Senjecas - Ithkuil Test Sentences 11-20

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 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

• 11. By the time of his death, the clowns were taking over.
• eȝu-nesra̋s tena̋s. re̋tus dőmantus e-vűűa:

eȝu=nesr-a̋s	ten-a̋s	re̋t-us	dőm-a-nt-us	e-vűű-a
his=death-G.s	time-G.s	clown-N.p	take.over-IND-AP-N.p	PST=be-IND

• 12. The Moon is getting yellower and yellower tonight.
• e̋ide xyxűle da xyxűle ı̋la:

e̋id-e	xy~xűl-e	da	xy!xűl-e	ı̋l-a
moon-N.s	ELAT~-yellow-N.s	and	ELAT~-yellow-N.s	become-IND

• 13. I'll keep myself awake for three days.
• mu tı̋r a̋han ze̋lum mı̋um u-se̋e̋ra:

m-u	tı̋r	a̋h-an	ze̋l-um	mı̋-um	u=se̋e̋r-a
1s-N	three	day-A.p	awake-A.s	self-A.s	FUT=keep-IND

• 14. On Sundays she and I work at varying jobs, but not together.
• ii-éȝuk̬e muk̬e ilma̋han ka̋þo daarőm éna. ésti ne ṡómu. da̋a̋ra:

ii=éȝ-u=k̬e	m-u=k̬e	ilm.a̋h-an	ka̋þo-Ø	daar-őm	éna	ésti	ne	ṡómu	da̋a̋r-a
F=3-N.s=and	1s-N=and	Ilmus.day-A.p	various-ABS	job-G.p	at	but	not	together	work-IND

• 15. Sing me a song!  Will you sing me a song?
• mús éra ga̋a̋ȝom gaaȝe̋ȝa: mús éra ga̋a̋ȝom u-ga̋a̋ȝa me:

m-ús	éra	ga̋a̋ȝ-om	gaaȝ-e̋ȝa	m-ús	éra	ga̋a̋ȝ-om	u=ga̋a̋ȝ-a	me
1s-G	for	song-A.s	sing-SBJ	1s-G	for	song-A.s	FUT=sing-IND	Q

• 16. You shouldn't over-analyze things.
• tu m̃e̋kon żıta̋a̋ȝu ke̋la ne:

t-u	m̃e̋k-on	żı=ta̋a̋ȝ-u	ke̋l-a	ne
2s-N	thing-A.p	over=analyze-SUP	should-IND	not

• 17. The children are hereby made into clowns!
• ṡı̋ṡusɛ sús kía re̋tun űlaþun ı̋la:

ṡı̋ṡ-us=ɛ	s-ús	kía	re̋t-un	űl-a-þ-un	ı̋l-a
child-N.p=EPEN	this-G.s	by	clown-A.p	turn.into-IND-PP-A.p	become-IND

• 18. The boy and his sister together were made to watch the clowns.
• hűsuk̬e še̋suk̬e ṡómu re̋tun geþ̨e̋tun e-ı̋la:

hűs-u=k̬e	še̋s-u=k̬e	ṡómu	re̋t-un	geþ̨-e̋t-un	e=ı̋l-a
boy-N.s=and	sister-N.s=and	together	clown-A.p	watch-CAUS-A.p	PST=become-IND

• 19. I'm teaching her Ithkuil.
• mu ii-eȝús o iþk̬ı̋lam dőka:

m-u	ii=eȝ-ús	o	iþk̬ı̋l-am	dők-a
1s-N	F=3-G.s	to	Ithkuil-A.s	teach-IND

• 20. The couple are smiling at each other.
• ȝe̋mu ananús do m̨ősantus vűűa:

ȝe̋m-u	an.an-ús	do	m̨ős-a-nt-us	vűű-a
couple-N.s	other.other-G.s	at	smile-IND-PP-N.p	be-IND

Senjecas - Ithkuil Test Sentences 21-30