Senjecas - Shannon Test Sentences 111-120

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 पे 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

111.  John and Elizabeth are brother and sister.

• यो॔क़न॓नुक्व्' ए॔लिचे॓भुक्वे ज॓मुक्वे स्वे॓सुक्वे ए॓स॥
• ȝóxana̋nuk̬' éliṡe̋vuk̬e ża̋muk̬e še̋suk̬e e̋sa:

ȝóxana̋n-u=k̬-'	éliṡe̋v-u=k̬e	ża̋m-u=k̬e	še̋s-u=k̬e	e̋s-a
John-N.s=and-ELIS	Elizabeth-N.s=and	brother-N.s=and	sister-N.s=and	be-IND

112.  You and I will go together.

• तुक्वे मुक्वे चो॔म्' उ-अ॓त॥
• tuk̬e muk̬e ṡóm' u-a̋ta:

t-u=k̬e	m-u=k̬e	ṡóm-'	u=a̋t-a
2s-N=and	1s-N=and	together-ELIS	F=go-IND

113.  They opened all the doors and windows.

• ए॔युस् ओ॓रो धु॓रोन्क्वे थु॓न्गोन् क्व्' ए-लु॓र॥
• éȝus őro ðűronk̬e þűngonk̬' e-lűra:

éȝ-us	őro-Ø	ðűr-on=k̬e	þűng-on=k̬-'	e=lűr-a
3-N.p	all-ABS	door-A.p=and	window-A.p=and	PST=open-IND

114.  He is small, but strong.

• ए॔यु पि॓नु। ए॔स्ति म़॓लु। भू॓अ॥
• éȝu pı̋nu. ésti m̃a̋lu. vűűa:

éȝ-u	pı̋n-u	ésti	m̃a̋l-u	vűű-a
3-N.s	small-N.s	but	strong-N.s	be-IND

115.  Is this tree an oak or a maple?

• सि पे॓क्विम़े के॓ल्निभ़े ए॓स भ़े॥
• si pe̋rk̬im̃e ke̋lnim̃e e̋sa me:

s-i	pe̋rk̬-i=m̃e	ke̋ln-i=m̃e	e̋s-a	me
this-N.s	oak.tree-N.s=or	maple.tree-N.s=or	be-IND	Q

116.  Does the sky look blue or gray?

• नु॓मो कौ॓क़ोम़े बो॓रोम़े क॓य म़े॥
• nűmo kőőxom̃e bőrom̃e ka̋ȝa me:

nűm-o	kőőx-o=m̃e	bőr-o=m̃e	ka̋ȝ-a	me
sky-N.s	blue-N.s=or	gray-N.s=or	look-IND	Q

117.  Come with your father or mother.

• तु-तआ॓तम्म़े तु-मआ॓मम्म़े सुने॓य॥
• tu-ta̋a̋tamm̃e tu-ma̋a̋mamm̃e sune̋ȝa:

tu=ta̋a̋t-am=m̃e	tu=ma̋a̋m-am=m̃e	sun-e̋ȝa
your=father-A.s=or	your=mother-A.s=or	come.with-SBJ

118.  I am tired, but very happy.

• मु लै॓दु। ए॔स्ति ल॔बु क॓इतु। भू॓अ॥
• mu le̋e̋du. ésti lábu ka̋itu. vűűa:

m-u	le̋e̋d-u	ésti	lábu	ka̋it-u	vűű-a
1s-N	tired-N.s	but	very	happy-N.s	be-IND

119.  He played a tune on his wonderful flute.

• ए॔यु उेयोग़्लो॓स् कि॔अ दि॓स़्रो स्वेन्द॓गोम् ए-म़ै॓अ॥
• éȝu ṡ̬eȝoƣlős kía dı̋zro šenda̋gom e-m̃e̋e̋a:

éȝ-u	ṡ̬eȝoƣl-ős	kía	dı̋zro-Ø	šenda̋g-om	e=m̃e̋e̋-a
3-N.s	flute-G.s	on	wonderful-ABS	tune-A.s	PST=play-IND

120.  Toward the end of August the days grow much shorter.

• अ॓हस् गूस्फ्य॓गस् मु॔ग़्थि' मै॔भि तंत्यआ॓रस् उ॓ल॥
• a̋has gusf̨aga̋s múƣþi' méévi tĭt̨a̋a̋ras ı̋la:

a̋h-as	gus.f̨ag-a̋s	múƣ-þi-'	méé=vi	tĭ~t̨a̋a̋r-as	ı̋l-a
day-N.p	leaffall.month-G.s	end=LAT-ELIS	much=ADV	EL~short-N.p	become-IND