Senjecas - Chatting & Basics

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/

1. Essentials - bihőkos

Yes	No	Please	Thank you (very much)	No, thank you	You're (very) welcome	Excuse me	Excuse me
a̋a	ne̋	(mu tum) sőőra:1	(me̋ża) vűűma vűűla:2	ne̋. ébi (tum) soore̋ȝa:	vűűma vűűla ne:	porte̋ȝa me:	e-te̋e̋ua ne:3
yes	no	(I you) beseech	there is a (great) debt	no, if (you) it.pleases	debt there.is not	may.I.pass ?	was.paying.attention not

Notes

• ¹If understood from the context, the subject personal pronoun may be omitted.
• ²A colon is used to mark the end of a sentence.
• ³Said upon not understanding.

2. Language difficulties - ȝekős ke̋ntas

Do(es) ... speak English?	you anyone	I don't speak Senjecas.	I (don't) understand.	Do you understand me?
... ángelȝe̋kam sa̋m̃a me1:	tu k̬énu	mu senȝe̋kam sa̋m̃a ne:	mu þűma (ne):	tu mum þűma me:
... English speak ?	you anyone	I Senjecas speak not	I understand not	you me understand ?

Note

• ¹A question is asked by ending the sentence with me. There is no change in the word order.

I speak some English.	What is it called in Senjecas?	How do you say ... in Senjecas?	What does ... mean?	How do you pronounce this?
mu tı̋ı̋ða ángelȝe̋kam sa̋m̃a:	senȝe̋ko eȝo-fe̋e̋to xo e̋sa1:	tu senȝéxvi xálu ... sa̋m̃a:	... xo fűɫa:	tu xálu som fuɫte̋e̋a:
I some English speak	Senjecan its-name what is	you Senjecasly how ... say	... what means	you how this pronounce

Note

• ¹The interrogative particle is not used if there is a questioning word in the sentence.

How do you write ...?	Please write it down.	Please ... more slowly.	speak repeat	Slowly, please.
tu xálu ... ȝa̋ra:	éȝom ȝare̋ȝa. tum sőőra:	gŭǧǫ́ðvi .... tum sőőra:	sam̃e̋ȝa ṡexe̋ȝa	ǧǫ́ðvi. tum sőőra:
you how ...write	it write, you beseech	more.slowly .... you beseech	speak repeat	slowly you beseech,

3. Greetings - ǧe̋ros

Good ...	... day afternoon evening	Good night	Hello	How are you?	(Very) well, (and you?)	Pleased to meet you.	Good-bye	Good-bye	See you ....	soon tomorrow later.
mı̋ı̋ra ...	... a̋ham sı̋xam ȝı̋tam	de̋e̋ra la̋a̋tam	ala̋a̋	(tu) xálu e̋sa:	(lábu) su (tuk̬e me:)	tum pa̋nu se̋baþu:	suɠa̋a̋le:1	sure̋iðe:2	... tum u-na̋ka:3	t̨áárvi ṡum̃a̋s pósu
peaceful ...	... day afternoon evening	restful night	hello	you how are	(very) well (you.and ?)	you to.meet pleased	well.bide	well.fare	...you will-see	soon tomorrow later

Notes

• ¹Said by the one leaving.
• ²Said by the one staying.
• ³The prefix u- marks the future tense.

4. Titles - fe̋e̋tos

Mr.	Mrs.	Master1	Miss2
sum̃ı̋ı̋ru3	suǧe̋nu	ezpőiku	ez̈ı̋du4
good.man	good.woman	esteemed.son	esteemed.daughter

Notes

• ¹For any young man. Marital status is not implied.
• ²For any young woman. Marital status is not implied.
• ³sum̃ı̋ı̋ru (and the others) is in the form for the subject of a sentence: sum̃ı̋ı̋ru smith íðu vűűa, Mr. Smith is here. In direct address the vocative form is used: ala̋a̋. sum̃iirű smith, Hello, Mr. Smith. The last syllable is accented.
• ⁴A doubled consonant resulting from compounding is indicated by a diaeresis over or under the consonant.

5. Introductions - ṡana̋ðras

This is my ... here's my ...	May I introduce you to my ...	wife husband friend	What's your name?	My name is ....	It's been great meeting you
su mu-... e̋sa íðu mu-... e̋sa	tum o mu-... ṡánaðe̋ȝa me:	kőzum me̋rtum vı̋lum	tu xálu feetı̋d̨aþu ı̋la:1	... feetı̋d̨aþu ı̋la:	tum pa̋nu dı̋żu e-e̋sa2:
this my ... is here my ... is	you to my ... may.introduce ?	wife husband friend	you how called become	... called become	you to.meet marvelous was

Notes:

• ¹The passive voice is formed with the passive participle and the verb ı̋la, become.
• ²The prefix e- marks the past tense.

6. Personal details - hőmo tɪ̋fżos

Where are you from?	I'm from ....	Are you married?	I am married.	I am ....	single divorced separated widowed
tu xárþis e̋sa:	mu ... éha e̋sa:	tu m̃e̋da me:	m̃e̋da	mu ... vűűa:	va̋tu m̃im̃e̋daþu ve̋e̋tu mőőaþu
you where.from are	I ... from am	you are.married ?	am.married	I ... am	single divorced separated widowed

7. Ages - rı̋las

How old are you?	I've seen ... winter solstices1.	I was born in ....	I was born on ....	How old is your ...?	son daughter?	He/She's seen ... winter solstices.
xőta dı̋las mús o e̋sa:	... hemsűxran nĭna̋ka2:	... éna e-że̋na:	...a̋s ...3 e-że̋na:	xőta dı̋las tu-... o e̋sa:	poikűs zidűs	(éȝu) ... hemsűxran nĭna̋ka:
how.many years you to are	... winter.solstices have.seen	... in was.born	... on was.born	how.many years your-... to are	son daughter	(he/she) ... winter.solstices has.seen

Notes

• ¹The Sefdaanians tell their age by how many winter solstices they've seen, not by how many anniversaries of their birth.
• ²The perfect tenses are formed by reduplicating the initial consonant.
• ³See dates below.

8. Occupations - da̋a̋ros

What is your occupation?	I am a ....	doctor teacher lawyer farmer fisherman	I work in/at ....	I'm retired.	I'm ...	self-employed unemployed
tu-da̋a̋ro xo vűűa:	mu ... vűűa:	le̋e̋gu dőxlu þorta̋ðlu zǫ̋ðlu mı̋ı̋nlu	mu ... éna da̋a̋ra:	mu ném̃itéru da̋a̋ra:	mu ... vűűa:	mi-þa̋xaþu m̃i-þa̋xaþu1
your-work what is	I ... am	doctor teacher lawyer farmer fisherman	I ... at work	I no.longer work	I ... am	self-employed unemployed

Note

• ¹Be careful to distinguish mi-, self, from m̃i-, un-.

9. Studies - sı̋ƣras

I am a student.	Where do you go to school?	I attend ...	... elementary school high school college university	What grade are you in?	I am in the ...1 grade.	What are you studying?	I am studying ....	medicine law science engineering
mu tűnlu vűűa:	xo tunde̋mom nı̋ka:	... nı̋ka:	þééxtunde̋mom uftunde̋mom żávtunde̋mom żavtúndemı̋ȝom	xa diita̋s éna vűűa:	... diita̋s éna vűűa:	xom tűna:	... tűna:	ȝaxsa̋a̋r̈am þőram sa̋a̋rtam kílvaanlĕsa̋a̋r̈am
I student am	what school attend	... attend	elementary school high school college university	what grade in are	... grade in am	what study	... study	medicine law science engineering

Note

• ¹See the numbers below.

10. Interests - aðne̋e̋mras

What do you do in your spare time?	Do you any hobbies?	Do you like ...?	art sports movies music cooking?	I'm (not) interested in art.	I (don't) like the dance.
alpe̋e̋la tu-keesa̋s xom kía:	tu sébaðne̋e̋mran ƣe̋ða me:	tu ... ka̋a me:	dűvram le̋iðran asgı̋ı̋ron kűmom dűƣu	duvra̋s áðneema̋ntu vűűa (ne):	mu mebűűram ka̋a (ne):
free your-time what do	you hobbies have ?	you ... like ?	art sports movies music cooking	art interested.in am (not)	I dance.art like (not)

11. Feelings - műitos

I'm ....	happy sad tired	I'm in a hurry	Are you ...?	cold hot	I'm (not) ....	hungry thirsty	I feel (very) lucky.	I'm (terribly) sorry.
mu ... vűűa:	ka̋itu se̋ugu le̋e̋du	mu pa̋su ke̋la:	tu ... vűűa me:	sőȝu tı̋ı̋þu	mu ... (ne):	gősa a̋a̋da	mu (lábu) űþu űta:	(me̋e̋o) kı̋ı̋nos da̋a̋a1:
I ... am	happy sad tired	I hurry must	you ... are ?	cold hot	I ... (not)	hunger thirst	I (very) lucky feel	(many) tears flow

Note

• ¹Said upon hearing someone's bad news.

12. Directions - ṡa̋a̋sos

Where is ...?	What's the address?	Please write it down.	Please show me (on the map)?	How far is it?	Turn ....	left right at the corner at the traffic light ....	behind in front of next to opposite	straight ahead
... xáru vűűa:	m̃eeslűko xo vűűa:	éȝom ȝare̋ȝa. tum sőőra:	(ṡaasgiirős éna) mús o suute̋ȝa. tum sőőra:	xőto þı̋fo vűűa:	... ṡaƣe̋ȝa:	m̃ásþim táɫþim ż̨ookős éna (reið)dááneuős éna	pósa n̨óópa kóma þóósa	sásvi
... where is	address what is	it write please	(map on) me to show please	how.much far is	... turn	left right corner at traffic.light at	behind before next.to opposite	straight.ahead