A Collection of Texts in Hat

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.

Fuluw puujus leezh nod tep puch sub ñiig pis sub ñasam.

[fuˈluw ˈpuːjus ˈleːʒ ˈnod ˈtep ˈput͡ʃ ˈsub ˈɲiːɡ ˈpis ˈsub ɲaˈsam]

fu-
PAST
ˈluw
have
ˈpuːj
all
-us
plur
ˈleːʒ
human being
ˈnod
in_surface
ˈtep
whole
ˈput͡ʃ
earth
ˈsub
one
ˈɲiːɡ
language
ˈpis
and
ˈsub
one
ɲaˈsam
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.

Fungibor dakip lozh maung.

[fuŋiˈbor daˈkip ˈloʒ ˈmauŋ]

fu-
PAST
ŋiˈbor
journey
da-
plur
ˈkip
3.plur
ˈloʒ
from_inside
ˈmauŋ
east

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Pis furaag dakip ñiñ higoo tyaiw tyoor.

[ˈpis fuˈraːɡ daˈkip ˈɲiɲ hiˈɡoː ˈt͡ɕaiw ˈt͡ɕoːr]

ˈpis
and
fu-
PAST
ˈraːɡ
find
da-
plur
ˈkip
3.plur
ˈɲiɲ
wide
hiˈɡoː
plain
ˈt͡ɕaiw
in_inside
ˈt͡ɕoːr
land

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

(3)
Chachop fuchusut dakip huud.

[t͡ʃaˈt͡ʃop fut͡ʃuˈsut daˈkip ˈhuːd]

t͡ʃaˈt͡ʃop
thus
fu-
PAST
t͡ʃuˈsut
dwell
da-
plur
ˈkip
3.plur
ˈhuːd
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Fuñaung dakip dagañ pir shiij zhizaiñ tashes pis dagañ pir tak zhizaiñ tashes kusum.

[fuˈɲauŋ daˈkip daˈɡaɲ pir ˈʃiːj ʒiˈzaiɲ taˈʃes ˈpis daˈɡaɲ pir ˈtak ʒiˈzaiɲ taˈʃes kuˈsum]

fu-
PAST
ˈɲauŋ
say
da-
plur
ˈkip
3.plur
da-
plur
ˈɡaɲ
1incl.plur
pir
imperative
ˈʃiːj
make
ʒiˈzaiɲ
brick
taˈʃes
COMP
ˈpis
and
da-
plur
ˈɡaɲ
1incl.plur
pir
imperative
ˈtak
burn
ʒiˈzaiɲ
brick
taˈʃes
COMP
kuˈsum
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Fuluw dakip zhizaiñ balel chaug.

[fuˈluw daˈkip ʒiˈzaiɲ baˈlel ˈt͡ʃauɡ]

fu-
PAST
ˈluw
have
da-
plur
ˈkip
3.plur
ʒiˈzaiɲ
brick
baˈlel
PURP
ˈt͡ʃauɡ
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Pis fuluw dakip shimaaty balel sizaat.

[ˈpis fuˈluw daˈkip ʃiˈmaːt͡ɕ baˈlel siˈzaːt]

ˈpis
and
fu-
PAST
ˈluw
have
da-
plur
ˈkip
3.plur
ʃiˈmaːt͡ɕ
slime
baˈlel
PURP
siˈzaːt
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Kityuzhal dagañ nadus leezh.

[kiˈt͡ɕuʒal daˈɡaɲ ˈnadus ˈleːʒ]

kiˈt͡ɕuʒ
resemble
-al
NEG
da-
plur
ˈɡaɲ
1incl.plur
ˈnad
other
-us
plur
ˈleːʒ
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Fudibing siizh pis gizh dakip ñiig.

[fudiˈbiŋ ˈsiːʒ ˈpis ˈɡiʒ daˈkip ˈɲiːɡ]

fu-
PAST
diˈbiŋ
shape
ˈsiːʒ
fight
ˈpis
and
ˈɡiʒ
time
da-
plur
ˈkip
3.plur
ˈɲiːɡ
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.

Fuzazeed dakip gisag pis chail dop.

[fuzaˈzeːd daˈkip ɡiˈsaɡ ˈpis ˈt͡ʃail ˈdop]

fu-
PAST
zaˈzeːd
copy
da-
plur
ˈkip
3.plur
ɡiˈsaɡ
mammal
ˈpis
and
ˈt͡ʃail
bird
ˈdop
sound

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Pab fuzhapid haat, lish hal dagañ ñiig, tyaiw hab paz.

[ˈpab fuʒaˈpid ˈhaːt, ˈliʃ ˈhal daˈɡaɲ ˈɲiːɡ, ˈt͡ɕaiw ˈhab ˈpaz]

ˈpab
but
fu-
PAST
ʒaˈpid
arise
ˈhaːt
langname
ˈliʃ
RELPRON
ˈhal
be
da-
plur
ˈɡaɲ
1incl.plur
ˈɲiːɡ
language
ˈt͡ɕaiw
in_inside
ˈhab
different
ˈpaz
manner

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Fuzhuzaj jesh tep pis ratyuw tyaiw tir kuwil

[fuʒuˈzaj ˈjeʃ ˈtep ˈpis raˈt͡ɕuw ˈt͡ɕaiw ˈtir kuˈwil]

fu-
PAST
ʒuˈzaj
appear
ˈjeʃ
3.sing
ˈtep
whole
ˈpis
and
raˈt͡ɕuw
perfect
ˈt͡ɕaiw
in_inside
ˈtir
single
kuˈwil
breath

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Fuwisashal dagañ ñiig.

[fuwiˈsaʃal daˈɡaɲ ˈɲiːɡ]

fu-
PAST
wiˈsaʃ
evolve
-al
NEG
da-
plur
ˈɡaɲ
1incl.plur
ˈɲiːɡ
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Fuhizaup jesh.

[fuhiˈzaup ˈjeʃ]

fu-
PAST
hiˈzaup
create
ˈjeʃ
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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