Senjecas - sound

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Pronunciation table

p b f v ƿ m t d þ ð ł l c ƶ s z r n k g x h ȝ š i e a ɔ o u ı ɛ y
/p/ /b/ /ɸ/ /β/ /m̊/ /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/


Verb

  • 1. ðų̋pa - said of a whale diving
zę̋me: aᵹne̋ᵹe ðų̋pa:
Look out! The whale is sounding.
zę̋m-e aᵹne̋ᵹ-e ðų̋p-a
look.out-IMP whale-NOM.SG sound-IND
  • 2. sa̋pa - ascertain, examine, try, test, probe
ƿús num e-sapantűs. nu fą̋ram e-mę̋ᵹa:
When we sounded him (out), he was in favor of the sale.
ƿ-ús n-um e=sap-a-nt-űm n-u fą̋r-am e=mę̋ᵹ-a
1p-GEN 3-ACC.SG PST=sound-IND-AP-GEN.PL 3-NOM.SG sale-ACC.SG PST=favor-IND

3. me̋a - ascertain the depth of water with a device

ną̋ɱlus te̋laþo ðųős xéma hurős ca̋ltam e-me̋a:
Mariners would sound the depth of the water with a weighted rope.
ną̋ɱl-us te̋l-a-þo-Ø ðų-ős xéma hur-ős ca̋lt-am e=me̋-a
mariner-NOM.PL weigh-IND-PP-ABS rope-GEN.SG with water-GEN.SG depth-ACC.SG PST=sound-IND

Noun

4. še̋no - sensation perceived by the ear

mu ƿę̋som ų́da ǧe̋manto la̋ro še̋nom ve̋na:
I hear a pleasant sound coming from the house.
m-u ƿę̋s-om ų́da ǧe̋m-a-nto-Ø la̋ro-Ø še̋n-om ve̋n-a
1s-NOM house-ACC.SG from come-IND-AP-ABS pleasant-ABS sound-ACC.SG hear-IND

5. martı̋ȝo - a long, narrow body of water between two land masses, inlet, strait

ƿus vaiᵹa̋' se̋mto f̣oþős éna martı̋ȝom u-ta̋ra:
We will cross the sound at the first light of dawn.
ƿ-us vaiᵹ-a̋-' se̋mto-Ø f̣oþ-ős éna martı̋ȝ-om u=ta̋r-a
1p-NOM dawn-GEN.SG-EL first-ABS light-GEN.SG at sound-ACC.SG FUT=cross-IND

Adjective

6. są̋ni - healthy

nu bűzu táda są̋ne mőrem e-sa̋a:
He bought a sound horse for plowing.
n-u bűz-u táda są̋ne-Ø mőr-em e=sa̋-a
3-NOM.SG plow-SUP for sound-ABS horse-ACC.SG PST=buy-IND

7. ka̋ili – safe and sound

nu ka̋ilu e-nőma:
He came home safe and sound.
n-u ka̋il-u e=nőm-a
3-NOM.SG safe.and.sound-NOM.SG PST=home-IND

8. ce̋ti - complete, solid, secure

nu šǫ́ðvi e-fǫ̋la—hi šįrfa̋los ce̋tos e-vűa ne:
He fell through because the floorboards were not sound.
n-u šǫ́ð-vi e=fǫ̋l-a hi šįr- fa̋l-os ce̋t-os e=vű-a ne
3-NOM.SG through-ADV PST=fall-IND because floor-board-NOM.PL sound-NOM.PL PST=be-IND not

9. ᵹoše̋pa - quiet and deep of sleep

bą̋lu la̋ltam e-ᵹoše̋pa:
The baby slept soundly through the night.
bą̋l-u la̋lt-am e=ᵹo=še̋p-a
baby-NOM.SG. night-ACC.SG PST=INTNS=sleep-IND

10. fe̋di - heavy, laid on with force

ša̋inu þǫslűs o fe̋do ᵹotų̋gom e-tų̋ga:
The champion gave his adversary a sound beating.
ša̋in-u þǫsl-űs o fe̋do-Ø ᵹo-tų̋g-om e=tų̋g-a
champion-NOM.SG adversary-GEN.SG to sound-ABS INTNS-strike-ACC.SG PST=strike-IND

11. þę̋xi - founded in law, legal, valid

zɔ̋ðlu nąlős túȝa þę̋xo ȝőɱom űda:
The farmer has a sound title to the land.
zɔ̋ðl-u nąl-ős túȝa þę̋xo ȝőɱ-om űd-a
farmer-NOM.SG land-GEN.SG to sound-ABS title-ACC.SG have-IND