Senjecas - Book I, Chapter 2

Pronunciation table

peműko (labial)								riisűko (dental)								muitűko (alveolar)								vainűko (palatal)							ṡ̨uuše̋nos (vowels)								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	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 = 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
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

atősk̬e m̃aka̋sk̬e lűvo – Tao Te Ching

The Book of the Way and the Power

Ursula K. LeGuin kía ange̋lo tarne̋xaþo

English Translation by Ursula K. LeGuin

Chapter Two – d̬őto þı̋ro

• English Text
• Senjecan Translation

Gloss

• Everybody on earth knowing that beauty is beautiful makes ugliness.
• ȝa gővta gőva e̋su sa̋a̋rantu v̌eetős éva őrus—ża̋ƣtam va̋a̋na:

ȝa	gővt-a	gővt-a	e̋s-u	sa̋a̋r-a-ntu-Ø	v̌eet-ős	éva	őr-us	ża̋ƣt-am	va̋a̋n-a
that	beauty-N.s	beauty-N.s	be-SUP	know-IND-AP-ABS	earth-G.s	on	all-N.p	ugliness-A.s	make-IND

• Everybody knowing that goodness is good makes wickedness.
• ȝa va̋ðta va̋da e̋su sa̋a̋rantu v̌eetős éva őrus—e̋xtam va̋a̋na:

ȝa	va̋ðt-a	va̋d-a	e̋s-u	sa̋a̋r-a-ntu-Ø	v̌eet-ős	éva	őr-us	e̋xt-am	va̋a̋n-a
that	goodness-N.s	good-N.s	be-SUP	know-IND-AP-ABS	earth-G.s	on	all-N.p	wickedness-A.s	make-IND

• For being and nonbeing arise together; hard and easy complete each other;
• hi e̋suk̬e ale̋suk̬e ṡómu kőþa: ka̋lok̬e vődok̬e anánum þűka

hi	e̋s-u=k̬e	al=e̋s-u=k̬e	ṡómu	kőþ-a	ka̋l-o=k̬e	vőd-o=k̬e	anán-um	þűk-a
because	be-SUP=and	PRV=be-SUP=and	together	arise-IND	hard-N.s=and	easy-N.s=and	each.other-A.s	complete-IND

• long and short shape each other; note and voice make the music together;
• pı̋ðok̬e t̨a̋a̋rok̬e anánum b̨őra: še̋nok̬e ƣa̋mok̬e kűmom ṡómu va̋a̋na:

pı̋ð-o=k̬e	t̨a̋a̋r-o=k̬e	anán-um	b̨őr-a	še̋n-o=k̬e	ƣa̋m-o=k̬e	kűm-om	ṡómu	va̋a̋n-a
long-N.s=and	short-N.s=and	each.other-A.s	shape-IND	note-N.s=and	voice-N.s=and	together	music-A.s	make-IND

• before and after follow each other. That's why the wise soul does without doing, teaches without talking.
• n̨óópak̬e pósak̬e anánum da̋ga: no fűsra e̋sa—ȝa sa̋a̋ṡu ṡ̨űűu kı̋u sána kı̋a. sa̋m̃u sána dőka:

n̨óópa=k̬e	pósa=k̬e	anán-um	da̋g-a	n-o	fűsr-a	e̋s-a	ȝa	sa̋a̋ṡu-Ø	ṡ̨űű-u	kı̋-u	sána	kı̋-a
before=and	after=and	each.other-A.s	follow-IND	that-N.s	reason-N.s	be-IND	that	wise-ABS	soul-N.s	do-SUP	without	do-IND

sa̋m̃-u	sána	dők-a
speak-SUP	without	teach-IND

• The things of this world exist, they are; you can't refuse them.
• i-v̌eetős m̃e̋kos bűȝa. e̋sa: tu éȝonĕ na̋vu fe̋e̋a:

i=v̌eet-ős	m̃e̋k-os	bűȝ-a	e̋s-a	t-u	éȝ-on=ĕ	na̋v-u	fe̋e̋-a
this=world-G.s	thing-N.p	exist-IND	be=IND	2s-N	3-A.p=EP	refuse-SUP	be.unable-IND

• To bear and not to own; to act and not lay claim;
• ne̋xuk̬e űðuk̬e ne. kı̋uk̬e me̋e̋uðuk̬e ne.

ne̋x-u=k̬e	űð-a=k̬e	ne	kı̋-u=k̬e	me̋e̋uð-a=k̬e	ne
bear-SUP=and	own-SUP=and	not	act-SUP=and	claim-IND=and	not

• to do the work and let it go, for just letting it go is what makes it stay.
• da̋a̋rom da̋a̋ruk̬e éȝom pa̋usuk̬e—hi éȝom pa̋usu no—táo éȝom ɠaala̋ða—e̋sa⁝

da̋a̋r-om	da̋a̋r-u=k̬e	éȝ-om	pa̋us-u=k̬e	hi	éȝ-om	pa̋us-u	n-o	tá-o	éȝ-om	ɠaal-a̋ð-a	e̋s--a
work-A.s	work-SUP=and	3-A.s	let.go-SUP=and	because	3-A.s	let.go-SUP	that-N.s	which-N.s	3-A.s	stay-CAUS-IND	be-IND