Senjecas - but
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Postposition
1. ša - without, apart from, except
- vísu tąta̋’ ša e-vı̋da:
- Everyone but Father left.
| vís-u | tąt-a̋-’ | ša | e=vı̋d-a |
|---|---|---|---|
| everyone-NOM.SG | father-STA.SG-ELIS | but | PST=leave-IND |
Adverb
2. átu - merely, only, just
- átu tı̋r ṭumre̋nos taᵹde̋mom do e̋sa:
- It is but three miles to the inn.
| átu | tı̋r | ṭum-re̋n-os | taᵹ-de̋m-om | do | e̋s-a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| but | three | thousand-step-NOM.PL | travel-house-MOT.SG | to | be-IND |
Conjunction
3. ši - except (for), excluding
- ne̋xa őpa mús o ši vı̋du e-vűla:
- I had no choice but to leave.
| ne̋x-a | őp-a | m-ús | o | ši | vı̋d-u | e=vűl-a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no-NOM.SG | choice-NOM.SG | 1-STA.SG | to | but | leave-SUP | PST=leave-IND |
4.þǫ́si - on the contrary, but rather (< þǫ̋sa, t.v. oppose, face)
- mu ᵹa̋va ne þǫ́si pę̋da:
- I am not rich, but poor.
| m-u | ᵹa̋v-a | ne | þǫ́si | pę̋d-a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-NOM.SG | be.rich-IND | not | but | be.poor-IND |
5. ésti - however, although, nevertheless
- nu lábu ƶę̋ru ésti gőbu vűa:
- She is very old but she is beautiful.
| n-u | lábu | ƶę̋r-u | ésti | gőb-u | vű | a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-NOM.SG | very | old-NOM.SG | but | beautiful-NOM.SG | be-IND |
6. ši - except that (with subjunctive)
- mu ṅe̋gu fę̋a ši de̋gaþ' űto:
- I cannot help but feel offended.
| m-u | ṅe̋g-u | fę̋-a | ši | de̋g-a-þ-' | űt-o |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-NOM.SG | help-SUP | be.unable-IND | but | offend-IND-PPTCP-ELIS | feel-SBJV |
7. ši - without it being the case that, unless that
- sų̋ɱa nexum ši že̋la:
- It never rains but it pours.
| sų̋ɱ-a | nexum | ši | že̋l-a |
|---|---|---|---|
| rain-I-ND | never | but | pour-IND |
