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A Collection of Texts in Dlar

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.

Shohʈiædi rsiqiiĩgi tẓʈʼo pḥæn#̃zho tẓʈʼo zhodtwiĩ̠rso jurw shopiin#̠ŕw ħħō̃vo ẉ̈r̥w tẓʈʼo giï̄bbo tẓʈʼo ghwènènpḥæn#̃zho tẓʈʼo ħg̣ï̠̃ggw hmoaχw ṣkhièn#̠ğw sokhiinr̥o tẓʈʼo doõ̠qi zotoaū̃nw zhohtwābbo tẓʈʼo wwoiiẓrthiæ̠̃ẅo zotoaū̃nw.

[ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ ʂʲqʲiː꜔ɡʲ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ pʰˤɛ̃̃꜔ʒˠ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ ʒˠtʼʷiː꜖꜔ʂˠ d͡ʒuɾʷ ʃˠpʲĩ̃꜖rʷ ʜˠᵊ꜒꜔vˠ ɰˤᵊr̥ʷ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ ɡʲɨ꜒ɓˠ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ gʱʷɜ̃ːpʰˤɛ̃̃꜔ʒˠ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ ɢˤɨ꜔꜖ɠʷ m̥ˠaχʷ sˤkʰʲɜ̃̃꜖ɣʷ sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ dˠɔ꜔꜖qʲ zˠtˠau꜒꜔nʷ ʒˠhtʷa꜒ɓˠ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ wˠiːzˤʈʰʲɛ꜔꜖ɰˠ zˠtˠau꜒꜔nʷ]

ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ
PAST ʂʲqʲiː꜔ɡʲ
have t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing pʰˤɛ̃꜔ʒˠ
the t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing ʒˠtʼʷiː꜖꜔ʂˠ
all d͡ʒuɾʷ
3.sing.cl.10.plur ʃˠpʲĩ꜖rʷ
human being ʜˠᵊ꜒꜔vˠ
in ɰˤᵊr̥ʷ
LOC t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing ɡʲɨ꜒ɓˠ
surface t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing gʱʷɜːzʲtʷ-
cl.10 pʰˤɛ̃꜔ʒˠ
the t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing ɢˤɨ꜔꜖ɠʷ
whole m̥ˠaχʷ
3.sing.cl.10.sing sˤkʰʲɜ̃꜖ɣʷ
earth sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ
no.owner.plur t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing dˠɔ꜔꜖qʲ
language zˠtˠau꜒꜔nʷ
one ʒˠhtʷa꜒ɓˠ
and t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing wˠiːzˤʈʰʲɛ꜔꜖ɰˠ
dialect zˠtˠau꜒꜔nʷ
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.

Shohʈiædi zikorroan#̄ṛ́ sokhiinr̥o ħoë̄fi gquëë̃ghw ɥ̣óŕo tẓʈʼo rzirdhièn#ː̠di tẓʈʼo swthoënënpḥæn#̃zho rdhoïn#ː̄ẅi.

[ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ zʲkˠᵊɽˠã̃꜒rˤ sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ ħˠɘ꜒fʲ kʼʷɘː꜔gʱʷ ɥˤorˠ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ ʐʲɖʱʲɜ̃̃ː꜖dʲ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ sʷtʰˠɘ̃ːpʰˤɛ̃̃꜔ʒˠ ɖʱˠɨ̃̃ː꜒ɰʲ]

ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ
PAST zʲkˠᵊɽˠã꜒rˤ
journey sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ
no.owner.plur ħˠɘ꜒fʲ
3.plur.cl.12 kʼʷɘː꜔gʱʷ
from ɥˤorˠ
ABL t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing ʐʲɖʱʲɜ̃ː꜖dʲ
inside t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing sʷtʰˠɘːzˠʈʼʲ-
cl.4 pʰˤɛ̃꜔ʒˠ
the ɖʱˠɨ̃ː꜒ɰʲ
east

“They journeyed from the east.”

 (2)
Zhohtwābbo shohʈiædi shohtiīqqhw sokhiinr̥o ħoë̄fi tẓʈʼo rzidḥë̠rdi tẓʈʼo rzortiāẅw hmoaχw χwæærsidtoaĩ̠ği ħħō̃vo ẉ̈r̥w tẓʈʼo rzirdhièn#ː̠di tẓʈʼo phiïr̥wë̠rdi r̥oæn#̠̃tlho.

[ʒˠhtʷa꜒ɓˠ ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ ʃˠhtʲi꜒q͡χʷ sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ ħˠɘ꜒fʲ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ ʐʲdʱˤɘ꜖ɖʲ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ ʐˠʈʲa꜒ɰʷ m̥ˠaχʷ χʷɛːʂʲtʼˠai꜖꜔ɣʲ ʜˠᵊ꜒꜔vˠ ɰˤᵊr̥ʷ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ ʐʲɖʱʲɜ̃̃ː꜖dʲ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ pʰʲɨr̥ʷɘ꜖ɖʲ r̥ˠɛ̃̃꜖꜔tɬˠ]

ʒˠhtʷa꜒ɓˠ
and ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ
PAST ʃˠhtʲi꜒q͡χʷ
find sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ
no.owner.plur ħˠɘ꜒fʲ
3.plur.cl.12 t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing ʐʲdʱˤɘ꜖ɖʲ
a t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing ʐˠʈʲa꜒ɰʷ
wide m̥ˠaχʷ
3.sing.cl.10.sing χʷɛːʂʲtʼˠai꜖꜔ɣʲ
plain ʜˠᵊ꜒꜔vˠ
in ɰˤᵊr̥ʷ
LOC t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing ʐʲɖʱʲɜ̃ː꜖dʲ
inside t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing pʰʲɨr̥ʷ-
cl.3 ʐʲdʱˤɘ꜖ɖʲ
a r̥ˠɛ̃꜖꜔tɬˠ
land

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

 (3)
ɴiènènrzidwin#̄̃ħħi shohʈiædi ɸoózwgwã̠ħo sokhiinr̥o ħoë̄fi zhidwïn#̠̃khw.

[ɴʲɜ̃ːʐʲdʷĩ̃꜒꜔ʜʲ ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ ɸˠozʷɡʷa꜖꜔ħˠ sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ ħˠɘ꜒fʲ ʒʲdʷɨ̃̃꜔꜖xʷ]

ɴʲɜːʐʲdʷĩ꜒꜔ʜʲ
thus ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ
PAST ɸˠozʷɡʷa꜖꜔ħˠ
dwell sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ
no.owner.plur ħˠɘ꜒fʲ
3.plur.cl.12 ʒʲdʷɨ̃꜔꜖xʷ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

 (4)

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

Shohʈiædi dḥɔĩ̠ddi sokhiinr̥o ħoë̄fi tẓʈʼo tẓʈʼo tẓʈʼo khwènsi zitḥununmiizhigqoiĩ̠ɺo jurw shohpōħi zhohtwābbo tẓʈʼo tẓʈʼo khwènsi sogḳèṣquizhigqoiĩ̠ɺo zhodtwèn#ːzwhʈiiñ̠qi jurw shohpōħi.

[ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ dʱˤɔi꜔꜖ɗʲ sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ ħˠɘ꜒fʲ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ xʷɜ̃sʲ zʲtʰˤũːmʲiʒʲqʼˠiː꜖꜔ɺˠ d͡ʒuɾʷ ʃˠhpˠᵊ꜒ħʲ ʒˠhtʷa꜒ɓˠ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ xʷɜ̃sʲ sˠkʼˤɜsˤkʷiʒʲqʼˠiː꜖꜔ɺˠ ʒˠtʼʷɜ̃̃ːzʷhʈʲĩ꜖꜔qʲ d͡ʒuɾʷ ʃˠhpˠᵊ꜒ħʲ]

ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ
PAST dʱˤɔi꜔꜖ɗʲ
say sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ
no.owner.plur ħˠɘ꜒fʲ
3.plur.cl.12 t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing xʷɜ̃sʲ
imperative zʲtʰˤũːmʲ-
make ʋˤiʒʲqʼˠiː꜖꜔ɺˠ
brick d͡ʒuɾʷ
3.sing.cl.10.plur ʃˠhpˠᵊ꜒ħʲ
1incl.plur ʒˠhtʷa꜒ɓˠ
and t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing xʷɜ̃sʲ
imperative sˠkʼˤɜsˤkʷ-
burn ʋˤiʒʲqʼˠiː꜖꜔ɺˠ
brick ʒˠtʼʷɜ̃ːzʷhʈʲi꜖꜔qʲ
thoroughly d͡ʒuɾʷ
3.sing.cl.10.plur ʃˠhpˠᵊ꜒ħʲ
1incl.plur

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

 (5)

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

Shohʈiædi rsiqiiĩgi sokhiinr̥o ħoë̄fi tẓʈʼo ẉizhigqoiĩ̠ɺo hliabiï̄fo tẓʈʼo ẉ̈r̥w jjoè̄̃bhi.

[ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ ʂʲqʲiː꜔ɡʲ sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ ħˠɘ꜒fʲ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ ʋˤiʒʲqʼˠiː꜖꜔ɺˠ ɬʲabʲɨ꜒fˠ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ ɰˤᵊr̥ʷ ʄˠɜ꜒꜔bʱʲ]

ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ
PAST ʂʲqʲiː꜔ɡʲ
have sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ
no.owner.plur ħˠɘ꜒fʲ
3.plur.cl.12 t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing ʋˤiʒʲqʼˠiː꜖꜔ɺˠ
brick ɬʲabʲɨ꜒fˠ
PURP t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing ɰˤᵊr̥ʷ
LOC ʄˠɜ꜒꜔bʱʲ
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

 (6)
Zhohtwābbo shohʈiædi rsiqiiĩgi sokhiinr̥o ħoë̄fi tẓʈʼo dtiïnzhikhoon#ː̄zw hliabiï̄fo tẓʈʼo ẉ̈r̥w goóṣbp̣ëë̄tzw.

[ʒˠhtʷa꜒ɓˠ ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ ʂʲqʲiː꜔ɡʲ sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ ħˠɘ꜒fʲ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ tʼʲɨ̃ʒʲkʰˠɔ̃̃ː꜒zʷ ɬʲabʲɨ꜒fˠ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ ɰˤᵊr̥ʷ ɡˠosˤpʼˤɘː꜒t͡sʷ]

ʒˠhtʷa꜒ɓˠ
and ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ
PAST ʂʲqʲiː꜔ɡʲ
have sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ
no.owner.plur ħˠɘ꜒fʲ
3.plur.cl.12 t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing tʼʲɨʒʲkʰˠɔ̃ː꜒zʷ
slime ɬʲabʲɨ꜒fˠ
PURP t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing ɰˤᵊr̥ʷ
LOC ɡˠosˤpʼˤɘː꜒t͡sʷ
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

 (7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Shothwaħgi ṣhp̣on#sopho̠dzo sokhiinr̥o shohpōħi tẓʈʼo tẓʈʼo swdtwaĩ̠rzo jurw shopiin#̠ŕw.

[ʃˠtʰʷaɢʲ sˤhpˤɔ̃̃sˠpʰˠᵊ꜖d͡zˠ sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ ʃˠhpˠᵊ꜒ħʲ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ sʷtʼʷai꜔꜖ʐˠ d͡ʒuɾʷ ʃˠpʲĩ̃꜖rʷ]

ʃˠtʰʷaɢʲ
NEG sˤhpˤɔ̃sˠpʰˠᵊ꜖d͡zˠ
resemble sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ
no.owner.plur ʃˠhpˠᵊ꜒ħʲ
1incl.plur t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing sʷtʼʷai꜔꜖ʐˠ
other d͡ʒuɾʷ
3.sing.cl.10.plur ʃˠpʲĩ꜖rʷ
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

 (8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Shohʈiædi βoin#ṣrtien#̃r̥o sokhiinr̥o tẓʈʼo zhiquææ̠̃ɻo zhohtwābbo tẓʈʼo ṣdtió̃ħħo sokhiinr̥o rtoïnïnzhi liænænpḥæn#̃zho doõ̠qi sokhiinr̥o ħoë̄fi.

[ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ βˠĩ̃sˤʈʲẽ̃꜔r̥ˠ sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ ʒʲkʷɛː꜔꜖ɻˠ ʒˠhtʷa꜒ɓˠ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ sˤtʼʲo꜔ʜˠ sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ ʈˠɨ̃ːʒʲ lʲɛ̃ːpʰˤɛ̃̃꜔ʒˠ dˠɔ꜔꜖qʲ sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ ħˠɘ꜒fʲ]

ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ
PAST βˠĩsˤʈʲẽ꜔r̥ˠ
shape sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ
no.owner.plur t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing ʒʲkʷɛː꜔꜖ɻˠ
fight ʒˠhtʷa꜒ɓˠ
and t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing sˤtʼʲo꜔ʜˠ
time sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ
no.owner.plur ʈˠɨ̃ːʒʲ
3.plur.cl.12.plur lʲɛːʂˠqˤ-
cl.6 pʰˤɛ̃꜔ʒˠ
the dˠɔ꜔꜖qʲ
language sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ
no.owner.plur ħˠɘ꜒fʲ
3.plur.cl.12

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

 (9)

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

Shohʈiædi ngoiixx̣ẽ̠t͡ʂi sokhiinr̥o ħoë̄fi sokhiinr̥o ẓrdoïʛw d͡ʐianpḥæn#̃zho sip̣ĩ̠gw sokhiinr̥o sokhiinr̥o d͡ʐoósikoo̠ggo zhohtwābbo sokhiinr̥o rsoaīr̥i.

[ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ ŋˠiːxˤe꜖꜔t͡ʂʲ sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ ħˠɘ꜒fʲ sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ zˤɖˠɨʛʷ d͡ʐʲãpʰˤɛ̃̃꜔ʒˠ sʲpˤi꜖꜔ɡʷ sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ d͡ʐˠosʲkˠɔ꜖ɠˠ ʒˠhtʷa꜒ɓˠ sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ ʂˠai꜒r̥ʲ]

ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ
PAST ŋˠiːxˤe꜖꜔t͡ʂʲ
copy sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ
no.owner.plur ħˠɘ꜒fʲ
3.plur.cl.12 sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ
no.owner.plur zˤɖˠɨʛʷ
3.plur.cl.9.plur d͡ʐʲaɻʲ-
cl.8 pʰˤɛ̃꜔ʒˠ
the sʲpˤi꜖꜔ɡʷ
sound sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ
no.owner.plur sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ
no.owner.plur d͡ʐˠosʲkˠɔ꜖ɠˠ
mammal ʒˠhtʷa꜒ɓˠ
and sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ
no.owner.plur ʂˠai꜒r̥ʲ
bird

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

 (10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Twæn#ː̄no shohʈiædi dtwen#ːğ̣óñ̠ħgi tẓʈʼo tẓʈʼo sokhiinr̥o sihṭiɮi liænænpḥæn#̃zho doõ̠qi sithwó̠po rzoḅiɥi hmoaχw χwæn#htwæn#̃zho ɮiāŕi ħħō̃vo ẉ̈r̥w tẓʈʼo rzirdhièn#ː̠di tẓʈʼo ghwèèzitwë̠rdi tẓʈʼo shigquāpo hmoaχw zoħg̣ï̠̃rri.

[tʷɛ̃̃ː꜒nˠ ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ tʼʷẽ̃ːɣˤõ꜖꜔ɢʲ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ sʲhtˤiɮʲ lʲɛ̃ːpʰˤɛ̃̃꜔ʒˠ dˠɔ꜔꜖qʲ sʲtʰʷo꜖pˠ ʐˠbˤiɥʲ m̥ˠaχʷ χʷɛ̃̃htʷɛ̃̃꜔ʒˠ ɮʲa꜒rʲ ʜˠᵊ꜒꜔vˠ ɰˤᵊr̥ʷ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ ʐʲɖʱʲɜ̃̃ː꜖dʲ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ gʱʷɜːzʲtʷɘ꜖ɖʲ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ ʃʲkʼʷa꜒pˠ m̥ˠaχʷ zˠɢˤɨ꜔꜖ɽʲ]

tʷɛ̃ː꜒nˠ
but ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ
PAST tʼʷẽːɣˤo꜖꜔ɢʲ
arise t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ
no.owner.plur sʲhtˤiɮʲ
1incl.plur.sing lʲɛːʂˠqˤ-
cl.6 pʰˤɛ̃꜔ʒˠ
the dˠɔ꜔꜖qʲ
language sʲtʰʷo꜖pˠ
be ʐˠbˤiɥʲ
3.plur.cl.6.OBJ m̥ˠaχʷ
3.sing.cl.10.sing χʷɛ̃htʷ-
cl.2 pʰˤɛ̃꜔ʒˠ
the ɮʲa꜒rʲ
langname ʜˠᵊ꜒꜔vˠ
in ɰˤᵊr̥ʷ
LOC t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing ʐʲɖʱʲɜ̃ː꜖dʲ
inside t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing gʱʷɜːzʲtʷ-
cl.10 ʐʲdʱˤɘ꜖ɖʲ
a t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing ʃʲkʼʷa꜒pˠ
different m̥ˠaχʷ
3.sing.cl.10.sing zˠɢˤɨ꜔꜖ɽʲ
manner

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

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It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Shohʈiædi ṣurzodhiaĩ̠jji tẓʈʼo qhiè̄dḥ tẓʈʼo tẓʈʼo tẓʈʼo ħg̣ï̠̃ggw hmoaχw zhohtwābbo tẓʈʼo tẓʈʼo zhiħg̣iẓëë̠̃qqho hmoaχw ħħō̃vo ẉ̈r̥w tẓʈʼo rzirdhièn#ː̠di tẓʈʼo ghwèèzitwë̠rdi tẓʈʼo ɸion#ː̠̃gki hmoaχw nqoënrsodtwon#ː̠̃β̣

[ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ sˤuʐˠdʱʲai꜔꜖ʄʲ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ ᵏǃʰʲɜ꜒dʱˤ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ ɢˤɨ꜔꜖ɠʷ m̥ˠaχʷ ʒˠhtʷa꜒ɓˠ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ ʒʲɢˤizˤɘː꜔꜖q͡χˠ m̥ˠaχʷ ʜˠᵊ꜒꜔vˠ ɰˤᵊr̥ʷ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ ʐʲɖʱʲɜ̃̃ː꜖dʲ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ gʱʷɜːzʲtʷɘ꜖ɖʲ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ ɸʲɔ̃̃ː꜖꜔kʼʲ m̥ˠaχʷ ᵑǃˠɘ̃ʂˠtʼʷɔ̃̃ː꜔꜖βˤ]

ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ
PAST sˤuʐˠdʱʲai꜔꜖ʄʲ
appear t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing ᵏǃʰʲɜ꜒dʱˤ
3.sing.cl.6 t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing ɢˤɨ꜔꜖ɠʷ
whole m̥ˠaχʷ
3.sing.cl.10.sing ʒˠhtʷa꜒ɓˠ
and t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing ʒʲɢˤizˤɘː꜔꜖q͡χˠ
perfect m̥ˠaχʷ
3.sing.cl.10.sing ʜˠᵊ꜒꜔vˠ
in ɰˤᵊr̥ʷ
LOC t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing ʐʲɖʱʲɜ̃ː꜖dʲ
inside t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing gʱʷɜːzʲtʷ-
cl.10 ʐʲdʱˤɘ꜖ɖʲ
a t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing ɸʲɔ̃ː꜖꜔kʼʲ
single m̥ˠaχʷ
3.sing.cl.10.sing ᵑǃˠɘʂˠtʼʷɔ̃ː꜔꜖βˤ
breath

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

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Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Shohʈiædi shothwaħgi rzoħgounðoan#̠̃lo sokhiinr̥o sihṭiɮi liænænpḥæn#̃zho doõ̠qi.

[ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ ʃˠtʰʷaɢʲ ʐˠɢˠũðˠã̃꜖꜔lˠ sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ sʲhtˤiɮʲ lʲɛ̃ːpʰˤɛ̃̃꜔ʒˠ dˠɔ꜔꜖qʲ]

ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ
PAST ʃˠtʰʷaɢʲ
NEG ʐˠɢˠuðˠã꜖꜔lˠ
evolve sˠkʰʲĩr̥ˠ
no.owner.plur sʲhtˤiɮʲ
1incl.plur.sing lʲɛːʂˠqˤ-
cl.6 pʰˤɛ̃꜔ʒˠ
the dˠɔ꜔꜖qʲ
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

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Shohʈiædi rsohpouẅwó̄ẓ tẓʈʼo qhiè̄dḥ.

[ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ ʂˠhpˠuɰʷo꜒zˤ t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ ᵏǃʰʲɜ꜒dʱˤ]

ʃˠhʈʲɛdʲ
PAST ʂˠhpˠuɰʷo꜒zˤ
create t͡sˤᵊʈʼˠ
no.owner.sing ᵏǃʰʲɜ꜒dʱˤ
3.sing.cl.6

“It was created.”

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