Senjecas - Chapter 5 - The Visions

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 पे 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

Chapter 5 - The Visions - na̋kaþos न॓कथोस्

• Stopping only to grab a pile of furs and a bundle of ash faggots, the twins mounted swiftly and headed for the trail of the battle car.
• The snow was beginning to fall steadily and they urged the horses on lest the wheel tracks be covered before they arrived.
• When they arrived snow was already filling the ruts.
• They dismounted and spread some furs on the ground and sat down between the ruts, Nestu facing the direction of the quest and Athnor facing the scene of the abduction.
• Athnor arranged the faggots for a fire and Nestu withdrew from his wallet the flint with which to strike the spark.
• They waited in silence, unmindful of the snow, until the fire had died down leaving the glowing embers.
• Then Nestu withdrew from his wallet a handful of barley grain.
• These he threw on the embers and smoke began to rise.
• Together they pulled their furs over their heads and bowed into the smoke.
• Soon a great stupor lay hold of them and their souls left their bodies.
• Nestu ascended above the clouds and, coming to the silvern car of the moon, stood before Zervedu, the night huntress.
• "Greetings, Mother! Tell us who was the dark warrior who abducted our sister and bride!" he demanded.
• "That invincible warrior is my son, Nesothu, the death warrior."
• "We mean to follow him and retrieve our sister."
• "You may follow him as you will, but you will not retrieve your bride.
• Those who have ridden away in his battle car do not return.
• Others before you have tried to regain those whom he has abducted but all have failed.
• The way is long and fraught with danger. You will not succeed in passing his pet."
• "That may be, Mother, but we undertake this quest armed with a power that you and he have not yet encountered."
• With a cold laugh she answered, "You will find him soon enough.
• Then you will discover whether this power of yours is strong enough."
• At that the smoke stopped and Nestu felt himself falling from the car and returning to his body.
• Regaining consciousness, he sat upright and opened his eyes.
• Athnor descended beneath the earth and stood facing a crone who was seated in front of a large cavern.
• "Greetings, Mother! Tell us where the black warrior has taken our sister and bride!" he demanded.
• "He has brought her here to his dwelling."
• "We mean to follow him and retrieve our sister."
• "You may follow as you will, but you will not retrieve your bride.
• Those who have ridden away in his battle car do not return.
• Others before you have tried to regain those whom he has abducted but all have failed.
• The way is long and fraught with danger. You will not succeed in passing my husband."
• "That may be, Mother, but we undertake this quest armed with a power that you and he have not yet encountered."
• With a cold laugh she answered, "You will find him soon enough.
• Then you will discover whether this power of yours is strong enough."
• At that the smoke stopped and Athnor felt himself rising from the cavern and returning to his body.
• Regaining consciousness, he sat upright and opened his eyes.
• The snow had ceased to fall and the sun was beginning to rise above the land.
• Already the snow was beginning to melt and flow away.
• "I know who he is!" exclaimed Nestu.
• "I know where he lives!" replied Athnor.
• "We can now return to the village and make ready for the journey."

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