Senjecas - The Discourteous Goat

Pronunciation table

peműko (labial)								riisűko (dental)								muitűko (alveolar)								vainűko (palatal)							ṡ̨uuše̋nos (vowels with प)								nı̋þo ṡ̨uuše̋nos (weak vowels)
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	ɔ	o	u			ĭ	ĕ	ŭ
प	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	YNG = young
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

Text

e̋e̋re ƣa̋ide
The Discourteous Goat

• English text
• Senjecan translation

Gloss

• A beautiful woman was riding across a bridge when she was stopped by a goat.
• गो॓बु ग्वे॓नु थो॓लोस् त॓र ए-न्य॓म्न—मे॔ति ग़इदे॓स् कि॔अ स॓बथु एइ॓ल॥
• gőbu ǧe̋nu þőlom tára e-n̨a̋mna—méti ƣaide̋s kía sa̋baþu e-ila:

gőbu-Ø	ǧe̋n-u	þől-om	tára	e-n̨a̋mn-a	méti	ƣaid-e̋s	kía	sa̋b-a-þ-u	e=il-a
beautifu-ABS	woman-N.s	bridge-A.s	across	PST=ride-IND	when	goat-G.s	by	stop-IND-PP-N.s	PST=become-IND

• "O beautiful woman!" said the goat. "You please me. I wish to marry you."
• ग़॓इद् ए-तै॓अ॥ म़ ओ गो॓बु ग्वेनु॓। तु मूम् से॓ब॥ तुम् म़े॓दु भ़े॓च म़र्॥
• ƣa̋id' e-te̋e̋a: m̃a o gőbu ǧenű. tu mum se̋ba: tum m̃e̋du m̃e̋ṡa m̃ar:

ƣa̋id-'	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	o	gőbu-Ø	ǧen-ű	t-u	m-um	se̋b-a	t-um	m̃e̋d-u	m̃e̋ṡ-a	m̃ar
goat-ELIS	PST=say-IND	QUOT	VOC	beautiful-ABS	woman-V.s	2s-N	1s-A	please-IND	2s-A	marry-SUP	wish-IND	QUOT

• The woman laughed. "Why would you want to marry me? You don't even know my name."
• ग्वे॓नु ए-इ॓न॥ म़ तु क॓भु मूम् म़े॓दु म़ेचे॓य॥ ओ॔दु मु-फै॓तोम् सआ॓र ने म़र्॥
• ǧe̋nu e-ı̋na: m̃a tu xávu mum m̃e̋du m̃eṡe̋ȝa: ódu mu-fe̋e̋tom sa̋a̋ra ne m̃ar:

ǧe̋n-u	e=ı̋n-a	m̃a	t-u	xávu	m-um	m̃e̋d-u	m̃eṡ-e̋ȝa	ódu	mu=fe̋e̋t-om	sa̋a̋r-a	ne	m̃ar
woman-N.s	PST=laugh-IND	QUOT	2s-N	why	1s-A	marry-SUP	want-SBJ	even	my=name-A.s	know-IND	not	QUOT

• "Your name?" asked the goat. "I didn't ask about your name.
• ग़॓इद् ए-मे॓त॥ म़ तु-फै॓त्' मे॥ तु-फैतो॓' से॓प ए-मे॓त ने॥
• ƣa̋id' e-me̋ta: m̃a tu-fe̋e̋to' me: tu-feető' sépa e-me̋ta ne:

ƣa̋id-'	e=me̋t-a	m̃a	tu=fe̋e̋t-o'	me	tu=feet-ő-'	sépa	e=me̋t-a	ne
goat-ELIS	PST=ask-IND	QUOT	your=name-A.s-ELIS	Q	your=name-G.s -ELIS	about	PST=ask-IND	not

• I asked you to marry me. What is your answer?"
• तु' मुम् म़े॓दु ए-मे॓त॥ तु-कि॓रो क़ो ए॓स मे मर् ॥
• tu' mum m̃e̋du e-me̋ta: tu-kı̋ro xo e̋sa me m̃ar:

t-u-'	m-um	m̃e̋d-u	e=me̋t-a	tu=kı̋r-o	x-o	e̋s-a	me	m̃ar
2s-N-ELIS	1s-A	marry-SUP	PST=ask-IND	your=answer-N.s	what-N.s	be-IND	Q	QUOT

• "This is my answer," said the woman who sliced the goat's head off with her sword.
• एयु-भआलो॓स् कि॔अ ग़इदे॓स् नी॓मोम् नीम्मु॓तन्तु ग्वे॓नु ए-तै॓अ॥ म़ सऻ मु-कि॓रो ए॓स मर्॥
• eȝu-vaalős kía ƣaide̋s nı̋ı̋mom niim̈űtantu ǧe̋nu e-te̋e̋a: m̃a so mu-kı̋ro e̋sa m̃ar:

eȝu=vaal-ős	kía	ƣaid-e̋s	nı̋ı̋m-om	niim.műt-a-ntu	ǧe̋n-u	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	s-o	mu=kı̋r-o	e̋s-a	m̃ar
her=sword-G.s	by	sword-G.s	head-A.s	head.cut.off-IND-AP-Ø	woman-N.s	PST=say-IND	Q	this-N.s	my=answer-N.s	be-IND	QUOT

• The goat's head, lying on the bank, then said, "So...is that a yes?"
• अफ्रोस् ए॔भ धै॓अन्तो ग़इदे॓स् नी॓मो पो॔सु ए-तै॓अ॥ म़ स॔रु तु म़े॓ल म़र्॥
• afrős éva ðe̋e̋anto ƣaide̋s nı̋ı̋mo pósu e-te̋e̋a: m̃a sáru tu m̃e̋ɫa me m̃ar⁝

afr-ős	éva	ðe̋e̋-a-nto-Ø	ƣaid-e̋s	nı̋ı̋m-o	pósu	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	sáru	t-u	m̃e̋ɫ-a	me	m̃ar
bank-G.s	on	lie-IND-AP-ABS	goat-G.s	head-N.s	then	PST=say-IND	QUOT	so	2s-N	say.yes-IND	Q	QUOT