Senjecas - ahead

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	ǫ	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/

Glossing abbreviations

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

Adverb

• 1. réiþim- beyond the head of the ship, toward the prow
• Full steam ahead!
• őra m̃a̋ka réiþim:

őra-Ø	m̃a̋k-a	réiþim
all-ABS	power-N.s	ahead

• 2. n̨óófþi - in or to the front; in advance; ahead
• The island lies just ahead.
• dı̋mo ṡa n̨óófþi ðe̋e̋a:

dı̋m-o	ṡa	n̨ófþi	ðe̋e̋-a
island-N.s	just	ahead	lie-IND

• 3. n̨óófþi - in the direction one is facing or moving
• Just ahead you can see the cliffs.
• tu ṡa n̨ófþi fa̋a̋kon na̋ku ma̋ƣa:

t-u	ṡa	n̨óófþi	fa̋a̋k-on	na̋k-u	ma̋ƣ-a
2s-N	just	ahead	cliff-A.p	see-SUP	be.able-IND

• 4. pósu - in the future, preceding, afterwards
• There will be hard times ahead.
• ka̋la ke̋e̋sas pós' u-vűűla:

ka̋la-Ø	ke̋e̋s-as	pós-'	u=vűűl-a
hard-ABS	time-N.p	ahead-ELIS	PST=there.be-IND

• 5. mĭme̋m̃u - having progressed more.
• He is ahead of his class in math.
• eȝu-dokű' sóma luxsaar̈a̋s túȝa mĭme̋m̃aþu vűűa:

eȝu=dok-ű-'	sóma	luxsaar̈-a̋s	túȝa	mĭ ~me̋m̃-a-þ-u	vűű-a
his=class-G.s-ELIS	than	math-G.s	with.respect.to	ELT~advance-IND-PP-N.s	be-IND

Postposition

• 6. n̨óópa - in front of, before
• A hill loomed ahead of them.
• ra̋ȝo eȝúm n̨óópa šínvi e-ðe̋e̋a:

ra̋ȝ-o	eȝ-úm	n̨óópa	šín-vi	e=ðe̋e̋-a
hill-N.s	they-G.p	ahead.of	threatening-ADV	PST=lie-IND

• 7. n̨óópa - in advance of
• He travelled in advance of his master, making the necessary arrangements
• ı̋ı̋ƣa b̨őlan b̨őlantu. eȝu-m̃a̋l̤um n̨óópa e-ta̋ƣa:

ı̋ı̋ƣa-Ø	b̨ől-an	b̨ől-a-ntu-Ø	eȝ-u	m̃a̋l-l-um	n̨óópa	e=ta̋ƣ-a
necessary-ABS	arrangement-A.p	arrange-IND-AP-ABS	he-N.s	strengthen-AG-A.s	in.advance.of	PST=travel-IND

• 8. n̨óópa - preceding; before
• You have a long trip ahead of you.
• tús n̨óópa pı̋ðo ta̋ƣom ƣe̋va:

t-ús	n̨óópa	pı̋ðo-Ø	ta̋ƣ-om	ƣe̋v-a
2s-G	ahead.of	long-ABS	trip-A.s	have-IND