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/

Glossing abbreviations

1s/p = first person singular/plural	V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural)	COL = collective	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)	CAUS = causative	ELT = elative	IND = indicative	PRV = privative prefix	VBLZ = verbalizer

Text

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

ivrěȝeka̋s úúda tarne̋xaþo

Translated from the Hebrew

• New American Bible
• Literal Hebrew Translation
• Senjecan Text

Gloss

• 1. In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth,
• In.the.beginning created God the.heavens and the.earth
• ȝűmu toðra̋s nűmonk̬e ta̋lamk̬' e-ƥűta.

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

• 2. The earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty wind swept over the waters.
• and.the.earth was without.form and.empty, and.darkness on-face.of the.deep and.the.spirit.of God moving.gently on-face.of the.waters.
• da ta̋la vĭzı̋nak̬e m̃a̋a̋nak̬' e-vűűa da re̋e̋mta ṡala̋s moorős éna e-e̋sa. da ȝuműs űűnu hurős moorős éva fásvi e-a̋ṡa:

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	éva	fás=vi	e=a̋ṡ-a
and	God-G.s	spirit-N.s	water-G.s	face-G.s	on	gentle=ADV	PST=move-IND

• 3. Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
• then.said God, let.be light and.was light.
• da ȝűmu e-te̋e̋a m̃a f̨őþo e̋su e̋ne m̃ar da f̨őþo e-e̋sa:

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\

• 4. God saw how good the light was. God then separated the light from the darkness.
• And.saw God light that-good and.separated God between the.light and the.darkness
• da ȝűmu f̨őþom va̋dom e̋su e-na̋ka da ȝűmu re̋e̋mtam ápa f̨őþom e-m̃ı̋ı̋a:

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-A.s	good-A.s	be-SUP	PST=see-IND	and	God-N.s	darkness-A.s	from	light-A.s	PST=separate-IND

• 5. God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." Thus evening came, and morning followed-the first day.
• And.called God light day and.darkness he.called night; and.was evening, and was morning day one.
• da ȝűmu f̨őþom a̋hamk̬e re̋e̋mtam la̋a̋tamk̬' e-fe̋e̋ta da ȝı̋ta e-e̋sa da a̋a̋ȝa e-e̋sa þűnta a̋ha:

da	ȝűm-u	f̨őþ-om	a̋h-am=k̬e	re̋e̋mt-am	la̋a̋t-am=k̬-'	e=fe̋e̋t-a	da	ȝı̋t-a	e-e̋s-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

	da	a̋a̋ȝ-a	e-e̋sa	þűnt-a	a̋h-a
and	morning-N.s	PST=be-IND	first-N.s	day-N.s.