Senjecas - Test Sentences 36-70
Pronunciation table
(labial) |
riisűko (dental) |
muitűko (alveolar) |
vainűko (palatal) |
ṡ̨uuše̋nos (vowels with प) |
nı̋þo ṡ̨uuše̋nos (weak vowels) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ɔ | o | u | ĭ | ĕ | ŭ | |||||||||||||
| ब | फ | भ | म़ | म | त | द | थ | ध | ल़ | ल | च | ज | स | स़ | र | न | क | ग | क़ | ग़ | ह | य | स्व | स्य | इ ई पि पी |
ए एै ए पै |
अ आ प पा |
ऒ ॵ पॊ पॏ |
ओ औ पो पौ |
उ ऊ पु पू |
पं | पऺ | पॅ | |||||||||||||
| /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 = 1st person singular/plural | ABL = ablative suffix | COL = collective | F = feminine | INT = intensive prefix | PRV = privative prefix | SUP = supine |
| 2s/p = 2nd person singular/plural | ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective) | DES = desiderative | FRQ = frequentative | LAT = lative suffix | PST = past | TRZ = transitivizer |
| 3 = 3rd person | ADV = adverb | DIM = diminutive | FUT = future | LOC = locative suffix | REV = reversive | VOC = vocative particle |
| A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural) | AG = agent | ELIS = elision | IMP = imperative | M = masculine | Q = interrogative particle | |
| G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural) | AP = agent (active) participle | ELT = elative | INC = inchoative | OCC = occupation suffix | QUOT = direct quotation | |
| N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural) | AUG = augmentative | EP = epenthesis | IND = indicative | PP = patient (past) participle | RPR = recent perfective | |
| V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural) | CAUS = causative | EQU = equative degree | INS = instrument | PRF = perfect | SBJ = subjunctive |
Sentences
36. I ceased to behave like my former self.
mu nu miűs sóma tı̋nu e-de̋usa: 1s-N former-ABS self-G.s like behave-SUP PST=cease-IND
37. Do what I ordered, you all!
őru ȝú táo' mu e-e̋e̋va— nom kie̋ȝa: all-ABS 2p-V which-A.s-ELIS 1s-N PST=order-IND that-A.s do-SBJ
38. He was sleeping when I entered.
mum e-tı̋rantum. éȝu e-še̋pa: 1s-A PST=enter-IND-AP-A.s 3-N.s PST=sleep-IND
39. This tree is not a tree.
i-ha̋isi ha̋isi e̋sa ne: this=tree-N.s tree-N.s be-IND not
40. It's a grass, like the bamboo.
a̋ibi vedirı̋' sóma e̋sa: grass-N.s bamboo-G.s-Elis like be-IND
41. They have green shutters.
éȝus ða̋lo þungĕka̋ðon űda: 3-N.p green-ABS window.cover-A.p have-IND
42a. I am looking at it.
mu éȝom ża̋ba: 1s.N 3-A.s look.at-IND
42b. Would that I look at it.
ebátu mu éȝom ża̋bu maƣe̋ȝa: would.that 1s.N 3-A.s look.at-SUP be.able-SBJ
43. I will lay waste the rebellious districts.
mu dı̋ga ta̋im̃an u-z̨aası̋d̨a: 1s-N rebellious-ABS district-A.p FUT=bleak-TRZ-IND
44. Three birds are flying.
tı̋r m̃e̋ȝes pe̋ta: three bird-N.p fly-IND
45. Senjecas is a simple language.
senȝe̋k' alke̋na ȝe̋ka e̋sa: Senjecas-ELIS PRV=difficult-ABS language-N.s be-IND
46. There were many beautiful trees in the garden.
me̋e̋i ha̋isis paaþős ena e-vűűla: many-ABS tree-N.p garden-G.s in PST=there.be-IND
48. My name is Nikhil.
mu nixil fe̋e̋ta: 1s-N Nikhil be.named-IND
49. Where is the book?
síívalı̋ȝo xáru vűűa: book-N.s where be-IND
50a. You are coming with me.
tu mum sűna: 2s-N 1s-A accompany-IND
50b. Are you coming with me?
tu mum sűna me: 2s-N 1s-A accompany-IND Q
51. What is the name of that city?
a-rı̋ȝa xa fe̋e̋ta: that=city-N.s what-N.s be.named-IND
52. The Quendi are those who form words with voices.
k̬e̋ndi— táus ƣamőm móóda sa̋m̃on zı̋na— nus e̋sa: Quendi who-N.p voice-G.p with word-A.p form-IND that-N.p be-IND
53a. I am eating you.
mu tum e̋da: 1s-N 2s-A eat-IND
53b. I am eating (something).
mu ȝom e̋da: 1s-N something-A.s eat-IND
53c. (Something) is eating me.
ȝo mum e̋da: something-N.s 1s-A eat-IND
54a. I eat food.
mu e̋dom e̋da: 1s-N food-A.s eat-IND
54b. I run.
mu re̋e̋sa: 1s-N run-IND
54c. I fall.
mu főőla: 1s-N fall-IND
54d. I sleep.
mu še̋pa: 1s-N sleep-IND
55. I eat food at your home.
mu tús nóma e̋da: 1s-N 2s-G at.home.of eat-IND
56. Red is a color.
re̋uðo te̋e̋ro e̋sa: red-N.s color-N.s be-IND
57. We went to the beach yesterday.
m̃us hesaha̋s k̨űdom do e-a̋ta: 1p-N yesterday-G.s beach-A.s to PST=go-IND
58. He's dead, Jim!
ȝaakobű éȝu ne̋ṡu e̋sa: James-N.s 3-N.s dead-N.s be-IND
59a. Elaine wants to marry (a specific person who is) a Norwegian.
ele̋na kuða̋tĭrum m̃e̋du m̃e̋ṡa: Elain-N.s Norwegian-A.s wed-SUP want-IND
59b. Elaine wants to marry a Norwegian (some Norwegian or other).
ele̋na tévu kuða̋tĭrum m̃e̋du m̃e̋ṡa: Elain-N.s some-ABS Norwegian-A.s wed-SUP want-IND
60a. I saw the food (and) the water.
mu e̋domk̬e hűromk̬e e-na̋ka: 1s-N food-A.s=and water-A.s=and PST=see-IND
60b. I saw the blue water.
mu kőőxo hűrom e-na̋ka: 1s-N blue-ABS water-A.s PST=see-IND
61. I thought (wrongly, on an uncontrolled and not necessarily rational level) that I had seen Jenny.
mu jenny nĭnaku e-na̋ma: 1s-N Jenny PRF~see-SUP PST=think-IND
62a. Robert cooked the lentils.
robe̋rtu le̋nton e-dűƣa: Robert-N.s lentil-A.p PST=cook-IND
62b. Robert cooked (performed the action of cooking).
robe̋rtu e-dűƣa: Robert-N.s PST=cook-IND
62c. The lentils cooked (were being cooked).
le̋ntos dűƣaþos e-ı̋la: lentil-N.p cook-IND-PP-N.p PST=become-IND
62d. Cooked (an event of cooking took place).
63a. The fire burns the wood.
a̋a̋þe ma̋a̋tom a̋iða: fire-N.s wood-A.s burn-IND
63b. The wood is burning.
ma̋a̋to a̋iða: wood-N.s burn-IND
63c. The house is burning down.
m̃e̋e̋so órvi a̋iða: house-N.s complete=ADV burn-IND
64a. I saw a horse from (my place at) the door.
mu ðurportős éha mőrem e-na̋ka: 1sN door.way-G.s from horse-A.s PST=see-IND
64b. I saw a horse that was coming from the door.
mu ðurpőrtom éha ǧe̋mante mőrem e-na̋ka: 1sN door.way-N.s from come-AP-IND-ABS horse-A.s PST=see-IND
66. John likes the baby.
ȝóxana̋nu ba̋a̋lum ka̋a: John-N.s baby-A.s like-IND
67. I can't recommend this book.
mu i-síívalı̋ȝom a̋ulu fe̋e̋a: 1s-N thisi=book-A.s recommend-SUP be.unable-IND
68. The Mongols sacked Kiev.
dőnƣĭrus k̨e̋vam e-vűűda: Mongols-N.s Kiev-A.s PST=sack-IND
69. Three men longed to fabricate idols in honor of two goddesses.
tı̋r m̃ı̋ı̋rus d̬ő ii-peenűm þála ƣám̃peene̋imon va̋a̋nu e-ȝa̋ta: three man-N.p two F=god-G.p in.honor.of idol-A.p fabricate-SUP PST=long-IND
70. She believes him to be good.
ii-éȝu ur-éȝum va̋dum vűűu na̋ma: F=3s-N M-3s-A good-A.s be-SUP believe-IND
