A Collection of Texts in Saht

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The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1–9)

Zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤtʼy꜖t͡sˤ q͡χˤɵ#꜒cʼ siː꜒꜖kʼˤ ɕqʷa̰꜖kʼʷ spʰˤe#̰꜒cʼ d͡ʑe꜒cʼ kʰḛ꜒t͡ɕ ɕqʷa̰꜖tʼ zˤtø꜒꜖ɡ qḭ꜒cʼ kˤɔ̰꜒t ʒɡœ#꜖꜒ħ ɲ̥əspʰuː̰꜖cʼ kˤɔ̰꜒t. Zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤscəsˤqyː꜒꜖t͡sˤ zqʼˤaḭ꜖qʼˤ sˤʈʰɞː꜒cʼ zbˤoː꜒cʼ ɕqʷa̰꜖xʷ ᵑǀˤɛ꜖꜒w, ʒɡœ#꜖꜒ħ zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤzˤɖʱɞ꜖t͡sˤ zqʼˤaḭ꜖qʼˤ stᵊʐʈi꜒cʼ zˤœ#ː꜒ʁˤ sˤœ꜒kʷ sˤʈʰɞː꜒cʼ q͡χʷa#꜒cʼ sˤœ꜒tʼ zˤtø꜒꜖ɡ, ʂpᵊbʱa#꜖꜒qʼʷ zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤsˤqʼˤᵊʃɛ#꜒꜖t͡sˤ zqʼˤaḭ꜖qʼˤ sʈʰe꜒꜖ɕ. Zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤstʼɔḭ꜒t͡sˤ zqʼˤaḭ꜖qʼˤ zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤt͡sˤəːskʰᵊbɶ꜖꜒b ʑgʱʷᵊʒ ɕkʼœ̰꜒qʼˤ ʒɡœ#꜖꜒ħ zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤɢʷəːskʰᵊbɶ꜖꜒b ɕkʼˤəːpʰøː̰꜒bˤ ʑgʱʷᵊʒ ɕkʼœ̰꜒qʼˤ. Zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤtʼy꜖t͡sˤ zqʼˤaḭ꜖qʼˤ skʰᵊbɶ꜒cʼ n̥ˤɛ̰꜖ɓˤ ᵏǀˤᵊʒgʱˤɔ̰꜖t, ʒɡœ#꜖꜒ħ zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤtʼy꜖t͡sˤ zqʼˤaḭ꜖qʼˤ ɟəzɢʷʉ꜒cʼ ʑɢəːkʼʷaḭ꜖ɓˤ ᵏǀˤᵊʒgʱˤɔ̰꜖t.

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. 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. And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.

A Creation Myth

Ŋᵊzˤcəːɢɵ#̰꜖b ɕkʼœ̰꜒qʼˤ q͡χˤɵ#꜒cʼ ʑqˤu#ː̰꜖j. Zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤzˤɖʱkʼʷəɳɛ̰꜖t͡sˤ sˤtʼœ꜒cʼ ʒɡœ#꜖꜒ħ ʒø̰꜖cʼ χʷəd͡ʒ qḭ꜒cʼ ɕqʷa̰꜖ʒ zqʼˤaḭ꜖qʼˤ. Zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤdˤəɡɔ꜖꜒t͡sˤ zqʼˤaḭ꜖qʼˤ θˤᵊŋˤ ʐɟɵ꜒cʼ ɕqʷa̰꜖ʒ ɢʷəfˤa꜒ʔ ʒɡœ#꜖꜒ħ zḛ꜖ʔ. Dɛː̰꜖θˤ zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤzˤɖʱᵊɡau꜖꜒t͡sˤ ʔᵊd͡ʑ qḭ꜒cʼ ɕqʷa̰꜖ʒ ɟəɢ zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤstʼˤa̰꜖b ʑgʱʷᵊʒ ʃtʰˤɵ꜒cʼ ɕqʷa̰꜖ʒ sˤʈʰɞː꜒cʼ zˤdˤu꜒cʼ sˤqˤɛ̰꜖kʼʷ sˤœ̰꜖ʒ zˤtø꜒꜖ɡ. Zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤbˤᵊzɢʷɞ#ː̰꜒t͡sˤ ʃtʰe꜒q͡χʷ kʰḛ꜒t͡ɕ ʒɡœ#꜖꜒ħ tʰˤəgʱi꜒k sˤʈʰɞː꜒cʼ t͡ʂᵊθˤo꜒cʼ ʁʷeː꜒꜖ŋʷ sˤœ̰꜖ʒ zˤtø꜒꜖ɡ. Ŋᵊzˤcəːʂqʼʷi#̰꜖t͡sˤ ʔᵊd͡ʑ qḭ꜒cʼ ɕqʷa̰꜖ʒ, zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤzˤɖʱᵊɕtˤy̰꜖t͡sˤ ʃtʰe꜒q͡χʷ.

We are not like other people. Their languages were shaped by struggle and time. They copied the sounds of beasts and birds, and they learned to speak like that. But our language arose in a different way. It was born whole and perfect in a single breath. Our language did not evolve; it was created.

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