Senjecas - as

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
/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	EQU = equative degree	INS = instrument	PRF = perfect	SUP = supine
2s/p = 2nd person singular/plural	ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective)	CONV = conversive	F = feminine	INT = intensive prefix	PRV = privative prefix	TRZ = transitivizer
3 = 3rd person	ADV = adverb	DES = desiderative	FRQ = frequentative	LAT = lative suffix	PST = past	VOC = vocative particle
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AG = agent	DIM = diminutive	FUT = future	LOC = locative suffix	Q = interrogative particle
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	ELIS = elision	IMP = imperative	M = masculine	QUOT = direct quotation
N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural)	AUG = augmentative	ELT = elative	INC = inchoative	OCC = occupation suffix	RPR = recent perfective
V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural)	CAUS = causative	EP = epenthesis	IND = indicative	PP = patient (past) participle	SBJ = subjunctive

Adverb

• 1. -sa̋a̋ti - To such an extent or degree (v. #10).
• You are not as tall as me.
• tu goxsa̋a̋tu mú' sóma vűűa ne:

t-u	gox-sa̋a̋t-u	m-ú-'	sóma	vűű-a	ne
2s-N	tall-EQU-N.s	1s-G-ELIS	as	be-IND	not

• 2. noun + adjective – comparison to the quality of a noun
• That medicine is as bitter as gall.
• a-ȝa̋xt̬i bislĕṡ̨a̋bi e̋sa:

a=ȝa̋xt̬-i	bisl-ĕ-ṡ̨a̋b-i	e̋s-a
that=medicine-N.s	gall-EP-bitter-N.s	be-IND

• 3. épu – In the manner or role specified.
• tu-na̋ma żoonlűs épa xa e̋sa:
• What is your opinion as a parent?

tu=na̋m-a	żoonl-űs	épu	x-a	e̋s-a
your=opinion-N.s	parent-G.s	as	what-N.s	be.IND

Conjunction

• 4. épi - In the same way that; according to what
• Please do that as you were taught.
• nom kie̋ȝa—épi tu dőkaþu e-ı̋la:

n-om	ki-e̋ȝa	épi	t-u	dők-a-þ-u	e=ı̋l-a
that-A.s	do-SBJ	as	2s-N	teach-IND-PP-N.s	PST=become-IND

• 5. méti – At the same instant that; when
• As I opened the door, the dog ran out.
• méti mu ðűrom e-lűra—na̋a̋ȝe bu e-re̋e̋sa:

méti	m-u	ðűr-om	e=lűr-a	na̋a̋ȝ-e	bu	e=re̋e̋s-a
as	1s-N	door-A.s	PST=open-IND	dog-N.s	out	PST=run-IND

• 6. méti - At the same time that; while
• The baby always sleeps as the rain falls.
• ba̋a̋lu visánu še̋pa—méti sűűm̃e főőla:

ba̋a̋l-u	visánu	še̋p-a	méti	sűűm̃-e	sűűm̃-a
baby-N.s	always	sleep-IND	as	rain-N.s	rain-IND

• 7. méi - Varying through time in the same proportion that.
• As the storm clouds approached, I began to look for shelter.
• mu te̋gom neeþa̋sa—méi ðuune̋vos e-ȝőba:

m-u	te̋g-om	neeþ-a̋s-a	méi	ðuu-ne̋v-os	e=ȝőb-a
1s-N	shelter-A.s	look.for-INC-IND	as	storm-cloud-N.p	PST=approach-IND

• 8. hi - Considering that, because, since
• We can close the barn door as the cows are already in the barn.
• m̃us beƣðűrom pa̋xu ma̋ƣa—hi m̃a̋kes ȝee beƣős éna vűűa:

m̃-us	beƣ-ðűr-om	pa̋x-u	ma̋ƣ-a	hi	m̃a̋k-es	ȝee	beƣ-ős	éna	vűű-a
1p-N	barn-door-A.s	close-SUP	be.able-IND	as	cow-N.p	already	barn-G.s	in	be.IND

• 9. sáámi - Expressing concession, though.
• We will continue the journey, cold as it may be.
• m̃us ta̋ƣom u-se̋e̋ra—sáámi sőȝo vuue̋ȝa:

m̃-us	ta̋ƣ-om	u=se̋e̋r-a	sáámi	sőȝ-o	vuu-e̋ȝa
1p-N	journey-A.s	FUT=continue-IND	as	cold-N.s	be-SBJ

Postposition

• 10. sóma - Introducing a basis of comparison (v. #1).
• You are not as tall as me.
• tu goxsa̋a̋tu mú' sóma vűűa ne:

t-u	gox-sa̋a̋t-u	m-ú-'	sóma	vűű-a	ne
2s-N	tall-EQU-N.s	1s-G-ELIS	as	be-IND	not