Senjecas - Qinqming, Chinese
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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
Qing Ming (Chinese)
First Version
- A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day;
- ṡı̋no miim̃aha̋s kinőm sóma főőla:
ṡı̋n-o miim̃-ah-a̋s kin-őm sóma főől-a drizzle-N.s mourn-day-G.s tear-G.p like fall-IND
- The mourner's heart is breaking on his way.
- miim̃lű' sűðo eȝu-ata̋s éna ȝa̋fa:
miim̃l-ű-' sűð-o eȝu=at-a̋s éna ȝa̋f-a mourner-G.s-ELIS heart-N.s his=way-G.s on break-IND
- Where can a winehouse be found to drown his sadness?
- m̃oinde̋mo xáru de̋saþo ı̋lu ma̋ƣa—táádi eȝu-se̋uƣtam ǧaðe̋ȝa:
m̃oin-de̋m-o xáru de̋s-a-þ-o ı̋l-u ma̋ƣ-a táádi eȝu=se̋uƣt-am ǧað-e̋ȝa wine-house-N.S where find-IND-PP-N.s become-SUP be.able-IND in.order his=sadness-A.s drown-SBJ
- A cowherd points to Almond Flower Village in the distance.
- m̃axkőőflu fɪ̋ro da̋bom míƣdalna̋nam sűűta⁝
m̃ax-kőőf-l-u fɪ̋ro-Ø da̋b-om miƣdál-nan-om sűűt-a cow-tend-AG-N.s distant-ABS village-A.s almond-flower-A.s. point.to-IND
Second Version
- It drizzles endless during the rainy season in spring,
- kesa̋s ȝe̋e̋ram vŭműƣvi ṡı̋na:
kes-a̋s ȝe̋e̋r-am vŭ=műƣ=vi ṡı̋n-a: spring-G.s season-A.s PRV=end-ADV drizzle-IND
- Travelers along the road look gloomy and miserable.
- paavős méṡa ta̋ƣlus þűűnusk̬e a̋umusk̬e ka̋ȝa:
paav-ős méṡa ta̋ƣl-us þűűn-us=k̬e a̋um-us=k̬e ka̋ȝ-a road-G.s along traveler-N.p gloomy-N.p=and miserable-G.p=and look-IND
- When I ask a shepherd boy where I can find a tavern,
- méti mu om̃taðlűs husűs o me̋ta—mum xáru saxm̃e̋e̋som de̋su ma̋ƣu—
méti m-u om̃taðl-űs hus-űs o me̋t-a m-um xáru sax-m̃e̋e̋s-om de̋s-u ma̋ƣ-u when 1s-N shepherd-G.s boy-G.s to ask-IND 1s-A where beer-house-A.x find-SUP be.able-SUP
- he points at a distant hamlet nestling amidst apricot blossoms.
- éȝu fı̋rom omén̈anőm méða dűpanto da̋vkom sűűta⁝
éȝ-u fı̋r-om omén-nan-őm méða dűp-a-nto-Ø da̋v-k-om sűűt-a he-N.s distant-A.s apricot-blossom-G.p amidst nestle-IND-AP-ABS village-DIM-A.s point.at-IND
