Senjecas - The Sun and the North Wind

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

Text

sűűlek̬e a̋nþek̬e
The Sun and the North Wind

• One day the North Wind and the Sun were arguing about who had the greater power.
• a̋nþek̬e sűűlek̬e te̋v' aha̋s—taús o mĭme̋ża m̃a̋ka e-e̋sa—e-ṡa̋a̋ma:

a̋nþ-e=k̬e	sűűl-e=k̬e	te̋v-'	ah-a̋s	ta-ús	o	mĭ~me̋ża-Ø	m̃a̋k-a	e=e̋s-a	e=ṡa̋a̋m-a
north.wind-N.s=and	sun-N.s=and	certain-ELIS	day-G.s	who-G.s	to	ELT~great-ABS	power-N.s	PST=be-IND	PST=argue.about-IND

• Just then it happened. A traveler came along, wrapped in a cloak.
• ríívi sampa̋s e-e̋ba: faltős ȝúa műxaþu ta̋ƣlu e-műla:

ríí-vi	samp-a̋s	e=e̋b-a	falt-ős	ȝúa	műx-a-þu-Ø	ta̋ƣ-l-u	e=műl-a
exact-ADV	moment-G.s	PST=happen-IND	cloak-G.s	inside	wrap-IND-PP-ABS	travel-AG-N.s	PST=pass.by-IND

• The North Wind and the Sun agreed to consider him the more powerful who could make the traveler remove his cloak.
• a̋nþek̬e sűűlek̬e mĭma̋xru éȝum—táu eȝu-fa̋ltom oȝa̋ðu ta̋ƣlum e-ma̋a̋ƣa—tűȝu e-ṡőxa:

a̋nþ-e=k̬e	sűűl-e=k̬e	mĭ~ma̋xr-u	éȝ-um	tá-u	eȝu=fa̋lt-om	oȝ-a̋ð-u	ta̋ƣ-l-um
north.wind-N.s=and	sun-N.s=and	ELT~powerful-N.s	he-A.s	who-N.s	his=cloak-A.s	take.off-CAUS-SUP	travel-AG-A.s

e=ma̋a̋ƣ-a	tűȝ-u	e=ṡőx-a
PST=be.able-IND	consider-SUP	PST=agree-IND

• So the North Wind began to blow as hard as he could, but the harder he blew, the more tightly the traveler wrapped his cloak.
• a̋nþe nááru m̃eea̋sa. šo féðvi šo e-ma̋a̋ƣa. ésti xo fĭféðvi e-m̃e̋e̋a xo pĭpáƣvi ta̋ƣlu eȝu-fa̋ltom e-műxa:

a̋nþ-e	nááru	m̃ee-a̋s-a	šo	féð=vi	šo	e=ma̋a̋ƣ-a	ésti	xo	fĭ~féð=vi	e=m̃e̋e̋-a
north.wind-N.s	so	blow-INC-IND	as	hard=ADV	as	PST=be.able-IND	but	the	ELT~strong=ADV	PST=blow-IND

xo	pĭ~páƣ=vi	ta̋ƣ-l-u	eȝu=fa̋lt-om	e=műx-a
the	ELT~tight=ADV	travel-AG-N.s	his=overcoat-A.s	PST-wrap-IND

• 5: Finally he stopped blowing.
• m̃enðónu m̃e̋e̋u e-de̋usa:

m̃enðónu	m̃e̋e̋-u	e=de̋us-a
finally	blow-SUP	PST=stop-IND

• 6: Then the Sun began to shine, he ignited his heat, and right away the traveler took off his cloak.
• sűűle sampa̋s diia̋sa: eȝe-tı̋ı̋þam e-a̋a̋þa. da ta̋ƣlu ávu fa̋ltom e-őȝa:

sűűl-e	samp-a̋s	dii-a̋s-a	eȝe=tı̋ı̋þ-am	e=a̋a̋þ-a	da	ta̋ƣ-l-u	áv-u	fa̋lt-om	e=őȝ-a
sun-N.s	moment-G.s	shine-INC-IND	his-heat-A.s	PST=ignite-IND	and	travel-AG-N.s	immediate=ADV	overcoat-A.s	PST-take.off-IND

• 7: And so the North Wind had to admit that the power of the Sun was greater.
• da a̋nþe nááru suule̋s m̃a̋kam mĭme̋żam e̋su ze̋e̋nu e-ke̋la⁝

da	a̋nþ-e	nááru	suul-e̋s	m̃a̋k-am	mĭ~me̋ż-am	e̋s-u	że̋e̋n-u	e=ke̋l-a
and	north.wind-N.s	so	sun-G.s	power-A.s	ELT~great-A.s	be-SUP	admit-SUP	PST=have.to-IND