A Collection of Texts in Chach

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.

Скок чәӈ шикәл цэў дайњ ғиґәл фих ним ждөжґун жбэс ним таѳуҙун.

[ˈskok ˈt͡ʃæŋ ˈʃikæl ˈt͡sɛw ˈdaiɲ ˈɣiɡæl fix ˈnim ˈʒdɔʒɡun ˈʒbɛs ˈnim tɑˈθuðun]

ˈsko
have
-k
PAST
ˈt͡ʃæŋ
all
ˈʃik
human being
-æl
def
ˈt͡sɛw
in_surface
ˈdaiɲ
whole
ˈɣiɡ
earth
-æl
def
fix
plur
ˈnim
one
ˈʒdɔʒɡ
language
-un
not.def
ˈʒbɛs
and
ˈnim
one
tɑˈθuð
dialect
-un
not.def

“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.

Фәбок тэѳ нөњ џаӈәл.

[fæˈbok ˈtɛθ ˈnɔɲ ˈd͡ʒɑŋæl]

fæˈbo
journey
-k
PAST
ˈtɛθ
3.plur
ˈnɔɲ
from_inside
ˈd͡ʒɑŋ
east
-æl
def

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Жбэс гөк тэѳ скаўп пир путойпун саў скаўп жуҙун.

[ˈʒbɛs ˈhɔk ˈtɛθ ˈskaup ˈpir puˈtɔipun ˈsau ˈskaup ˈʒuðun]

ˈʒbɛs
and
ˈhɔ
find
-k
PAST
ˈtɛθ
3.plur
ˈskaup
a
ˈpir
wide
puˈtɔip
plain
-un
not.def
ˈsau
in_inside
ˈskaup
a
ˈʒuð
land
-un
not.def

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

(3)
Цаӈиґ јунек тэѳ дойӈ.

[t͡sɑˈŋiɡ juˈnek ˈtɛθ ˈdɔiŋ]

t͡sɑˈŋiɡ
thus
juˈne
dwell
-k
PAST
ˈtɛθ
3.plur
ˈdɔiŋ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Хек тэѳ ґи жбул штут ләњиждэцун фих тухиз жбэс ґи мәл штут ләњиждэцун фих тухиз шәғэд.

[ˈxek ˈtɛθ ˈɡi ˈʒbul ʃtut læɲiˈʒdɛt͡sun fix tuˈxiz ˈʒbɛs ˈɡi ˈmæl ʃtut læɲiˈʒdɛt͡sun fix tuˈxiz ʃæˈɣɛd]

ˈxe
say
-k
PAST
ˈtɛθ
3.plur
ˈɡi
1incl.plur
ˈʒbu
make
-l
PRES
ʃtut
imperative
læ-
ACC
ɲiˈʒdɛt͡s
brick
-un
not.def
fix
plur
tuˈxiz
COMP
ˈʒbɛs
and
ˈɡi
1incl.plur
ˈmæ
burn
-l
PRES
ʃtut
imperative
læ-
ACC
ɲiˈʒdɛt͡s
brick
-un
not.def
fix
plur
tuˈxiz
COMP
ʃæˈɣɛd
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Скок тэѳ њиждэцун каѳәк ғарун.

[ˈskok ˈtɛθ ɲiˈʒdɛt͡sun kɑˈθæk ˈɣɑrun]

ˈsko
have
-k
PAST
ˈtɛθ
3.plur
ɲiˈʒdɛt͡s
brick
-un
not.def
kɑˈθæk
PURP
ˈɣɑr
stone
-un
not.def

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Жбэс скок тэѳ далирун каѳәк шиждөлун.

[ˈʒbɛs ˈskok ˈtɛθ dɑˈlirun kɑˈθæk ʃiˈʒdɔlun]

ˈʒbɛs
and
ˈsko
have
-k
PAST
ˈtɛθ
3.plur
dɑˈlir
slime
-un
not.def
kɑˈθæk
PURP
ʃiˈʒdɔl
mortar
-un
not.def

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Ґиләл туб ґи ноф шикун фих.

[ɡiˈlæl tub ˈɡi ˈnof ˈʃikun fix]

ɡiˈlæ
resemble
-l
PRES
tub
NEG
ˈɡi
1incl.plur
ˈnof
other
ˈʃik
human being
-un
not.def
fix
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Цухөк ваўвун жбэс ґойфун тэѳ ждөжґәл фих.

[t͡suˈxɔk ˈvauvun ˈʒbɛs ˈɡɔifun ˈtɛθ ˈʒdɔʒɡæl fix]

t͡suˈxɔ
shape
-k
PAST
ˈvauv
fight
-un
not.def
ˈʒbɛs
and
ˈɡɔif
time
-un
not.def
ˈtɛθ
3.plur
ˈʒdɔʒɡ
language
-æl
def
fix
plur

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Ғиғәк тэѳ цуҙабайбун фих жбэс цујәҙун фих фих тужәл фих.

[ɣiˈɣæk ˈtɛθ t͡suðɑˈbaibun fix ˈʒbɛs t͡suˈjæðun fix fix ˈtuʒæl fix]

ɣiˈɣæ
copy
-k
PAST
ˈtɛθ
3.plur
t͡su-
GEN
ðɑˈbaib
mammal
-un
not.def
fix
plur
ˈʒbɛs
and
t͡su-
GEN
ˈjæð
bird
-un
not.def
fix
plur
fix
plur
ˈtuʒ
sound
-æl
def
fix
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Дэӈ цижук чачәл, јеҙ нул ґи ждөжґәл, саў скаўп наўх тойчун.

[ˈdɛŋ t͡siˈʒuk ˈt͡ʃɑt͡ʃæl, ˈjeð ˈnul ˈɡi ˈʒdɔʒɡæl, ˈsau ˈskaup ˈnaux ˈtɔit͡ʃun]

ˈdɛŋ
but
t͡siˈʒu
arise
-k
PAST
ˈt͡ʃɑt͡ʃ
langname
-æl
def
ˈjeð
RELPRON
ˈnu
be
-l
PRES
ˈɡi
1incl.plur
ˈʒdɔʒɡ
language
-æl
def
ˈsau
in_inside
ˈskaup
a
ˈnaux
different
ˈtɔit͡ʃ
manner
-un
not.def

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Ўисәк јәб дайњ жбэс ґәкойф саў скаўп ѳэх забаўзун

[wiˈsæk ˈjæb ˈdaiɲ ˈʒbɛs ɡæˈkɔif ˈsau ˈskaup ˈθɛx zɑˈbauzun]

wiˈsæ
appear
-k
PAST
ˈjæb
3.sing
ˈdaiɲ
whole
ˈʒbɛs
and
ɡæˈkɔif
perfect
ˈsau
in_inside
ˈskaup
a
ˈθɛx
single
zɑˈbauz
breath
-un
not.def

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Ѳәжґак туб ґи ждөжґәл.

[θæˈʒɡɑk tub ˈɡi ˈʒdɔʒɡæl]

θæˈʒɡɑ
evolve
-k
PAST
tub
NEG
ˈɡi
1incl.plur
ˈʒdɔʒɡ
language
-æl
def

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Пувэк јәб.

[puˈvɛk ˈjæb]

puˈvɛ
create
-k
PAST
ˈjæb
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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