Senjecas - Nunc Dimittis

Pronunciation table

p	b	f	v	ṁ	m			t	d	þ	ð	ɫ	l			ṡ	ż	s	z	r	n			k	g	x	ƣ	h	ȝ			š	s̨			i	e	a	õ	o	u			ï	ë	ÿ
/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/

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The Nunc Dimittis (Luke 2:29-32)

garáiȝeka̋s ų́da tarne̋xaþo

Translated from the Greek

Literal translation of the Greek text

• 29: Νῦν ἀπολύεις τὸν δοῦλόν σου, δέσποτα, κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου ἐν εἰρήνῃ.

now you.dismiss the servant of. you, master, according.to the word of.you in peace

• 30: ὅτι εἶδον οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου τὸ σωτήριόν σου

because saw the eyes of.me the salvation of.you

• 31: ὃ ἡτοίμασας κατὰ πρόσωπον πάντων τῶν λαῶν,

which you.have.prepared before face of.all the people

• 32: φῶς εἰς ἀποκάλυψιν ἐθνῶν καὶ δόξαν λαοῦ σου Ἰσραήλ.

light for revelation of.nations and glory of.people of.you Israel.

Senjecan text

• 29: tú. anderű. ímu tu-saṁős épa miirta̋s éna tu-nı̋ı̋xlum tőba.
• 30: hi mu-t̬a̋los tu-ne̋sam e-na̋ka.
• 31: ȝa tu őru leuðűs moorős n̨óópo nam f̨fa̋ra.
• 32: mexa̋m teida̋s éra f̨őþomk̬e tu-leuðűs ȝisráelűs m̨a̋gamk̬e⁝

Glossing abbreviations

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

Gloss

t-ú	ander-ű	ímu	tu=saṁ-ős	épa	miirt-a̋s	éna	tu=nı̋ı̋xl-um	tőb-a
2s-V	Lord-V.s	now	your=word-G.s	according.to	peace-G.s	in	your=servant-ACC.SG	dismiss-IND

hi	mu=t̬a̋l-os	tu=ne̋s-am	e=na̋k-a
because	my=eye-N.p	your=salvation-A.s	PST=see-IND

tei	t-u	őru-Ø	leuð-űs	moor-ős	n̨óópo	n-am	fï~fa̋r-a
REL	you-N.s	all-ABS	people-G.s	face-G.s	before	3-A.s	PRF~prepare-IND

mex-a̋m	teid-a̋s	éra	f̨őþ-om=k̬e	tu=leuð-űs	ȝisráel-űs	m̨ag-a̋m=k̬e
nation-G.p	revelation-G.s	for	light-A.s=and	your=people-G.s	Israel-G.s	glory-A.s=and