A Collection of Texts in Wang

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.

Maf nof ñaf yum ranih hɔim ñaf ñɔis zaul jaith ðañ saung jaith bizbó.

[mɑf ˈnɔf ˈɲɑf ˈjum rɑˈnih ˈhɔim ˈɲɑf ˈɲɔis ˈzaul ˈd͡ʒaiθ ˈðɑɲ ˈsauŋ ˈd͡ʒaiθ biˈzbo]

mɑf
PAST
ˈnɔf
have
ˈɲɑf
the
ˈjum
all
rɑ-
plur
ˈnih
human being
ˈhɔim
in_surface
ˈɲɑf
the
ˈɲɔis
whole
ˈzaul
earth
ˈd͡ʒaiθ
one
ˈðɑɲ
language
ˈsauŋ
and
ˈd͡ʒaiθ
one
biˈzbo
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.

Maf skavuk dil ðitz ñaf zdækh.

[mɑf skɑˈvuk ˈdil ˈðit͡s ˈɲɑf ˈzdɛx]

mɑf
PAST
skɑˈvuk
journey
ˈdil
3.plur
ˈðit͡s
from_inside
ˈɲɑf
the
ˈzdɛx
east

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Saung maf zhbaum dil shtað giv khafab kaut shtað mauh.

[ˈsauŋ mɑf ˈʒbaum ˈdil ˈʃtɑð ˈɡiv xɑˈfɑb ˈkaut ˈʃtɑð ˈmauh]

ˈsauŋ
and
mɑf
PAST
ˈʒbaum
find
ˈdil
3.plur
ˈʃtɑð
a
ˈɡiv
wide
xɑˈfɑb
plain
ˈkaut
in_inside
ˈʃtɑð
a
ˈmauh
land

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

(3)
Sizif maf shasking dil lom.

[siˈzif mɑf ʃɑˈskiŋ ˈdil ˈlɔm]

siˈzif
thus
mɑf
PAST
ʃɑˈskiŋ
dwell
ˈdil
3.plur
ˈlɔm
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Maf spóm dil jef ngɔit ğum rachakóngay shtäzdäñ saung jef ðol ğum rachakóngay shtäzdäñ shizazh.

[mɑf ˈspom ˈdil ˈd͡ʒef ˈŋɔit ɣum rɑt͡ʃɑˈkoŋɑj ʃtæˈzdæɲ ˈsauŋ ˈd͡ʒef ˈðɔl ɣum rɑt͡ʃɑˈkoŋɑj ʃtæˈzdæɲ ʃiˈzɑʒ]

mɑf
PAST
ˈspom
say
ˈdil
3.plur
ˈd͡ʒef
1incl.plur
ˈŋɔit
make
ɣum
imperative
rɑ-
plur
t͡ʃɑˈkoŋ
brick
-ɑj
ACC
ʃtæˈzdæɲ
COMP
ˈsauŋ
and
ˈd͡ʒef
1incl.plur
ˈðɔl
burn
ɣum
imperative
rɑ-
plur
t͡ʃɑˈkoŋ
brick
-ɑj
ACC
ʃtæˈzdæɲ
COMP
ʃiˈzɑʒ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Maf nof dil chakóng rusoğ gam.

[mɑf ˈnɔf ˈdil t͡ʃɑˈkoŋ ruˈsɔɣ ˈɡɑm]

mɑf
PAST
ˈnɔf
have
ˈdil
3.plur
t͡ʃɑˈkoŋ
brick
ruˈsɔɣ
PURP
ˈɡɑm
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Saung maf nof dil hiðär rusoğ mibóğ.

[ˈsauŋ mɑf ˈnɔf ˈdil hiˈðær ruˈsɔɣ miˈboɣ]

ˈsauŋ
and
mɑf
PAST
ˈnɔf
have
ˈdil
3.plur
hiˈðær
slime
ruˈsɔɣ
PURP
miˈboɣ
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Piv vaskukh jef gal ranih.

[piv vɑˈskux ˈd͡ʒef ˈɡɑl rɑˈnih]

piv
NEG
vɑˈskux
resemble
ˈd͡ʒef
1incl.plur
ˈɡɑl
other
rɑ-
plur
ˈnih
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Maf fihautz bain saung ran dil ñaf raðañ.

[mɑf fiˈhaut͡s ˈbain ˈsauŋ ˈrɑn ˈdil ˈɲɑf rɑˈðɑɲ]

mɑf
PAST
fiˈhaut͡s
shape
ˈbain
fight
ˈsauŋ
and
ˈrɑn
time
ˈdil
3.plur
ˈɲɑf
the
rɑ-
plur
ˈðɑɲ
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.

Maf hileb dil ranatiship saung rahokip ñaf razhul.

[mɑf hiˈleb ˈdil rɑnɑˈtiʃip ˈsauŋ rɑˈhɔkip ˈɲɑf rɑˈʒul]

mɑf
PAST
hiˈleb
copy
ˈdil
3.plur
rɑ-
plur
nɑˈtiʃ
mammal
-ip
GEN
ˈsauŋ
and
rɑ-
plur
ˈhɔk
bird
-ip
GEN
ˈɲɑf
the
rɑ-
plur
ˈʒul
sound

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Ğäy maf bukhow ñaf wäng, lach jon jef ñaf ðañ, kaut shtað than vaip.

[ˈɣæj mɑf buˈxɔw ˈɲɑf ˈwæŋ, ˈlɑt͡ʃ ˈd͡ʒɔn ˈd͡ʒef ˈɲɑf ˈðɑɲ, ˈkaut ˈʃtɑð ˈθɑn ˈvaip]

ˈɣæj
but
mɑf
PAST
buˈxɔw
arise
ˈɲɑf
the
ˈwæŋ
langname
ˈlɑt͡ʃ
RELPRON
ˈd͡ʒɔn
be
ˈd͡ʒef
1incl.plur
ˈɲɑf
the
ˈðɑɲ
language
ˈkaut
in_inside
ˈʃtɑð
a
ˈθɑn
different
ˈvaip
manner

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Maf shusäng haij ñɔis saung shkañän kaut shtað pikh gujab

[mɑf ʃuˈsæŋ ˈhaid͡ʒ ˈɲɔis ˈsauŋ ʃkɑˈɲæn ˈkaut ˈʃtɑð ˈpix ɡuˈd͡ʒɑb]

mɑf
PAST
ʃuˈsæŋ
appear
ˈhaid͡ʒ
3.sing
ˈɲɔis
whole
ˈsauŋ
and
ʃkɑˈɲæn
perfect
ˈkaut
in_inside
ˈʃtɑð
a
ˈpix
single
ɡuˈd͡ʒɑb
breath

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Maf piv mivew jef ñaf ðañ.

[mɑf piv miˈvew ˈd͡ʒef ˈɲɑf ˈðɑɲ]

mɑf
PAST
piv
NEG
miˈvew
evolve
ˈd͡ʒef
1incl.plur
ˈɲɑf
the
ˈðɑɲ
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Maf wäzgiv haij.

[mɑf wæˈzɡiv ˈhaid͡ʒ]

mɑf
PAST
wæˈzɡiv
create
ˈhaid͡ʒ
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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