Senjecas weather

Pronunciation table

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Notes

• afx = a word formed from a root and an affix, e.g., ƣoosı̋ɠo, blizzard < ƣoo, emphatic prefix + sı̋ɠo, snow storm.
• cpd = a compound of two or more roots, e.g., ṡűṡa, t.v. whirl-, swirl-, (-around) + m̃e̋e̋e, wind = ṡusm̃e̋e̋e, whirlwind.
• drv = a word derived from a root, e.g., m̃e̋e̋e, wind < m̃e̋e̋a, to blow.
• These words are not numbered, as only original roots are numbered.
• At the end is a legend, Total: 56/25+0/45%. This means that there are 56 root words (lemmata) of which 25 are verbs and none are adjectives which can be treated as stative verbs. The last number means that 45 percent of the vocabulary is verbs.

Precipitation - foola̋a̋me

Rain - sűűm̃e

• cpd ȝeƣsűűm̃|a, i.v. sleet [ȝe̋ƣo, ice; sűűm̃a, t.v. rain]. -o, sleet.
• 001 musűr|o, heavy rainfall. -ko, cloudburst [> Telugu musuru, constant rain].
• 002 rő|ta, 1. t.v. mist, fog, befog. 2. i.v. mist, fog. -ti, adj. misty, foggy, hazy. -tı̋ho, fog bank. -to, adj. mist, fog, haze. -þka̋ðo, shroud of mist. -þla̋þo, foggy weather. –þta, mistiness, fogginess, haziness.
• 003 sűűm̃|a, 1. t.v. rain, 2. i.v. rain. -e, rain. -főőla, rainfall, precipitation. -sı̋bo, raindrop.
• 004 ṡa̋d|a, i.v. shower. -o, shower.
• 005 ṡı̋n|a, i.v. drizzle [> Tamil ciṇukku, drizzle]. -o, drizzle.
• 006 že̋l|a, i.v.pour down [> Georgian zɣwel, pour down]. -o, downpour.

Snow - lűűfo

• 007 alűngo, snow bank [> Greenlandic Inupik alutsinniq, snow cliff].
• cpd haþȝe̋go, thin coating of ice on rock [?; ȝe̋go, ice].
• cpd ȝeƣsűűṁ|a, i.v. sleet [ȝe̋go, ice; sűűṁa, i.v. rain]. -o, sleet.
• 008 ke̋r|a, i.v. form a crust on snow [> Finnish kerte, thin crust on snow]. -o, frozen crust on snow.
• 009 kı̋rmo, thin covering of snow [> Turkish kɨraɣu, hoarfrost].
• 010 lűűf|a, i.v. snow. –ko, flurry. -o, falling snow. -pa̋vo, snowflake. -ra, snowfall. -ri, adj. snowy, niveous.
• 011 műƣro, soft snow [> Chaplino muʁája, soft snow].
• 012 m̃a̋ṡo, wet snow [> Saami vuoǯ'ǯe, wet bare ice].
• 013 m̃őpo, sleeping hole in the snow.
• 014 nila̋ƣo, freshwater ice [> ?GInu. nilaɣ-, glazed frost].
• 015 őőko, ice hole.
• cpd pustőm̃o, firn [pűṡa, t.v. compress; tőm̃o, fallen snow].
• 016 rı̋no, snow on trees [> Saami ridne, rime on trees].
• 017 sı̋ı̋v|a, i.v. melt [of ice]. -o, melting ice.
• 018 sőso, muddy snow.
• 019 s̨űngo, frazil ice, grease ice, slush.
• 020 ṡ̨a̋a̋to, icicle.
• 021 ṡ̨a̋g|a, i.v. become frozen [of snow] [> Korean ha-, cold]. –o, frozen snow.
• 022 tő|m̃o, fallen snow. -m̃da̋ko, blanket of snow. -m̃i, adj. snowy, niveous. -m̃ka̋ði, adj. snow-, -covered,–capped. -m̃lűűᵶo, avalanche. -m̤̃e̋e̋o, snowdrift. -m̃rı̋ı̋nos, sastruga.
• 023 ţől|a, i.v. hail [> Turkish dolu, hail]. -ðűűo, hailstorm. -o, hail. -ta̋a̋ino, hailstone.

Wind - m̃e̋e̋e

• cpd aamṡűṡo, waterspout [a̋a̋me, flowing water; ṡűṡa, i.v. whirl].
• drv a̋a̋use, east wind [< a̋a̋usa, east].
• 024 anṡa̋ƣo, wind off the land [> Nun.? ancaʁnǝq, outgoing tide].
• 025 a̋nþe, north wind [Etruscan antha, north wind].
• 026 a̋rƣ|a, windward [> Inupik asusuuʁ-, against wind]. -i, adj. windward. -ĕþim, adv. windward.
• cpd ðűűm̃e̋e̋e, storm wind [ðűűa, i.v storm; m̃e̋e̋e, wind].
• 027 kana̋ke, wind from off the sea [> Ayup kanakǝq, wind from the sea].
• drv lűm̃e, south wind [< lűm̃a, south].
• drv m̃e̋e̋|e, wind [< m̃e̋e̋a, i.v. to blow]. -i, adj. windy. -ke, breeze, zephyr.
• drv m̃e̋se, west wind [< m̃e̋sa, west].
• cpd reiðm̃e̋e̋e, fair wind [re̋iða, ride; m̃e̋e̋e, wind].
• cpd ṡusm̃e̋e̋e, whirlwind [ṡűṡa, t.v. whirl-, swirl-, (-around); m̃e̋e̋e, wind].
• cpd tarm̃e̋e̋e, crosswind [ta̋ra, t.v. cross; m̃e̋e̋e, wind].
• cpd þoosm̃e̋e̋e, headwind [þőősa, t.v. oppose; m̃e̋e̋e, wind].

Storms - ðűűos

• 028 ðűű|a, i.v storm, be stormy [> Greek θΰω, storm]. -i, adj stormy. -ko, squall. -m̃e̋e̋e, storm wind. -o, storm.
• cpd ðuum̃ðűűo, dust storm [ðűűm̃a, t.v. dust; ðűűo, storm].
• 029 he̋l|a, i.v light, be lightning [> Georgian el-, glimmer [of lightning]]. -e, lightening. -i, adj. lightning. -pa̋a̋ugo, lightning flash.
• cpd ȝersűűm̃e, monsoon [ȝe̋e̋ra, season; sűűm̃a, t.v. rain].
• cpd lila̋þo, foul weather [lı̋o, mud; la̋þo, weather].
• afx ƣosı̋ɠo, blizzard [ƣo, emphatic prefix; sı̋ɠo, snow storm].
• 030 sı̋ɠo, snow storm [> Mongolian siɣurɣa(n), snow storm].
• 031 sűr|e, [anim.] cyclone; aus̈űre, typhoon [a̋usa, east]; m̃es̈űre, hurricane [m̃e̋sa, west] [> Tamil cūr_ai, whirlwind]. -i, adj. cyclonic.
• 032 tőn|a, 1. t.v. thunder. 2. i.v. thunder [> Latin tonāre, thunder]. -ðűűo, thunderstorm. -he̋lo, thunderbolt. –o, thunder. -ƣőrmo, thunder-clap.
• cpd t̨olðűűo, hailstorm [t̨őlo, hail; ðűűo, storm].

Clouds – ne̋vos

• cpd ðuune̋vo, storm cloud, thundercloud, nimbostratus cloud [ðűűa, i.v storm; ne̋vo, cloud].
• cpd gumne̋vo, cumulus cloud [gűma, i.v pile up; ne̋vo, cloud].
• 033 mőko, cirrus cloud.
• 034 ne̋v|a, 1. t.v. cloud over, becloud, 2. i.v. cloud, become cloudy. -ðı̋ho, cloud bank. -mi, adj. cloudy, clouded. -m̃e̋ho, clouddrift. -o, cloud. -ri, adj. cloudy, overcast.
• cpd suum̃ne̋vo, raincloud [sűűm̃a, t.v. rain; ne̋vo, cloud].
• 035 še̋rgo, cloudy sky [> Dutch zwerk, heavens].

Fair weather – vı̋ı̋lo

• 036 ga̋no, clear, fair sky [> Japanese áme sky].
• 037 őv|a, 1. t.v. heat [by the sun]. 2. i.v. heat [by the sun]. -o, heat of the sun.
• 038 tulı̋mo, rainbow [> Inupik tulim(m)aq, rainbow].
• 039 vı̋ı̋l|a, i.v. be fine, good, pleasant [weather]. -o, fine-, good-, pleasant-, -weather.

Freezing – űɫu

• 040 ke̋rt|a, i.v. form a crust on snow. -o, frozen crust on snow.
• 041 ṡ̨a̋a̋to, icicle.
• 042 ṡ̨a̋ga, i.v. become frozen [of snow].

Condensation – pűsra

• 043 rő|sa, t.v. bedew, dew [> Latin rōs, dew]. -s̈e̋ibo, dewdrop. -si, adj. dewy. -so, dew.
• 044 sűð|a, 1. t.v. frost, 2. i.v. frost. -i, adj. frosty. -o, frost.
• 045 s̨őmo, hoarfrost, rime.

Other terms – a̋no sa̋m̃os

• cpd foola̋a̋me, precipitation [főőla, i.v. fall; a̋a̋me, flowing water].
• 046 kirűƣ̨o, aurora borealis, northern lights.
• 047 la̋þo, weather.
• cpd lila̋þo, foul weather [lı̋o, mud; la̋þo, weather].
• 048 őv|a, 1. t.v. heat [by the sun], 2. i.v. heat [by the sun]. -o, heat of the sun .
• 059 sı̋ı̋v|a, i.v. melt [of ice]. -o, melting ice.
• 050 še̋rgo, cloudy sky.
• 051 s̨űngo, frazil ice, grease ice, slush.
• 052 tőn|a, 1. t.v. thunder 2. i.v. thunder. -o, thunder. -ƣőrmo, thunderclap.

Total: 52/22+0/42%