A Collection of Texts in Yuki

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.

Kee gudu duu mi jo duu ñuu ke huu ke jee pi li hii danune li.

[keː ɡudu ˈduː mi jo ˈduː ɲuː ke huː ˈke jeː pi ˈli ˈhiː daˈnune ˈli]

keː
have
ɡudu
PAST
ˈduː
the
mi
all
jo
human being
ˈduː
the
ɲuː
whole
ke
earth
huː
surface
ˈke
in
jeː
plur
pi
language
ˈli
one
ˈhiː
and
daˈnune
dialect
ˈli
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.

Pidowaa gudu bi duu ñaa muu ñoo.

[piˈdowaː ɡudu ˈbi ˈduː ɲaː muː ˈɲoː]

piˈdowaː
journey
ɡudu
PAST
ˈbi
3.plur
ˈduː
the
ɲaː
east
muː
inside
ˈɲoː
from

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Hii wii gudu bi piinu kadudo duu muu ke.

[ˈhiː wiː ɡudu ˈbi ˈpiːnu kaˈdudo duː muː ˈke]

ˈhiː
and
wiː
find
ɡudu
PAST
ˈbi
3.plur
ˈpiːnu
wide
kaˈdudo
plain
duː
land
muː
inside
ˈke
in

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

(3)
Bamuu dareeja gudu bi ti.

[baˈmuː daˈreːja ɡudu ˈbi ˈti]

baˈmuː
thus
daˈreːja
dwell
ɡudu
PAST
ˈbi
3.plur
ˈti
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Nii gudu bi lu gegazii jee mee za maabuu noo hii lu gegazii jee mee dee maabuu helii noo.

[niː ɡudu ˈbi ˈlu ɡeˈɡaziː jeː meː za maːbuː noː ˈhiː ˈlu ɡeˈɡaziː jeː meː deː maːbuː heˈliː noː]

niː
say
ɡudu
PAST
ˈbi
3.plur
ˈlu
1incl.plur
ɡeˈɡaziː
brick
jeː
plur
meː
ACC
za
make
maːbuː
imperative
noː
GEN
ˈhiː
and
ˈlu
1incl.plur
ɡeˈɡaziː
brick
jeː
plur
meː
ACC
deː
burn
maːbuː
imperative
heˈliː
thoroughly
noː
GEN

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

(5)

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

Kee gudu bi gegazii se palaa.

[keː ɡudu ˈbi ɡeˈɡaziː se paˈlaː]

keː
have
ɡudu
PAST
ˈbi
3.plur
ɡeˈɡaziː
brick
se
stone
paˈlaː
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Hii kee gudu bi keruñe koriña palaa.

[ˈhiː keː ɡudu ˈbi keˈruɲe koˈriɲa paˈlaː]

ˈhiː
and
keː
have
ɡudu
PAST
ˈbi
3.plur
keˈruɲe
slime
koˈriɲa
mortar
paˈlaː
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Maamani lisa lu wi jo jee.

[maːˈmani lisa ˈlu wi jo jeː]

maːˈmani
resemble
lisa
NEG
ˈlu
1incl.plur
wi
other
jo
human being
jeː
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Poodubi gudu no hii mii bi noo duu pi jee.

[poːˈdubi ɡudu no ˈhiː miː ˈbi noː ˈduː pi jeː]

poːˈdubi
shape
ɡudu
PAST
no
fight
ˈhiː
and
miː
time
ˈbi
3.plur
noː
GEN
ˈduː
the
pi
language
jeː
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.

Sejuuñu gudu bi goomesi jee hii kuu jee jee noo duu da jee.

[seˈjuːɲu ɡudu ˈbi ɡoːˈmesi jeː ˈhiː kuː jeː jeː noː ˈduː da jeː]

seˈjuːɲu
copy
ɡudu
PAST
ˈbi
3.plur
ɡoːˈmesi
mammal
jeː
plur
ˈhiː
and
kuː
bird
jeː
plur
jeː
plur
noː
GEN
ˈduː
the
da
sound
jeː
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

La ginuupii gudu lu noo duu pi ru duu juuki waja zuda muu ke.

[ˈla ɡiˈnuːpiː ɡudu ˈlu noː ˈduː pi ru ˈduː ˈjuːki ˈwaja ˈzuda muː ˈke]

ˈla
but
ɡiˈnuːpiː
arise
ɡudu
PAST
ˈlu
1incl.plur
noː
GEN
ˈduː
the
pi
language
ru
be
ˈduː
the
ˈjuːki
langname
ˈwaja
different
ˈzuda
manner
muː
inside
ˈke
in

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Kobaaña gudu de ñuu hii tawire temi gazoju muu ke

[koˈbaːɲa ɡudu ˈde ɲuː ˈhiː taˈwire ˈtemi ɡaˈzoju muː ˈke]

koˈbaːɲa
appear
ɡudu
PAST
ˈde
3.sing
ɲuː
whole
ˈhiː
and
taˈwire
perfect
ˈtemi
single
ɡaˈzoju
breath
muː
inside
ˈke
in

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Simipi gudu lisa lu duu pi.

[siˈmipi ɡudu lisa ˈlu ˈduː pi]

siˈmipi
evolve
ɡudu
PAST
lisa
NEG
ˈlu
1incl.plur
ˈduː
the
pi
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Pohaarii gudu de.

[poˈhaːriː ɡudu ˈde]

poˈhaːriː
create
ɡudu
PAST
ˈde
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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