Senjecas - Géarthnuns Test Sentences

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

Sentences

1. The king is a fink.

• re̋e̋ƣu va̋isu e̋sa:
• रै॓ग़ु भ॓इसु ए॓स॥

re̋e̋ƣ-u	va̋is-u	e̋s-a
king-N.s	contemptible-N.s	be-IND

2. The king is not a fink.

• re̋e̋ƣu va̋isu e̋sa ne:
• रै॓ग़ु भ॓इसु ए॓स ने॥

re̋e̋ƣ-u	va̋is-u	e̋s-a	ne
king-N.s	contemptible-N.s	be-IND	not

3. The cat has no tail.

• pőɫo baave̋s o e̋sa ne:
• पो॓ल़ो ब आ॓भोस् ओ ए॓स ने॥

pőɫ-o	baav-e̋s	o	e̋s-a	ne
tail-N.s	cat-G.s	to	be-IND	not

4. I am bound to my oath.

• mu oitős o bőþa:
• मु ओइतो॓स् ओ बो॓थ॥

m-u	oit-ős	o	bőþ-a
1s-N	oath-G.s	to	be.bound-IND

5. The farmer is grateful for the rain.

• स़ॊ॓ध्लु सूम़े॓स् च्यो॔ग कु॓इरु॥
• zɔ̋ðlu suum̃e̋s ṡ̨óga kűiru e̋sa:

zɔ̋ð-l-u	suum̃-e̋s	ṡ̨óga	kűir-u	e̋s-a
farm-AG-N.s	rain-G.s	for	grateful-N.s	be-IND

6. The house isn't fit for a dog, let alone a person.

• मै॓सो नआये॓स् ओ॔दु पंपि॔न्भि होमु॓स्। ए॔र धु॓भो ए॓स ने॥
• me̋e̋so naaȝe̋s. ódu pĭpínvi homűs. éra ðűvo e̋sa ne:

me̋e̋s-o	naaȝ-e̋s	ódu	pĭ~pín=vi	hom-űs	éra	ðűv-o	e̋s-a	ne
house-N.s	dog-G.s	still	EL~little=ADV	person-G.s	for	fit-N.s	be-IND	not

7. John is writing his lover a billet doux.

• यो॔खन॓नु म़ेनथु॓स् ओ म़ेन्मि॓थोभ् य॓र॥
• ȝóxana̋nu m̃enaþűs o m̃enmı̋þom ȝa̋ra:

ȝóxana̋n-u	m̃en-a-þ-űs	o	m̃en.mı̋þ-om	ȝa̋r-a
John-N.s	love-IND-PP-G.s	to	love.letter-A.s	write-IND

8. She's translating the article into Senjecas.

• ए॔यु सेन्येक॓स् ओ य॓रथोम् तर्ये॓क॥
• éȝu senȝeka̋s o ȝa̋raþom tarȝe̋ka:

éȝ-u	senȝek-a̋s	o	ȝa̋r-a-þ-om	tar.ȝe̋k-a
3s-N	Senjecas-G.s	to	write-IND-PP-A.s	across.speak-IND

9. He's reading the report in the newspaper aloud.

• ए॔यु त्य॓इभि तै॔यर्ये॓जोम् ध्यआ॓अ॥
• éȝu t̨áivi tééȝarȝe̋żom ð̨a̋a̋a:

éȝ-u	t̨ái=vi	téé.ȝar.ȝe̋ż-om	ð̨a̋a̋-a
3s-N	loud=ADV	tell.write.report-A.s	read-IND

10. She pounded the metal flat.

• ए॔यु पो॓नोम् ले॓पोम् ए-दे॓फ॥
• éȝu pőnom le̋pom e-de̋fa:

éȝ-u	pőn-om	le̋p-om	e=de̋f-a
3s.N	metal-A.s	flat-A.s	PST=pound-IND

11. He is playing chess with the master.

• ए॓य्ऽ उफ्दु॓भ्लुम् थौ॔स फल्सो॓तोम् ले॓इद॥
• éȝ' ufdűvlum þóósa falsőtom le̋ida:

éȝ-'	uf-dűv-l-um	þóósa	fal.sőt-om	le̋id-a
G.s-ELIS	chief-have.skill-AG-A.s	against	board.war-A.s	play-IND

12. The missionary is compiling a dictionary of Senjecas.

• औरू॓लु सेन्येक॓ऽ सम़सी॔भलि॓यो ध॓भ॥
• oorűűlu senȝeka̋' sam̃síívalı̋ȝo ða̋va:

oor.űű-l-u	senȝek-a̋-'	sam̃.síívalı̋ȝ.om	ða̋v-a
faith.proclaim-AG-N.s	Senjecas-G.s-ELIS	word.book-A.s	compile-IND

13. The howling of the wolf is echoing.

• म़इले॓स् ग़ु॓मुज्यौ॓न॥
• m̃aile̋s ƣűmu ż̨őőna:

m̃ail-e̋s	ƣűm-u	ż̨őőn-a
wolf-G.s	howl-SUP	echo-IND

14. Yea, someone's been sleeping in my bed.

• अ॓अ। यु मु-थेगो॓स् ए॔न स्वे॓पथु ए-ए॓स॥
• a̋a. ȝu mu-þegős éna še̋paþu e-e̋sa:

a̋a	ȝ-u	mu=þeg-ős	éna	še̋p-a-þ-u	e=e̋s-a
yes	someone-N.s	my=bed-G.s	in	sleep-IND-PP-N.s	PST=be-IND

15. He pulled out the thorn and bound up the paw of the lion.

• ए॔यु क़ू॓कोम् ए-मे॓क द बीरे॓स् क़्यु॓चोम् ए-बआ॓अ॥
• éȝu xűűkom e-me̋ka da biire̋s x̨űṡom e-ba̋a̋a:

éȝ-u	xűűk-om	e=me̋k-a	da	biir-e̋s	x̨űṡ-om	e=ba̋a̋-a
3s-N	thorn-A.s	PST=pull.out-IND	and	lion-G.s	paw-A.s	PST=bind-IND

16. The waiter saw the spider jump into the woman's soup, but didn't say anything.

• नी॓क़्लु ब॓बेम् ग्वेन॓सम लौ॓नोस् ए॔न इ॓तु ए-न॓क। दे ने॔ओम् ए-तै॓अ॥
• nı̋ı̋xlu ba̋bem ǧena̋s ȝőőnom éna ı̋tu e-na̋ka. de néom e-te̋e̋a:

nı̋ı̋x-l-u	ba̋b-em	ǧen-a̋s	ȝőőn-om	éna	ı̋t-u	e=na̋k-a	de	né-om	e=te̋e̋-a
serve-AG-N.s	spider-A.s	woman-G.s	soup-A.s	into	jump-SUP	PST=see-IND	but	nothing-A.s	PST=say-IND

17. Peace having been declared, the rival lord is calling off his army.

• मीर॓स् म़इथथ॓स् ईलथ॓स्। ग॓ल़ु अन्दे॓रु ओ॓मुम् ओ॓य॥
• miira̋s m̃aiþaþa̋s iilaþa̋s. ga̋ɫu ande̋ru őmum őȝa:

miir-a̋s	m̃aiþ-a-þ-a̋s	i~il-a-þ-a̋s	ga̋ɫu-Ø	ande̋r-u	őmum	őȝ-a
peace-G.s	declare-IND-PP-G.s	PRF~become-IND-PP-G.s	rival-ABS	lord-N.s	army-A.s	call.off-IND

18. The crocus, after the sun's melting of the snow, is blossoming.

• सूले॓स् तो॓म़ोम् रॅरुग़न्ते॓स्। सि॓स़ि न॓न॥
• suule̋s tőm̃om rŭruƣante̋s. sı̋zi na̋na:

suul-e̋s	tőm̃-om	rŭ~ruƣ-a-nt-e̋s	sı̋z-i	na̋n-a
sun-G.s	snow-A.s	PRF~melt-IND-AP-G.s	crocus-N.s	blossom-IND

19. At this time of year, I like to go to the sea.

• दिल॓स् इ-कैस॓स्। मु मरे॓म् दो अ॓तु कृ॓अ॥
• dila̋s i-keesa̋s. mu ma̋rem do a̋tu ka̋a:

dil-a̋s	i=kees-a̋s	m-u	ma̋r-em	do	a̋t-u	ka̋-a
year-G.s	this=time-G.s	1s-N	sea-A.s	to	go-SUP	like-IND

20. The bear is hibernating in its den.

• भे॓रे चितो॓स् ए॔न हेम्सवे॓प॥
• ve̋re ṡitős éna hemše̋pa:

ve̋r-e	ṡit-ős	éna	hem.še̋p-a
bear-N.s	den-G.s	in	winter.sleep-IND