A Collection of Texts in Yaz

What follows is a collection of texts intended to illustrate the language in more natural and extended use than the glossed examples found in the grammar.

The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1–9)

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

Zash des kif shuf spimeh fuf kif dauzh naw skish shpir shpép skish sheshaj.

[ˈzaʃ dəs ˈkif ˈʃuf ˈspiməh ˈfuf ˈkif ˈdauʒ ˈnaʋ ˈskiʃ ˈʃpir ˈʃpep ˈskiʃ ʃəˈʃaj]

ˈzaʃ
have
dəs
PAST
ˈkif
the
ˈʃuf
all
ˈspim
human being
-əh
plur
ˈfuf
in_surface
ˈkif
the
ˈdauʒ
whole
ˈnaʋ
earth
ˈskiʃ
one
ˈʃpir
language
ˈʃpep
and
ˈskiʃ
one
ʃəˈʃaj
dialect

“All humans in the whole earth had one language and one dialect.”

(1)

And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

Kelauf des soz rit kif biw.

[kəˈlauf dəs ˈsoz ˈrit ˈkif ˈbiʋ]

kəˈlauf
journey
dəs
PAST
ˈsoz
3.plur
ˈrit
from_inside
ˈkif
the
ˈbiʋ
east

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Shpép mauf des soz chal gauk dedur haz chal zhod.

[ˈʃpep ˈmauf dəs ˈsoz ˈt͡ʃal ˈɡauk dəˈdur ˈhaz ˈt͡ʃal ˈʒod]

ˈʃpep
and
ˈmauf
find
dəs
PAST
ˈsoz
3.plur
ˈt͡ʃal
a
ˈɡauk
wide
dəˈdur
plain
ˈhaz
in_inside
ˈt͡ʃal
a
ˈʒod
land

“And they found a wide plain in the a land.”

(3)
Chechosh newor des soz sat.

[t͡ʃəˈt͡ʃoʃ nəˈʋor dəs ˈsoz ˈsat]

t͡ʃəˈt͡ʃoʃ
thus
nəˈʋor
dwell
dəs
PAST
ˈsoz
3.plur
ˈsat
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly.

Dés des soz kat fen bauzh spezhulehek chegich shpép kat fen zhip spezhulehek chegich dezin.

[ˈdes dəs ˈsoz ˈkat fən ˈbauʒ spəˈʒuləhək t͡ʃəˈɡit͡ʃ ˈʃpep ˈkat fən ˈʒip spəˈʒuləhək t͡ʃəˈɡit͡ʃ dəˈzin]

ˈdes
say
dəs
PAST
ˈsoz
3.plur
ˈkat
1incl.plur
fən
imperative
ˈbauʒ
make
spəˈʒul
brick
-əh
plur
-ək
ACC
t͡ʃəˈɡit͡ʃ
COMP
ˈʃpep
and
ˈkat
1incl.plur
fən
imperative
ˈʒip
burn
spəˈʒul
brick
-əh
plur
-ək
ACC
t͡ʃəˈɡit͡ʃ
COMP
dəˈzin
thoroughly

“They said: Let us make bricks and burn them thoroughly.”

(5)

And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.

Zash des soz spezhul geshaif wis.

[ˈzaʃ dəs ˈsoz spəˈʒul ɡəˈʃaif ˈʋis]

ˈzaʃ
have
dəs
PAST
ˈsoz
3.plur
spəˈʒul
brick
ɡəˈʃaif
PURP
ˈʋis
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Shpép zash des soz fenaik geshaif teguz.

[ˈʃpep ˈzaʃ dəs ˈsoz fəˈnaik ɡəˈʃaif təˈɡuz]

ˈʃpep
and
ˈzaʃ
have
dəs
PAST
ˈsoz
3.plur
fəˈnaik
slime
ɡəˈʃaif
PURP
təˈɡuz
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Der tesach kat pair spimeh.

[dər təˈsat͡ʃ ˈkat ˈpair ˈspiməh]

dər
NEG
təˈsat͡ʃ
resemble
ˈkat
1incl.plur
ˈpair
other
ˈspim
human being
-əh
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Sesal des zhar shpép jun soz kif shpireh.

[səˈsal dəs ˈʒar ˈʃpep ˈjun ˈsoz ˈkif ˈʃpirəh]

səˈsal
shape
dəs
PAST
ˈʒar
fight
ˈʃpep
and
ˈjun
time
ˈsoz
3.plur
ˈkif
the
ˈʃpir
language
-əh
plur

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

They copied the sounds of beasts and birds, and they learned to speak like that.

Zhekun des soz shtekiehesh shpép fusehesh kif bafeh.

[ʒəˈkun dəs ˈsoz ʃtəˈkiəhəʃ ˈʃpep ˈfusəhəʃ ˈkif ˈbafəh]

ʒəˈkun
copy
dəs
PAST
ˈsoz
3.plur
ʃtəˈki
mammal
-əh
plur
-əʃ
GEN
ˈʃpep
and
ˈfus
bird
-əh
plur
-əʃ
GEN
ˈkif
the
ˈbaf
sound
-əh
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Chuñ ñemék des kif jaz, wap for kat kif shpir, haz chal tur him.

[ˈt͡ʃuɲ ɲəˈmek dəs ˈkif ˈjaz, ˈʋap ˈfor ˈkat ˈkif ˈʃpir, ˈhaz ˈt͡ʃal ˈtur ˈhim]

ˈt͡ʃuɲ
but
ɲəˈmek
arise
dəs
PAST
ˈkif
the
ˈjaz
langname
ˈʋap
RELPRON
ˈfor
be
ˈkat
1incl.plur
ˈkif
the
ˈʃpir
language
ˈhaz
in_inside
ˈt͡ʃal
a
ˈtur
different
ˈhim
manner

“But Yaz, which is our language, arose in a different way.”

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Zerob des laif dauzh shpép medik haz chal pich zhekés

[zəˈrob dəs ˈlaif ˈdauʒ ˈʃpep məˈdik ˈhaz ˈt͡ʃal ˈpit͡ʃ ʒəˈkes]

zəˈrob
appear
dəs
PAST
ˈlaif
3.sing
ˈdauʒ
whole
ˈʃpep
and
məˈdik
perfect
ˈhaz
in_inside
ˈt͡ʃal
a
ˈpit͡ʃ
single
ʒəˈkes
breath

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Der kespif des kat kif shpir.

[dər kəˈspif dəs ˈkat ˈkif ˈʃpir]

dər
NEG
kəˈspif
evolve
dəs
PAST
ˈkat
1incl.plur
ˈkif
the
ˈʃpir
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Shpechif des laif.

[ʃpəˈt͡ʃif dəs ˈlaif]

ʃpəˈt͡ʃif
create
dəs
PAST
ˈlaif
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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