Senjecas - Storm on the Lake

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

Notes

• Mark 4:35-41; Matthew 8:23-27; Luke 8:22-25
• As this is a cento of verses, the numbering indicates the number of Senjecan sentences, not of the Biblical verses.

Text

eherős éna ðűűo
Storm on the Lake

mukánȝeka̋s úúda tarne̋xaþo

Translated from the Greek

• New American Bible
• Literal Greek Translation
• Senjecan Text

Gloss

• 1. That day as evening drew on he said to them, "Let us cross over to the farther shore."
• and he.says to.them on that the day evening having.become let.us.go.over to the other.side
• da éȝu a-aha̋s. ȝita̋s tŭtopanta̋s. eȝúm o te̋e̋a: m̃a m̃ús þĭþı̋fo k̨űdom do ta̋re m̃ar:

da	éȝ-u	a=ah-a̋s	ȝit-a̋s	tŭ~top-a-nt-a̋s	eȝ-úm	o	te̋e̋-a	m̃a	m̃-ús	þĭ~þı̋fo-Ø	k̨űd-om	do	ta̋r-e	m̃ar
and	3-N.s	that=day-G.s	evening-G.s	PRF~arrive-IND-AP-G.s	3-G.p	to	say-IND	QUOT	1p-N	EL~far-ABS	shore-A.s	to	cross-IMP	QUOT

• 2. Leaving the crowd, they took him away in the boat in which he was sitting, while the other boats accompanied him.
• and leaving the crowd they.take him as he.was in the boat and other boats were with him
• da mı̋ı̋lum te̋m̃antus na̋a̋m̃om éna éȝum ga̋a̋na—móódi e-vűűa—da a̋no na̋a̋m̃os eȝús súna e-vűűa:

da	mı̋ı̋l-um	te̋m̃-a-nt-us	na̋a̋m̃-om	éna	éȝ-um	ga̋a̋n-a	móódi	e=vűű-a	da	a̋no-Ø	na̋a̋m̃-os	eȝ-ús	súna	e=vűű-a
and	crowd-A.s	leave-IND-AP-N.p	boat-A.s	in	3-A.s	take-IND	as	PST=be-IND	and	other-ABS	boat-N.s	3-G.s	with	PST=be-IND

• 3. It happened that a bad squall blew up. The waves were breaking over the boat and it began to ship water badly.

and happened gust great of.wind and the waves beat against the boat so.that already to.be.filled the boat

• da e-e̋ba—ȝa m̃eee̋s me̋żo na̋bok̬e kűűmosk̬e na̋a̋m̃om þóósa e-tűűga—m̨úmi na̋a̋m̃o ȝéé e-pe̋e̋la:

da	e=e̋b-a	ȝa	m̃ee-e̋s	me̋żo-Ø	na̋b-o=k̬e	kűűm-os=k̬e	na̋a̋m̃-om	þóósa	e=tűűg-a
and	PST=happen-IND	that	wind-G.s	great-ABS	gust-N.s=and	wave-N.p=and	boat-A.s	against	PST=beat-IND

m̨úmi	na̋a̋m̃-o	ȝéé	e=pe̋e̋l-a
so.that	boat-N.s	already	PST=be.filling-IND

• 4. Jesus was in the stern through it all, sound asleep on a cushion. They finally woke him and said to him, "Lord, save us! We are lost! Teacher, does it not matter to you that we are going to drown;"
• and he was in the stern on the cushion sleeping and they.rouse him and they.say to.him Lord save we perish Teacher not it.matters to.you that we.perish
• da zaþős éna še̋pantu geemős éna e-vűűa. da éȝus éȝum ze̋lak̬' eȝús o e-te̋e̋ak̬e: m̃' anderű. e̋e̋þe. m̃us bűrantus vűűa: doxlű. m̃u-bűru tús o vı̋na ne me:

da	zaþ-ős	éna	še̋p-a-nt-u	geem-ős	éna	e=vűű-a	da	éȝ-us	éȝ-um	ze̋l-a=k̬-'	eȝ-ús	o	e=te̋e̋-a=k̬e
and	stern-G.s	in	sleep-IND-AP-N.s	cushion-G.s	on	PST=be-IND	and	3-N.p	3-A.s	awake-IND=and-ELIS	3-G.s	to	PST=say-IND=and

m̃-'	ander-ű	e̋e̋þ-e	m̃-us	bűr-a-nt-us	vűű-a	dox-l-ű	m̃u=bűr-u	t-ús	o	vı̋n-a	ne	me
our-ELIS	Lord-V.s	save-IMP	1p-N	perish-IND-AP-N.p	be-IND	teach-AG-V.s	our=perish-SUP	2s-G	to	matter-IND	not	Q

• 5. He awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea: "Quiet! Be still!" The wind fell off, the waves subsided, and everything grew calm.
• and having.been aroused he.rebuked the wind and he.spoke to.the sea be.still be.silenced and died.down the wind and the roughness of.the water and happened calm great
• ze̋lantu m̃e̋e̋em e-k̬e̋e̋dak̬e mare̋s o e-te̋e̋ak̬e: k̬ı̋ı̋le. sa̋a̋me: m̃e̋e̋ek̬e hurős ȝe̋ustak̬' e-de̋usa da me̋ża k̬ı̋ı̋lta e-e̋ba:

ze̋l-a-nt-u	m̃e̋e̋-em	e=k̬e̋e̋d-a=k̬e	mar-e̋s	o	e=te̋e̋-a=k̬e	k̬ı̋ı̋l-e	sa̋a̋m-e
awake-IND-AP-N.s	wind-A.s	PST=rebuke-IND=and	sea-G.s	to	PST=say-IND=and	be.still-IMP	be.silent-IMD

m̃e̋e̋-e=k̬e	hur-ős	ȝe̋usta=k̬-'	e=de̋us-a	da	me̋ża-Ø	k̬ı̋ı̋lt-a	e=e̋b-a
wind-N.s=and	water-G.s	roughness=and-ELIS	PST=stop-IND	and	great-ABS	calm-IND	PST=happen-IND

• 6. Then he said to them, "Why are you so terrified? Why are you lacking in faith?"
• and he.said to.them why cowardly you.are still.not you.have faith
• da eȝúm o e-te̋e̋a: m̃a ȝu niþsűðus xáru vűűa: ȝu őőam ƣe̋va nódu me m̃ar:

da	eȝ-úm	o	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	ȝ-u	niþ.sűð-us	xáru	vűű-a	ȝ-u	őő-am	ƣe̋v-a	n.ódu	me	m̃ar
and	3-G.p	to	PST=say-IND	QUOT	2s-N	weak.heart-N.p	why	be-IND	2p-N	faith-A.s	have.IND	not.still	Q	QUOT

• 7. A great awe overcame them at this. They kept saying to one another, "What sort of man can this be who commands even the winds and the sea and they obey him?"
• and they.feared fear great and they.said to one.another who then this is that even the winds he.commands and the water and they.obey him
• da éȝus me̋żo na̋a̋om e-na̋a̋a d' anánus o e-te̋e̋a: m̃a xu su e̋sa—táu m̃e̋e̋enk̬e hűromk̬e e̋e̋va da éȝum ta̋a̋ba⁝

da	éȝ-us	me̋żo-Ø	na̋a̋-om	e=na̋a̋-a	d-'	anan-ús	o	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	x-u	s-u	e̋s-a
and	3-N.p	great-ABS	fear-A.s	PST=fear-IND	and-ELIS	one.another-G.p	to	PST=say-IND	QUOT	who-N.s	this-N.s	be-IND

tá-u	m̃e̋e̋-en=k̬e	hűr-om=k̬e	e̋e̋v-a	da	éȝ-um	ta̋a̋b-a
who-N.s	wind-A.p=and	water-A.s=and	command-IND	and	3-A.s	obey-IND