Senjecas metrology

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Pronunciation table

पेमुकॊ
peműko
(labial)
रीस़ुकॊ
riisűko
(dental)
मुइतुकॊ
muitűko
(alveolar)
भइनुकॊ
vainűko
(palatal)
ज़ूऀस़ेँनॊस़्
ṡ̨uuše̋nos
(vowels)
निथॊ ज़ूऀस़ेँनॊस़्
nı̋þo ṡ̨uuše̋nos
(weak vowels)
p
b f v m t d þ ð ɫ l ż s z r n k g x ƣ h ȝ š 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/


Notes

  • cpd = a compound of two or more roots, e.g., t̨űmo, thousand + re̋no, step = t̨umre̋na, mile.
  • pol = a word with a different, but related sense to an original word, e.g., ƥa̋ra, 1 cm., 0.4 in. [< ƥa̋ro, finger].


Measurements – me̋os

Length – pı̋ðta

  • 001 a̋lda, 2 m.; fel~, 1 m.
  • pol a̋lva, 0.8 cm.; 0.3 in. [< a̋lvo, barleycorn]
  • 002 dőőura, palm width, 10 cm., 4 in. [> Old Greek δορον, handbreadth].
  • 003 kőőta, span between thumb and index finger, 20 cm.; 8 in. [> Kannada cōṭu, span of thumb and forefinger].
  • 004 na̋pa, 31 cm.; 12 in.
  • pol ƥa̋ra, 1 cm.; 0.4 in. [< ƥa̋ro, finger].
  • 005 ṡı̋da, half the length of the thumb, 2.5 cm.; 1 in.
  • cpd t̨umre̋na, mile, 1.6 km., 5,280 na̋pos [t̨űmo, thousand; re̋no, step].
  • 006 ve̋nha, 1 km., 0.62 mi. [> English pachyderm].
    • 40 ṡı̋das = 1 dőőura
    • 2 dőőuras = 1 kőőta
    • 5 kőőtas = 1 a̋lda
    • 1,000 a̋ldas = 1 ve̋nha

Area - a̋a̋r̈a

  • Area is measured by the square of the units of length; squared = miga̋a̋maþo (self-multiplied).
  • 4 square kőőtas = na̋a̋l koota̋s náálparpe̋go, i.e., a square of four kootas.
  • 4 kőőtas squared = na̋a̋l miga̋a̋maþa kőőtas, four squared kootas.
  • 1 ve̋nha = 1,000 a̋ldas = 5,000 kőőtas = 10,000 dőőuras = 40,000 ṡı̋das

Weight – te̋lra

  • 007 kűrga, 10 gm.; 0.3 oz.
  • 008 m̨a̋la, 100 gm.; 3.5 oz. [> Japanese ます masú, measure for grain].
  • 009 pa̋d̨a, 1 kg.; 2.2 lb.; 1 talent
  • 010 s̨a̋a̋ma, 1 tonne; 1.1 ton
    • 10 kűrgas = 1 m̨a̋ɫa
    • 10 m̨a̋ɫas = 1 pa̋d̨a
    • 10 pa̋d̨as = 1 s̨a̋a̋ma
    • 1 s̨a̋a̋ma = 10 pa̋d̨as = 100 m̨a̋ɫas = 1,000 kűrgas

Volume – te̋r̈a

  • 011 aga̋lo 1 L.; 1 qt.; 1 dm.3; 1.8 pint [> Tamil akal, small earthen pot].
  • 012 sa̋iko, 100 L., 26.5 gal.; 0.1 m.3, 23 gal. [> Old English , tub].
    • 1 sa̋iko = 100 aga̋los


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