Senjecas 1. First things
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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 | ||||||||||||
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| /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/ |
1. Polite phrases
| Yes | No | Please | Thank you (very much) | No, thank you | You're welcome | Excuse me | That's all right | I'm sorry | What did you say? | Well met | Welcome |
| a̋a | ne̋ | tum sőőra1 | (me̋ża) vűűma vűűla:2 | ne̋ vűűma vűűla: | vűűma vűűla ne: | šooðe̋ȝame:3 | no sűo e̋sa: | kı̋nos da̋a̋a: | e4-te̋e̋ua ne: | supa̋naþu | suǧe̋raþu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| beseech you | there is a (great) debt | May I pass? | Tears flow. | I was not paying attention | Well received |
Notes:
- 1If understood from the context, the subject personal pronoun may be omitted.
- 2A colon is used to mark the end of a sentence.
- 3The imperative is formed with the suffix -e, but it is more polite to use the subjunctive form which ends in -e̋ȝa.
- 4The prefix e- marks the past tense.
2. Questions and requests
| Where/When is/are...? | How much is/are...? | How far is...? | What is this? | What do you want? | What must I do? | Have you...? Do you sell...? | Have you seen ...? | I would like .... | I do not want ... |
| ... xáru/xánu e̋sa: | ... xőto vűűa1: | ... xótu þı̋fo e̋sa: | xo so e̋sa: | tu xom m̃e̋ṡa:2: | mu xom kı̋u3 ke̋la: | tu ... fa̋rame:4 | tu ... nĭna̋kame:5 | mu ... ɫe̋e̋la:6 | mu ... m̃e̋ṡa ne: |
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Notes:
- 1There are two words for to be. e̋sa indicates a permanent condition, vűűa a temporary one.
- 2Note that the verb is placed at the end of the sentence.
- 3A verb dependent on another verb ends in -u. It is called the supine.
- 4If there is no questioning word (who, what, etc.), then -me is added to the verb.
- 5The present perfect tense is formed by reduplicating the first consonant and prefixing it to the verb with a weak vowel. If the verb's vowel is "i", "e", or "a", the weak vowel is "ĭ". If the verb's vowel is "ǫ", "o", or "u", the weak vowel is "ŭ".
- 6 ɫe̋e̋la, prefer or would like, is preferable to m̃e̋ṡa, want.
3. Useful expressions
| I come from ... | I live in ... | I am a(n) ... | Here is/are... | I (don't) like it/them. | That's nice/beautiful. | I (don't) know. | I didn't know. | I think so. | I'm hungry/thirsty/tired. | I'm in a hurry. | I'm ready. |
| ... éha ǧe̋ma: | ... éna m̃e̋e̋sa: | ... e̋sa: | ... íðu e̋sa: | mu éȝom/éȝon ka̋a (ne): | no la̋ro/gőbo e̋sa: | mu sa̋a̋ra (ne): | mu e-sa̋a̋ra ne: | mu ítu na̋ma: | mu gǫ̋fu/a̋a̋du/le̋e̋du vűűa: | mu pasa: | mu fa̋ru vűűa:, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ... from come | ... in live | ... am | ... here is/are | I it/them like (not) | that nice/beautiful is | I know (not) | I knew not | I so think | I hungry/thirsty/tired am | I hurry | I ready am |
| Leave me alone. | Just a moment. | This way please. | Take a seat. | Come in. | It's cheap. | That's all. | It's too expensive. | You're right/wrong. | That's very kind of you | Thank you (for your help). |
| mum ka̋im̃u te̋m̃e: | áru sa̋mpam | i-a̋tam. tum sőőra: | sede̋ȝa: | tire̋ȝa: | éȝo m̃e̋slo vűűa: | no őro e̋sa: | éȝo kéþu m̃űso vűűa: | tu m̃e̋e̋ru/műnu e̋sa: | (tu) kétu fa̋ṡu (e̋sa): | (mu) (tu-þonős ṡ̨óga) tum kűȝa: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| me alone leave | scarcely moment | this-way you beseech | sit | enter | it cheap is | that all is | it too expensive is | you right/wrong are | (you) too kind (are) | (I) (your-help) for you thank |
4. Language problems
| I'm English/American. | Do you speak English? | I don't speak Senjecas. | I don't understand. | Do you understand me? | Would you say that again? | Speak slowly. |
| mu ange̋lru/ámerı̋xru e̋sa: | tu ángelȝe̋kam sa̋m̃ame: | mu senȝe̋kam sa̋m̃a ne: | mu þűma ne: | tu mum þűmame: | nom ṡexe̋ȝame: | ǧǫ́ðvi sam̃e̋ȝa: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I English/American am | you English speak-? | I Senjecas speak not | I understand not | you me understand-? | that repeat-? | slowly speak |
| What is it called in Senjecas? | How do you say ... in Senjecas? |
| senȝe̋ko éȝo-fe̋e̋to xo e̋sa: | tu senȝéxvi xáálu ... sa̋m̃a: |
|---|---|
| Senjecan its-name what is | you Senjecasly how ... say |
5. Greetings and hospitality
| Good day | Good night | Hello | How are you? | (Very) well | Pleased to meet you. | Good-bye | Good-bye | See you soon/tomorrow. | I am ... years old | I was born in ... | I was born on ... |
| mı̋ı̋ra a̋ham | de̋e̋ra la̋a̋tam | ala̋a̋ | tu xáálu e̋sa: | (lábu) su | tum pa̋nu se̋baþu: | suɠa̋a̋le:1 | sure̋iðe:2 | t̨áárvi/ṡúm̃vi tum u-naka:3 | ... dı̋las mús o e̋sa: | ... éna e-że̋na: | ...a̋s ... e-że̋na:4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| peaceful day | restful night | hello | you how are | (very) well | you to-meet pleased | well-bide | well-fare | soon/tomorrow you will-see | ... years me to are | ... in born | ... on born |
Notes:
- 1Said by the one leaving.
- 2Said by the one staying.
- 3The prefix u- marks the future tense.
- 4Name of the month and the ordinal number in the genitive case, e.g., ȝegeida̋s þunta̋s, January 1st.
| I am married. | Have you met my wife/husband? | This is my wife/husband | May I introduce you to ... | Glad to meet you. | What's your name/address/telephone number? | Where are you staying? |
| m̃e̋da: | tu mu-kőzum/me̋rtum pıpa̋name | su mu-kőzu/me̋rtu e̋sa: | mu ... o tum żęne̋ȝame: | ka̋itu tum pa̋nu | tu-fe̋e̋to/m̃eeslűko/ham̃lűko xo e̋sa: | tu xáru ɠa̋a̋la: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| am married | you my-wife/husband met-? | this my-wife/husband is | I ... to you acquaint-? | happy you meet | your-name/address/phone number what is | you where stay |
| Where are you from? | Are you doing anything this evening? | Could we have dinner together? | Would you like a drink? | Can I offer you anything? | Thanks for the invitation. |
| tu xárþis e̋sa: | tu i-ȝı̋tam k̬énom kı̋ame: | m̃us ṡómu dore̋ȝame: | tu pőőȝom ɫe̋e̋lame: | mu tús o k̬énom fe̋ɫome: | żalős ṡ̨óga kűȝas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| you from-where are | you this-evening anything do-? | we together dine-? | you drink would-like-? | I you to anything offer-? | invitation for thanks |
