A Collection of Texts in Saht

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.

[zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤtʼy꜖t͡sˤ q͡χˤɵ̃꜒cʼ siː꜒꜖kʼˤ ɕqʷa̰꜖kʼʷ spʰˤḛ̃꜒cʼ d͡ʑe꜒cʼ kʰḛ꜒t͡ɕ ɕqʷa̰꜖tʼ zˤtø꜒꜖ɡ qḭ꜒cʼ kˤɔ̰꜒t ʒɡœ̃꜖꜒ħ ɲ̥əspʰuː̰꜖cʼ kˤɔ̰꜒t]

ɕkˤ-
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤ-
POS
zˤɖʱ-
indicative
tʼy꜖
have
-꜖꜒t͡sˤ
PAST
q͡χˤɵ̃꜖꜒
human being
-꜒cʼ
NOM
siː꜒꜖kʼˤ
all
ɕqʷa̰꜖
the
-꜖꜒kʼʷ
cl.6
spʰˤḛ̃꜒
surface
-꜒cʼ
NOM
d͡ʑe꜒
earth
-꜒cʼ
NOM
kʰḛ꜒t͡ɕ
whole
ɕqʷa̰꜖
the
-꜒tʼ
cl.3
zˤtø꜒꜖ɡ
in
qḭ꜒
language
-꜒cʼ
NOM
kˤɔ̰꜒t
one
ʒɡœ̃꜖꜒ħ
and
ɲ̥əspʰuː̰꜖
dialect
-꜒cʼ
NOM
kˤɔ̰꜒t
one

“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.

[zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤscəsˤqyː꜒꜖t͡sˤ zqʼˤaḭ꜖qʼˤ sˤʈʰɞː꜒cʼ zbˤoː꜒cʼ ɕqʷa̰꜖xʷ ᵑǀˤɛ꜖꜒w]

ɕkˤ-
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤ-
POS
zˤɖʱ-
indicative
scəsˤqyː꜒꜖
journey
-꜖꜒t͡sˤ
PAST
zqʼˤai꜖꜒
3.plur.cl.6
-̰꜖qʼˤ
plur
sˤʈʰɞː꜖
inside
-꜒cʼ
NOM
zbˤoː꜒꜖
east
-꜒cʼ
NOM
ɕqʷa̰꜖
the
-꜒xʷ
cl.11
ᵑǀˤɛ꜖꜒w
from

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)

[ʒɡœ̃꜖꜒ħ zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤzˤɖʱɞ꜖t͡sˤ zqʼˤaḭ꜖qʼˤ stᵊʐʈi꜒cʼ zˤœ̃ː꜒ʁˤ sˤœ꜒kʷ sˤʈʰɞː꜒cʼ q͡χʷã꜒cʼ sˤœ꜒tʼ zˤtø꜒꜖ɡ]

ʒɡœ̃꜖꜒ħ
and
ɕkˤ-
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤ-
POS
zˤɖʱ-
indicative
ᵏǀˤɞ꜖
find
-꜖꜒t͡sˤ
PAST
zqʼˤai꜖꜒
3.plur.cl.6
-̰꜖qʼˤ
plur
stᵊʐʈi꜒꜖
plain
-꜒cʼ
NOM
zˤœ̃ː꜒ʁˤ
wide
sˤœ꜒
a
-꜖kʷ
cl.9
sˤʈʰɞː꜖
inside
-꜒cʼ
NOM
q͡χʷã꜖
land
-꜒cʼ
NOM
sˤœ꜒
a
-꜒tʼ
cl.3
zˤtø꜒꜖ɡ
in

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

(3)

[ʂpᵊbʱã꜖꜒qʼʷ zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤsˤqʼˤᵊʃɛ̃꜒꜖t͡sˤ zqʼˤaḭ꜖qʼˤ sʈʰe꜒꜖ɕ]

ʂpᵊbʱã꜖꜒qʼʷ
thus
ɕkˤ-
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤ-
POS
zˤɖʱ-
indicative
sˤqʼˤᵊʃɛ̃꜒꜖
dwell
-꜖꜒t͡sˤ
PAST
zqʼˤai꜖꜒
3.plur.cl.6
-̰꜖qʼˤ
plur
sʈʰe꜒꜖ɕ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

[zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤstʼɔḭ꜒t͡sˤ zqʼˤaḭ꜖qʼˤ zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤt͡sˤəːskʰᵊbɶ꜖꜒b ʑgʱʷᵊʒ ɕkʼœ̰꜒qʼˤ ʒɡœ̃꜖꜒ħ zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤɢʷəːskʰᵊbɶ꜖꜒b ɕkʼˤəːpʰøː̰꜒bˤ ʑgʱʷᵊʒ ɕkʼœ̰꜒qʼˤ]

ɕkˤ-
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤ-
POS
zˤɖʱ-
indicative
stʼɔḭ꜒
say
-꜖꜒t͡sˤ
PAST
zqʼˤai꜖꜒
3.plur.cl.6
-̰꜖qʼˤ
plur
ɕkˤ-
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤ-
POS
ɴˤ-
imperative
t͡sˤəːxʷ-
make
skʰᵊbɶ꜖꜒
brick
-꜖꜒b
PRES
ʑgʱʷᵊʒ
3.sing.cl.7.POSS
ɕkʼœ̰꜒
1incl.plur
-̰꜖qʼˤ
plur
ʒɡœ̃꜖꜒ħ
and
ɕkˤ-
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤ-
POS
ɴˤ-
imperative
ɢʷəːt͡ʃ-
burn
skʰᵊbɶ꜖꜒
brick
-꜖꜒b
PRES
ɕkʼˤəːpʰøː̰꜒bˤ
thoroughly
ʑgʱʷᵊʒ
3.sing.cl.7.POSS
ɕkʼœ̰꜒
1incl.plur
-̰꜖qʼˤ
plur

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

(5)

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

[zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤtʼy꜖t͡sˤ zqʼˤaḭ꜖qʼˤ skʰᵊbɶ꜒cʼ n̥ˤɛ̰꜖ɓˤ ᵏǀˤᵊʒgʱˤɔ̰꜖t]

ɕkˤ-
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤ-
POS
zˤɖʱ-
indicative
tʼy꜖
have
-꜖꜒t͡sˤ
PAST
zqʼˤai꜖꜒
3.plur.cl.6
-̰꜖qʼˤ
plur
skʰᵊbɶ꜖꜒
brick
-꜒cʼ
NOM
n̥ˤɛ̰꜖
stone
-̰꜖ɓˤ
LOC
ᵏǀˤᵊʒgʱˤɔ̰꜖t
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)

[ʒɡœ̃꜖꜒ħ zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤtʼy꜖t͡sˤ zqʼˤaḭ꜖qʼˤ ɟəzɢʷʉ꜒cʼ ʑɢəːkʼʷaḭ꜖ɓˤ ᵏǀˤᵊʒgʱˤɔ̰꜖t]

ʒɡœ̃꜖꜒ħ
and
ɕkˤ-
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤ-
POS
zˤɖʱ-
indicative
tʼy꜖
have
-꜖꜒t͡sˤ
PAST
zqʼˤai꜖꜒
3.plur.cl.6
-̰꜖qʼˤ
plur
ɟəzɢʷʉ꜒꜖
slime
-꜒cʼ
NOM
ʑɢəːkʼʷai꜖꜒
mortar
-̰꜖ɓˤ
LOC
ᵏǀˤᵊʒgʱˤɔ̰꜖t
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

[ŋᵊzˤcəːɢɵ̰̃꜖b ɕkʼœ̰꜒qʼˤ q͡χˤɵ̃꜒cʼ ʑqˤũː̰꜖j]

ɕkˤ-
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
ŋᵊzˤc-
NEG
zˤɖʱ-
indicative
ɕtʰəːɢɵ̰̃꜖
resemble
-꜖꜒b
PRES
ɕkʼœ̰꜒
1incl.plur
-̰꜖qʼˤ
plur
q͡χˤɵ̃꜖꜒
human being
-꜒cʼ
NOM
ʑqˤũː̰꜖j
other

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

[zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤzˤɖʱkʼʷəɳɛ̰꜖t͡sˤ sˤtʼœ꜒cʼ ʒɡœ̃꜖꜒ħ ʒø̰꜖cʼ χʷəd͡ʒ qḭ꜒cʼ ɕqʷa̰꜖ʒ zqʼˤaḭ꜖qʼˤ]

ɕkˤ-
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤ-
POS
zˤɖʱ-
indicative
kʼʷəɳɛ̰꜖
shape
-꜖꜒t͡sˤ
PAST
sˤtʼœ꜖꜒
fight
-꜒cʼ
NOM
ʒɡœ̃꜖꜒ħ
and
ʒø̰꜖
time
-꜒cʼ
NOM
χʷəd͡ʒ
3.plur.cl.6.POSS
qḭ꜒
language
-꜒cʼ
NOM
ɕqʷa̰꜖
the
-̰꜖ʒ
cl.7
zqʼˤai꜖꜒
3.plur.cl.6
-̰꜖qʼˤ
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.

[zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤdˤəɡɔ꜖꜒t͡sˤ zqʼˤaḭ꜖qʼˤ θˤᵊŋˤ ʐɟɵ꜒cʼ ɕqʷa̰꜖ʒ ɢʷəfˤa꜒ʔ ʒɡœ̃꜖꜒ħ zḛ꜖ʔ]

ɕkˤ-
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤ-
POS
zˤɖʱ-
indicative
dˤəɡɔ꜖꜒
copy
-꜖꜒t͡sˤ
PAST
zqʼˤai꜖꜒
3.plur.cl.6
-̰꜖qʼˤ
plur
θˤᵊŋˤ
3.plur.cl.2.POSS
ʐɟɵ꜖
sound
-꜒cʼ
NOM
ɕqʷa̰꜖
the
-̰꜖ʒ
cl.7
ɢʷəfˤa꜒
mammal
-꜖꜒ʔ
GEN
ʒɡœ̃꜖꜒ħ
and
zḛ꜖
bird
-꜖꜒ʔ
GEN

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

[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]

dɛː̰꜖θˤ
but
ɕkˤ-
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤ-
POS
zˤɖʱ-
indicative
ɓˤᵊɡau꜖꜒
arise
-꜖꜒t͡sˤ
PAST
ʔᵊd͡ʑ
1incl.plur.POSS
qḭ꜒
language
-꜒cʼ
NOM
ɕqʷa̰꜖
the
-̰꜖ʒ
cl.7
ɟəɢ
3.plur.cl.7.OBJ
ɕkˤ-
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤ-
POS
zˤɖʱ-
indicative
stʼˤa̰꜖
be
-꜖꜒b
PRES
ʑgʱʷᵊʒ
3.sing.cl.7.POSS
ʃtʰˤɵ꜖
langname
-꜒cʼ
NOM
ɕqʷa̰꜖
the
-̰꜖ʒ
cl.7
sˤʈʰɞː꜖
inside
-꜒cʼ
NOM
zˤdˤu꜒
manner
-꜒cʼ
NOM
sˤqˤɛ̰꜖kʼʷ
different
sˤœ꜒
a
-̰꜖ʒ
cl.7
zˤtø꜒꜖ɡ
in

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

[zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤbˤᵊzɢʷɞ̃ː̰꜒t͡sˤ ʃtʰe꜒q͡χʷ kʰḛ꜒t͡ɕ ʒɡœ̃꜖꜒ħ tʰˤəgʱi꜒k sˤʈʰɞː꜒cʼ t͡ʂᵊθˤo꜒cʼ ʁʷeː꜒꜖ŋʷ sˤœ̰꜖ʒ zˤtø꜒꜖ɡ]

ɕkˤ-
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤ-
POS
zˤɖʱ-
indicative
bˤᵊzɢʷɞ̃ː̰꜒
appear
-꜖꜒t͡sˤ
PAST
ʃtʰe꜒
3.sing.cl.7
-꜒꜖q͡χʷ
sing
kʰḛ꜒t͡ɕ
whole
ʒɡœ̃꜖꜒ħ
and
tʰˤəgʱi꜒k
perfect
sˤʈʰɞː꜖
inside
-꜒cʼ
NOM
t͡ʂᵊθˤo꜒
breath
-꜒cʼ
NOM
ʁʷeː꜒꜖ŋʷ
single
sˤœ꜒
a
-̰꜖ʒ
cl.7
zˤtø꜒꜖ɡ
in

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

[ŋᵊzˤcəːʂqʼʷḭ̃꜖t͡sˤ ʔᵊd͡ʑ qḭ꜒cʼ ɕqʷa̰꜖ʒ]

ɕkˤ-
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
ŋᵊzˤc-
NEG
zˤɖʱ-
indicative
ʃtəːʂqʼʷḭ̃꜖
evolve
-꜖꜒t͡sˤ
PAST
ʔᵊd͡ʑ
1incl.plur.POSS
qḭ꜒
language
-꜒cʼ
NOM
ɕqʷa̰꜖
the
-̰꜖ʒ
cl.7

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)

[zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤzˤɖʱᵊɕtˤy̰꜖t͡sˤ ʃtʰe꜒q͡χʷ]

ɕkˤ-
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
zˤɡˤᵊtʼˤ-
POS
zˤɖʱ-
indicative
ʒqˤᵊɕtˤy̰꜖
create
-꜖꜒t͡sˤ
PAST
ʃtʰe꜒
3.sing.cl.7
-꜒꜖q͡χʷ
sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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