Senjecas - Chapter 7b - The Riddle

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

Text

• Nestu pulled up several bulbs and put them in his wallet.
• "This is a divine happening, that the carcass should disappear and this plant appear. Our power is strong."
• "But how will it get us across the water to Sulzi?" asked Athnor.
• "We cannot just ride the horses into the water in order to follow the tracks."
• "The answer must be in the second riddle. But what is the greatest gift?
• Is it a food that it is to be consumed?" And he became lost in thought.
• The neighing of one of the horses caused Athnor to look at them and suddenly exclaim,
• "The swift one is a great gift but the traveler warned against eating its flesh.
• Anyhow, it would take weeks for us to consume even one of them."
• "You are right!" cried Nestu, "It is the gift from the Sky Father and he alone can consume it, consume it by fire!
• We will sacrifice one of the horses to him on a pyre.
• And since I am the eldest, we will sacrifice mine."
• The twins made a large pyre of oaken branches and led the large red stallion into the midst of it.
• He stood there motionless without restraint as Athnor fitted an arrow to his bowstring.
• With one arrow in the breast, he pierced the horse's heart. The great animal sank slowly to the ground as the flames began to leap up around him.
• The pyre was still ablaze as the sun sank over the water.
• "Brother, I hope that was the right answer to the hoopoe's riddle," said Athnor as the fire was dying to embers.
• "I, too, hope it was right. All that we can do now is wait for the Sky Father to answer.
• I will tend the fire and fix my javelin while you sleep tonight."
• With the coming of dawn a wind sprang up from off the sea.
• As Nestu put another branch on the fire he noticed an object floating out on the sea.
• As the moments passed it came nearer and nearer and he saw that it was a bark.
• As the bark drew nearer and the sun rose higher he saw that the bark, sail billowing in the wind was red and swan-prowed.
• As it approached the shore Nestu woke up his brother.
• "I think the Sky Father has answered us. Bring your mare and we will see where this bark takes us."

Senjecas - Chapter 8a - The Sea Serpent