Senjecas - Test Sentences 36-70

Pronunciation table

peműko (labial)								riisűko (dental)								muitűko (alveolar)								vainűko (palatal)							ṡ̨uuše̋nos (vowels with प)								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	ɔ	o	u			ĭ	ĕ	ŭ
प	ब	फ	भ	म़	म			त	द	थ	ध	ल़	ल			च	ज	स	स़	र	न			क	ग	क़	ग़	ह	य			स्व	स्य			इ ई पि पी	ए एै ए पै	अ आ प पा	ऒ ॵ पॊ पॏ	ओ औ पो पौ	उ ऊ पु पू			पं	पऺ	पॅ
/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

Sentences

36. I ceased to behave like my former self.

mu	nu	miűs	sóma	tı̋nu	e-de̋usa:
1s-N	former-ABS	self-G.s	like	behave-SUP	PST=cease-IND

37. Do what I ordered, you all!

őru	ȝú	táo'	mu	e-e̋e̋va—	nom	kie̋ȝa:
all-ABS	2p-V	which-A.s-ELIS	1s-N	PST=order-IND	that-A.s	do-SBJ

38. He was sleeping when I entered.

mum	e-tı̋rantum.	éȝu	e-še̋pa:
1s-A	PST=enter-IND-AP-A.s	3-N.s	PST=sleep-IND

39. This tree is not a tree.

i-ha̋isi	ha̋isi	e̋sa	ne:
this=tree-N.s	tree-N.s	be-IND	not

40. It's a grass, like the bamboo.

a̋ibi	vedirı̋'	sóma	e̋sa:
grass-N.s	bamboo-G.s-Elis	like	be-IND

41. They have green shutters.

éȝus	ða̋lo	þungĕka̋ðon	űda:
3-N.p	green-ABS	window.cover-A.p	have-IND

42a. I am looking at it.

mu	éȝom	ża̋ba:
1s.N	3-A.s	look.at-IND

42b. Would that I look at it.

ebátu	mu	éȝom	ża̋bu	maƣe̋ȝa:
would.that	1s.N	3-A.s	look.at-SUP	be.able-SBJ

43. I will lay waste the rebellious districts.

mu	dı̋ga	ta̋im̃an	u-z̨aası̋d̨a:
1s-N	rebellious-ABS	district-A.p	FUT=bleak-TRZ-IND

44. Three birds are flying.

tı̋r	m̃e̋ȝes	pe̋ta:
three	bird-N.p	fly-IND

45. Senjecas is a simple language.

senȝe̋k'	alke̋na	ȝe̋ka	e̋sa:
Senjecas-ELIS	PRV=difficult-ABS	language-N.s	be-IND

46. There were many beautiful trees in the garden.

me̋e̋i	ha̋isis	paaþős	ena	e-vűűla:
many-ABS	tree-N.p	garden-G.s	in	PST=there.be-IND

48. My name is Nikhil.

mu	nixil	fe̋e̋ta:
1s-N	Nikhil	be.named-IND

49. Where is the book?

síívalı̋ȝo	xáru	vűűa:
book-N.s	where	be-IND

50a. You are coming with me.

tu	mum	sűna:
2s-N	1s-A	accompany-IND

50b. Are you coming with me?

tu	mum	sűna	me:
2s-N	1s-A	accompany-IND	Q

51. What is the name of that city?

a-rı̋ȝa	xa	fe̋e̋ta:
that=city-N.s	what-N.s	be.named-IND

52. The Quendi are those who form words with voices.

k̬e̋ndi—	táus	ƣamőm	móóda	sa̋m̃on	zı̋na—	nus	e̋sa:
Quendi	who-N.p	voice-G.p	with	word-A.p	form-IND	that-N.p	be-IND

53a. I am eating you.

mu	tum	e̋da:
1s-N	2s-A	eat-IND

53b. I am eating (something).

mu	ȝom	e̋da:
1s-N	something-A.s	eat-IND

53c. (Something) is eating me.

ȝo	mum	e̋da:
something-N.s	1s-A	eat-IND

54a. I eat food.

mu	e̋dom	e̋da:
1s-N	food-A.s	eat-IND

54b. I run.

mu	re̋e̋sa:
1s-N	run-IND

54c. I fall.

mu	főőla:
1s-N	fall-IND

54d. I sleep.

mu	še̋pa:
1s-N	sleep-IND

55. I eat food at your home.

mu	tús	nóma	e̋da:
1s-N	2s-G	at.home.of	eat-IND

56. Red is a color.

re̋uðo	te̋e̋ro	e̋sa:
red-N.s	color-N.s	be-IND

57. We went to the beach yesterday.

m̃us	hesaha̋s	k̨űdom	do	e-a̋ta:
1p-N	yesterday-G.s	beach-A.s	to	PST=go-IND

58. He's dead, Jim!

ȝaakobű	éȝu	ne̋ṡu	e̋sa:
James-N.s	3-N.s	dead-N.s	be-IND

59a. Elaine wants to marry (a specific person who is) a Norwegian.

ele̋na	kuða̋tĭrum	m̃e̋du	m̃e̋ṡa:
Elain-N.s	Norwegian-A.s	wed-SUP	want-IND

59b. Elaine wants to marry a Norwegian (some Norwegian or other).

ele̋na	tévu	kuða̋tĭrum	m̃e̋du	m̃e̋ṡa:
Elain-N.s	some-ABS	Norwegian-A.s	wed-SUP	want-IND

60a. I saw the food (and) the water.

mu	e̋domk̬e	hűromk̬e	e-na̋ka:
1s-N	food-A.s=and	water-A.s=and	PST=see-IND

60b. I saw the blue water.

mu	kőőxo	hűrom	e-na̋ka:
1s-N	blue-ABS	water-A.s	PST=see-IND

61. I thought (wrongly, on an uncontrolled and not necessarily rational level) that I had seen Jenny.

mu	jenny	nĭnaku	e-na̋ma:
1s-N	Jenny	PRF~see-SUP	PST=think-IND

62a. Robert cooked the lentils.

robe̋rtu	le̋nton	e-dűƣa:
Robert-N.s	lentil-A.p	PST=cook-IND

62b. Robert cooked (performed the action of cooking).

robe̋rtu	e-dűƣa:
Robert-N.s	PST=cook-IND

62c. The lentils cooked (were being cooked).

le̋ntos	dűƣaþos	e-ı̋la:
lentil-N.p	cook-IND-PP-N.p	PST=become-IND

62d. Cooked (an event of cooking took place).

63a. The fire burns the wood.

a̋a̋þe	ma̋a̋tom	a̋iða:
fire-N.s	wood-A.s	burn-IND

63b. The wood is burning.

ma̋a̋to	a̋iða:
wood-N.s	burn-IND

63c. The house is burning down.

m̃e̋e̋so	órvi	a̋iða:
house-N.s	complete=ADV	burn-IND

64a. I saw a horse from (my place at) the door.

mu	ðurportős	éha	mőrem	e-na̋ka:
1sN	door.way-G.s	from	horse-A.s	PST=see-IND

64b. I saw a horse (that was coming) from the door.

mu	ðurpőrtom	éha	ǧe̋mante	mőrem	e-na̋ka:
1sN	door.way-N.s	from	come-AP-IND-ABS	horse-A.s	PST=see-IND

66. John likes the baby.

ȝóxana̋nu	ba̋a̋lum	ka̋a:
John-N.s	baby-A.s	like-IND

67. I can't recommend this book.

mu	i-síívalı̋ȝom	a̋ulu	fe̋e̋a:
1s-N	thisi=book-A.s	recommend-SUP	be.unable-IND

68. The Mongols sacked Kiev.

dőnƣĭrus	k̨e̋vam	e-vűűda:
Mongols-N.s	Kiev-A.s	PST=sack-IND

69. Three men longed to fabricate idols in honor of two goddesses.

tı̋r	m̃ı̋ı̋rus	d̬ő	ii-peenűm	þála	ƣám̃peene̋imon	va̋a̋nu	e-ȝa̋ta:
man-N.p	two	F=god-G.p	in.honor.of	idol-A.p	fabricate-SUP	PST=long-IND

70. She believes him to be good.

ii-éȝu	ur-éȝum	va̋dum	vűűu	na̋ma:
F=3s-N	M-3s-A	good-A.s	be-SUP	believe-IND

71. She thinks he's good.

ii-éȝu	ur-éȝum	va̋dum	vűűu	na̋ma:
F=3s-N	M-3s-A	good-A.s	be-SUP	think-IND

72. She seems to be good. (It seems that. she's good.)

ii-éȝu	va̋du	vűűu	ka̋ȝa:
F=3s-N	good-N.s	be-SUP	seem-IND

73. She hates for him to be good.

ii-éȝu—	ȝa	ur-éȝu	va̋du	vűűa—	þi̋xa:
F=3s-N	that	M-3s-N	good-N.s	be-SUP	hate-IND