Senjecas - Conversion of Nineveh (Jonah 3:1-10)

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			ı	ɛ	y
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

niinua̋s ðeesme̋iþra

नीनुअ॓स् धैस्मे॓इथ्र

Conversion of Nineveh (Jonah 3:1-10)

ivrɛȝeka̋s úúda tarne̋xaþo
Translated from the Hebrew

• English Text
• Literal Hebrew Translation
• Senjecan Translation

Gloss

• 1. The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time:
• and.came word.of-JHWH to-Jonah second saying
• da ȝahm̃ű' sa̋m̃o d̬őta evra̋s ȝona̋hum do e-ǧe̋ma:

da	ȝahm̃-ű='	sa̋m̃-o	d̬őta-Ø	evr-a̋s	ȝona̋h-um	do	e=ǧe̋m-a
and	JHWH-G.s=ELIS	word-N.s	second-ABS	time-G.s	Jonah-A.s	to	PST=come-IND

• 2. "Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and announce to it the messsage that I will tell you."
• arise go to-Nineveh the.city great and.cry.out to.it proclamation that I declare to.you
• m̃a kőþe. me̋żo rı̋ȝom nı̋ı̋nuam do a̋te. da éȝom o—táom mu ȝa̋na—űűe m̃ar:

m̃a	kőþ-e	me̋żo-Ø	rı̋ȝ-om	nı̋ı̋nu-am	do	a̋t-e	da	éȝ-om	o	tá-om	m-u	ȝa̋n-a	űű-e	m̃ar
QUOT	arise-IMP	great-ABS	city-A.s	Nineveh-A.s	to	go-IMP	and	3-A.s	to	what-A.s	1s-N	declare-IND	proclaim-IMP	QUOT

• 3. So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh, according to the Lord's bidding. Now Nineveh was an enormously large city; it took three days to go through it.
• and rose.up Jonah and.went to-Nineveh according.to word.of JHWH and.Nineveh was city great to.God three days journey
• da ȝona̋hu e-kőþa. da ȝahm̃ű' sam̃ős épa nı̋ı̋nuam do e-a̋ta. da nı̋ı̋nua tı̋r aha̋m taƣős me̋żo rı̋ȝo e-e̋sa.

da	ȝona̋h-u	e=kőþ-a	da	ȝahm̃-ű='	sam̃-ős	épa	nı̋ı̋nu-am	do	e=a̋t-a
and	Jonah-N.s	PST=arise-IND	and	JHWH-G.s=ELIS	word-G.s	according_to	Ninevah-A.s	to	PST-go-IND

da	nı̋ı̋nu-a	tı̋r	ah-a̋m	taƣ-ős	me̋żo-Ø	rı̋ȝ-o	e=e̋s-a
and	Nineveh-N.s	three	day-G.p	journey-G.s	great-ABS	city-N.s	PST=be-IND

• 4. Jonah began his journey through the city, and had gone but a single day's walk announcing, "Forty days more and Nineveh shall be destroyed,"
• and.began Jonah to.enter into.city journey.of day one and.he.cried.out and.said yet forty days and.Nineveh shall.be.overthrown
• da ȝona̋hu þun aha̋s ta̋ƣom rı̋ȝom tı̋ru e-tőda. da e-ga̋lak̬' e-te̋e̋ak̬e: m̃a nı̋ı̋nua na̋a̋lfoos aha̋m pósa se̋haþa u-ı̋la m̃ar:

da	ȝona̋h-u	þun	ah-a̋s	ta̋ƣ-om	rı̋ȝ-om	tı̋r-u	e=tőd-a	da	e=ga̋l-a=k̬='	e=te̋e̋-a=k̬e
and	Jonah-N.s	one	day-G.s	journey-A.s	city-A.s	enter-SUP	PST=begin-IND	and	PST=cry_out-IND=and=ELIS	PST=say-IND=and

m̃a	nı̋ı̋nu-a	na̋a̋l.foos	ah-a̋m	pósa	se̋h-a-þ-a	u=ı̋l-a	m̃ar
QUOT	Nineveh-N.s	four.tens	day-G.p	after	overthrow-IND-PP-N.s	FUT=become-IND	QUOT

• 5. when the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast and all of them, great and small, put on sackcloth.
• and.believed men.of Nineveh in.God and proclaimed-fast and.put.on sackclothes from.their.greatest and.to their.least
• da ninua̋s m̃ı̋ı̋rus ȝűmum e-őőa. da ma̋sram e-űűa. da mımeżűm ápa lılı̋sun do barőőrom outı̋d̨a:

da	ninu-a̋s	m̃ı̋ı̋r-us	ȝűm-um	e=őő-a	da	ma̋sr-am	e=űű-a
and	Nineveh-G.s	man-N.p	God-A.s	PST=believe-IND	and	fast-A.s	PST=proclaim-IND

da	mı~meż-űm	ápa	lı~lı̋s-un	do	barőőr-om	out-ı̋d̨-a
and	ELT~great-G.P	from	ELT~less-A.p	to	sackcloth-A.s	put.on-TRZ-IND

• 6. When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne laid aside his robe, covered with sackcloth, and sat in the ashes.
• and.touched the.word to.king.of Nineveh and.arose from.his.throne and.took.off his.robe from.him and.covered sackcloth and.sat on-the-ashes
• da sa̋m̃o ninua̋s re̋e̋ƣum e-pűda. da eȝu-zilse̋dom ápa e-kőþa. da eȝu-m̃e̋stom e-lűxa. da barőőrom ȝőpaþu ṡoogőm éva e-se̋da:

da	sa̋m̃-o	ninu-a̋s	re̋e̋ƣ-um	e=pűd-a	da	eȝu=zil.se̋d-om	ápa	e=kőþ-a	da	eȝu=m̃e̋st-om	e=lűx-a
and	word-N.s	Nineveh-G.s	king-A.s	PST=touch-IND	and	his=reign.seat-A.s	from	PST=arise-IND	and	his=robe-A.s	PST=take.off-IND

da	barőőr-om	ȝőp-a-þ-u	ṡoog-őm	éva	e=se̋d-a
and	sackcloth-A.s	wear-IND-PP-N.s	ashes-G.p	on	PST=sit-IND

• 7. Then he had this proclaimed throughout Nineveh, by decree of the king and his nobles: "Neither man nor beast, neither cattle nor sheep, shall taste anything; they shall not eat, nor shall they drink water.
• and.proclaimed and.said in.Nineveh by.decree.of the.king and.his.greats saying the.man and.the.beast the.herd and.the.flock not-let.taste anything not-let.them.feed and.water not-let.them.drink
• niinua̋s éna reeƣűsk̬' eȝu-meżűmk̬e ṡaukős dása e-űűak̬' e-te̋e̋ak̬e: m̃a k̬énom t̨a̋a̋tu m̃ı̋ı̋rumk̬e þa̋semk̬e ta̋demk̬e ǧűvemk̬e he̋ne ze: pa̋a̋tu éȝen he̋ne ze. da hűrom pőőȝu éȝen he̋ne ze:

niinu-a̋s	éna	reeƣ-űs=k̬='	eȝu=meż-űm=k̬e	ṡauk-ős	dása	e=űű-a=k̬='	e=te̋e̋-a=k̬e
Nineveh-G.s	in	king-G.s=and=ELIS	his=great-G.p=and	decree-G.s	by	PST=proclaim-IND=and=ELIS	PST=say-IND=and

m̃a	k̬én-om	t̨a̋a̋t-u	m̃ı̋ı̋r-um=k̬e	þa̋s-em=k̬e	ta̋d-em=k̬e	ǧűv=em=k̬e	he̋n-e	ze
QUOT	anything-A.s	taste-SUP	man-A.s=and	beast-A.s=and	herd-A.s=and	flock-A.s=and	let-IMP	not

pa̋a̋t-u	éȝ-en	he̋n-e	ze	da	hűr-om	pőőȝ-u	éȝ-en	he̋n-e	ze
feed-SUP	3-A.p	let-IMP	not	and	water-A.s	drink-SUP	3-A.p	let-IMP	not

• 8. Man and beast shall be covered with sackcloth and call loudly to God; every man shall turn from his evil way and from the violence he has in hand.
• and.let.be.covered sackcloth man and.beast and.let.them.call to-God with.strength and.let.turn each from.his.way.of evil and.from-the.violence that in.their.palms
• m̃a̋gaþu ı̋lu m̃ı̋ı̋rumk̬e þa̋semk̬e he̋ne. da éȝen ȝuműs o ha̋mu féðvi he̋ne. da ɫaaxta̋s atős da manős éna kiiƣta̋s ápa sűku níígum he̋ne:

m̃a̋g-a-þu-Ø	ı̋l-u	m̃ı̋ı̋r-um=k̬e	þa̋s-em=k̬e	he̋n-e	da	éȝ-en	ȝum-űs	o	ha̋m-u	féð=vi	he̋n-e
cover-IND-PP-ABS	become-SUP	man-A.s=and	beast-A.s=and	let-IMP	and	3-A.p	God-G.s	to	call-SUP	vigor=ADV	let-IMP

da	ɫaaxt-a̋s	at-ős	da	man-ős	éna	kiiƣt-a̋s	ápa	sűk-u	nííg-um	he̋n-e
and	evil-G.s	way-G.s	and	hand-G.s	in	violence-G.s	from	turn-SUP	each-A.s	let-IMP

• 9. Who knows, god may relent and forgive, andwithhold his blazing wrath, so that we shall not perish."
• who-knows he.may.turn and.repent God and.turn from.the.glow.of his.anger and.not we.will.perish
• xu sa̋a̋ra: ȝűmu suke̋ȝak̬e s̨aane̋ȝak̬e. da eȝu-geƣra̋s aasa̋s ápa suke̋ȝa. da m̃us u-bűra ne m̃ar:

x-u	sa̋a̋r-a	ȝűm-u	suk-e̋ȝa=k̬e	s̨aan-e̋ȝa=k̬e	da	eȝu=geƣr-a̋s	aas-a̋s	ápa	suk-e̋ȝa	da	m̃-us	u=bűr-a	ne	QUOT
who-N.s	know-IND	God-N.s	turn-SBJ=and	forgive-SBJ=and	and	his=anger-G.s	glow-G.s	from	turn-SBJ	and	1p-N	FUT=perish-IND	not	QUOT

• 10. When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, he repented of the evil that he had threatened to do to them; he did not carry it out.
• and.saw God their.deeds that.they.turned from.their.way evil and.repented God over-the.evil that-he.had.declared to.do to.them and.not did.do
• da ȝűmu eȝu-kı̋on—ȝa éȝus ɫa̋a̋xo atős ápa e-sysűkak̬'—e-na̋ka: ȝűmu ɫaaxta̋' sépa—táam eȝún o kı̋u e-ȝıȝa̋na—e-s̨a̋a̋na. da e-kı̋a ne⁝

da	ȝűm-u	eȝu=kı̋-on	ȝa	éȝ-us	ɫa̋a̋xo-Ø	at-ős	ápa	e=sy~sűk-a=k̬='	e=na̋k-a
and	God-N.s	their=deed-A.p	that	3-N.p	evil-ABS	way-G.s	from	PST=PRF~turn-IND=and=ELIS	PST=see-IND

ȝűm-u	ɫaaxt-a̋='	sépa	tá-am	eȝ-ún	o	kı̋-u	e=ȝı~ȝa̋n-a	e=s̨a̋a̋n-a	da	e=kı̋-a	ne
God-N.s	evil-G.s=ELIS	concerning	which-A.s	3-A.s	to	do-SUP	PST=PRF~declare-IND	PST=repent-IND	and	PST=do-IND	not

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