A Collection of Texts in Hor

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.

Ngab fuw wok khakuhub muuz kug tumub khais ñaapub mir khais walağub.

[ˈŋab fuw ˈwok ˈxakuhub ˈmuːz ˈkuɡ ˈtumub ˈxais ˈɲaːpub ˈmir ˈxais waˈlaɣub]

ˈŋab
have
fuw
PAST
ˈwok
all
ˈxak
human being
-uh
plur
-ub
NOM
ˈmuːz
in_surface
ˈkuɡ
whole
ˈtum
earth
-ub
NOM
ˈxais
one
ˈɲaːp
language
-ub
NOM
ˈmir
and
ˈxais
one
waˈlaɣ
dialect
-ub
NOM

“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.

Gitzaim fuw bağ sam fiñub.

[ɡiˈt͡saim fuw ˈbaɣ ˈsam ˈfiɲub]

ɡiˈt͡saim
journey
fuw
PAST
ˈbaɣ
3.plur
ˈsam
from_inside
ˈfiɲ
east
-ub
NOM

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Mir gain fuw bağ niiñ ziboowub chukh ñiilub.

[ˈmir ˈɡain fuw ˈbaɣ ˈniːɲ ziˈboːwub ˈt͡ʃux ˈɲiːlub]

ˈmir
and
ˈɡain
find
fuw
PAST
ˈbaɣ
3.plur
ˈniːɲ
wide
ziˈboːw
plain
-ub
NOM
ˈt͡ʃux
in_inside
ˈɲiːl
land
-ub
NOM

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

(3)
Shitzair yufa fuw bağ wooy.

[ʃiˈt͡sair juˈfa fuw ˈbaɣ ˈwoːj]

ʃiˈt͡sair
thus
juˈfa
dwell
fuw
PAST
ˈbaɣ
3.plur
ˈwoːj
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Titz fuw bağ faas wam ğaud wigaushuhik shuthuğ mir faas wam ñaik wigaushuhik shuthuğ galuub.

[ˈtit͡s fuw ˈbaɣ ˈfaːs wam ˈɣaud wiˈɡauʃuhik ʃuˈθuɣ ˈmir ˈfaːs wam ˈɲaik wiˈɡauʃuhik ʃuˈθuɣ ɡaˈluːb]

ˈtit͡s
say
fuw
PAST
ˈbaɣ
3.plur
ˈfaːs
1incl.plur
wam
imperative
ˈɣaud
make
wiˈɡauʃ
brick
-uh
plur
-ik
ACC
ʃuˈθuɣ
COMP
ˈmir
and
ˈfaːs
1incl.plur
wam
imperative
ˈɲaik
burn
wiˈɡauʃ
brick
-uh
plur
-ik
ACC
ʃuˈθuɣ
COMP
ɡaˈluːb
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Ngab fuw bağ wigaushub nikhir ñobub.

[ˈŋab fuw ˈbaɣ wiˈɡauʃub niˈxir ˈɲobub]

ˈŋab
have
fuw
PAST
ˈbaɣ
3.plur
wiˈɡauʃ
brick
-ub
NOM
niˈxir
PURP
ˈɲob
stone
-ub
NOM

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Mir ngab fuw bağ thuthiğub nikhir chiskowub.

[ˈmir ˈŋab fuw ˈbaɣ θuˈθiɣub niˈxir t͡ʃiˈskowub]

ˈmir
and
ˈŋab
have
fuw
PAST
ˈbaɣ
3.plur
θuˈθiɣ
slime
-ub
NOM
niˈxir
PURP
t͡ʃiˈskow
mortar
-ub
NOM

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Kakos sip faas siith khakuhub.

[kaˈkos sip ˈfaːs ˈsiːθ ˈxakuhub]

kaˈkos
resemble
sip
NEG
ˈfaːs
1incl.plur
ˈsiːθ
other
ˈxak
human being
-uh
plur
-ub
NOM

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Zayup fuw ngetub mir shishtub bağ ñaapuhub.

[zaˈjup fuw ˈŋetub ˈmir ˈʃiʃtub ˈbaɣ ˈɲaːpuhub]

zaˈjup
shape
fuw
PAST
ˈŋet
fight
-ub
NOM
ˈmir
and
ˈʃiʃt
time
-ub
NOM
ˈbaɣ
3.plur
ˈɲaːp
language
-uh
plur
-ub
NOM

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Patzeef fuw bağ chikakuhil mir diiyuhil woduhub.

[paˈt͡seːf fuw ˈbaɣ t͡ʃiˈkakuhil ˈmir ˈdiːjuhil ˈwoduhub]

paˈt͡seːf
copy
fuw
PAST
ˈbaɣ
3.plur
t͡ʃiˈkak
mammal
-uh
plur
-il
GEN
ˈmir
and
ˈdiːj
bird
-uh
plur
-il
GEN
ˈwod
sound
-uh
plur
-ub
NOM

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Shaik difooch fuw horub, fech goh faas ñaapub, chukh liiy mithub.

[ˈʃaik diˈfoːt͡ʃ fuw ˈhorub, ˈfet͡ʃ ˈɡoh ˈfaːs ˈɲaːpub, ˈt͡ʃux ˈliːj ˈmiθub]

ˈʃaik
but
diˈfoːt͡ʃ
arise
fuw
PAST
ˈhor
langname
-ub
NOM
ˈfet͡ʃ
RELPRON
ˈɡoh
be
ˈfaːs
1incl.plur
ˈɲaːp
language
-ub
NOM
ˈt͡ʃux
in_inside
ˈliːj
different
ˈmiθ
manner
-ub
NOM

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Wikhis fuw niiğ kug mir tzashpan chukh hooy siyekub

[wiˈxis fuw ˈniːɣ ˈkuɡ ˈmir t͡saˈʃpan ˈt͡ʃux ˈhoːj siˈjekub]

wiˈxis
appear
fuw
PAST
ˈniːɣ
3.sing
ˈkuɡ
whole
ˈmir
and
t͡saˈʃpan
perfect
ˈt͡ʃux
in_inside
ˈhoːj
single
siˈjek
breath
-ub
NOM

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Tziriğ fuw sip faas ñaapub.

[t͡siˈriɣ fuw sip ˈfaːs ˈɲaːpub]

t͡siˈriɣ
evolve
fuw
PAST
sip
NEG
ˈfaːs
1incl.plur
ˈɲaːp
language
-ub
NOM

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Buñoth fuw niiğ.

[buˈɲoθ fuw ˈniːɣ]

buˈɲoθ
create
fuw
PAST
ˈniːɣ
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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