Senjecas - Chapters 1-10
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/ | /ĭ/ | /ɛ/ | /ʊ/ |
Glossing abbreviations
| 1s/p = first person singular/plural | V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural) | CAUS = causative | 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) | ELT = elative | IND = indicative | PRV = privative prefix |
Text
Chapter One – þűnto þı̋ro
- Tao (The Way) that can be spoken of is not the Constant Tao.
- va̋a̋aþa a̋ta ṡűra a̋ta e̋sa ne:
va̋a̋-a-þa-Ø a̋t-a ṡűra-Ø a̋t-a e̋s-a ne discuss-IND-PP-ABS constant-ABS way-N.s be-IND not
- The name that can be named is not a Constant Name.
- fe̋e̋taþo fe̋e̋to ṡűro fe̋e̋to e̋sa ne:
fe̋e̋t-a-þo-Ø fe̋e̋t-o ṡűro-Ø fe̋e̋t-o e̋s-a ne name-IND-PP-ABS name-N.s constant-ABS name-N.s be-IND not
- Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth.
- cemena̋sk̬e v̌ętősk̬e tőda fĭfe̋e̋ta e̋sa:
!cemen-a̋s=k̬e||v̌ęt-ős=k̬e||tőd-a||fĭ~fe̋e̋t-a||e̋s-a |- |heaven-G.s=and||earth-G.s=and||origin-N.s||PRV~name-N.s||be-IND |}
- The named is the Mother of all things.
- fe̋e̋taþo őro m̃ekőm ma̋a̋ma e̋sa:
!fe̋e̋t-a-þ-o||őro=Ø||m̃ek-őm||ma̋a̋m-a||e̋s-a |- |name-IND-PP-N.s||all-ABS||thing-G.p||mother-N.s||be-IND |}
- Thus, the constant void enables one to observe the true essence.
- ṡűra m̃a̋a̋nta ítu m̃e̋e̋ra e̋sram ge̋þu tííðumĕ ma̋ƣa:
!ṡűra-Ø||m̃a̋a̋nt-a||ítu||m̃e̋e̋ra-Ø||e̋sr-am||ge̋þ-u||tííð-um-ĕ||ma̋ƣ-a |- |constant-ABS||void-N.s.||thus||true-ABS||essence-A.s||observe-SUP||one-A.s-EP||be.able-IND |}
- The constant being enables one to see the outward manifestations.
- ṡűra e̋su pűűsa te̋iðranĕ na̋ku tííðumĕ ma̋ƣa:
!ṡűra-Ø||e̋s-u||pűűsa-Ø||te̋iðr-an-ĕ||na̋k-u||tííð-um-ĕ||ma̋a̋ƣa |- |constant-ABS||be-SUP||outward-ABS||manifestation-A.p-EP||see-SUP||one-A.s-EP||be.able-IND |}
- These two come paired from the same origin.
- i-d̬ő sőma toda̋s éha ȝe̋maþas ǧe̋ma:
!i=d̬ő||sőma-Ø||tod-a̋s||éha||ȝe̋m-a-þ-as||ǧe̋m-a |- |this=two||same-ABS||origin-G.s||from||pair-IND-PP-N.pL||come-IND |}
- But when the essence is manifested, It has a different name.
- ésti méti e̋sra te̋idaþa ı̋la. gőȝo fe̋e̋to eȝás o e̋sa:
!ésti||méti||e̋sr-a||te̋id-a-þ-a||ı̋l-a||gőȝo-Ø||fe̋e̋t-o||eȝ-ás||o||e̋s-a |- |but||when||essence-N.s||manifest-IND-PP-N.s||become-IND||different-ABS||name-N.s||it.G.s||to||be.IND |}
- This same origin is called “The Profound Mystery.”
- sóma i-tőda ṡa̋la ƣűƣa fe̋e̋taþa ı̋la⁝
!sóma-Ø||i=tőd-a||ṡa̋la-Ø||ƣűƣ-a||fe̋e̋t-a-þ-a||ı̋l-a |- |same-ABS||this=origin-N.s||profound-ABS||mystery-N.s||call-IND-PP-N.s||become-IND |}
