Senjecas - Chinese Sayings

Pronunciation table

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	YNG = young
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

Gloss

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. – Lao Tzu
यु॔स् कि॔अ मे॔स़्भि म़े॓नथु इ॔लु तु॔स् ओ म़॓ल्तम् दौ॓अ। मे॔ति युम् मे॔स़्भि म़े॓नु तु॔स् ओ जु॓र्तम् दौ॓अ॥
ȝús kía mézvi m̃e̋naþu ı̋lu tús o m̃a̋ltam dőőa: méti ȝum mézvi m̃e̋nu tús o żűrtam dőőa⁝

ȝ-ús	kía	méz=vi	m̃e̋n-a-þ-u	ı̋l-u	t-ús	o	m̃a̋lt-am	dőő-a
someone-G.s	by	great=ADV	love-IND-PP-N.s	become-SUP	2s-G	to	strength-A.s	give-IND

méti	ȝ-um	méz=vi	m̃e̋n-u	t-ús	o	żűrt-am	dőő-a
while	someone-A.s	great=ADV	love-SUP	2s-G	to	courage-A.s	give-IND

Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny. - Lao-Tzu
तु पू॓थोन् गे॓थे। ए॔योऽ स॓म़ोस् इ॓ल॥ तु स॓म़ोन् गे॓थे। ए॔योस् भि॓भोस् इ॓ल॥ तु भि॓भोन् गे॓थे। ए॔योस् गु॓ओस् इ॓ल॥ तु गु॓ओन् गे॓थे। ए॔योस् स्वे॓घ्र इ॓ल॥ तु स्वे॓घ्रन् गे॓थे। ए॔य क॓उस इ॓ल॥
tú pűűþon ge̋þe. éȝo' sa̋m̃os ı̋la: tú sa̋m̃on ge̋þe. éȝos vı̋vos ı̋la: tú vı̋von ge̋þe. éȝos gűos ı̋la: tú gűon ge̋þe. éȝo' še̋ðra ı̋la: tú še̋ðran ge̋þe. éȝa ka̋usa ı̋la⁝

t-ú	pűűþ-on	ge̋þ-e	éȝ-o-'	sa̋m̃-os	ı̋l-a	t-ú	sa̋m̃-on	ge̋þ-e	éȝ-os	vı̋v-os	ı̋l-a
2s-V	thought-A.s	watch-IMP	3-N.p-ELIS	word-N.p	become-IND	2s-V	word-A.p	watch-IMP	3-N.p	action-N.p	become-IND

t-ú	vı̋v-on	ge̋þ-e	éȝ-os	gű-os	ı̋l-a	t-ú	gű-on	ge̋þ-e	éȝ-o-'	še̋ðr-a	ı̋l-a
2s-V	action-A.p	watch-IMP	3-N.p	habit-N.p	become-IND	2s-V	habit-A.p	watch-IMP	3-N.p-ELIS	character-N.s	become-IND

t-ú	še̋ðr-an	ge̋þ-e	éȝ-a	ka̋us-a	ı̋l-a
2s-V	character-A.s	watch-IMP	3-N.s	destiny-N.s	become-IND

If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present. - Lao-Tzu
ए॔बि तु अ॓ग़ु भू॓अ। तोअ॓रि पोस्त॓स् ए॔न म़ै॓स॥ ए॔बि तु स़ि॓थु भू॓अ। तोअ॓रि न्यौफ्त॓स् ए॔न म़ै॓स॥ ए॔बि तु म़ीर॓स् ओ भू॓अ। तोअ॓रि निक़्र॓स् ए॔न म़ै॓स॥
ébi tu a̋ƣu vűűa. toári posta̋s éna m̃e̋e̋sa: ébi tu zı̋þu vűűa. toári n̨oofta̋s éna m̃e̋e̋sa: ébi tu miira̋s o vűűa. toári nixra̋s éna m̃e̋e̋sa⁝

ébi	t-u	a̋ƣ-u	vűű-a	toári	post-a̋s	éna	m̃e̋e̋s-a	ébi	t-u	zı̋þ-u	vűű-a	toári	n̨ooft-a̋s	éna	m̃e̋e̋s-a
if	2s-N	depressed-N.s	be-IND	then	past-G.s	in	live-IND	if	2s-N	anxious-N.s	be-IND	then	future-G.s	in	live-IND

ébi	t-u	miir-a̋s	o	vűű-a	toári	nixr-a̋s	éna	m̃e̋e̋s-a
if	2s-N	peace-G.s	at	be-IND	then	present-G.s	in	live-IND

The honorable and upright man keeps well away from both the slaughterhouse and the kitchen. And he allows no knives on his table. - Mencius
þa̋l̨u da ȝűsu m̃ı̋ı̋ru vőőo úngurde̋mom vőőo duƣte̋rom lábu ápa ɠa̋a̋la: da serős éva néo sı̋ı̋mlon he̋ne:

þa̋l̨u-Ø	da	ȝűsu-Ø	m̃ı̋ı̋r-u	vőőo-Ø	úngur.de̋m-om	vőőo-Ø	duƣ.te̋r-om	lábu	þif.ápa	ɠa̋a̋l-a
honorable-ABS	and	upright-ABS	man-N.s	both-ABS	slaughter.building-A.s	and	cook.room-A.s	well	away_from	keep-IND

da	ser-ős	éva	néo-Ø	sı̋ı̋m-l-on	he̋n-a
and	table-G.s	on	no-ABS	cut-INS-A.p	allow-IND