A Collection of Texts in Adod

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.

Hohól gig ḍóded lais niity ḍólóf ligk, ngod ṇiihól, ngow tyæhól, tyeeng lód wóṇ tyeeng labuṇuw.

[hɔhol ɡiɡ dˤoded lais niːt͡ɕ dˤolof likʼ, ŋɔd nˤiːhol, ŋɔw t͡ɕɛhol, t͡ɕeːŋ lod wonˤ t͡ɕeːŋ labunˤuw]


have
-h
indicative
-ol
POS
ɡiɡ
PAST
dˤo
the
-d
fem
-ed
plur
l-
NOM
ais
human being
niːt͡ɕ
in_surface
dˤo
the
-l
neut
-of
sing
l-
NOM
ikʼ
earth
ŋɔ
RELPRON
-d
sing
nˤiː
whole
-h
indicative
-ol
POS
ŋɔ
RELPRON
-w
plur
t͡ɕɛ
all
-h
indicative
-ol
POS
t͡ɕeːŋ
one
l-
NOM
od
language
wonˤ
and
t͡ɕeːŋ
one
l-
NOM
abunˤuw
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.

Mesæhól gig daaw ṇuuṇ ḍódóf song.

[mesɛhol ɡiɡ daːw nˤuːnˤ dˤodof sɔŋ]

mesɛ
journey
-h
indicative
-ol
POS
ɡiɡ
PAST
daː
3.plur.fem
-w
plur
nˤuːnˤ
from_inside
dˤo
the
-d
fem
-of
sing
s-
LOC
ɔŋ
east

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Wóṇ hauhól gig daaw lichewóṣ gkas sik, ngod c̣iihól.

[wonˤ hauhol ɡiɡ daːw lit͡ʃewosˤ kʼas sik, ŋɔd ᵏǀˤiːhol]

wonˤ
and
hau
find
-h
indicative
-ol
POS
ɡiɡ
PAST
daː
3.plur.fem
-w
plur
l-
NOM
it͡ʃewosˤ
plain
kʼas
in_inside
s-
LOC
ik
land
ŋɔ
RELPRON
-d
sing
ᵏǀˤiː
wide
-h
indicative
-ol
POS

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

(3)
Saṣaṭ bamauhól gig daaw shid.

[sasˤatˤ bamauhol ɡiɡ daːw ʃid]

sasˤatˤ
thus
bamau
dwell
-h
indicative
-ol
POS
ɡiɡ
PAST
daː
3.plur.fem
-w
plur
ʃid
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Tuhól gig daaw ṭóów guuṣól ṣægónang weleṣ wóṇ ṭóów saṣól ṣægónang weleṣ ṭabe.

[tuhol ɡiɡ daːw tˤoːw ɡuːsˤol sˤɛɡonaŋ welesˤ wonˤ tˤoːw sasˤol sˤɛɡonaŋ welesˤ tˤabe]

tu
say
-h
indicative
-ol
POS
ɡiɡ
PAST
daː
3.plur.fem
-w
plur
tˤoː
1incl.plur
-w
plur
ɡuː
make
-sˤ
imperative
-ol
POS
sˤ-
ACC
ɛɡonaŋ
brick
welesˤ
COMP
wonˤ
and
tˤoː
1incl.plur
-w
plur
sa
burn
-sˤ
imperative
-ol
POS
sˤ-
ACC
ɛɡonaŋ
brick
welesˤ
COMP
tˤabe
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Hohól gig daaw lægónang nudæsh san.

[hɔhol ɡiɡ daːw lɛɡonaŋ nudɛʃ san]


have
-h
indicative
-ol
POS
ɡiɡ
PAST
daː
3.plur.fem
-w
plur
l-
NOM
ɛɡonaŋ
brick
nudɛʃ
PURP
s-
LOC
an
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Wóṇ hohól gig daaw leetinung nudæsh sebaching.

[wonˤ hɔhol ɡiɡ daːw leːtinuŋ nudɛʃ sebat͡ʃiŋ]

wonˤ
and

have
-h
indicative
-ol
POS
ɡiɡ
PAST
daː
3.plur.fem
-w
plur
l-
NOM
eːtinuŋ
slime
nudɛʃ
PURP
s-
LOC
ebat͡ʃiŋ
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Kikehij ṭóów lais, ngow gkóhól.

[kikehij tˤoːw lais, ŋɔw kʼohol]

kike
resemble
-h
indicative
-ij
NEG
tˤoː
1incl.plur
-w
plur
l-
NOM
ais
human being
ŋɔ
RELPRON
-w
plur
kʼo
other
-h
indicative
-ol
POS

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

C̣óñihól gig liṣ wóṇ lew daaw ḍógked lód.

[ᵏǀˤoɲihol ɡiɡ lisˤ wonˤ lew daːw dˤokʼed lod]

ᵏǀˤoɲi
shape
-h
indicative
-ol
POS
ɡiɡ
PAST
l-
NOM
isˤ
fight
wonˤ
and
l-
NOM
ew
time
daː
3.plur.fem
-w
plur
dˤo
the
-kʼ
masc
-ed
plur
l-
NOM
od
language

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Kasehól gig daaw læṭiduf wóṇ laan ḍógked lææk.

[kasehol ɡiɡ daːw lɛtˤiduf wonˤ laːn dˤokʼed lɛːk]

kase
copy
-h
indicative
-ol
POS
ɡiɡ
PAST
daː
3.plur.fem
-w
plur
l-
NOM
ɛtˤiduf
mammal
wonˤ
and
l-
NOM
aːn
bird
dˤo
the
-kʼ
masc
-ed
plur
l-
NOM
ɛːk
sound

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Kæn nahiihól gig ḍógkóf laḍód, ngod ḍóóhól ṭóów ḍógkóf lód, gkas laamak, ngod baihól.

[kɛn nahiːhol ɡiɡ dˤokʼof ladˤod, ŋɔd dˤoːhol tˤoːw dˤokʼof lod, kʼas laːmak, ŋɔd baihol]

kɛn
but
nahiː
arise
-h
indicative
-ol
POS
ɡiɡ
PAST
dˤo
the
-kʼ
masc
-of
sing
l-
NOM
adˤod
langname
ŋɔ
RELPRON
-d
sing
dˤoː
be
-h
indicative
-ol
POS
tˤoː
1incl.plur
-w
plur
dˤo
the
-kʼ
masc
-of
sing
l-
NOM
od
language
kʼas
in_inside
l-
NOM
aːmak
manner
ŋɔ
RELPRON
-d
sing
bai
different
-h
indicative
-ol
POS

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Ṇewehól gig mid, ngod ṇiihól, wóṇ, ngod tóṇeehól, gkas laasheṇaṣ, ngod fahól

[nˤewehol ɡiɡ mid, ŋɔd nˤiːhol, wonˤ, ŋɔd tonˤeːhol, kʼas laːʃenˤasˤ, ŋɔd fahol]

nˤewe
appear
-h
indicative
-ol
POS
ɡiɡ
PAST
mi
3.sing.masc
-d
sing
ŋɔ
RELPRON
-d
sing
nˤiː
whole
-h
indicative
-ol
POS
wonˤ
and
ŋɔ
RELPRON
-d
sing
tonˤeː
perfect
-h
indicative
-ol
POS
kʼas
in_inside
l-
NOM
aːʃenˤasˤ
breath
ŋɔ
RELPRON
-d
sing
fa
single
-h
indicative
-ol
POS

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Chubææhij gig ṭóów ḍógkóf lód.

[t͡ʃubɛːhij ɡiɡ tˤoːw dˤokʼof lod]

t͡ʃubɛː
evolve
-h
indicative
-ij
NEG
ɡiɡ
PAST
tˤoː
1incl.plur
-w
plur
dˤo
the
-kʼ
masc
-of
sing
l-
NOM
od
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Betyaihól gig mid.

[bet͡ɕaihol ɡiɡ mid]

bet͡ɕai
create
-h
indicative
-ol
POS
ɡiɡ
PAST
mi
3.sing.masc
-d
sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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