A Collection of Texts in Nuch

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.

Fekh dech shitz pisuwep ñas shik ʑebelep tapelep lenel nom ʑab thañifel nom.

[fex det͡ʃ ʃit͡s pisuʋep ɲas ʃik ʑebelep tapelep lenel nom ʑab θaɲifel nom]

f-
active
ex
have
det͡ʃ
PAST
ʃ-
NOM
it͡s
all
pis
human being
-uʋ
plur
-ep
def
ɲas
in
ʃ-
NOM
ik
whole
ʑeb
earth
-el
sing
-ep
def
tap
surface
-el
sing
-ep
def
len
language
-el
sing
nom
one
ʑab
and
θaɲif
dialect
-el
sing
nom
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.

Fespojath dech pal gag waɕelep tidelep.

[fespojaθ det͡ʃ pal ɡaɡ ʋaɕelep tidelep]

f-
active
espojaθ
journey
det͡ʃ
PAST
pa
3.plur.masc
-l
plur
ɡaɡ
from
ʋaɕ
east
-el
sing
-ep
def
tid
inside
-el
sing
-ep
def

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
ʑab fam dech pal shufig lorromel chofiʑ ñas nitel chofiʑ tidelep.

[ʑab fam det͡ʃ pal ʃufiɡ loromel t͡ʃofiʑ ɲas nitel t͡ʃofiʑ tidelep]

ʑab
and
f-
active
am
find
det͡ʃ
PAST
pa
3.plur.masc
-l
plur
ʃ-
NOM
ufiɡ
wide
lorom
plain
-el
sing
t͡ʃo
a
-f
fem
-iʑ
sing
ɲas
in
nit
land
-el
sing
t͡ʃo
a
-f
fem
-iʑ
sing
tid
inside
-el
sing
-ep
def

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

(3)
Washerr fiʑaweb dech pal tzong.

[ʋaʃer fiʑaʋeb det͡ʃ pal t͡soŋ]

ʋaʃer
thus
f-
active
iʑaʋeb
dwell
det͡ʃ
PAST
pa
3.plur.masc
-l
plur
t͡soŋ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Fing dech pal chal gukhiñuw foch gen bañ ʑab chal gukhiñuw farr gen bañ deraw.

[fiŋ det͡ʃ pal t͡ʃal ɡuxiɲuʋ fot͡ʃ ɡen baɲ ʑab t͡ʃal ɡuxiɲuʋ far ɡen baɲ deɾaʋ]

f-
active

say
det͡ʃ
PAST
pa
3.plur.masc
-l
plur
t͡ʃa
1incl.plur
-l
plur
ɡuxiɲ
brick
-uʋ
plur
f-
active
ot͡ʃ
make
ɡen
imperative
baɲ
COMP
ʑab
and
t͡ʃa
1incl.plur
-l
plur
ɡuxiɲ
brick
-uʋ
plur
f-
active
ar
burn
ɡen
imperative
baɲ
COMP
deɾaʋ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Fekh dech pal gukhiñel ɕusin neɕel.

[fex det͡ʃ pal ɡuxiɲel ɕusin neɕel]

f-
active
ex
have
det͡ʃ
PAST
pa
3.plur.masc
-l
plur
ɡuxiɲ
brick
-el
sing
ɕusin
PURP
neɕ
stone
-el
sing

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
ʑab fekh dech pal thinaʑel ɕusin perrengel.

[ʑab fex det͡ʃ pal θinaʑel ɕusin pereŋel]

ʑab
and
f-
active
ex
have
det͡ʃ
PAST
pa
3.plur.masc
-l
plur
θinaʑ
slime
-el
sing
ɕusin
PURP
pereŋ
mortar
-el
sing

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Fiʑityan khokh chal shaj pisuw.

[fiʑit͡ɕan xox t͡ʃal ʃaj pisuʋ]

f-
active
iʑit͡ɕan
resemble
xox
NEG
t͡ʃa
1incl.plur
-l
plur
ʃ-
NOM
aj
other
pis
human being
-uʋ
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Fukichup dech khespel ʑab mabel pal lenuwep.

[fukit͡ʃup det͡ʃ xespel ʑab mabel pal lenuʋep]

f-
active
ukit͡ʃup
shape
det͡ʃ
PAST
xesp
fight
-el
sing
ʑab
and
mab
time
-el
sing
pa
3.plur.masc
-l
plur
len
language
-uʋ
plur
-ep
def

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Feluñosh dech pal totyikhuw ʑab tufuw fithuwep.

[feluɲoʃ det͡ʃ pal tot͡ɕixuʋ ʑab tufuʋ fiθuʋep]

f-
active
eluɲoʃ
copy
det͡ʃ
PAST
pa
3.plur.masc
-l
plur
tot͡ɕix
mammal
-uʋ
plur
ʑab
and
tuf
bird
-uʋ
plur
fiθ
sound
-uʋ
plur
-ep
def

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Saty fodatyarr dech chal lenelep fim bañ nutyelep ñas shabin shoɕel chofiʑ tidelep.

[sat͡ɕ fodat͡ɕar det͡ʃ t͡ʃal lenelep fim baɲ nut͡ɕelep ɲas ʃabin ʃoɕel t͡ʃofiʑ tidelep]

sat͡ɕ
but
f-
active
odat͡ɕar
arise
det͡ʃ
PAST
t͡ʃa
1incl.plur
-l
plur
len
language
-el
sing
-ep
def
f-
active
im
be
baɲ
COMP
nut͡ɕ
langname
-el
sing
-ep
def
ɲas
in
ʃ-
NOM
abin
different
ʃoɕ
manner
-el
sing
t͡ʃo
a
-f
fem
-iʑ
sing
tid
inside
-el
sing
-ep
def

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Fakithas dech wuf shik ʑab shutyisto ñas shufij khichatyel chofiʑ tidelep

[fakiθas det͡ʃ ʋuf ʃik ʑab ʃut͡ɕisto ɲas ʃufij xit͡ʃat͡ɕel t͡ʃofiʑ tidelep]

f-
active
akiθas
appear
det͡ʃ
PAST
ʋu
3.sing.masc
-f
sing
ʃ-
NOM
ik
whole
ʑab
and
ʃ-
NOM
ut͡ɕisto
perfect
ɲas
in
ʃ-
NOM
ufij
single
xit͡ʃat͡ɕ
breath
-el
sing
t͡ʃo
a
-f
fem
-iʑ
sing
tid
inside
-el
sing
-ep
def

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Feñutaw dech khokh chal lenelep.

[feɲutaʋ det͡ʃ xox t͡ʃal lenelep]

f-
active
eɲutaʋ
evolve
det͡ʃ
PAST
xox
NEG
t͡ʃa
1incl.plur
-l
plur
len
language
-el
sing
-ep
def

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Fotharrakh dech wuf.

[foθarax det͡ʃ ʋuf]

f-
active
oθarax
create
det͡ʃ
PAST
ʋu
3.sing.masc
-f
sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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