Senjecas Sayings

• Pity him who thinks there is only one way to make a language.
  • ȝo se̋m kűȝo ȝe̋kam vą̋nu vų̋la—őantum bűłe:

ȝo	se̋m	kűȝ-o	ȝe̋k-am	vą̋n-u	vų̋l-a	ő-ant-um	bűł-e
that	one	method-NOM.SG	language-MOT.SG	create-SUP	there.be-IND	believe-P.PTCP-MOT.SG	pity-IMP

• Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.
  • tús ṁenaþős gővtam tús kı̋aþom e̋su he̋ne:

t-ús	ṁen-aþ-ős	gővt-am	t-ús	kı̋-aþ-om	e̋s-u	he̋n-e
2-STA.SG	love-P.PTCP-STA.SG	beauty-MOT.SG	2-STA.SG	do-P.PTCP-MOT.SG	be-SUP	allow-IMP

• Every time you open your mouth, people can read your mind.
  • vísum tús ǫ̋som t̬ı̋va. tús me̋ina ð̣ą̋aþa ı̋lu mą̋ᵹa:

vísum	t-ús	ǫ̋s-om	t̬ı̋v-a	t-ús	me̋in-a	ð̣ą̋-aþ-a	ı̋l-u	mą̋ᵹ-a
every.time	2-STA.SG	mouth-MOT.SG	2-STA.SG	open-IND	mind-NOM.-SG	read-P.PTCP-NOM.SG	become-SUP	be.able-IND

• Knowledge is knowing that the tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.
  • są̋ra novt̬ǫ̋kim mą̋lom e̋su są̋ru e̋sa: są̋sta mąlme̋icom èna nim ðȩ̋u ne są̋ru e̋sa:

są̋r-a

novt̬ǫ̋k-im

mą̋l-om

e̋s-u

są̋r-u

e̋s-a

są̋st-a

mąl-me̋ic-om

èna

n-im

ðȩ̋-u

ne

są̋r-u

e̋s-a

knowledge-NOM.SG

tomato-MOT.SG

fruit-MOT.SG

be-SUP

know-SUP

be-IND

wisdom-NOM.SG

fruit-mix-MOT.SG

in

3-MOT.SG

put-SUP

not

know-SUP

be-IND