Senjecas - Chapter 3b - The Gifts

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

• Then he led forward the animals that had been the object of the stares of the menfolk.
• They were in size and beauty like his own golden animal, but differently and splendidly colored.
• Addressing himself to the twins who were now standing by their mother, he said,
• "These animals are presented to you to be used as a gift for all the People.
• In time you will discover the uses to which they can be put.
• For now, I will only say that they are to be tended and treated as are the animals of your flocks and herds.
• But on no account are you to eat of their flesh
• for that would be to offend Numta who himself presents them to you."
• He turned to Nestu and said, "This is your mount named Aaytsuke, the morning star, the red male.
• To Athnor he said, "This is your mount named Yithtsuke, the evening star, the white female."
• The twins were flushed with excitement and would have mounted then and there had they not been prevented by the traveler.
• "Wait," he said, "these animals are not yet yours for they have not been named."
• He turned to Talma and said, "It is for you to name this animal.
• You are she who is skilled in life among the People
• and only you have an experience of this animal. How do you name them?"
• "I have wondered long about this," She answered,
• "and I have decided to name them horses, the swift ones, for they can, indeed outrun the wind!"
• And the People cheered, "Horses! Horses! They are horses for they can outrun the wind!"
• But the traveler's voice interrupted the cheering.
• "Know that the horse can be used for weal or woe.
• The golden horses of the Sky Father pull him across the sky so that there may be light and warmth.
• But the silvern moon is also pulled by a team of black horses.
• There is not warmth then and her light is but a wan imitation of the day.
• Be warned lest the horse be ill-used and bring death. And now, mount and be off!"
• In a trice, the twins had mounted and were galloping off to the cheers of the crowd.
• Some tried to run alongside but quickly learned that they could not keep up.
• All wanted to ride, and the twins allowed the men a turn at riding,
• although Athnor was less eager to share his present than was his brother.
• The women they would not allow to ride alone but only with one of them controlling the horse.
• Even some of the older dames, braver than their sisters, were hoisted up by the men
• and laughed to feel the strength of the animal beneath them.
• Only Talma refused to ride. She had ridden the golden stallion with Numtaatu
• and did not want those memories dimmed by another lesser ride.
• Amidst the merriment Damvelu approached the traveler
• and asked him if he would join them in the feast.
• "No," he responded, "I have completed that for which I came. I must continue my own journey.
• I have far to go if I would reach my destination tonight."
• He turned to Talma only to look into her eyes,
• then mounted and galloped off toward the setting sun.

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