: m̃ar e̋e̋ge: e̋de hi tu-ta̋ƣo kéþu pı̋ðo e̋sa m̃ar:
• 8: e-e̋e̋gak̬' e-e̋dak̬' e-pőȝak̬e da na̋a̋lfoos a̋hank̬e na̋a̋lfoos la̋a̋tank̬e ȝuműs ǧa̋rom hore̋bom do edős m̃alta̋s xéma e-a̋ta⁝

Glossing abbreviations

1s/p = first person singular/plural	V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural)	CAUS = causative	EQU = equative degree	IND = indicative	Q = interrogative particle
2s/p = second person singular/plural	ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective)	DES = desiderative	F = feminine	M = masculine	QUOT = direct quotation
3 = third person	ADV = adverb	DIM = diminutive	FRQ = frequentative	PP = patient (past) participle	REL = relativizer, relative
4 = fourth person	AG = agent	ELIS = elision	FUT = future	PRF = perfect	RPRF = recent perfective
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	EP = epenthesis	IMP = imperative	PRV = privative prefix	SBJ = subjunctive
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AUG = augmentative	ELT = elative	INC = inchoative	PST = past	SUP = supine
N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural)

Gloss

da	mi=n-u	ah-a̋s	ta̋ƣ-om	agűl-om	éna	e=a̋t-a	da	e=ǧe̋m-a	da	níȝurdűűs-im	néra	e=se̋d-a	da	nu=ǧı̋ı̋-am	ne̋ṡ-u	ı̋g-a	da	te̋e̋-a
and	self-3-N.s	day-G.s	journey-A.s	wilderness-A.s	into	PST=go-IND	and	PST=come-IND	and	broomtree-A.s	under	PST=sit.down-IND	and	his=life-A.s	die-SUP	ask.for-IND	and	PST=say-IND

m̃a	ma̋t-o	ímu	ȝahm̃-ű	mu=ǧı̋ı̋-am	ga̋-e	hi	m-u	mu=taat-a̋m	sóma	vĭ~va̋d-u	e̋s-a	ne	m̃ar
QUOT	enough-N.s	now	Jhwh-V.s	my=life-A.s	take-IMP	for	1s.N	my=father-A.p	than	ELT~good-N.s	be-IND	not	QUOT

da	níȝurdűűs-im	néra	e=de̋e̋-a=k̬-'	e=še̋p-a=k̬e	da	eenő	n-um	miþa̋a̋g-u	e=pűd-a	da	n-ús	o	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃ar	e̋e̋g-e	e̋d-e	m̃ar
and	broomtree-A.s	under	PST=lie.down-IND=and-ELIS	PST=sleep-IND=and	and	behold	3-A.s	angel-N.s	PST=touch-IND	and	3-G.s	to	PST=say-IND	QUOT	get.up-IMP	eat-IMP	QUOT

da	e=ża̋b-a	da	eenő	tain-őm	éna	tı̋ı̋þo-Ø	vőőg-o=k̬e	ba̋a̋n-o=k̬e	hűr-o	nu=niim-ős	éna	da	e=e̋d-a=k̬-ELIS	e=pőȝ-a=k̬e	e=sűk-a=k̬e	e=de̋e̋-a=k̬e
and	PST=look-IND	and	behold	stone-G.p	on	hot-ABS	cake-N.s=and	jug-N.s=and	water-N.s	his=head-G.s	at	and	PST=eat-IND=and-ELIS	PST=drink-IND=and	PST=turn-IND=and	PST=lie.down-IND=and

nu=niim-ős	éna	da	e=e̋d-a=k̬-'	e=pőȝ-a=k̬-'	e=sűk-a=k̬-'	e=de̋e̋-a=k̬e
his=head-G.s	at	and	PST=eat=and-ELIS	PST=drink-IND=and-ELIS	PST=turn-IND=and-ELIS	PST=lie.down-IND=and

da	ȝahm̃-űs	miþa̋a̋g-u	d̬őta-Ø	eb-a̋s	e=ke̋r-a	da	n-um	e=pűd-a	da	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃ar	e̋e̋g-'	e̋d-e	hi	tu=ta̋ƣ-o	kéþu	pı̋ð-o	e̋s-a	m̃ar
and	Jhwh-G.s	angel-N.s	second-ABS	time-G.s	PST=return-IND	and	3-A.s	PST=touch-IND	and	PST=say-IND	QUOT	get.up-ELIS	eat-IMP	for	your=ȝourney-N.s	too	long-N.s	be-ind	QUOT

e=e̋e̋g-a-k̬-'	e=e̋d-a=k̬-'	e=pőȝ-a=k̬e	da	na̋a̋l.foos	a̋h-an-k̬e	na̋a̋l.foos	la̋a̋t-an=k̬e	ȝum-űs	ǧa̋r-om	hore̋b-om	do	ed-ős	m̃alt-a̋s	xéma	e=a̋t-a
PST-get.up-IND=and-ELIS	PST=eat-IND=and-ELIS	PST=drink-IND=and	and	four.tens	day-A.p=and	four.tens	night-A.p=and	God-G.s	mountain-A.s	Horeb-A.s	to	food-G.s	power-G.s	with	PST=go-IND