Senjecas - Shannon Test Sentences

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

1. The sun shines.

• सू॓ले धे॓म़॥
• sűűle ðe̋m̃a:

sűűl-e	ðe̋m̃-a
sun-N.s	shine-IND

2. The sun is shining.

• सू॓ले धे॓म़न्ते भू॓अ॥
• sűűle ðe̋m̃ante vűűa:

sűűl-e	ðe̋m̃-a-nt-e	vűű-a
sun-N.s	shine-IND-AP-N.s	be-IND

3. The sun shone.

• सू॓ल' ए-धे॓म़॥
• sűűl' e-ðe̋m̃a:

sűűl-'	e=ðe̋m̃-a
sun-ELIS	PST=shine-IND

4. The sun will shine.

• सू॓ले उ-धे॓म़॥
• sűűle u-ðe̋m̃a:

sűűl-e	u=ðe̋m̃-a
sun-N.s	FUT=shine-IND

5. The sun has been shining.

• सू॓ले धे॓म़न्ते भॅभू॓अ॥
• sűűle ðe̋m̃ante vŭvűűa:

sűűl-e	ðe̋m̃-a-nt-e	vŭ~vűű-a
sun-N.s	shine-IND-AP-N.s	PRF~be-IND

6. The sun is shining again.

• सू॓ले नआ॓नु धे॓म़॥
• sűűle náánu ðe̋m̃a:

sűűl-e	náánu	ðe̋m̃-a
sun-N.s	again	shine-IND

7. The sun will shine tomorrow.

• सू॓ले चु॔म्भि उ-धे॓म़॥
• sűűle ṡúm̃vi u-ðe̋m̃a:

sűűl-e	ṡúm̃=vi	u=ðe̋m̃-a
sun-N.s	tomorrow=ADV	FUT=shine-IND

8. The sun shines brightly.

• सू॓ले दी॓अ॥
• sűűle dı̋ı̋a:

sűűl-e	dı̋ı̋-a
sun-N.s	shine.brightly-IND

9. The bright sun shines.

• दी॓ए सू॓ले धे॓म़॥
• dı̋ı̋e sűűle ðe̋m̃a:

dı̋ı̋e-Ø	sűűl-e	ðe̋m̃-a
bright-ABS	sun-N.s	shine-IND

10. The sun is rising now.

• सू॓ले इ॔मु रे॓न॥
• sűűle ímu re̋na:

sűűl-e	ímu	re̋n-a
sun-N.s	now	rise-IND

11. All the people shouted.

• ओ॓रु हो॓मुस् ए-ग॓ल॥
• őru hőmus e-ga̋la:

őru-Ø	hőm-us	e=ga̋l-a
all-ABS	person-N.p	PST=shout-IND

12. Some of the people shouted.

• यु हो॓मुस् ए-ग॓ल॥
• ȝu hőmus e-ga̋la:

ȝu-Ø	hőm-us	e=ga̋l-a
some-ABS	person-N.p	PST=shout-IND

13. Many of the people shouted twice.

• होमु॓' मे॓उमुस् द्वो॔स् ए-ग॓ल॥
• homű' me̋umus d̬ós e-ga̋la:

hom-ű-'	me̋um-us	d̬ó-s	e=ga̋l-a
person-G.p-ELIS	many-N.p	two=ADV	PST=shout-IND

14. Happy people often shout.

• क॓इतु हो॓मुस् मो॔न्भि ग॓ल॥
• ka̋itu hőmus mónvi ga̋la:

ka̋itu-Ø	hőm-us	món=vi	ga̋l-a
happy-ABS	person-N.p	frequent=ADV	shout-IND

15. The kitten jumped up.

• बआभे॓ल्य' एइ॓त॥
• baave̋l̨' e-ı̋ta:

baave̋-l̨-'	e=ı̋t-a
cat-YNG-ELIS	PST=jump-IND

16. The kitten jumped onto the table.

• बआभे॓ल्ये से॓रोम् ए॔भ एइ॓त॥
• baave̋l̨e se̋rom éva e-ı̋ta:

baave̋-l̨-e	se̋r-om	éva	e=ı̋t-a
cat-YNG-N.s	table-N.s	onto	PST=jump-IND

17. My little kitten walked away.

• पि॓ने मु-बआभे॓ल्ये अ॔पु एने॓ध॥
• pine mu-baave̋l̨e ápu e-ne̋ða:

pine-Ø	mu=baave̋-l̨-e	ápu	e=ne̋ð-a
little-ABS	my=cat-YNG-N.s	away	PST=walk-IND

18. It's raining.

• सू॓म़॥
• sűűm̃a:

sűűm̃-a
rain-IND

19. The rain came down.

• सू॓म़े एफौ॓ल॥
• sűűm̃' e-főőla:

sűűm̃-'	e=főől-a
rain-ELIS	PST=fall-IND

20. The kitten is playing in the rain.

• बआभे॓ल्ये सू॓म़ेम् ए॔न ले॓इद॥
• baave̋l̨e sűűm̃em éna le̋ida:

baave̋-l̨-e	sűűm̃-em	éna	le̋id-a
cat-YOUNG-N.s	rain-A.s	ini	play-IND

21. The rain has stopped.

• सू॓म़े द॑दे॓उस॥
• sűűm̃e dĭde̋usa:

sűűm̃-e	dĭ~de̋us-a
rain-N.s	PRF~stop-IND

22. Soon the rain will stop.

• सू॓म़े मु॔द' उ-दे॓उस॥
• sűűm̃e múd' u-de̋usa:

sűűm̃-e	múd-'	u=de̋us-a
rain-N.s	soon-ELIS	FUT=stop-IND

23. I hope the rain stops soon.

• मु सू॓म़ेम् मु॔दु दे॓उसु इ॓च॥
• mu sűűm̃e' múdu de̋usu ı̋ṡa:

m-u	sűűm̃-e-'	múdu	de̋us-u	ı̋ṡ-a
1s-N	rain-A.s-ELIS	soon	stop-SUP	hope-IND

24. Once wild animals lived here.

• ग़्वे॓रेस् फे॔स्भी इ॔धु ए-म़ै॓स॥
• ƣ̌e̋res fésvi íðu e-m̃e̋e̋sa:

ƣ̌e̋r-es	fés=vi	íðu	e=m̃e̋e̋s-a
wild-N.p	past=ADV	here	PST=live-IND

25. Slowly she looked around.

• ए॔यु गोध्भि ए-भे॓उध॥
• éȝu ǧóðvi e-ve̋uða:

éȝ-u	ǧóð=vi	e=ve̋uð=a
3s-N	slow=ADV	PST=look.around=IND

26. Go away!

• अपो॓
• apő:

apő
away

27. Let's go!

• म़ु॔स् अ॓ते॥
• m̃ús a̋te:

m̃-ús	a̋t-e
1p-V	go-IMP

28. You should go.

• तु अ॓तु के॓ल॥
• tu a̋tu ke̋la:

t-u	a̋t-u	ke̋l-a
2s-N	go-SUP	should-IND

29. I will be happy to go.

• मु क॓इतु अ॓तु उ-भू॓अ॥
• mu ka̋itu a̋tu u-vűűa:

m-u	ka̋it-u	a̋t-u	u=vűű-a
1s-N	happy-N.s	go-SUP	FUT=be-IND

30. He will arrive soon.

• ए॔यु मु॔द' उ-तो॓प॥
• éȝu múd' u-tőpa:

éȝ-u	múd-'	u=tőp-a
3-N.s	soon-ELIS	FUT=arrive-IND

31. The baby's ball has rolled away.

• बआलु॓स् गे॓लो अ॔पु रेथि॓द्य॥
• baalűs ge̋lo ápu reþı̋d̨a:

baal-űs	ge̋l-o	ápu	reþ-ı̋d̨-a
baby-G.s	ball-N.s	away	roll-TRZ-IND

32. The two boys are working together.

• द्वो॓ हु॓सुस् चो॔मु दआ॓र॥
• d̬ő hűsus ṡómu da̋a̋ra:

d̬ő	hűs-us	ṡómu	da̋a̋r-a
two	boy-N.p	togethr	work-IND

33. This mist will probably clear away.

• इ-मे॓इग़ो न॔म्भि उ-ये॓क़॥
• i-me̋iƣo námvi u-ȝe̋xa:

i=me̋iƣ-o	nám=vi	u-ȝe̋x-a
this=mist-N.s	probable=ADV	FUT=clear-IND

34. Lovely flowers are growing everywhere.

• गो॓बि न॓निस् भिस्भ॔इथि अ॓ल॥
• gőbi na̋nis visváiþi a̋la:

gőbi-Ø	na̋n-is	visváiþi	a̋l-a
lovely-ABS	flower-N.p	everywhere	grow-IND

35. We should eat more slowly.

• म़ुस् गॅगो॔ध्भि ए॓दु के॓ल॥
• m̃us gŭǧóðvi e̋du ke̋la:

m̃-us	gŭ~ǧóð=vi	e̋d-u	ke̋l-a
1p-N	EL~slow=ADV	eat-SUP	should-IND

36. You have come too soon.

• तु के॔थु मु॔दु ग॑ग्वे॓म॥
• tu kéþu múdu gĭǧe̋ma:

t-u	kéþu	múdu	gĭ~ǧe̋m-a
2s-N	too	soon	PRF~come-IND

37. You must write more neatly.

• तु प॑प॔फ्मंभि य॓रु के॓ल॥
• tu pĭpáfm̃ĕvi ȝa̋ru ke̋la:

t-u	pĭ~páfm̃-ĕ-vi	ȝa̋r-u	ke̋l-a
2s-N	EL~neat-EP-ADV	write-SUP	must-IND

38. Directly opposite stands a wonderful palace.

• दि॓स़्रो म़॓स्तो सै॔इध्भि थौ॔सो धै॓अ॥
• dı̋zro m̃a̋sto sééiðvi þőőso ðe̋e̋a:

dı̋z.r-o-Ø	m̃a̋st-o	sééið=vi	þőős-o	ðe̋e̋-a
wonder.ful-ABS	palace-N.s	direct=ADV	opposite-N.s	be.located-IND