Senjecas - Nine Rings

Pronunciation table

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	õ	o	u			ĭ	ĕ	ŭ
/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/

Text

• tı̋r a̋a̋nos numős néra aaþ̨óónreeƣűm o:

Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky;

• se̋f a̋a̋nos taain̨őno kaaxőm éna tááin̨onánderűm o.

Seven for the Dwarf-lords in the halls of stone;

• nűm a̋a̋nos ne̋ṡu ka̋usaþu ne̋ṡ̨u m̃irűm o.

Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die;

• þűn żı̋mo zilsedős éna żı̋mu anderűm o:

One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne.

• þűn a̋a̋no őro non zı̋lu, þűn a̋a̋no non ðe̋e̋su.

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them

• þűn a̋a̋no őro non tőƣu da żimta̋s éna mexa̋s morðora̋s éna—vái nı̋ı̋zos de̋e̋a—non sı̋ı̋u⁝

One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them in the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

Glossing abbreviations

1s/p = first person singular/plural	V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural)	CAUS = causative	EQU = equative degree	INS = instrument	Q = interrogative particle
2s/p = second person singular/plural	ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective)	DES = desiderative	F = feminine	INT = intensive prefix	QUOT = direct quotation
3p/m = third person proximal/medial	ADV = adverb	DIM = diminutive	FRQ = frequentative	M = masculine	REL = relativizer
4 = fourth person	AG = agent	ELIS = elision	FUT = future	PP = patient (past) participle	RPRF = recent perfective
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	EP = epenthesis	IMP = imperative	PRF = perfect	SBJ = subjunctive
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AUG = augmentative	ELT = elative	INC = inchoative	PRV = privative prefix	SUP = supine
N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural)			IND = indicative	PST = past

Gloss

tı̋r	a̋a̋n-os	num-ős	néra	aaþ̨óón-reeƣ-űm	o
three	ring-N.s	sky-G.s	under	elf-king-G.p	to

se̋f	a̋a̋n-os	taain̨őno-Ø	kaax-őm	éna	tááin̨on-ánder-űm	o
seven	ring-N.p	made.of.stone-ABS	hall-G.p	in	dwarf.lord-G.p	to

nűm	a̋a̋n-os	ne̋ṡ-u	ka̋us-a-þu-Ø	ne̋ṡ̨u-Ø	m̃ir-űm	o
nine	ring-N.p	die-SUP	doom-IND-PP-ABS	mortal-ABS	man-G.p	to

þűn	a̋a̋n-o	őro-Ø	n-on	zı̋l-u	þűn	a̋a̋n-o	n-on	ðe̋e̋s-u
one	ring-N.s	all-ABS	3-A.p	rule-SUP	one	ring-N.s	3-G.p	find-SUP

þűn	a̋a̋n-o	őro-Ø	n-on	tőƣ-u	da	żimt-a̋s	éna	mex-a̋s	morðor-a̋s	éna	vái	nı̋ı̋z-os	de̋e̋-a	n-on	sı̋ı̋-u
one	ring-N.s	all-ABS	3m-A.p	bring-SUP	and	darkness-G.p	in	country-G.s	Mordor-G.s	in	where	shadow-N.p	lie-IND	3m-A.p	bind-SUP