I Set My Pen

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Pronunciation table

p b f v m t d þ ð ɫ l ż s z r n k g x ƣ h ȝ š i e a õ o u ï ë ÿ
/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/


I Set My Pen

English text

  • I set my pen to paper
  • And in the strange ecstasy of creation
  • I write myself a broken record.


Senjecan text

  • mu biiðős éna mu-ȝa̋rlom ðę̋a:
  • vaana̋s a̋uþa ƣo ƣosevra̋s éna
  • mi-mús o ȝa̋faþo ȝa̋rom ȝa̋ra⁝


Glossing abbreviations

1s/p = first person singular/plural V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural) CAUS = causative EQU = equative degree INS = instrument Q = interrogative particle
2s/p = second person singular/plural ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective) DES = desiderative F = feminine INT = intensive prefix QUOT = direct quotation
3 = third person ADV = adverb DIM = diminutive FRQ = frequentative M = masculine REL = relativizer
4 = fourth person AG = agent ELIS = elision FUT = future PP = patient (past) participle RPRF = recent perfective
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural) AP = agent (active) participle EP = epenthesis IMP = imperative PRF = perfect SBJ = subjunctive
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural) AUG = augmentative ELT = elative INC = inchoative PRV = privative prefix SUP = supine
N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural) IND = indicative PST = past


Gloss

m-u bı̋ı̋ð-om éna mu=ȝa̋r-l-om ðe̋e̋-a
1s.N paper-A.s on my=write-INS-A.s set-IND


vaan-a̋s a̋uþ-Ø ƣo=sevr-a̋s éna
creation-G.s strange-ABS INT=pleasure-G.s in


mi=m-ús o ȝa̋f-a-þo-Ø ȝa̋r-om ȝa̋r-a
self=1s.G to break-IND-PP-ABS record-A.s write-IND