Senjecas - rather
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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/ |
Glossing abbreviations
| 1s/p = 1st person singular/plural | ABL = ablative suffix | COL = collective | EQU = equative degree | INS = instrument | PRF = perfect | SUP = supine |
| 2s/p = 2nd person singular/plural | ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective) | CONV = conversive | F = feminine | INT = intensive prefix | PRV = privative prefix | TRZ = transitivizer |
| 3 = 3rd person | ADV = adverb | DES = desiderative | FRQ = frequentative | LAT = lative suffix | PST = past | VOC = vocative particle |
| A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural) | AG = agent | DIM = diminutive | FUT = future | LOC = locative suffix | Q = interrogative particle | |
| G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural) | AP = agent (active) participle | ELIS = elision | IMP = imperative | M = masculine | QUOT = direct quotation | |
| N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural) | AUG = augmentative | ELT = elative | INC = inchoative | OCC = occupation suffix | RPR = recent perfective | |
| V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural) | CAUS = causative | EP = epenthesis | IND = indicative | PP = patient (past) participle | SBJ = subjunctive |
Verb
- 1. ne̋la - t.v. prefer, better, would rather - Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably.
- mu nómþi a̋hu ne̋la:
- I'd rather spend the day at home.
m-u nóm=þi a̋h-u ne̋l-a 1s.N home=LOC spend.the.day-SUP prefer-IND
Conjunction
- 2. de - Introduces a contradiction; on the other hand; on the contrary, contrarily, rather.
- éȝu m̃ú' súna a̋ta ne. de nőma:
- She isn't going with us, rather she is going home.
éȝ-u m̃-ú-' súna a̋t-a ne de nőm-a 3-N.s 1p-G-ELIS with go-IND not rather go.home-IND
Adverb
- 3. ṡĭṡámvi - Introduces a qualification or clarification; more precisely.
- I didn't want to drink. Or rather I did, just not alone.
- mu pőőȝu e-m̃e̋ṡa ne. m̃o ṡĭṡámvi átu ne sőőlu:
m-u pőőȝ-u e=m̃e̋ṡ-a ne m̃o ṡĭ~ṡám=vi átu sőől-u ne 1s-N drink-SUP PST=want-IND not or ELT~precise=ADV but not alone-N.s
- 4. tííðvi - Somewhat, fairly.
- i-me̋sos tííðvi fĭt̨a̋a̋tos e̋sa:
- These grapes are rather tasteless.
i=me̋s-os tííð=vi fĭ=t̨a̋a̋t-os e̋s-a this=grape-N.p some=ADV PRV=taste-N.p be-IND
Postposition
- 5. ðééa - rather than.
- ṡı̋ṡu ṡaxkős ðééa ke̋ȝom e-ne̋uda:
- The child used a spoon rather than a fork.
ṡı̋ṡ-u ṡaxk-ős ðééa ke̋ȝ-om e=ne̋ud-a child-N.s fork-G.s rather.than spoon-A.s PST=use-IND
