Senjecas - First Creation Story

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/			/ɪ/	/ɛ/	/ʊ/

ƥuþra̋s þűnto ke̋e̋ro - The First Creation Story (Genesis 11:1-9)

ivrěȝeka̋s úúda tarne̋xaþo

Translated from the Hebrew

Literal translation of the Hebrew text

• 1. In.the.beginning created God the.heavens and the.earth;
• 2. and.the.earth was without.form and.empty, and.darkness on-the.face.of the.deep; and.the.spirit.of God moving gently on-the.face.of the waters.
• 3. And.said God let.be light and.was light.
• 4. And.saw God the.light that-good and.separated God between the.light and.between the.darkness.
• 5: And.God the.light Day and.the.darkness he.called Night; and.was-evening and.was-morning day one.

Senjecan text

• 1. ȝűmu toðra̋s éna nűmonk̬e ta̋lamk̬' e-ƥűta:
• 2. da ta̋la vĭzı̋nak̬e m̃a̋a̋nak̬e e-vűűa da re̋e̋mta ṡala̋s moorős éna (e-e̋sa) da ȝuműs űűnu hurős moorős éna fásvi e-a̋ṡa:
• 3. da ȝűmu e-te̋e̋a: m̃a f̨őþo e̋su he̋ne m̃ar: da f̨őþo e-e̋sa:
• 4. da ȝűmu f̨őþo va̋do e̋su e-na̋ka da ȝűmu re̋e̋mtam ápa f̨őþom e-m̃ı̋ı̋a:
• 5. da ȝűmu f̨őþom a̋hamk̬e re̋e̋mtam la̋a̋tamk̬' e-fe̋e̋ta da ȝı̋ta e̋sa da a̋a̋ȝa e̋sa. þűnta a̋ha⁝

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)	CONV = conversive	F = feminine	INT = intensive prefix	QUOT = direct quotation
3p/m/d = third person proximal/medial/distal	ADV = adverb	DES = desiderative	FRQ = frequentative	M = masculine	REL = relativizer
	AG = agent	DIM = diminutive	FUT = future	PP = patient (past) participle	RPRF = recent perfective
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	ELIS = elision	IMP = imperative	PRF = perfect	SBJ = subjunctive
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AUG = augmentative	EP = epenthesis	INC = inchoative	PRV = privative prefix	SUP = supine
N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural)		ELT = elative	IND = indicative	PST = past

Gloss

ȝűm-u	toðr-a̋s	éna	nűm-on=k̬e	ta̋l-am=k̬-'	e=ƥűt-a
God-N.s	beginning-G.s	in	heaven-N.p=and	earth-N.s=and-ELIS	PST=create-IND

da	ta̋l-a	vĭ=zı̋n-a=k̬e	m̃a̋a̋n-a=k̬-'	e=vűű=a	da	re̋e̋mt-a	ṡal-a̋s	moor-ős	éna	e=e̋s-a
and	earth-N.s	PRV=form-N.s=and	empty-N.s=and-ELIS	PST=be-IND	and	darkness-N.s	deep-G.s	face-G.s	on	PST=be-IND

da	ȝum-űs	űűn-u	hur-ős	moor-ős	éna	fás=vi	e=a̋ṡ-a
and	God-G.s	spirit-N.s	water-G.s	face-G.s	on	gentle=ADV	PST=move-IND

da	ȝűm-u	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	f̨őþ-o	e̋s-u	he̋n-e	m̃ar	da	f̨őþ-o	e=e̋s-a
and	God-N.s	PST=say-IND	QUOT	light-N.s	be-SUP	let-IMP	QUOT	and	light-N.s	PST=be-IND\

da	ȝűm-u	f̨őþ-o	va̋d-o	e̋s-u	e=na̋k-a	da	ȝűm-u	re̋e̋mt-am	ápa	f̨őþ-om	e=m̃ı̋ı̋-a
and	God-N.s	light-N's	good-N.s	be-SUP	PST=see-IND	and	God-N.s	darkness-A.s	from	light-A.s	PST=separate-IND

da	ȝűm-u	f̨őþ-om	a̋h-am=k̬e	re̋e̋mt-am	la̋a̋t-am=k̬-'	e=fe̋e̋t-a	da	ȝı̋t-a	e-e̋s-a	da	a̋a̋ȝ-a	e-e̋sa	þűnt-a	a̋h-a
and	God-N.s	light-A.s	day-A.s=and	darkness-A.s	night-A.s=and-ELIS	PST=name-IND	and	evening-N.s	PST=be-IND	an	morning-N.s	PST=be-IND	first-N.s	day-N.s.