Senjecas - Shannon Test Sentences 50-60

Pronunciation table

peműko (labial)								riisűko (dental)								muitűko (alveolar)								vainűko (palatal)							ṡ̨uuše̋nos (vowels with प)								nı̋þo ṡ̨uuše̋nos (weak vowels)
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	ɔ	o	u			ĭ	ĕ	ŭ
प	ब	फ	भ	म़	म			त	द	थ	ध	ल़	ल			च	ज	स	स़	र	न			क	ग	क़	ग़	ह	य			स्व	स्य			इ ई पि पी	ए एै ए पै	अ आ प पा	ऒ ॵ पॊ पॏ	ओ औ पो पौ	उ ऊ पु पू			पं	पऺ	पॅ
/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	F = feminine	INT = intensive prefix	PRV = privative prefix	SUP = supine
2s/p = 2nd person singular/plural	ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective)	DES = desiderative	FRQ = frequentative	LAT = lative suffix	PST = past	TRZ = transitivizer
3 = 3rd person	ADV = adverb	DIM = diminutive	FUT = future	LOC = locative suffix	REV = reversive	VOC = vocative particle
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AG = agent	ELIS = elision	IMP = imperative	M = masculine	Q = interrogative particle	YNG = young
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	ELT = elative	INC = inchoative	OCC = occupation suffix	QUOT = direct quotation
N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural)	AUG = augmentative	EP = epenthesis	IND = indicative	PP = patient (past) participle	RPR = recent perfective
V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural)	CAUS = causative	EQU = equative degree	INS = instrument	PRF = perfect	SBJ = subjunctive

Sentences

50. The child waited at the door for her father.

• चि॓चु धुरो॓स् ए॔न तआ॓तम् ए-मे॓न॥
• ṡı̋ṡu ðurős éna ta̋a̋tam e-me̋na:

ṡı̋ṡ-u	ður-ős	éna	ta̋a̋t-am	e=me̋n-a
child-N.s	door-G.s	at	father-A.s	PST=await-IND

51. Yesterday the oldest girl in the village lost her kitten.

• चेइमो॓सॎ ए॔न जऺजै॓रु ने॓स्कु हेस्अह॓स् बआ॓भ्लेम् ए-ह॓य॥
• ṡeim̃ős éna żĭże̋e̋ru ne̋sku hesaha̋s ba̋a̋vl̨em e-ha̋ȝa:

ṡeim̃-ős	éna	żĭ~że̋e̋ru-Ø	ne̋sk-u	hes.ah-a̋s	ba̋a̋v-l̨-em	e=ha̋ȝ-a
village-G.s	at	EL~old-ABS	girl-N.s	yester.day-G.s	cat-YNG-A.s	PST=lose-IND

52. Were you born in this village?

• तु इ-दब॓स् ए॔न ए-जे॓न मे॥
• tu i-daba̋s éna e-że̋na me:

t-u	i=dab-a̋s	éna	e=że̋n-a	me
2s-N	this=village-G.s	in	PST=be.born-IND	Q

53. Can your brother dance well?

• तु-ज॓मु सु॔भि मे॓बु म॓ग़ु मे॥
• tu-ża̋mu súvi me̋bu ma̋ƣa me:

tu=ża̋m-u	sú=vi	me̋b-u	ma̋ƣ-a	me
your=brother-N.s	well=ADV	dance-SUP	be.able-IND	Q

54. Did the man leave?

• म़ी॓रु ए-भि॓द से॥
• m̃ı̋ı̋ru e-vı̋da me:

m̃ı̋ı̋r-u	e=vı̋d-a	me
man-N.s	PST=leave-IND	Q

55. Is your sister coming for you?

• तु-स्वे॓सु तुम् उ-तो॓ग़ मे॥
• tu-še̋su tum u-tőƣa me:

tu=še̋s-u	t-um	u=tőƣ-a	me
your-sister	2s-A	FUT=come.for-IND	Q

56. Can you come tomorrow?

• तु चुम़॓स् ग्वे॓मु म॓ग़ मे॥
• tu ṡum̃a̋s ǧe̋mu u-ma̋ƣa me:

t-u	ṡum̃-a̋s	ǧe̋m-u	u=ma̋ƣ-a	me
2s-N	tomorrow-G.s	come-N.s	FUT=be.able-IND	Q

57. Have the neighbors gone away for the winter?

• ह॓उमुम् हे॓मम् भऺभि॓द मे॥
• ha̋usus he̋mam vĭvı̋da me:

ha̋us-us	he̋m-am	vĭ~vı̋d-a	me
neighbor-N.p	winter-A.s	PRF~go.way-IND	Q

58. Does the robin sing in the rain?

• ऒन॓ल्ये सूम़े॓स् गआ॓य मे॥
• ɔn̨a̋le suum̃e̋s éna ga̋a̋ȝa me:

ɔn̨a̋l-e	suum̃-e̋s	éna	ga̋a̋ȝ-a	me
robin-N.s	rain-G.s	in	sing-IND	Q

59. Are you going with us to the concert?

• तु स॓रोम् दो म़ुना उ-सुन मे॥
• tu sa̋rom do m̃un u-sűna me:

t-u	sa̋r-om	do	m̃-un	u=sűn-a	me
2s-N	feast-A.s	to	1p-A	FUT=go.with-IND	Q

60. Have you ever travelled in the jungle?

• तु कआ॓गोम् केन॔नु तऺ-त॓ग़मे॥
• tu ka̋a̋nom éna k̬enánu tĭta̋ƣa me:

t-u	ka̋a̋n-om	éna	k̬enánu	tĭ~ta̋ƣ-a	me
2s-N	jungle-A.s	in	ever	PRF~travel-IND	Q

Senjecas - Shannon Test Sentences 1-38