A Collection of Texts in Naganga

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.

Тии ки тө гии не ни пее гѧ фаў ге кү фаў фүквүти.

[tiː ki tø hiː ne ni ˈpeː hə̃ ˈfau he ˈky ˈfau fyˈkʷyti]

tiː
have
ki
PAST

human being
hiː
all
ne
earth
ni
whole
ˈpeː
in_surface
hə̃
plur
ˈfau
one
he
language
ˈky
and
ˈfau
one
fuˈkʷyti
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.

Ӏүгүкө ки н̇ии ку тоо.

[ʔyˈhykø ki ˈɳiː ku ˈtoː]

ʔuˈhyko
journey
ki
PAST
ˈɳiː
3.plur.fem
ku
east
ˈtoː
from_inside

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Кү н̇ү ки н̇ии ӏаӈвоӈи кваўн̇и пәән то.

[ˈky ɳy ki ˈɳiː ʔaˈŋʷoŋi ˈkʷauɳi pə̃ː ˈto]

ˈky
and
ɳy
find
ki
PAST
ˈɳiː
3.plur.fem
ʔaˈŋʷoŋi
plain
ˈkʷauɳi
wide
pə̃ː
land
ˈto
in_inside

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

(3)
Ӈвөӈү гөнөөме ки н̇ии ваа.

[ŋʷøˈŋy høˈnøːme ki ˈɳiː ˈwaː]

ŋʷoˈŋy
thus
hoˈnøːme
dwell
ki
PAST
ˈɳiː
3.plur.fem
ˈwaː
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Р̇аў ки н̇ии фүү ӈвөн̇өөтү гѧ ӈаа ӈва кү фүү ӈвөн̇өөтү гѧ пу ӈва темү.

[ɽau ki ˈɳiː ˈfyː ŋʷøˈɳøːty hə̃ ŋaː ŋʷa ˈky ˈfyː ŋʷøˈɳøːty hə̃ pu ŋʷa teˈmy]

ɽau
say
ki
PAST
ˈɳiː
3.plur.fem
ˈfyː
1incl.plur
ŋʷoˈɳøːtu
brick
hə̃
plur
ŋaː
make
ŋʷa
imperative
ˈky
and
ˈfyː
1incl.plur
ŋʷoˈɳøːtu
brick
hə̃
plur
pu
burn
ŋʷa
imperative
teˈmy
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Тии ки н̇ии ӈвөн̇өөтү гу ноӈве.

[tiː ki ˈɳiː ŋʷøˈɳøːty hu noˈŋʷe]

tiː
have
ki
PAST
ˈɳiː
3.plur.fem
ŋʷoˈɳøːtu
brick
hu
stone
noˈŋʷe
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Кү тии ки н̇ии ӏон̇айна кваӏуӏу ноӈве.

[ˈky tiː ki ˈɳiː ʔoˈɳaina kʷaˈʔuʔu noˈŋʷe]

ˈky
and
tiː
have
ki
PAST
ˈɳiː
3.plur.fem
ʔoˈɳaina
slime
kʷaˈʔuʔu
mortar
noˈŋʷe
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Ӏофука кѧ фүү тө ӈө гѧ.

[ʔoˈfuka kə̃ ˈfyː tø ŋø hə̃]

ʔoˈfuka
resemble
kə̃
NEG
ˈfyː
1incl.plur

human being
ŋø
other
hə̃
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Тивөөка ки вү кү ве н̇ии ге гѧ.

[tiˈwøːka ki wy ˈky we ˈɳiː he hə̃]

tiˈwøːka
shape
ki
PAST
wy
fight
ˈky
and
we
time
ˈɳiː
3.plur.fem
he
language
hə̃
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.

Фивафѧ ки н̇ии фин̇еер̇а гѧ кү тәән гѧ гѧ ӈве гѧ.

[fiˈwafə̃ ki ˈɳiː fiˈɳeːɽa hə̃ ˈky tə̃ː hə̃ hə̃ ŋʷe hə̃]

fiˈwafə̃
copy
ki
PAST
ˈɳiː
3.plur.fem
fiˈɳeːɽa
mammal
hə̃
plur
ˈky
and
tə̃ː
bird
hə̃
plur
hə̃
plur
ŋʷe
sound
hə̃
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Ма фимүӏи ки фүү ге н̇аа ӈаӈа фәәнва н̇опи то.

[ˈma fiˈmyʔi ki ˈfyː he ɳaː ˈŋaŋa ˈfə̃ːwa ˈɳopi ˈto]

ˈma
but
fiˈmyʔi
arise
ki
PAST
ˈfyː
1incl.plur
he
language
ɳaː
be
ˈŋaŋa
langname
ˈfə̃ːwa
manner
ˈɳopi
different
ˈto
in_inside

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Ӈупат̇у ки р̇у ни кү т̇амикви катан̇и паўӏи то

[ŋuˈpaʈu ki ˈɽu ni ˈky ʈaˈmikʷi kaˈtaɳi ˈpauʔi ˈto]

ŋuˈpaʈu
appear
ki
PAST
ˈɽu
3.sing.masc
ni
whole
ˈky
and
ʈaˈmikʷi
perfect
kaˈtaɳi
breath
ˈpauʔi
single
ˈto
in_inside

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Т̇инуӏи ки кѧ фүү ге.

[ʈiˈnuʔi ki kə̃ ˈfyː he]

ʈiˈnuʔi
evolve
ki
PAST
kə̃
NEG
ˈfyː
1incl.plur
he
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Пир̇ооква ки р̇у.

[piˈɽoːkʷa ki ˈɽu]

piˈɽoːkʷa
create
ki
PAST
ˈɽu
3.sing.masc

“It was created.”

(14)

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