Senjecas - while
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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 | ǫ | o | u | ĭ | ĕ | ŭ | ||||||||||||
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| /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 = 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
Verb
- 1. ke̋e̋sa – 1. t.v. pass time idly. 2. i.v. loiter
- m̃u' sademős éna te̋nam e-ke̋e̋sa:
- We whiled away the hour at the store.
m̃-u-' sa-dem-ős éna te̋n-am e=ke̋e̋s-a 1p.N buy-building-G.s at hour-A.s PST-while-IND
Noun
- 2. ke̋e̋sa - a period of time
- mu ke̋e̋sam u-de̋e̋a—fési vide̋ȝa:
- I will rest a while before I leave.
m-u ke̋e̋s-am u=de̋e̋-a fési vid-e̋ȝa 1s-N while-A.s FUT=rest-IND before leave-SBJ
Conjunction
- 3. méti - during the same time that
- nu e-ƣoše̋pa—méti ðűűo e-ra̋va:
- He slept soundly while the storm raged.
n-u e=ƣo=še̋p-a méti ðűű-o e=ra̋v-a 3-N.s PST=INT=sleep-IND when storm-N.s PST=rage-IND
- 4. méti - as long as
- tu nomős m̃e̋e̋so—méti tundemős vűűa:
- As long as you're at school you may live at home.
t-u nom-ős m̃e̋e̋s-e̋ȝa méti tun-dem-ős vűű-a 2s-N home-G.s live-SBJ as.long.as learn-building-G.s be-IND
- 5. sáámi – although
- nu e-kı̋ra ne—sáámi mu num e-ha̋m̃-a:
- While I called him, he didn't answer.
n-u e=kı̋r-a ne sáámi m-u n-um e=ha̋m̃-a 3-N.s PST=answer-IND not while 1s-N 3-A.s PST=call-IND
