Senjecas - Verdurian Test Sentences 101-110

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	Q = interrogative particle	VOC = vocative particle
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AG = agent	ELIS = elision	IMP = imperative	M = masculine	QUOT = direct quotation	YNG = young
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	ELT = elative	INC = inchoative	OCC = occupation suffix	REV = reversive
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

• English Text
• Senjecan Translation

Gloss

• 101. "Is there a monster there?" "I fear so."
• maata̋rɔ tóru vűűa me: mu ítu na̋a̋a:

maata̋r-ɔ	tóru	vűű-a	me	m-u	ítu	na̋a̋-a
monster-N.s	there	be-IND	Q	1s-N	so	fear-IND

• 102. If Ihano could cook, it would impress the ladies.
• éb' ixa̋no dűƣu e-maƣe̋ȝa. toári no ii-őɫhun deile̋ȝa:

éb='	ixa̋n-o	dűƣ-u	e=maƣ-e̋ȝa	toári	n-o	ii=őɫh-un	deil-e̋ȝa
if=ELIS	Ihano-N.s	cook-SUP	PST=be_able-SBJ	then	that-N.s	F=polite-A.p	impress-SBJ

• 103. Reading the volume, the monk was enlightened.
• mézsiia̋mɫom ð̨a̋a̋antu koin̈őőnlu ƥűdaþu e-vűűa:

méz.sii.a̋mɫ-om	ð̨a̋a̋-a-ntu-Ø	koin.nőőn-l-u	ƥűd-a-þ-u	e=vűű-a
great.bind.paper-A.s	read-IND-AP-ABS	common.make_a_vow-AG-N.s	enlighten-IND-PP-N.s	PST=be-IND

• 104. Ihano accidentally cooked the cat that Alésia brought home.
• ixa̋no alkímvi ba̋a̋vem—táem ales̨a nómþim e-ne̋xa—e-dűƣa:

ixa̋n-o	al=kím=vi	ba̋a̋v-em	tá-em	ales̨-a	nóm=þim	e=ne̋x-a	e=dűƣ-a
Ihano-N.s	PRV=intend=ADV	cat-A.s	which-A.s	Alesia-N.s	home=LAT	PST=bring-IND	PST=cook-IND

• 105. I will return to where I grew up.
• m' u-ke̋ra. váþim e-ƣa̋a̋ra:

m-'	u=ke̋r-a	vá-þim	e=ƣa̋a̋r-a
1s=ELIS	FUT=return-IND	where=LAT	PST=grow_up-IND

• 106. I don't know how the mice got into your wig.
• mu sa̋a̋ra ne. xálu műűses tu-ƣam̃pı̋lom e-tı̋ra:

m-u	sa̋a̋r-a	ne	xálu	műűs-es	tu=ƣam̃.pı̋l-om	e=tı̋r-a
1s-N	know-IND	not	how	mouse-N.p	your=fake.hair-A.s	PST-enter-IND

• 107. You can never have as much pizza as you want.
• tu űðu ma̋ƣa neténu. épi me̋e̋a pı̋ṡam épi m̃e̋ṡa:

t-u	űð-u	ma̋ƣ-a	neténu	épi	me̋e̋a-Ø	pı̋ṡ-am	épi	m̃e̋ṡ-a
2s-N	have-SUP	be_able-IND	never	as	much-ABS	pizza-A.s	as	want-IND

• 108. If a boat had wheels, it would be a wagon.
• ébi re̋þos naam̃ős o ese̋ȝa. toári m̃e̋ƣo ese̋ȝa:

ébi	re̋þ-os	naam̃-ős	o	es-e̋ȝa	toári	m̃e̋ƣ-o	es-e̋ȝa
if	wheel-N.p	boat-G.s	to	be-SBJ	then	wagon-N.s	be-SBJ

• 109. If I were a bear, I'd be a talking bear.
• ébi mu ve̋r' ese̋ȝa. toári sa̋mante ve̋r' ese̋ȝa:

ébi	m-u	ve̋r='	es-e̋ȝa	toári	sa̋m-a-nte-Ø	ve̋r='	es-e̋ȝa
if	1s-N	bear=ELIS	be-SBJ	then	talk-IND-AP-ABS	bear-ELIS	be-SBJ

• 110. "If you see Okron, scream." "Aaaagh!"
• ébi tu oxron nake̋ȝa. toári kűde:

ébi	t-u	oxron	nak-e̋ȝa	toári	kűd-e
if	2s-N	Okron	see-SBJ	then	scream-IMP