Senjecas - Shannon Test Sentences 103-110
Pronunciation table
(labial) |
riisűko (dental) |
muitűko (alveolar) |
vainűko (palatal) |
ṡ̨uuše̋nos (vowels with प) |
nı̋þo ṡ̨uuše̋nos (weak vowels) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 |
Sentences
103. Listen.
- a̋a̋m̃e: aam̃e̋ȝa:
a̋a̋m̃-e aam̃-e̋ȝa listern-IMP listen-SBJ
•The subjunctive is used as a polite command.
104. Sit here by me.
- íðu mús kóma se̋de:
íðu m-ús kóma se̋d-e here 1s-G by sit-IMP
105. Keep this secret until tomorrow.
- ṡűm̃a̋' sííra som gutı̋d̨e:
ṡűm̃-a̋-' sííra s-om gut-ı̋d̨-e tomorrow-G.s-ELIS until this-A.s keep.secret-TRZ-IMP
•The idea of 'secret' is in the verb.
106. Come with us.
- m̃un sűne:
m̃-un sűn-e 1p-A accompany-IMP
•An example of the Senjecan preference for t.v. + direct obj., rather than i.v. + prep. phrase.
107a. Bring your friends with you (sg.).
- tum súna tu-vı̋lu' ne̋xe:
t-um súna tu=vı̋l-u-' ne̋x-e 2s-A with your=friend-A.p-ELIS bring
107b. Bring your friends with you (pl.).
- ȝun súna ȝu-vı̋lu' ne̋xe:
ȝ-un súna ȝu=vı̋l-u-' ne̋x-e 2p-A with your=friend-A.p-ELIS bring
108. Be careful.
- ze̋e̋me:
ze̋e̋m-e warn-IMP
•This imperative is taken from "ze̋e̋ma", 1. t.v. warn, caution, forewarn, admonish. 2. i.v. warn, forewarn, admonish.
109. Have some tea.
- depős pőőȝe:
-
tisane-G.s||drink-IMP
dep-ős pőőȝ-e
•'Camellia sinensis' was not known in Sefdaania. I've used the generic word for a tisane.
•"depős" is the partitive genitive.
110. Pip and his dog were great friends.
- pı̋puk̬' eȝu-na̋a̋ȝek̬e va̋du vı̋lus e-vűűa:
pı̋p-u-k̬-' eȝu=na̋a̋ȝ-e=k̬e va̋du-Ø vı̋l-us e=vűű-a Pip-N.s=and-ELIS his=dog-N.s=and good-ABS friend-N.p PST=be-IND
•"me̋żi", adj. large, big, great - is used only for size or quantity.
