A Collection of Texts in Zahdazahk

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.

ɹ̣iingw rtïrzq haiɦ bïnkhinħg̀orz ɸech zhrtɔiḍ wó̀ch̀orz gqwaars̀orz dẓèẓgqu ṇunund sgquìẓgq rnơħgw ṇunund rspegqwèẓṭ.

[ˈɹˤiːŋʷ ʈɨʐq ˈhaiɦ bɨ̃ˈxĩɢ̰ˈɔʐ ɸet͡ʃ ˈʒʈɔidˤ wo̰ˈt͡ʃ̰ˈɔʐ ˈqʼʷaːʂ̰ˈɔʐ d͡zˤḛˈzˤkʼʷ ˈnˤũːd skʼʷḭˈzˤqʼ ˈɳɤɢʷ ˈnˤũːd ʂpeqʼʷḛˈzˤtˤ]

ˈɹˤiːŋʷ
have
ʈɨʐq
PAST
ˈhaiɦ
all
bɨ̃x-
plur
ˈɢĩɢ
human being
-̰ˈɔʐ
def
ɸet͡ʃ
LOC
ˈʒʈɔidˤ
whole
wo̰ˈt͡ʃ
earth
-̰ˈɔʐ
def
ˈqʼʷaːʂ
surface
-̰ˈɔʐ
def
d͡zˤḛˈzˤkʼʷ
in
ˈnˤũːd
one
skʼʷḭˈzˤqʼ
language
ˈɳɤɢʷ
and
ˈnˤũːd
one
ʂpeqʼʷḛˈzˤtˤ
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.

Sqwartɔìŕ rtïrzq t͡ʂaath pinrs vóósh̀orz nuǹrz̀orz ṭerztj.

[sqʷaʈɔḭˈr ʈɨʐq ˈt͡ʂaːθ pĩʂ ˈvoːʃ̰ˈɔʐ nṵ̃ˈʐ̰ˈɔʐ ˈtˤeʐc]

sqʷaʈɔḭˈr
journey
ʈɨʐq
PAST
ˈt͡ʂaːθ
3.plur.fem
pĩʂ
ABL
ˈvoːʃ
east
-̰ˈɔʐ
def
nṵ̃ˈʐ
inside
-̰ˈɔʐ
def
ˈtˤeʐc
from

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Rnơħgw squaaztj rtïrzq t͡ʂaath saaǹħgw rråkhw sṭơrsóǹñ ɸech ṛ́usaaǹħgw ngwarz nuǹrz̀orz dẓèẓgqu.

[ˈɳɤɢʷ ˈskʷɑzc ʈɨʐq ˈt͡ʂaːθ sɑ̰̃ˈɢʷ ˈɽʌxʷ stˤɤʂõ̰ˈɲ ɸet͡ʃ rˤusɑ̰̃ˈɢʷ ˈŋʷaʐ nṵ̃ˈʐ̰ˈɔʐ d͡zˤḛˈzˤkʼʷ]

ˈɳɤɢʷ
and
ˈskʷɑzc
find
ʈɨʐq
PAST
ˈt͡ʂaːθ
3.plur.fem
sɑ̰̃ˈ
a
-̰ˈɢʷ
sing
ˈɽʌxʷ
wide
stˤɤʂõ̰ˈɲ
plain
ɸet͡ʃ
LOC
rˤuʒkʷ-
fem
sɑ̰̃ˈ
a
-̰ˈɢʷ
sing
ˈŋʷaʐ
land
nṵ̃ˈʐ
inside
-̰ˈɔʐ
def
d͡zˤḛˈzˤkʼʷ
in

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

(3)
Tjóshëkkhw tzaaṣùñ rtïrzq t͡ʂaath shkaigqw.

[coˈʃɘk͡xʷ t͡sɑsˤṵˈɲ ʈɨʐq ˈt͡ʂaːθ ˈʃkaiqʼʷ]

coˈʃɘk͡xʷ
thus
t͡sɑsˤṵˈɲ
dwell
ʈɨʐq
PAST
ˈt͡ʂaːθ
3.plur.fem
ˈʃkaiqʼʷ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Qær rtïrzq t͡ʂaath ð̣ærzħgw dyïï̀rstj ḍody qwaǹŕ shïrzd bïnkkhưztóǹrs gwarzganf rnơħgw ð̣ærzħgw dyïï̀rstj ḍody tẓaizhtj shïrzd bïnkkhưztóǹrs gwarzganf pfaṣårzħgw.

[ˈqɛɾ ʈɨʐq ˈt͡ʂaːθ ðˤɛʐɢʷ ɟɨː̰ˈʂc dˤɔɟ qʷã̰ˈr ʃɨʐd bɨ̃k͡xɯztõ̰ˈʂ ɡʷaˈʐɡãf ˈɳɤɢʷ ðˤɛʐɢʷ ɟɨː̰ˈʂc dˤɔɟ ˈt͡sˤaiʒc ʃɨʐd bɨ̃k͡xɯztõ̰ˈʂ ɡʷaˈʐɡãf p͡faˈsˤʌʐɢʷ]

ˈqɛɾ
say
ʈɨʐq
PAST
ˈt͡ʂaːθ
3.plur.fem
ðˤɛʐɢʷ
ERG
ɟɨː̰ˈʂc
1incl.plur
dˤɔɟ
imperative
qʷã̰ˈr
make
ʃɨʐd
1incl.plur.SUBJ
bɨ̃x-
plur
k͡xɯztõ̰ˈʂ
brick
ɡʷaˈʐɡãf
COMP
ˈɳɤɢʷ
and
ðˤɛʐɢʷ
ERG
ɟɨː̰ˈʂc
1incl.plur
dˤɔɟ
imperative
ˈt͡sˤaiʒc
burn
ʃɨʐd
1incl.plur.SUBJ
bɨ̃x-
plur
k͡xɯztõ̰ˈʂ
brick
ɡʷaˈʐɡãf
COMP
p͡faˈsˤʌʐɢʷ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

ɹ̣iingw rtïrzq t͡ʂaath kkhưztóǹrs ɸech zhṭòɦ ṣkơṣèè̀l.

[ˈɹˤiːŋʷ ʈɨʐq ˈt͡ʂaːθ k͡xɯztõ̰ˈʂ ɸet͡ʃ ʒtˤɔ̰ˈɦ sˤkɤsˤɜː̰ˈl]

ˈɹˤiːŋʷ
have
ʈɨʐq
PAST
ˈt͡ʂaːθ
3.plur.fem
k͡xɯztõ̰ˈʂ
brick
ɸet͡ʃ
LOC
ʒtˤɔ̰ˈɦ
stone
sˤkɤsˤɜː̰ˈl
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Rnơħgw ɹ̣iingw rtïrzq t͡ʂaath faawèħg ɸech tẓơẓħgwèsṭ ṣkơṣèè̀l.

[ˈɳɤɢʷ ˈɹˤiːŋʷ ʈɨʐq ˈt͡ʂaːθ fɑˈwɜɢ ɸet͡ʃ t͡sˤɤˈzˤɢʷɜstˤ sˤkɤsˤɜː̰ˈl]

ˈɳɤɢʷ
and
ˈɹˤiːŋʷ
have
ʈɨʐq
PAST
ˈt͡ʂaːθ
3.plur.fem
fɑˈwɜɢ
slime
ɸet͡ʃ
LOC
t͡sˤɤˈzˤɢʷɜstˤ
mortar
sˤkɤsˤɜː̰ˈl
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Rzurtơờzdy ñinsh’ dyïï̀rstj d͡ʐèzh’ bïnkhinħg.

[ʐuʈɤː̰ˈzɟ ɲĩʃʔ ɟɨː̰ˈʂc d͡ʐḛˈʒʔ bɨ̃ˈxĩɢ]

ʐuʈɤː̰ˈzɟ
resemble
ɲĩʃʔ
NEG
ɟɨː̰ˈʂc
1incl.plur
d͡ʐḛˈʒʔ
other
bɨ̃x-
plur
ˈɢĩɢ
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Zanṣrtaìzṭ rtïrzq sgquooqqhw rnơħgw ṭèèp zhḍónl t͡ʂaath bïnsgquìẓgq̀orz.

[zãsˤʈaḭˈztˤ ʈɨʐq ˈskʼʷɔːq͡χʷ ˈɳɤɢʷ ˈtˤɜːp ʒdˤõl ˈt͡ʂaːθ bɨ̃skʼʷḭˈzˤqʼ̰ˈɔʐ]

zãsˤʈaḭˈztˤ
shape
ʈɨʐq
PAST
ˈskʼʷɔːq͡χʷ
fight
ˈɳɤɢʷ
and
ˈtˤɜːp
time
ʒdˤõl
GEN
ˈt͡ʂaːθ
3.plur.fem
bɨ̃x-
plur
skʼʷḭˈzˤqʼ
language
-̰ˈɔʐ
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.

Rzod͡ʐaik rtïrzq t͡ʂaath zhḍónl bïnkhgquazhħginrztj rnơħgw bïnpësgq bïnhờrzq̀orz.

[ʐɔˈd͡ʐaik ʈɨʐq ˈt͡ʂaːθ ʒdˤõl bɨ̃xkʼʷaˈʒɢĩʐc ˈɳɤɢʷ bɨ̃ˈpɘsqʼ bɨ̃hɤ̰ˈʐq̰ˈɔʐ]

ʐɔˈd͡ʐaik
copy
ʈɨʐq
PAST
ˈt͡ʂaːθ
3.plur.fem
ʒdˤõl
GEN
bɨ̃x-
plur
kʼʷaˈʒɢĩʐc
mammal
ˈɳɤɢʷ
and
bɨ̃x-
plur
ˈpɘsqʼ
bird
bɨ̃x-
plur
hɤ̰ˈʐq
sound
-̰ˈɔʐ
def

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Rsqïnïnrd tjaantẓèsh rtïrzq zhḍàzhgqùorz, tyìẓ kunungq rsưch zhḍónl dyïï̀rstj sgquìẓgq̀orz, ɸech saaǹħgw ʁwód͡ʐ ğwëë̀t nuǹrz̀orz dẓèẓgqu.

[ˈʂqɨ̃ːɖ cɑ̃t͡sˤḛˈʃ ʈɨʐq ʒdˤa̰ˈʒkʼʷ̰ˈɔʐ, t͡ɕḭˈzˤ ˈkũːqʼ ʂɯt͡ʃ ʒdˤõl ɟɨː̰ˈʂc skʼʷḭˈzˤqʼ̰ˈɔʐ, ɸet͡ʃ sɑ̰̃ˈɢʷ ˈʁʷod͡ʐ ɣʷɘː̰ˈt nṵ̃ˈʐ̰ˈɔʐ d͡zˤḛˈzˤkʼʷ]

ˈʂqɨ̃ːɖ
but
cɑ̃t͡sˤḛˈʃ
arise
ʈɨʐq
PAST
ʒdˤa̰ˈʒkʼʷ
langname
-̰ˈɔʐ
def
t͡ɕḭˈzˤ
RELPRON
ˈkũːqʼ
be
ʂɯt͡ʃ
3.sing.neut.SUBJ
ʒdˤõl
GEN
ɟɨː̰ˈʂc
1incl.plur
skʼʷḭˈzˤqʼ
language
-̰ˈɔʐ
def
ɸet͡ʃ
LOC
sɑ̰̃ˈ
a
-̰ˈɢʷ
sing
ˈʁʷod͡ʐ
different
ɣʷɘː̰ˈt
manner
nṵ̃ˈʐ
inside
-̰ˈɔʐ
def
d͡zˤḛˈzˤkʼʷ
in

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Rsgqeẓgqàğ rtïrzq rraiɹ zhrtɔiḍ rnơħgw ħgïṣtjóǹy ɸech saaǹħgw joorsgq zhqïshgqơty nuǹrz̀orz dẓèẓgqu

[ʂqʼezˤqʼa̰ˈɣ ʈɨʐq ˈɽaiɹ ˈʒʈɔidˤ ˈɳɤɢʷ ɢɨsˤcõ̰ˈj ɸet͡ʃ sɑ̰̃ˈɢʷ ˈd͡ʒɔːʂqʼ ʒqɨˈʃqʼɤt͡ɕ nṵ̃ˈʐ̰ˈɔʐ d͡zˤḛˈzˤkʼʷ]

ʂqʼezˤqʼa̰ˈɣ
appear
ʈɨʐq
PAST
ˈɽaiɹ
3.sing.neut
ˈʒʈɔidˤ
whole
ˈɳɤɢʷ
and
ɢɨsˤcõ̰ˈj
perfect
ɸet͡ʃ
LOC
sɑ̰̃ˈ
a
-̰ˈɢʷ
sing
ˈd͡ʒɔːʂqʼ
single
ʒqɨˈʃqʼɤt͡ɕ
breath
nṵ̃ˈʐ
inside
-̰ˈɔʐ
def
d͡zˤḛˈzˤkʼʷ
in

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Shtjenẓaugqw rtïrzq ñinsh’ dyïï̀rstj sgquìẓgq̀orz.

[ʃcẽˈzˤauqʼʷ ʈɨʐq ɲĩʃʔ ɟɨː̰ˈʂc skʼʷḭˈzˤqʼ̰ˈɔʐ]

ʃcẽˈzˤauqʼʷ
evolve
ʈɨʐq
PAST
ɲĩʃʔ
NEG
ɟɨː̰ˈʂc
1incl.plur
skʼʷḭˈzˤqʼ
language
-̰ˈɔʐ
def

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Zkèzhɔiṛ́ rtïrzq rraiɹ.

[zkɜˈʒɔirˤ ʈɨʐq ˈɽaiɹ]

zkɜˈʒɔirˤ
create
ʈɨʐq
PAST
ˈɽaiɹ
3.sing.neut

“It was created.”

(14)

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