A Collection of Texts in Jiz

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.

Јозбај р̇ал чаф меһ ғуљ чањ р̣ек щпељ вен щԛуњ щӏих њуз̇ саџ щирис њуз̇.

[ˈjozbaj ɽal ˈt͡ʃaf ˈmeɦ ˈɣuʎ ˈt͡ʃaɲ ˈɻek ˈɕpeʎ ˈven ɕquɲ ˈɕʔix ˈɲuʐ ˈsad͡ʒ ɕiˈris ˈɲuʐ]

j-
3.sing.masc.SUBJ
ˈozb
have
-aj
not.Q
ɽal
PAST
ˈt͡ʃa
the
-f
masc
ˈmeɦ
human being
ˈɣuʎ
all
ˈt͡ʃa
the

neut
ˈɻek
earth
ˈɕpeʎ
whole
ˈven
in_surface
ɕquɲ
plur
ˈɕʔix
language
ˈɲuʐ
one
ˈsad͡ʒ
and
ɕiˈris
dialect
ˈɲuʐ
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.

Јир̇уѳај р̇ал н̇из̇ чањ с̇ог щић.

[jiˈɽuθaj ɽal ˈɳiʐ ˈt͡ʃaɲ ˈʂoh ˈɕit͡ɕ]

j-
3.sing.masc.SUBJ
ˈiɽuθ
journey
-aj
not.Q
ɽal
PAST
ˈɳiʐ
3.plur.masc
ˈt͡ʃa
the

neut
ˈʂoh
east
ˈɕit͡ɕ
from_inside

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Саџ јащај р̇ал н̇из̇ ԛубук ґоз гор пощ.

[ˈsad͡ʒ ˈjaɕaj ɽal ˈɳiʐ quˈbuk ˈɡoz ˈhor ˈpoɕ]

ˈsad͡ʒ
and
j-
3.sing.masc.SUBJ
ˈaɕ
find
-aj
not.Q
ɽal
PAST
ˈɳiʐ
3.plur.masc
quˈbuk
plain
ˈɡoz
wide
ˈhor
land
ˈpoɕ
in_inside

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

(3)
Д̇арон јур̣ихај р̇ал н̇из̇ щаб.

[ɖaˈron juˈɻixaj ɽal ˈɳiʐ ˈɕab]

ɖaˈron
thus
j-
3.sing.masc.SUBJ
ˈuɻix
dwell
-aj
not.Q
ɽal
PAST
ˈɳiʐ
3.plur.masc
ˈɕab
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Јубај р̇ал н̇из̇ зизај з̇ґид̇ ғащ факер̇ щԛуњ лар̇ нитур саџ зиўај з̇ґид̇ ғащ факер̇ щԛуњ лар̇ нитур ѓиһир̆.

[ˈjubaj ɽal ˈɳiʐ ˈzizaj ʐɡiɖ ˈɣaɕ faˈkeɽ ɕquɲ laɽ niˈtur ˈsad͡ʒ ˈziwaj ʐɡiɖ ˈɣaɕ faˈkeɽ ɕquɲ laɽ niˈtur ɟiˈɦiɹ]

j-
3.sing.masc.SUBJ
ˈub
say
-aj
not.Q
ɽal
PAST
ˈɳiʐ
3.plur.masc
z-
1incl.plur.SUBJ
ˈiz
make
-aj
not.Q
ʐɡiɖ
imperative
ˈɣaɕ
1incl.plur
faˈkeɽ
brick
ɕquɲ
plur
laɽ
ACC
niˈtur
COMP
ˈsad͡ʒ
and
z-
1incl.plur.SUBJ
ˈiw
burn
-aj
not.Q
ʐɡiɖ
imperative
ˈɣaɕ
1incl.plur
faˈkeɽ
brick
ɕquɲ
plur
laɽ
ACC
niˈtur
COMP
ɟiˈɦiɹ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Јозбај р̇ал н̇из̇ факер̇ моч ӷуѳат̇.

[ˈjozbaj ɽal ˈɳiʐ faˈkeɽ ˈmot͡ʃ ʁuˈθaʈ]

j-
3.sing.masc.SUBJ
ˈozb
have
-aj
not.Q
ɽal
PAST
ˈɳiʐ
3.plur.masc
faˈkeɽ
brick
ˈmot͡ʃ
stone
ʁuˈθaʈ
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Саџ јозбај р̇ал н̇из̇ һаљал дафир̣ ӷуѳат̇.

[ˈsad͡ʒ ˈjozbaj ɽal ˈɳiʐ ɦaˈʎal daˈfiɻ ʁuˈθaʈ]

ˈsad͡ʒ
and
j-
3.sing.masc.SUBJ
ˈozb
have
-aj
not.Q
ɽal
PAST
ˈɳiʐ
3.plur.masc
ɦaˈʎal
slime
daˈfiɻ
mortar
ʁuˈθaʈ
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Јуз̇ибај сќуӷ ғащ меһ ԛаӏ щԛуњ.

[juˈʐibaj scuʁ ˈɣaɕ ˈmeɦ ˈqaʔ ɕquɲ]

j-
3.sing.masc.SUBJ
ˈuʐib
resemble
-aj
not.Q
scuʁ
NEG
ˈɣaɕ
1incl.plur
ˈmeɦ
human being
ˈqaʔ
other
ɕquɲ
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Јатирај р̇ал д̇ижь саџ цеў чаф щӏих щԛуњ н̇из̇ гиғ.

[jaˈtiraj ɽal ˈɖiʑ ˈsad͡ʒ ˈt͡sew ˈt͡ʃaf ˈɕʔix ɕquɲ ˈɳiʐ hiɣ]

j-
3.sing.masc.SUBJ
ˈatir
shape
-aj
not.Q
ɽal
PAST
ˈɖiʑ
fight
ˈsad͡ʒ
and
ˈt͡sew
time
ˈt͡ʃa
the
-f
masc
ˈɕʔix
language
ɕquɲ
plur
ˈɳiʐ
3.plur.masc
hiɣ
GEN

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Јаўир̆ај р̇ал н̇из̇ чањ кас щԛуњ т̇аќоԛ щԛуњ саџ з̇иѓ щԛуњ щԛуњ гиғ.

[jaˈwiɹaj ɽal ˈɳiʐ ˈt͡ʃaɲ ˈkas ɕquɲ ʈaˈcoq ɕquɲ ˈsad͡ʒ ˈʐiɟ ɕquɲ ɕquɲ hiɣ]

j-
3.sing.masc.SUBJ
ˈawiɹ
copy
-aj
not.Q
ɽal
PAST
ˈɳiʐ
3.plur.masc
ˈt͡ʃa
the

neut
ˈkas
sound
ɕquɲ
plur
ʈaˈcoq
mammal
ɕquɲ
plur
ˈsad͡ʒ
and
ˈʐiɟ
bird
ɕquɲ
plur
ɕquɲ
plur
hiɣ
GEN

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Шт̇иѳ једазбај р̇ал дущт̇ај чаҙ џиз чаф щӏих ғащ гиғ нитур р̇ер зоќ пощ.

[ˈʃʈiθ jeˈdazbaj ɽal ˈduɕʈaj ˈt͡ʃað ˈd͡ʒiz ˈt͡ʃaf ˈɕʔix ˈɣaɕ hiɣ niˈtur ˈɽer ˈzoc ˈpoɕ]

ˈʃʈiθ
but
j-
3.sing.masc.SUBJ
ˈedazb
arise
-aj
not.Q
ɽal
PAST
d-
3.sing.fem.SUBJ
ˈuɕʈ
be
-aj
not.Q
ˈt͡ʃa
the

fem
ˈd͡ʒiz
langname
ˈt͡ʃa
the
-f
masc
ˈɕʔix
language
ˈɣaɕ
1incl.plur
hiɣ
GEN
niˈtur
COMP
ˈɽer
manner
ˈzoc
different
ˈpoɕ
in_inside

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Југуљај р̇ал кан̇ щпељ саџ ӏас̇ум жикац з̇д̇оҙ пощ

[juˈhuʎaj ɽal ˈkaɳ ˈɕpeʎ ˈsad͡ʒ ʔaˈʂum ʒiˈkat͡s ˈʐɖoð ˈpoɕ]

j-
3.sing.masc.SUBJ
ˈuhuʎ
appear
-aj
not.Q
ɽal
PAST
ˈkaɳ
3.sing.masc
ˈɕpeʎ
whole
ˈsad͡ʒ
and
ʔaˈʂum
perfect
ʒiˈkat͡s
breath
ˈʐɖoð
single
ˈpoɕ
in_inside

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Јиз̇умај р̇ал сќуӷ чаф щӏих ғащ.

[jiˈʐumaj ɽal scuʁ ˈt͡ʃaf ˈɕʔix ˈɣaɕ]

j-
3.sing.masc.SUBJ
ˈiʐum
evolve
-aj
not.Q
ɽal
PAST
scuʁ
NEG
ˈt͡ʃa
the
-f
masc
ˈɕʔix
language
ˈɣaɕ
1incl.plur

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Јоғишт̇ај р̇ал кан̇.

[joˈɣiʃʈaj ɽal ˈkaɳ]

j-
3.sing.masc.SUBJ
ˈoɣiʃʈ
create
-aj
not.Q
ɽal
PAST
ˈkaɳ
3.sing.masc

“It was created.”

(14)

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