A Collection of Texts in Liz

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.

Zurd ward zigħ c̣ages ħgulis nos zaurr c̣ages ḍaugqut narut ɹ̣aus ni’l fiṭabut ɹ̣aus.

[ˈzuɖ waɖ ˈziʕ ᵏǀˤaˈɡes ˈɢulis ˈnos ˈzauɽ ᵏǀˤaˈɡes ˈdˤauqʼut ˈnarut ˈɹˤaus ˈnḭl fiˈtˤabut ˈɹˤaus]

z-
not.Q
ˈuɖ
have
waɖ
PAST
z-
not.Q
ˈiʕ
all
ᵏǀˤaˈɡes
COMP
ˈɢul
human being
-is
plur
ˈnos
in_surface
z-
not.Q
ˈauɽ
whole
ᵏǀˤaˈɡes
COMP
ˈdˤauqʼ
earth
-ut
sing
ˈnar
language
-ut
sing
ˈɹˤaus
one
ˈnḭl
and
fiˈtˤab
dialect
-ut
sing
ˈɹˤaus
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.

Ziriṛ ward ɹ̣aik ṭüw paimut.

[ˈzirirˤ waɖ ˈɹˤaik ˈtˤyw ˈpaimut]

z-
not.Q
ˈirirˤ
journey
waɖ
PAST
ˈɹˤaik
3.plur.cl.10
ˈtˤyw
from_inside
ˈpaim
east
-ut
sing

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Ni’l zig ward ɹ̣aik zet c̣ages yabẽṭut chøn ẓu’ut.

[ˈnḭl ˈziɡ waɖ ˈɹˤaik ˈzet ᵏǀˤaˈɡes jaˈbə̃tˤut ˈt͡ʃøn ˈzˤuʔut]

ˈnḭl
and
z-
not.Q
ˈiɡ
find
waɖ
PAST
ˈɹˤaik
3.plur.cl.10
z-
not.Q
ˈet
wide
ᵏǀˤaˈɡes
COMP
jaˈbə̃tˤ
plain
-ut
sing
ˈt͡ʃøn
in_inside
ˈzˤuʔ
land
-ut
sing

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

(3)
Salü’r zeɹ̣i’ ward ɹ̣aik ɹiy.

[saˈly̰r ˈzeɹˤiʔ waɖ ˈɹˤaik ˈɹij]

saˈly̰r
thus
z-
not.Q
ˈeɹˤiʔ
dwell
waɖ
PAST
ˈɹˤaik
3.plur.cl.10
ˈɹij
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Zej ward ɹ̣aik cøs kugħa’ṛis zogk ñabb bubb c̣ages ni’l cøs kugħa’ṛis zütẓ ñabb bubb c̣ages bizuṛ.

[ˈzed͡ʒ waɖ ˈɹˤaik ˈᵏǀøs kuˈʕa̰rˤis ˈzokʼ ɲaɓ buɓ ᵏǀˤaˈɡes ˈnḭl ˈᵏǀøs kuˈʕa̰rˤis ˈzyt͡sˤ ɲaɓ buɓ ᵏǀˤaˈɡes biˈzurˤ]

z-
not.Q
ˈed͡ʒ
say
waɖ
PAST
ˈɹˤaik
3.plur.cl.10
ˈᵏǀøs
1incl.plur
kuˈʕa̰rˤ
brick
-is
plur
z-
not.Q
ˈokʼ
make
ɲaɓ
imperative
buɓ
1incl.plur.SUBJ
ᵏǀˤaˈɡes
COMP
ˈnḭl
and
ˈᵏǀøs
1incl.plur
kuˈʕa̰rˤ
brick
-is
plur
z-
not.Q
ˈyt͡sˤ
burn
ɲaɓ
imperative
buɓ
1incl.plur.SUBJ
ᵏǀˤaˈɡes
COMP
biˈzurˤ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Zurd ward ɹ̣aik kugħa’ṛut bba’nüf yauɹ̣ut.

[ˈzuɖ waɖ ˈɹˤaik kuˈʕa̰rˤut ɓa̰ˈnyf ˈjauɹˤut]

z-
not.Q
ˈuɖ
have
waɖ
PAST
ˈɹˤaik
3.plur.cl.10
kuˈʕa̰rˤ
brick
-ut
sing
ɓa̰ˈnyf
PURP
ˈjauɹˤ
stone
-ut
sing

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Ni’l zurd ward ɹ̣aik rdizøṇüt bba’nüf gkijaurut.

[ˈnḭl ˈzuɖ waɖ ˈɹˤaik ɖiˈzønˤyt ɓa̰ˈnyf kʼiˈd͡ʒaurut]

ˈnḭl
and
z-
not.Q
ˈuɖ
have
waɖ
PAST
ˈɹˤaik
3.plur.cl.10
ɖiˈzønˤ
slime
-ut
sing
ɓa̰ˈnyf
PURP
kʼiˈd͡ʒaur
mortar
-ut
sing

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Zocham kar cøs züṣ c̣ages ħgulis.

[ˈzot͡ʃam kar ˈᵏǀøs ˈzysˤ ᵏǀˤaˈɡes ˈɢulis]

z-
not.Q
ˈot͡ʃam
resemble
kar
NEG
ˈᵏǀøs
1incl.plur
z-
not.Q
ˈysˤ
other
ᵏǀˤaˈɡes
COMP
ˈɢul
human being
-is
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Zegħi’tẓ ward gke’ħgut ni’l bbedut ɹ̣aik naris ḍuṇ.

[ˈzeʕḭt͡sˤ waɖ ˈkʼḛɢut ˈnḭl ˈɓedut ˈɹˤaik ˈnaris dˤunˤ]

z-
not.Q
ˈeʕḭt͡sˤ
shape
waɖ
PAST
ˈkʼḛɢ
fight
-ut
sing
ˈnḭl
and
ˈɓed
time
-ut
sing
ˈɹˤaik
3.plur.cl.10
ˈnar
language
-is
plur
dˤunˤ
3.plur.cl.10.POSS

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Zigqigq ward ɹ̣aik ɹaṛachis ni’l melis ṇe’ħgis ḍuṇ.

[ˈziqʼiqʼ waɖ ˈɹˤaik ɹaˈrˤat͡ʃis ˈnḭl ˈmelis ˈnˤḛɢis dˤunˤ]

z-
not.Q
ˈiqʼiqʼ
copy
waɖ
PAST
ˈɹˤaik
3.plur.cl.10
ɹaˈrˤat͡ʃ
mammal
-is
plur
ˈnḭl
and
ˈmel
bird
-is
plur
ˈnˤḛɢ
sound
-is
plur
dˤunˤ
3.plur.cl.10.POSS

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Rraur zugkaṇ ward narut yart zaigq c̣ages lizut chøn zaigħ c̣ages ṇaumut.

[ˈɽaur ˈzukʼanˤ waɖ ˈnarut jaʈ ˈzaiqʼ ᵏǀˤaˈɡes ˈlizut ˈt͡ʃøn ˈzaiʕ ᵏǀˤaˈɡes ˈnˤaumut]

ˈɽaur
but
z-
not.Q
ˈukʼanˤ
arise
waɖ
PAST
ˈnar
language
-ut
sing
jaʈ
1incl.plur.POSS
z-
not.Q
ˈaiqʼ
be
ᵏǀˤaˈɡes
COMP
ˈliz
langname
-ut
sing
ˈt͡ʃøn
in_inside
z-
not.Q
ˈaiʕ
different
ᵏǀˤaˈɡes
COMP
ˈnˤaum
manner
-ut
sing

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Zübbat ward rta’bb zaurr c̣ages ni’l za’cha’’ c̣ages chøn zẽl c̣ages biṣü’füt

[ˈzyɓat waɖ ˈʈa̰ɓ ˈzauɽ ᵏǀˤaˈɡes ˈnḭl ˈza̰t͡ʃa̰ʔ ᵏǀˤaˈɡes ˈt͡ʃøn ˈzə̃l ᵏǀˤaˈɡes biˈsˤy̰fyt]

z-
not.Q
ˈyɓat
appear
waɖ
PAST
ˈʈa̰ɓ
3.sing.cl.11
z-
not.Q
ˈauɽ
whole
ᵏǀˤaˈɡes
COMP
ˈnḭl
and
z-
not.Q
ˈa̰t͡ʃa̰ʔ
perfect
ᵏǀˤaˈɡes
COMP
ˈt͡ʃøn
in_inside
z-
not.Q
ˈə̃l
single
ᵏǀˤaˈɡes
COMP
biˈsˤy̰f
breath
-ut
sing

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Zodiẓ ward kar narut yart.

[ˈzodizˤ waɖ kar ˈnarut jaʈ]

z-
not.Q
ˈodizˤ
evolve
waɖ
PAST
kar
NEG
ˈnar
language
-ut
sing
jaʈ
1incl.plur.POSS

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Zauṣuɹ̣ ward rta’bb.

[ˈzausˤuɹˤ waɖ ˈʈa̰ɓ]

z-
not.Q
ˈausˤuɹˤ
create
waɖ
PAST
ˈʈa̰ɓ
3.sing.cl.11

“It was created.”

(14)

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