Senjecas - but
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Pronunciation table
| 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 | ||||||||||||
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| /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 = first person singular/plural | V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural) | COL = collective | EQU = equative degree | INS = instrument | PST = past |
| 2s/p = second person singular/plural | ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective) | CONV = conversive | F = feminine | INT = intensive prefix | Q = interrogative particle |
| ADV = adverb | DES = desiderative | FRQ = frequentative | M = masculine | QUOT = direct quotation | |
| AG = agent | DIM = diminutive | FUT = future | OCC = occupation suffix | RPRF = recent perfective | |
| A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural) | AP = agent (active) participle | ELIS = elision | IMP = imperative | PP = patient (past) participle | SBJ = subjunctive |
| G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural) | AUG = augmentative | EP = epenthesis | INC = inchoative | PRF = perfect | SUP = supine |
| N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural) | CAUS = causative | ELT = elative | IND = indicative | PRV = privative prefix | VBLZ = verbalizer |
Postposition
- 1. ša - without, apart from, except
- Everyone but Father left.
- vísu taata̋' ša e-vı̋da:
vis-u taat-a̋-' ša e=vı̋d-a everyone-N.s father-G.s-ELIS but PST=leave-IND
Adverb
- 2. átu - merely, only, just
- It is but three miles to the inn.
- átu tı̋r t̨umre̋nos taƣde̋mom do e̋sa:
átu tı̋r t̨umre̋n-os taƣ-de̋m-om do e̋s-a but three mile-N.p travel-building-A.s to be-IND
Conjunction
- 3. ši - except (for), excluding
- I had no choice but to leave.
- mu ne̋a őpam ši vı̋du e-űda:
m-u ne̋a-Ø őp-am ši vı̋d-u e=űd-a 1s-N no-ABS choice-A.s but leave-SUP PST=own-IND
- 4. de - on the contrary, but rather, whereas.
- I am not rich, but poor.
- mu ƣa̋va ne de pe̋e̋da:
m-u ƣa̋v-u vűű-a ne de pe̋e̋d-u 1s-N rich-N.s be-IND not but poor-N.s
- 5. ésti - however, although, nevertheless
- She is very old but still beautiful.
- éȝu lábu że̋e̋ru ésti ódu gőbu vűűa:
éȝ-u lábu że̋e̋r-u ésti ódu gőb-u vűű-a she-N.s very old-N.s but still beautiful-N.s be-IND
- 6. ši - except that
- I cannot but feel offended.
- mu fe̋e̋a ši de̋gaþu űta:
m-u fe̋e̋-a ši de̋g-a-þ-u űt-a 1s-N be.unable-IND but offend-IND-PP-N.s feel-IND
- 7. ši - without it being the case that, unless that
- It never rains but it pours.
- sűűm̃a néxum ši pőza:
sűűm̃-a néxum ši pőz-a rain-IND never but pour-IND
