Senjecas weather

Pronunciation table

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Notes

• afx = a word formed from a root and an affix, e.g., ƣoosı̋ɠo, blizzard < ƣoo, emphatic prefix + sı̋ɠo, snow storm.
• cpd = a compound of two or more roots, e.g., ṡűṡa, t.v. whirl-, swirl-, (-around) + m̃e̋e̋e, wind = ṡusm̃e̋e̋e, whirlwind.
• drv = a word derived from a root, e.g., m̃e̋e̋e, wind < m̃e̋e̋a, to blow.
• These words are not numbered, as only original roots are numbered.
• At the end is a legend, Total: 56/25+0/45%. This means that there are 56 root words (lemmata) of which 25 are verbs and none are adjectives which can be treated as stative verbs. The last number means that 45 percent of the vocabulary is verbs.

Precipitation - foola̋a̋me

Rain - sűűm̃e

• cpd foola̋a̋me, precipitation [főőla, i.v. fall; a̋a̋me, flowing water].
• cpd ȝeƣsűűm̃|a, i.v. sleet [ȝe̋ƣo, ice; sűűm̃a, t.v. rain]. -o, sleet.
• 001 musűr|o, heavy rainfall. -ko, cloudburst [> Telugu musuru, constant rain].
• 002 rő|sa, t.v. bedew, dew [> Latin rōs, dew]. -s̈e̋ibo, dewdrop. -si, adj. dewy. -so, dew.
• 003 rő|ta, 1. t.v. mist, fog, befog. 2. i.v. mist, fog. -ti, adj. misty, foggy, hazy. -tı̋ho, fog bank. -to, adj. mist, fog, haze. -þka̋ðo, shroud of mist. -þla̋þo, foggy weather. –þta, mistiness, fogginess, haziness.
• 004 sűűm̃|a, 1. t.v. rain, 2. i.v. rain. -e, rain. -főő őőla, rainfall, precipitation. -sı̋bo, raindrop.
• 005 ṡa̋d|a, i.v. shower. -o, shower.
• 006 ṡı̋n|a, i.v. drizzle [> Tamil ciṇukku, drizzle]. -o, drizzle.
• 007 že̋l|a, i.v.pour down [> Georgian zɣwel, pour down]. -o, downpour.

Snow - lűűfo

• 008 alűngo, snow bank [> ?GInu. alutsinniq, snow cliff].
• cpd haþȝe̋go, thin coating of ice on rock [?; ȝe̋go, ice].
• cpd ȝeƣsűűṁ|a, i.v. sleet [ȝe̋go, ice; sűűṁa, i.v. rain]. -o, sleet.
• 009 ke̋r|a, i.v. form a crust on snow [> Finnish kerte, thin crust on snow]. -o, frozen crust on snow.
• 010 kı̋rmo, thin covering of snow [> Turkish kɨraɣu, hoarfrost].
• 011 lűűf|a, i.v. snow. –ko, flurry. -o, falling snow. -pa̋vo, snowflake. -ra, snowfall. -ri, adj. snowy, niveous.
• 012 műƣro, soft snow [> Chaplino muʁája, soft snow].
• 013 m̃a̋ṡo, wet snow [> Saami vuoǯ'ǯe, wet bare ice].
• 014 m̃őpo, sleeping hole in the snow.
• 015 nila̋ƣo, freshwater ice [> ?GInu. nilaɣ-, glazed frost].
• 016 őőko, ice hole.
• cpd pustőm̃o, firn [pűṡa, t.v. compress; tőm̃o, fallen snow].
• 017 rı̋no, snow on trees [> Saami ridne, rime on trees].
• 018 sı̋ı̋v|a, i.v. melt [of ice]. -o, melting ice.
• 019 sőso, muddy snow.
• 020 sűð|a, 1. t.v. frost. 2. i.v.' frost [> Mansi >u>šaĺ, frost]. -i, adj. frosty. -o, frost.
• 021 s̨őmo, hoarfrost, rime [> Japanese shimó, frost].
• 022 s̨űngo, frazil ice, grease ice, slush.
• 023 ṡ̨a̋a̋to, icicle.
• 024 ṡ̨a̋g|a, i.v. become frozen [of snow] [> Korean ha-, cold]. –o, frozen snow.
• 025 tő|m̃o, fallen snow. -m̃da̋ko, blanket of snow. -m̃i, adj. snowy, niveous. -m̃ka̋ði, adj. snow-, -covered,–capped. -m̃lűűᵶo, avalanche. -m̤̃e̋e̋o, snowdrift. -m̃rı̋ı̋nos, sastruga.
• 026 ţől|a, i.v. hail [> Turkish dolu, hail]. -ðűűo, hailstorm. -o, hail. -ta̋a̋ino, hailstone.

Wind - m̃e̋e̋e

• cpd aamṡṡűṡo, waterspout [a̋a̋me, flowing water; ṡűṡa, i.v. whirl].
• drv a̋a̋use, east wind [< a̋a̋usa, east].
• 027 anṡa̋ƣo, wind off the land [> Nun.? ancaʁnǝq, outgoing tide].
• 028 a̋nþe, north wind [Etruscan antha, north wind].
• 029 a̋rƣ|a, windward [> Inupik asusuuʁ-, against wind]. -i, adj. windward. -ĕþim, adv. windward.
• cpd ðűűm̃e̋e̋e, storm wind [ðűűa, i.v storm; m̃e̋e̋e, wind].
• 030 kana̋ke, wind from off the sea [> Ayup kanakǝq, wind from the sea].
• drv lűm̃e, south wind [< lűm̃a, south].
• drv m̃e̋e̋|e, wind [< m̃e̋e̋a, i.v. to blow]. -i, adj. windy. -ke, breeze, zephyr.
• drv m̃e̋se, west wind [< m̃e̋sa, west].
• cpd reiðm̃e̋e̋e, fair wind [re̋iða, ride; m̃e̋e̋e, wind].
• cpd ṡusm̃e̋e̋e, whirlwind [ṡűṡa, t.v. whirl-, swirl-, (-around); m̃e̋e̋e, wind].
• cpd tarm̃e̋e̋e, crosswind [ta̋ra, t.v. cross; m̃e̋e̋e, wind].
• cpd þoosm̃e̋e̋e, headwind [þőősa, t.v. oppose; m̃e̋e̋e, wind].

Storms - ðűűos

031 ðűű|a, i.v storm, be stormy [> Greek θΰω, storm]. -i, adj stormy. -ko, squall. -m̃e̋e̋e, storm wind. -o, storm.

• cpd ðuum̃ðűűo, dust storm [ðűűm̃a, t.v. dust; ðűűo, storm].
• 032 he̋l|a, i.v light, be lightning [> Georgian 'el-, glimmer [of lightning]]. -e, lightening. -i, adj. lightning. -pa̋a̋ugo, lightning flash.
• cpd ȝersűűm̃e, monsoon [ȝe̋e̋ra, season; sűűm̃a, t.v. rain].
• cpd lila̋þo, foul weather [lı̋o, mud; la̋þo, weather].
• afx ƣosı̋ɠo, blizzard [ƣo, emphatic prefix; sı̋ɠo, snow storm].
• 033 sı̋ɠo, snow storm [> Mongolian siɣurɣa(n), snow storm].
• 034 sűr|e, [anim.] cyclone; aus̈űre, typhoon [a̋usa, east]; m̃es̈űre, hurricane [m̃e̋sa, west] [> Tamil cūr_ai, whirlwind]. -i, adj. cyclonic.
• 035 tőn|a, 1. t.v. thunder. 2. i.v. thunder [> Latin tonāre, thunder]. -ðűűo, thunderstorm. -he̋lo, thunderbolt. –o, thunder. -ƣőrmo, thunder-clap.
• cpd t̨olðűűo, hailstorm [ < t̨őlo, hail; ðűűo, storm].

=Clouds – ne̋vos

• cpd ðuune̋vo, storm cloud, thundercloud, nimbostratus cloud [ðűűa, i.v storm; ne̋vo, cloud].
• cpd gumne̋vo, cumulus cloud [gűma, i.v pile up; ne̋vo, cloud].
• 036 mőko, cirrus cloud.
• 037 ne̋v|a, 1. t.v. cloud over, becloud, 2. i.v. cloud, become cloudy. -ðı̋ho, cloud bank. -mi, adj. cloudy, clouded. -m̃e̋ho, clouddrift. -o, cloud. -ri, adj. cloudy, overcast.
• cpd suum̃ne̋vo, raincloud [sűűm̃a, t.v. rain; ne̋vo, cloud].

038 še̋rgo, cloudy sky [> Dutch zwerk, heavens].

Fair weather – vı̨̋lo

• 039 ga̋no, clear, fair sky [> PTurk?. *ańaŕ, clear sky].
• 040 őv|a, 1. t.v. heat [by the sun]. 2. i.v. heat [by the sun]. -o, heat of the sun.
• 041 tulı̋mo, rainbow [> Inupik tulim(m)aq, rainbow].
• 042 vı̋ı̋l|a, i.v. be fine, good, pleasant [weather]. -o, fine-, good-, pleasant-, -weather.

Freezing – űɫu

• 043 ke̋rt|a, i.v. form a crust on snow. -o, frozen crust on snow.
• 044 ṡ̨a̋a̋to, icicle.
• 045 ṡ̨a̋ga, i.v. become frozen [of snow].

Condensation – pűsra

• 046 rő|sa, t.v. bedew, dew. -si, adj. dewy. -so, dew. -s̈e̋ibo, dewdrop.
• 047 sűð|a, 1. t.v. frost, 2. i.v. frost. -i, adj. frosty. -o, frost.
• 048 s̨őmo, hoarfrost, rime.

Other terms – a̋no sa̋m̃os

• cpd foola̋a̋me, precipitation [főőla, i.v. fall; a̋a̋me, water].
• 049 kirűƣ̨o, aurora borealis, northern lights.
• 050 la̋þo, weather.
• cpd lila̋þo, foul weather [lı̋o, mud; la̋þo, weather].
• 051 őv|a, 1. t.v. heat [by the sun], 2. i.v. heat [by the sun]. -o, heat of the sun .
• 052 sı̋ı̋v|a, i.v. melt [of ice]. -o, melting ice.
• 053 še̋rgo, cloudy sky.
• 054 s̨űngo, frazil ice, grease ice, slush.
• 055 tőn|a, 1. t.v. thunder 2. i.v. thunder. -o, thunder. -ƣőrmo, thunderclap.
• 056 tulı̋mo, rainbow.

Total: 56/25+0/45%