Senjecas - Book I, Chapter 3

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

• English Text
• Senjecan Translation

Gloss

Chapter Three – tı̋rto þı̋ro

• Not praising the praiseworthy keeps people uncompetitive.
• aink̬őinun a̋inu ne le̋uðum alga̋ɫun a̋uka:

ain.k̬őin-un	a̋in-u	ne	le̋uð-um	al=ga̋ɫ-un	a̋uk-a
praise.worthy-A.p	praise-SUP	not	people-A.s	PRV=competitive-A.p	keep-IND

• Not prizing rare treasures keeps people from stealing.
• a̋ro a̋ron e̋zu ne vőőuru le̋uðum de̋usa:

a̋ro-Ø	a̋r-on	e̋z-u	ne	vőőur-u	le̋uð-um	de̋us-a
rare-ABS	treasure-A.p	prize-SUP	not	steal-SUP	people-A.s	keep.from

• Not looking at the desirable keeps the mind quiet.
• pı̋ı̋r̨om nőőu ne me̋inram sa̋a̋mam a̋uka:

pı̋ı̋r̨-om	nőő-u	ne	me̋inr-am	sa̋a̋m-am	a̋uk-a
desirable-A.s	look.at-SUP	not	mind-A.s	quiet-A.s	keep-IND

• So the wise soul governing people would empty their minds, fill their bellies, weaken their wishes, strengthen their bones,
• sááru sa̋a̋ṡu le̋uðum da̋santu ṡ̨űűu eȝu-me̋inran m̃áánid̨e̋ȝa. eȝu-xűrgon peele̋ȝa. eȝu-ɫe̋e̋lonĕ niþı̋d̨e̋ȝa. eȝu-pe̋zon m̃álid̨e̋ȝa.

sááru	sa̋a̋ṡ-u	le̋uð-um	da̋s-a-ntu-Ø	ṡ̨űű-u	eȝu=me̋inr-an	m̃áán-id̨-e̋ȝa
so	wise-N.s	people-A.s	govern-IND-AP-ABS	soul-N.s	their=mind=A.p	empty-TRZ-SBJ

eȝu=xűrg-on	peel-e̋ȝa	eȝu=ɫe̋e̋l-on=ĕ	niþ-ı̋d̨-e̋ȝa	eȝu=pe̋z-on	m̃ál-id̨-e̋ȝa
their=belly-A.p	fill-SBJ	their=wish-A.p=EP	weak-TRZ-SBJ	their=bone-A.p	strong-TRZ-SBJ

• keep people unknowing, unwanting, keep the ones who do know from doing anything.
• le̋uðum sa̋a̋rantum ne. ɫe̋e̋lantum ne auke̋ȝa. k̬énom kı̋u sa̋a̋rantun deuse̋ȝa:

le̋uð-um	sa̋a̋r-a-nt-um	ne	ɫe̋e̋l-a-nt-um	ne	auk-e̋ȝa	k̬én-om	kı̋-u	sa̋a̋r-a-nt-un	deus-e̋ȝa
people-A.s	know-IND-AP-A.s	not	want-IND-AP-A.s	not	keep-SBJ	anything-A.s	do-SUP	know-IND-AP-A.p	keep.from-SBJ

• When you do not-doing, nothing's out of order.
• méti tu alkı̋u kı̋a—néo pafa̋s éha vűűa⁝

méti	t-u	al=kı̋-u	kı̋-a	né-o	paf-a̋s	éha	vűű-a
when	2s-N	PRV=do-SUP	do-IND	nothing-N.s	order-A.s	out.of	be.IND