Senjecas - while
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Pronunciation table
| p | b | f | v | ƿ | m | t | d | þ | ð | ł | l | c | ƶ | s | z | r | n | k | g | x | ᵹ | h | ȝ | š | ṡ | i | e | a | ɔ | o | u | ı | ɛ | y | ||||||||||||
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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/ | /ä/ | /ɒ/ | /o/ | /u/ | /ɪ/ | /ɛ/ | /ʊ/ |
Verb
- 1. kę̋sa – 1. t.v. pass time idly. 2. i.v. loiter
- ƿu' sademős éna te̋nam e-kę̋sa:
- We whiled away the hour at the store.
ƿ-u-' sadem-ős éna te̋n-am e=kę̋s-a 1p-NOM-EL store-GEN.SG at hour-ACC.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 1s-NOM while-ACC.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 3-NOM.SG PST=INTNS=sleep-IND while storm-NOM.SG PST=rage-IND
- 4. méti - as long as
- tu nomős ƿę̋so. méti tundemős éna vűa:
- As long as you're at school you may live at home.
t-u nom-ős ƿę̋s-o méti tundem-ős éna vű-a 2s-NOM home-GEN.SG live-SBJ while school-GEN.SG at be-IND
- 5. są́mi – although
- nu e-kı̋ra ne. są́mi mu num e-ha̋ƿa:
- While I called him, he didn't answer.
n-u e=kı̋r-a ne są́mi m-u n-um e=ha̋ƿ-a 3-NOM.SG PST=answer-IND not while 1s-NOM 3-ACC.SG PST=call-IND
