A Collection of Texts in Bazh

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.

Hid faaɹ ngun kauthim chee waaɹ shik sil ngaad tzing tyirs ngaad shimaɹ.

[ˈhid ˈfaːɹ ˈŋun ˈkauθim ˈt͡ʃeː ˈwaːɹ ˈʃik ˈsil ˈŋaːd ˈt͡siŋ ˈt͡ɕiʂ ˈŋaːd ʃiˈmaɹ]

ˈhi
have
-d
PAST
f-
plur
ˈaː
the

NOM
ˈŋun
all
ˈkauθ
human being
-im
plur
ˈt͡ʃeː
in_surface
w-
sing
ˈaː
the

NOM
ˈʃik
whole
ˈsil
earth
ˈŋaːd
one
ˈt͡siŋ
language
ˈt͡ɕiʂ
and
ˈŋaːd
one
ʃiˈmaɹ
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.

Wartid rzikh tziy waaɹ sirn.

[waˈʈid ˈʐix ˈt͡sij ˈwaːɹ ˈsiɳ]

waˈʈi
journey
-d
PAST
ˈʐix
3.plur
ˈt͡sij
from_inside
w-
sing
ˈaː
the

NOM
ˈsiɳ
east

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Tyirs good rzikh woɹ yañ khurrord ɹuf woɹ raw.

[ˈt͡ɕiʂ ˈɡoːd ˈʐix ˈwoɹ ˈjaɲ xuˈɽoɖ ˈɹuf ˈwoɹ ˈraw]

ˈt͡ɕiʂ
and
ˈɡoː
find
-d
PAST
ˈʐix
3.plur
w-
sing
ˈo
a

NOM
ˈjaɲ
wide
xuˈɽoɖ
plain
ˈɹuf
in_inside
w-
sing
ˈo
a

NOM
ˈraw
land

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

(3)
Khufim hurrid rzikh tyoom.

[xuˈfim huˈɽid ˈʐix ˈt͡ɕoːm]

xuˈfim
thus
huˈɽi
dwell
-d
PAST
ˈʐix
3.plur
ˈt͡ɕoːm
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Kud rzikh rtin biwooj shipoochim rzizis tyirs rtin birdaaj shipoochim rzizis hajum.

[ˈkud ˈʐix ˈʈin biˈwoːd͡ʒ ʃiˈpoːt͡ʃim ʐiˈzis ˈt͡ɕiʂ ˈʈin biˈɖaːd͡ʒ ʃiˈpoːt͡ʃim ʐiˈzis haˈd͡ʒum]

ˈku
say
-d
PAST
ˈʐix
3.plur
ˈʈin
1incl.plur
bi-
imperative
ˈwoː
make
-d͡ʒ
PRES
ʃiˈpoːt͡ʃ
brick
-im
plur
ʐiˈzis
COMP
ˈt͡ɕiʂ
and
ˈʈin
1incl.plur
bi-
imperative
ˈɖaː
burn
-d͡ʒ
PRES
ʃiˈpoːt͡ʃ
brick
-im
plur
ʐiˈzis
COMP
haˈd͡ʒum
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Hid rzikh shipooch fafaib ɹaw.

[ˈhid ˈʐix ʃiˈpoːt͡ʃ faˈfaib ˈɹaw]

ˈhi
have
-d
PAST
ˈʐix
3.plur
ʃiˈpoːt͡ʃ
brick
faˈfaib
PURP
ˈɹaw
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Tyirs hid rzikh tikakh fafaib fiyuug.

[ˈt͡ɕiʂ ˈhid ˈʐix tiˈkax faˈfaib fiˈjuːɡ]

ˈt͡ɕiʂ
and
ˈhi
have
-d
PAST
ˈʐix
3.plur
tiˈkax
slime
faˈfaib
PURP
fiˈjuːɡ
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Rzangauj khirz rtin noz kauthim.

[ʐaˈŋaud͡ʒ xiʐ ˈʈin ˈnoz ˈkauθim]

ʐaˈŋau
resemble
-d͡ʒ
PRES
xiʐ
NEG
ˈʈin
1incl.plur
ˈnoz
other
ˈkauθ
human being
-im
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Rtiwed sars tyirs rtaal faaɹ tzingim rzikh.

[ʈiˈwed ˈsaʂ ˈt͡ɕiʂ ˈʈaːl ˈfaːɹ ˈt͡siŋim ˈʐix]

ʈiˈwe
shape
-d
PAST
ˈsaʂ
fight
ˈt͡ɕiʂ
and
ˈʈaːl
time
f-
plur
ˈaː
the

NOM
ˈt͡siŋ
language
-im
plur
ˈʐix
3.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.

Burdood rzikh faaɹ tanim rruzhomim tyirs shunim.

[buˈɖoːd ˈʐix ˈfaːɹ ˈtanim ɽuˈʒomim ˈt͡ɕiʂ ˈʃunim]

buˈɖoː
copy
-d
PAST
ˈʐix
3.plur
f-
plur
ˈaː
the

NOM
ˈtan
sound
-im
plur
ɽuˈʒom
mammal
-im
plur
ˈt͡ɕiʂ
and
ˈʃun
bird
-im
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Rrig rnirnaud waaɹ barz, keert soj waaɹ tzing rtin, ɹuf woɹ waul gerd.

[ˈɽiɡ ɳiˈɳaud ˈwaːɹ ˈbaʐ, ˈkeːʈ ˈsod͡ʒ ˈwaːɹ ˈt͡siŋ ˈʈin, ˈɹuf ˈwoɹ ˈwaul ˈɡeɖ]

ˈɽiɡ
but
ɳiˈɳau
arise
-d
PAST
w-
sing
ˈaː
the

NOM
ˈbaʐ
langname
ˈkeːʈ
RELPRON
ˈso
be
-d͡ʒ
PRES
w-
sing
ˈaː
the

NOM
ˈt͡siŋ
language
ˈʈin
1incl.plur
ˈɹuf
in_inside
w-
sing
ˈo
a

NOM
ˈwaul
different
ˈɡeɖ
manner

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Chitzaad ruf shik tyirs ɹirrern ɹuf woɹ tzech bufaag

[t͡ʃiˈt͡saːd ˈruf ˈʃik ˈt͡ɕiʂ ɹiˈɽeɳ ˈɹuf ˈwoɹ ˈt͡set͡ʃ buˈfaːɡ]

t͡ʃiˈt͡saː
appear
-d
PAST
ˈruf
3.sing
ˈʃik
whole
ˈt͡ɕiʂ
and
ɹiˈɽeɳ
perfect
ˈɹuf
in_inside
w-
sing
ˈo
a

NOM
ˈt͡set͡ʃ
single
buˈfaːɡ
breath

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Nakhiid khirz waaɹ tzing rtin.

[naˈxiːd xiʐ ˈwaːɹ ˈt͡siŋ ˈʈin]

naˈxiː
evolve
-d
PAST
xiʐ
NEG
w-
sing
ˈaː
the

NOM
ˈt͡siŋ
language
ˈʈin
1incl.plur

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Ñibod ruf.

[ɲiˈbod ˈruf]

ɲiˈbo
create
-d
PAST
ˈruf
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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