Senjecas - while
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Pronunciation table
| p | b | f | v | ɱ | m | t | d | þ | ð | ł | l | c | ƶ | s | z | r | n | k | g | x | ᵹ | h | ȝ | š | ṡ | ||||
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| /p/ | /b/ | /ɸ/ | /β/ | /m̊/ | /m/ | /t/ | /d/ | /θ/ | /ð/ | /l̥/ | /l/ | /ʦ/ | /ʣ/ | /s/ | /z/ | /ɾ̥/ | /n/ | /k/ | /g/ | /ç/ | /ʝ/ | /j̊/ | /j/ | /sʷ/ | /sʲ/ |
| i | e | a | ɔ | o | u | ı | ɘ | y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| /i/ | /e/ | /ä/ | /ɒ/ | /o/ | /u/ | /ɪ/ | /ə/ | /ʊ/ |
Verb
- 1. kę̋sa – 1. t.v. pass time idly. 2. i.v. loiter
- ɱu' sademős éna te̋nam e-kę̋sa:
- We whiled away the hour at the store.
| ɱ-u-' | sadem-ős | éna | te̋n-am | e=kę̋s-a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1PL-NOM-ELIS | store-STA.SG | at | hour-MOT.SG | PST=while-IND |
Noun
- 2. kę̋sa – a period of time.
- mu kę̋sam u-dę̋a—fési vı̋da:
- I will rest a while before I leave.
| m-u | kę̋s-am | u=dę̋-a | fési | vı̋d-a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1SG-NOM | while-MOT.SG | FUT=rest-IND | before | leave-IND |
Postposition
- 3. méti - during the same time that
- nu e-ᵹoše̋pa. méti ðų̋o e-ra̋va:
- He slept soundly while the storm raged.
| n-u | e=ᵹo=še̋p-a | méti | ðų̋-o | e=ra̋v-a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3SG-NOM | PST=EMPH=sleep-IND | while | storm-NOM.SG | PST=rage-IND |
- 4. méti - as long as
- tu nomős ɱę̋so. méti tundemős vűa:
- As long as you're at school you may live at home.
| t-u | nom-ős | ɱę̋s-o | méti | tundem-ős | éna | vű-a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2SG-NOM | home-STA.SG | live-SBJV | while | school-STA.SG | at | be-IND |
- 5. są́mi – although
- nu e-kı̋ra. są́mi mu num e-ha̋ɱa:
- While I called him, he didn't answer.
| n-u | e=kı̋r-a | ne | są́mi | m-u | n-um | e=ha̋ɱ-a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3SG-NOM | PST=answer-IND | not | while | 1SG-NOM | 3SG-MOT | PST=call-IND |
