Senjecas - Genghis Khan

Pronunciation table

peműko (labial)								riisűko (dental)								muitűko (alveolar)								vainűko (palatal)							ṡ̨uuše̋nos (vowels with प)								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	ɔ	o	u			ĭ	ĕ	ŭ
प	ब	फ	भ	म़	म			त	द	थ	ध	ल़	ल			च	ज	स	स़	र	न			क	ग	क़	ग़	ह	य			स्व	स्य			इ ई पि पी	ए एै ए पै	अ आ प पा	ऒ ॵ पॊ पॏ	ओ औ पो पौ	उ ऊ पु पू			पं	पऺ	पॅ
/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	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

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Gloss

• "What, in all the world, could bring the greatest happiness?" asked the Khan.
• क़आ॓नु ए-मे॓त॥ म़ ओ॓रो भ्वैतो॓स् ए॔न क़ो मंमे॓ज क॓इथ्तम् फ्यु॓दु मग़े॓य म़र्॥
• xa̋a̋nu e-me̋ta: m̃a őro v̌eetős éna xo mĭme̋ża ka̋iþtam f̨űdu maƣe̋ȝa m̃ar:

xa̋a̋n-u	e=me̋t-a	m̃a	őro-Ø	v̌eet-ős	éna	x-o	mĭ~me̋ża-Ø	ka̋iþt-am	f̨űd-u	maƣ-e̋ȝa	m̃ar
Khan-N.s	PST-ask-IND	QUOT	all-ABS	world-G.s	in	what-N.s	EL~great-ABS	happiness-A.s	cause-SUP	be.able-SBJ	QUOT

• "The open steppe, a clear day, and a swift horse under you," responded the officer,
• दस्हो॓मु ए-कि॓र॥ म़ आ॓रो केब॓रो। ग॓नो। द तु॔स् ने॔र आ॓ते मो॓रे म़र्।
• dashőmu e-kı̋ra: m̃a a̋a̋ro keba̋ro. ga̋no. da tús néra a̋a̋te mőre m̃ar:

das.hőm-u	e=kı̋r-a	m̃a	a̋a̋ro-Ø	keba̋r-o	ga̋n-o	da	t-ús	néra	a̋a̋te-Ø	mőr-e	m̃ar
authority.person-N.s	PST=reply-IND	QUOT	open-ABS	steppe-N.s	clear.sky-N.s	and	2s-G	under	swift-ABS	horse.N.s	QUOT

• and, after a little thought, added, "and a falcon on your wrist to start up hares."
• द। पू॓थु क्वीलो॓स् पो॔स। ग़े॓द॥ म़ द तु-यसो॓स् ए॔भ च॓स्के चे॓चेन् अ॔दलि॓द्यु म़र्॥
• da. pűűþu k̬iilős pósa. ƣe̋ða: m̃a da tu-ȝasős éva ṡa̋ske ṡe̋ṡen ádalı̋d̨u m̃ar:

da	pűűþ-u	k̬iil-ős	pósa	ƣe̋ð-a	m̃a	da	tu=ȝas-ős	éva	ṡa̋sk-e	ṡe̋ṡ-en	ádal-ı̋d̨-u	m̃ar
and	think-SUP	pause-G.s	after	connect-IND	QUOT	and	your=wrist-G.s	on	falcon-N.s	hare-A.p	alarm-TRZ-SUP	QUOT

• "Nay," responded the Khan, "to crush your enemies, to see them fall at your feet,
• क़आ॓नु ए-कि॓र॥ म़ ने॓। तु-न्ये॓तुन् क्व॓दु। तु-पेदो॓म् ए॔न फौ॓लु ए॔युन् न॓कु।
• xa̋a̋nu e-kı̋ra: m̃a ne̋. tu-n̨e̋tun k̬a̋du. tu-pedőm éna főőlu éȝun na̋ku.

xa̋a̋n-u	e=kı̋r-a	m̃a	ne̋	tu=n̨e̋t-un	k̬a̋d-u	tu=ped=őm	éna	főől-u	éȝ-un	na̋k-u
Khan-N.s	PST=responde-IND	QUOT	nay	your=enemy-A.p	crush-SUP	your=foot-G.p	at	fall-SUP	3-A.p	see-SUP

• to take their horses and goods and hear the lamentation of their women. That is best."
• मो॓रेन्क्वे उ॓धोम्क्वे ए॓मु द ग्वेनु॓म् म़आ॓बोम् नो भंभ॓दो ए॓स॥
• mőrenk̬e űðomk̬e e̋mu da ǧenűm m̃a̋a̋bom ve̋nu. no vĭva̋do e̋sa⁝

mőr-en=k̬e	űð-om=k̬e	e̋m-u	da	ǧen-űm	m̃a̋a̋b-om	ve̋n-u	n-o	vĭ~va̋d-o	e̋s-a
horse-A.p=and	property-A.s=and	seize-SUP	and	woman-G.p	lamentation-A.s	hear-SUP	that-N.s	EL~good-N.s	be-IND