Senjecas - English Sayings

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			ı	ɛ	y
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

Sayings

• English Text
• Devanāgari Text
• Senjecas Translation

Gloss

• Whoso pulleth out this sword of the stone and anvil is rightwise king born of all England. - Lord Tennyson
• तआ॓इनोम्क्वे जि॓रोम्क्वे अ॔फ इभै॓मोम् द॓बन्तु ओ॓र्ऽ अन्गेल्य॓स् जे॓नथु रै॓ग़ु म़ै॔र्भि ए॓स॥
• ta̋a̋inomk̬e żı̋romk̬e áfa i-ve̋e̋mom da̋bantu őr' angel̨a̋s że̋naþu re̋e̋ƣu m̃éérvi e̋sa⁝

ta̋a̋in-om=k̬e	żı̋r-om=k̬e	áfa	i=ve̋e̋m-om	da̋b-a-nt-u	őr-'	angel̨-a̋s	że̋n-a-þ-u	re̋e̋ƣ-u	m̃éér-vi	e̋s-a
stone-A.s=and	anvil-A.s=and	from	this=sword-A.s	pull-IND-AP-N.s	all-ELIS	England-G.s	be.born-IND-PP-N.s	king-N.s	right-ADV	be-IND

• When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind. - C. S. Lewis
• मे॔ति ओ॓रु भ्वै॓तु फआ॓कोम् दो रै॓सन्तुस् भू॓अ—थौ॓सो चआ॓सोम् ए॔न रै॓स्लु एयु-मे॓इन्रम् हंह॓रु क॓य॥
• méti őru v̌e̋e̋tu fa̋a̋kom do re̋e̋santus vűűa—þőőso ṡa̋a̋som éna re̋e̋slu eȝu-me̋inram hıha̋ȝu ka̋ȝa⁝

méti	őru-Ø	v̌e̋e̋t-u	fa̋a̋k-om	do	re̋e̋s-a-nt-us	vűű-a	þőőso-Ø	ṡa̋a̋s-om	éna	re̋e̋s-l-u	eȝu=me̋inr-am	hı~ha̋ȝ-u	ka̋ȝ-a
when	all-ABS	world-N.s	cliff-A.s	to	run-IND-AP-N.p	be-IND	opposite-ABS	direction-A.s	in	run-AG-N.s	his=mind-A.s	PRF~lose-SUP	appear-IND

• Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it. And, if I were a bird, I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. - George Eliot
• द॓ल इ॓प। म़ै॓रु मु-च्यू॓उ एय॔स् ओ म़े॓दथु इ॓ल॥ द। ए॔बि मु अम़े॓य्ऽ एसे॓य। द॓ग़्र इ॓पन् भे॓स़न्तु भ्वै॓तोम् थ॔फ पेते॓य॥
• da̋la ı̋pa. m̃e̋e̋ru mu-ṡ̨űűu eȝás o m̃e̋daþu ı̋la: da. ébi mu am̃e̋ȝ' ese̋ȝa. toári da̋ƣra ı̋pan ve̋zantu v̌e̋e̋tom þáfa pete̋ȝa:

da̋la-Ø	ı̋p-a	m̃e̋e̋ru-Ø	mu=ṡ̨űű-u	eȝ-ás	o	m̃e̋d-a-þ-u	ı̋l-a	da	ébi	m-u	am̃e̋ȝ-'	es-e̋ȝa
delicious-ABS	autumn-N.s	very-ABS	my=soul-N.s	3s-G.s	to	wed-IND-PP-N.s	become-IND	and	if	1s-N	bird-ELIS	be-SBJ

toári	da̋ƣra-Ø	ı̋p-an	ve̋z-a-nt-u	v̌e̋e̋t-om	þáfa	pet-e̋ȝa
then	successive-ABS	autumns-A.p	seek-IND-AP-N.s	earth-A.s	about	fly-SBJ

• "Is the spring coming?" he said. "What is it like?" "It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine." - Frances Hodgson Burnett
• m̃a ke̋sa ǧe̋ma me m̃ar. éȝu e-te̋e̋a: m̃a xo gőþa m̃ar: m̃a sűűm̃em éna ðe̋m̃ante sűűle e̋sa. da suulf̨őþom éna főőlante sűűle' m̃ar:
• म़ के॓स ग्वे॓स मे मर्। ए॔यु ए-तै॓अ॥ म़ क़ो गोथ म़र्॥ म़ सू॓म़ेम् ए॔न धै॓मन्ते सू॓ले ए॓स। द सूल्फ्यो॓थोम् ए॔न फौ॓लन्ते सू॓ले म़र्॥

m̃a	ke̋s-a	ǧe̋m-a	me	m̃ar	éȝ-u	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	x-o	gőþ-a	m̃ar
QUOT	spring-N.s	come-IND	Q	QUOT	3-N.s	PST=say-IND	QUOT	what-N.s	be.like-IND	QUOT

m̃a	sűűm̃-em	éna	ðe̋m̃-a-nte-Ø	sűűl-e	e̋s-a	da	suul.f̨őþ-om	éna	főől-a-nte-Ø	sűűl-e	m̃ar
QUOT	rain-A.s	on	shine-IND-AP-ABS	sun-N.s	be-IND	and	sun.light-A.s	on	fall-IND-AP-ABS	sun-N.s	QUOT

• You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. - C. S. Lewis

• tu na̋a̋nu ma̋ƣa ne da tőðramɛ me̋iþa. de—váu vűűa—tődu ma̋ƣa da műgom me̋iþa:
• तु नआ॓नु म॓ग़ ने द तो॓ध्रममऺ मेइथ। दे भ॔उ भै॓अ तो॓दु म॓ग़ द मु॓गोम् मेइथ॥

t-u	na̋a̋n-u	ma̋ƣ-a	ne	da	tőðr-am=ɛ	me̋iþ-a	de	váu	vűű-a	tőd-u	ma̋ƣ-a	da	műg-om	me̋iþ-a
2s-N	return-SUP	be.able-IND	not	and	beginning-A.s=EP	change-IND	but	where	be-IND	start-SUP	be.able-IND	and	ending-A.s	change-IND

• September is my favorite month, particularly in Cornwall.
• आक़्फ्॓ग अरु॓ल्म मु-फ्य॓ग ए॓स। क़ो॔ल्भि कोरनोभ्य॓स् ए॔न॥
• aaxf̨a̋ga arűlm̃a mu-f̨a̋ga e̋sa. xólvi kornov̨a̋s éna:

aax.f̨a̋g-a	arűlm̃a-Ø	mu=f̨a̋g-a	e̋s-a	xól=vi	kornov̨-a̋s	éna
autumn.leaf	favorite-ABS	my=month-N.s	be-IND	especially=ADV	Cornwall-G.s	in

• I felt, even as a child, that if you get a wonderful day in September, you think,
• मु। ए॔तु चिचु॓स। ए-न॓म–ए॔बि तु आक़्फ्यग॓स् दि॓ज अ॓हम् देक़े॓य।तोअ॔रिपू॓थ॥
• mu. étu ṡiṡűs épa. e-na̋ma—ébi tu aaxf̨aga̋s dı̋ża a̋ham dexe̋ȝa. toári pűűþa:

m-u	étu	ṡiṡ-űs	épa	e=na̋m-a	ébi	t-u	aax.f̨ag-a̋s	dı̋ża-Ø	a̋h-am	dex-e̋ȝa	toári	pűűþ-a
1s-N	even	child-G.s	as	PSGT=feel-IND	if	2s-N	colored-leaf.month-G.s	wonderful-ABS	day-A.s	get-SBJ	then	think-IND

• "This could be one of the last, the summer is nearly over."
• म़ स मुग॓स् थु॓न् एसे॓य॥ कू॓र जो॓कु मु॓नथ ए॓स म़र्॥
• m̃a sa muga̋s þűn ese̋ȝa: kűűra żóku műgaþa e̋sa m̃ar:

m̃a	s-a	mug-a̋s	þűn	es-e̋ȝa	kűűr-a	żóku	műg-a-þ-a	e̋s-a	m̃ar
QUOT	this-N.s	last-G.s	one	be-SBJ	late.summer-N.s	nearly	end-IND-PP-N.s	be-IND	QUOT

• If you get a wonderful day in May, you think, "So what, there's more coming." - Tim Rice
• ए॔बि तु नन्फ्ग॓स् दिज अ॓हम् देक़े॓य। तोअ॔रि पू॓थ॥ म़ पो॔सुक्वे मंमै॓अस् ग्वे॓म म़र्॥
• ébi tu nanf̨aga̋s dı̋ża a̋ham dexe̋ȝa. toári pűűþa: m̃a pósuk̬e mıme̋e̋as ǧe̋ma m̃ar:

ébi	t-u	nan.f̨ag-a̋s	dı̋ża-Ø	a̋h-am	dex-e̋ȝa	toári	pűűþ-a	m̃a	pósu=k̬e	mı~me̋e̋-as	ǧe̋m-a	m̃ar
if	2s-N	bloom.month-G.s	wonderful-ABS	day-A.s	get-SBJ	then	think-IND	QUOT	after=and	ELT~much-N.p	come-IND	QUOT

• Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers, we more than gain in fruits. - Samuel Butler
• इ॓म न्यु॓म यै॓र ए॓स। द नोम्—म़ुस् ननि॓म् तु॔य ह॓य—मआलो॓म् गआमो॓स् मौ॔द दे॓क़॥
• ı̋pa n̨űma ȝe̋e̋ra e̋sa. da nom—táom m̃us nanı̋m túȝa ha̋ȝa—maalőm gaamős móóda de̋xa:

ı̋p-a	n̨űm-a	ȝe̋e̋r-a	e̋s-a	da	n-om	tá-om	m̃-us	nan-ı̋m	túȝa	ha̋ȝ-a	maal-őm	gaam-ős	móóda	de̋x-a
autumn-N.s	mellow-N.s	season-N.s	be-IND	and	that-A.s	which-A.s	1p-N	flower-G.p	in	lose-IND	fruit-G.p	increase-G.s	by.means.of	gain-IND