A Collection of Texts in Vivo

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.

Wee woohi bu ni de bu ju too zu ñimee zo maa pu na siimiiñe pu.

[ʋeː ʋoːhi bu ni de bu ju toː zu ɲimeː zo maː pu na siːmiːɲe pu]

ʋeː
have
ʋoːhi
PAST
bu
the
ni
all
de
human being
bu
the
ju
whole
toː
earth
zu
surface
ɲimeː
LOC
zo
in
maː
language
pu
one
na
and
siːmiːɲe
dialect
pu
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.

Hewiipi woohi nii bu be ra muuna koo.

[heʋiːpi ʋoːhi niː bu be ɾa muːna koː]

heʋiːpi
journey
ʋoːhi
PAST
niː
3
bu
the
be
east
ɾa
inside
muːna
ABL
koː
from

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Na jaruu woohi nii tujee rajutii do ra ñimee zo.

[na jaɾuː ʋoːhi niː tujeː ɾajutiː do ɾa ɲimeː zo]

na
and
jaɾuː
find
ʋoːhi
PAST
niː
3
tujeː
wide
ɾajutiː
plain
do
land
ɾa
inside
ɲimeː
LOC
zo
in

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

(3)
Goono babizii woohi nii ta.

[ɡoːno babiziː ʋoːhi niː ta]

ɡoːno
thus
babiziː
dwell
ʋoːhi
PAST
niː
3
ta
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Daada woohi nii mi suziwi jazaa judaa kiina peepo na mi suziwi jazaa zi kiina wije peepo.

[daːda ʋoːhi niː mi suziʋi jazaː judaː kiːna peːpo na mi suziʋi jazaː zi kiːna ʋije peːpo]

daːda
say
ʋoːhi
PAST
niː
3
mi
1incl
suziʋi
brick
jazaː
ACC
judaː
make
kiːna
imperative
peːpo
GEN
na
and
mi
1incl
suziʋi
brick
jazaː
ACC
zi
burn
kiːna
imperative
ʋije
thoroughly
peːpo
GEN

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

(5)

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

Wee woohi nii suziwi tu ñimee poobii.

[ʋeː ʋoːhi niː suziʋi tu ɲimeː poːbiː]

ʋeː
have
ʋoːhi
PAST
niː
3
suziʋi
brick
tu
stone
ɲimeː
LOC
poːbiː
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Na wee woohi nii noogeja birañe ñimee poobii.

[na ʋeː ʋoːhi niː noːɡeja biɾaɲe ɲimeː poːbiː]

na
and
ʋeː
have
ʋoːhi
PAST
niː
3
noːɡeja
slime
biɾaɲe
mortar
ɲimeː
LOC
poːbiː
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Jogete daga mi si de.

[joɡete daɡa mi si de]

joɡete
resemble
daɡa
NEG
mi
1incl
si
other
de
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Pirenu woohi mee na ja nii peepo bu maa.

[piɾenu ʋoːhi meː na ja niː peːpo bu maː]

piɾenu
shape
ʋoːhi
PAST
meː
fight
na
and
ja
time
niː
3
peːpo
GEN
bu
the
maː
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.

Kaasoba woohi nii simozo na kee peepo bu ño.

[kaːsoba ʋoːhi niː simozo na keː peːpo bu ɲo]

kaːsoba
copy
ʋoːhi
PAST
niː
3
simozo
mammal
na
and
keː
bird
peːpo
GEN
bu
the
ɲo
sound

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Ho penaapu woohi mi peepo bu maa woo bu wiiwoo zaapu roza ra ñimee zo.

[ho penaːpu ʋoːhi mi peːpo bu maː ʋoː bu ʋiːʋoː zaːpu ɾoza ɾa ɲimeː zo]

ho
but
penaːpu
arise
ʋoːhi
PAST
mi
1incl
peːpo
GEN
bu
the
maː
language
ʋoː
be
bu
the
ʋiːʋoː
langname
zaːpu
different
ɾoza
manner
ɾa
inside
ɲimeː
LOC
zo
in

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Nemuñi woohi nii ju na wediibu sooje sedupi ra ñimee zo

[nemuɲi ʋoːhi niː ju na ʋediːbu soːje sedupi ɾa ɲimeː zo]

nemuɲi
appear
ʋoːhi
PAST
niː
3
ju
whole
na
and
ʋediːbu
perfect
soːje
single
sedupi
breath
ɾa
inside
ɲimeː
LOC
zo
in

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Purabe woohi daga mi bu maa.

[puɾabe ʋoːhi daɡa mi bu maː]

puɾabe
evolve
ʋoːhi
PAST
daɡa
NEG
mi
1incl
bu
the
maː
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Jemeeri woohi nii.

[jemeːɾi ʋoːhi niː]

jemeːɾi
create
ʋoːhi
PAST
niː
3

“It was created.”

(14)

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