A Collection of Texts in Fav

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.

त़ेफ़्विव़् ऱेद़ॖग़़् ब़ि लैट्ऽओभ़् नेत़् गेद़ॖग़़् ग़़फ़़् ज़ोक़् ॾ़ात्ऽ ष़ुऽ ष़ौज़़् ॾ़ात्ऽ ख़ेदेत्स़्।

[tˤᵊfɯʋˤ ɽᵊdˤɨʁˤ bˤix ləːʈʼoɓˤ netˤ ɡᵊdˤɨʁˤ ʁˤafˤ ʒoq ɗˤaːtʼ ʐuʡ ʐoːzˤ ɗˤaːtʼ kʰˤᵊdet͡sˤ]

tˤᵊh-
PAST
fɯʋˤ
have
ɽᵊk͡x-
cl.3
dˤɨʁˤ
the
bˤix
all
ləːᵏǀʼˤ-
plur
ʈʼoɓˤ
human being
netˤ
in_surface
ɡᵊp-
cl.4
dˤɨʁˤ
the
ʁˤafˤ
whole
ʒoq
earth
ɗˤaːtʼ
one
ʐuʡ
language
ʐoːzˤ
and
ɗˤaːtʼ
one
kʰˤᵊdet͡sˤ
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.

त़ेहॅगौ ह़ेभ् क्ल्ऽऐ क्त्हेद़ॖग़़् ज्ऽऊग्ऽ।

[tˤᵊhəɡoːx ħeɓ ᵏǁʼaix ᵏǀʰᵊdˤɨʁˤ ʄuːɠ]

tˤᵊh-
PAST
ʈəɡoːx
journey
ħeɓ
3.plur.cl.3
ᵏǁʼaix
from_inside
ᵏǀʰᵊᵏǀˤ-
cl.2
dˤɨʁˤ
the
ʄuːɠ
east

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
ष़ौज़़् त़ेहुफ़़् ह़ेभ् गेपुन् ड्ज़ॗ़ भॅज़़ैग़् ग़ेट् गेपुन् एट्।

[ʐoːzˤ tˤᵊhufˤ ħeɓ ɡᵊpun d͡ʐɨːxˤ ɓəzˤeːɣ ɡˤeʈ ɡᵊpun xeʈ]

ʐoːzˤ
and
tˤᵊh-
PAST
pʰˤufˤ
find
ħeɓ
3.plur.cl.3
ɡᵊp-
cl.4
tʰun
a
d͡ʐɨːxˤ
wide
ɓəzˤeːɣ
plain
ɡˤeʈ
in_inside
ɡᵊp-
cl.4
tʰun
a
xeʈ
land

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

(3)
फैख़ट्ऽ त़ेहेस्ऽविऱ् ह़ेभ् ॾ़िट्ष्।

[pʰəːk͡xˤaʈʼ tˤᵊhᵊsʔɯɽ ħeɓ ɗˤit͡ʂ]

pʰəːk͡xˤaʈʼ
thus
tˤᵊh-
PAST
qᵊsʔɯɽ
dwell
ħeɓ
3.plur.cl.3
ɗˤit͡ʂ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

त़ेह्वेप् ह़ेभ् क़़ैस् ग़़ॅकेजॅग़़ॖऩ् जेग़् क्लॅकैस् ष़ौज़़् क़़ैस् क़्ख़़ेऽ ग़़ॅक्वेक़्ऽ लैजॅग़़ॖऩ् जेग़् क्लॅकैस् ऽएषीग़्।

[tˤᵊhɤp ħeɓ qˤəːs ʁˤəkᵊd͡ʒəɣˤɨnˤ d͡ʒeɣ ᵏǁəkais ʐoːzˤ qˤəːs q͡χˤᵊʡ ʁˤəkɤqʼ ləːd͡ʒəɣˤɨnˤ d͡ʒeɣ ᵏǁəkais ʔᵊʂiːɢ]

tˤᵊh-
PAST
ʋɤp
say
ħeɓ
3.plur.cl.3
qˤəːs
imperative
ʁˤək-
1incl.plur.SUBJ
q͡χᵊᵏǁʼ-
make
d͡ʒəɣˤɨnˤ
brick
d͡ʒeɣ
1incl.plur
ᵏǁəkais
COMP
ʐoːzˤ
and
qˤəːs
imperative
q͡χˤᵊʡ
3.plur.cl.2.OBJ
ʁˤək-
1incl.plur.SUBJ
ɣˤɤqʼ
burn
ləːᵏǀʼˤ-
plur
d͡ʒəɣˤɨnˤ
brick
d͡ʒeɣ
1incl.plur
ᵏǁəkais
COMP
ʔᵊʂiːɢ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

त़ेफ़्विव़् ह़ेभ् जॅग़़ॖऩ् व़ेट्ऽवीस् ऩष़्।

[tˤᵊfɯʋˤ ħeɓ d͡ʒəɣˤɨnˤ ʋˤᵊʈʼɯːs nˤaʐ]

tˤᵊh-
PAST
fɯʋˤ
have
ħeɓ
3.plur.cl.3
d͡ʒəɣˤɨnˤ
brick
ʋˤᵊʈʼɯːs
PURP
nˤaʐ
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
ष़ौज़़् त़ेफ़्विव़् ह़ेभ् ग़़ैप़्विट्ऽ व़ेट्ऽवीस् फ़ॅपम़्।

[ʐoːzˤ tˤᵊfɯʋˤ ħeɓ ɢˤəːpˤɯʈʼ ʋˤᵊʈʼɯːs pʰˤəpamˤ]

ʐoːzˤ
and
tˤᵊh-
PAST
fɯʋˤ
have
ħeɓ
3.plur.cl.3
ɢˤəːpˤɯʈʼ
slime
ʋˤᵊʈʼɯːs
PURP
pʰˤəpamˤ
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

ऱॅड् भ़ैख़ीक् जेग़् थ़िह़् लैट्ऽओभ़्।

[ɽəɖ ɓˤəːk͡xˤiːk d͡ʒeɣ tʰˤiħ ləːʈʼoɓˤ]

ɽəɖ
NEG
ɓˤəːk͡xˤiːk
resemble
d͡ʒeɣ
1incl.plur
tʰˤiħ
other
ləːᵏǀʼˤ-
plur
ʈʼoɓˤ
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

त़ेहेखैक़् ट्षैर् ष़ौज़़् क़़एॾ़् ह़ेभ् ऱेद़ॖग़़् लैष़ुऽ।

[tˤᵊhᵊk͡xeːkˤ t͡ʂair ʐoːzˤ kʼˤeɗˤ ħeɓ ɽᵊdˤɨʁˤ ləːʐuʡ]

tˤᵊh-
PAST
ɗˤᵊk͡xeːkˤ
shape
t͡ʂair
fight
ʐoːzˤ
and
kʼˤeɗˤ
time
ħeɓ
3.plur.cl.3
ɽᵊk͡x-
cl.3
dˤɨʁˤ
the
ləːᵏǀʼˤ-
plur
ʐuʡ
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.

त़ेहॅग़िज्ऽ ह़ेभ् लैतेट्षभ् ष़ौज़़् लैडैह़् ऱेद़ॖग़़् लैक्त्हॗड्।

[tˤᵊhəɣiʄ ħeɓ ləːtᵊt͡ʂaɓ ʐoːzˤ ləːɖaiʜ ɽᵊdˤɨʁˤ ləːᵏǀʰɨːɖ]

tˤᵊh-
PAST
səɣiʄ
copy
ħeɓ
3.plur.cl.3
ləːᵏǀʼˤ-
plur
tᵊt͡ʂaɓ
mammal
ʐoːzˤ
and
ləːᵏǀʼˤ-
plur
ɖaiʜ
bird
ɽᵊk͡x-
cl.3
dˤɨʁˤ
the
ləːᵏǀʼˤ-
plur
ᵏǀʰɨːɖ
sound

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

द्ज़़ेड् त़ेहेष़ूट् षैॾ़् ज्ऽएद्वेष़् जेग़् ऱेद़ॖग़़् ष़ुऽ गेद़ॖग़़् फ़़व् क्लॅकैस् ग़ेट् ऱेखुन् क़ग्ऽ हॖथ्।

[d͡zˤeɖ tˤᵊhᵊʐuːʈ ʂəːɗˤ ʄᵊdɤʐ d͡ʒeɣ ɽᵊdˤɨʁˤ ʐuʡ ɡᵊdˤɨʁˤ fˤaʋ ᵏǁəkais ɡˤeʈ ɽᵊk͡xun kˤaɠ ɦɨθ]

d͡zˤeɖ
but
tˤᵊh-
PAST
ɽᵊʐuːʈ
arise
ʂəːɗˤ
3.plur.cl.3.OBJ
ʄᵊd-
3.sing.cl.4.SUBJ
qɤʐ
be
d͡ʒeɣ
1incl.plur
ɽᵊk͡x-
cl.3
dˤɨʁˤ
the
ʐuʡ
language
ɡᵊp-
cl.4
dˤɨʁˤ
the
fˤaʋ
langname
ᵏǁəkais
COMP
ɡˤeʈ
in_inside
ɽᵊk͡x-
cl.3
tʰun
a
kˤaɠ
different
ɦɨθ
manner

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

त़ेहॅक़़िह् कऩ् ग़़फ़़् ष़ौज़़् क़ेॾ़ूज़् ग़ेट् ऱेखुन् पीश् त्ऽएल्वीद्ज़्

[tˤᵊhəqˤih kanˤ ʁˤafˤ ʐoːzˤ qᵊɗˤuːz ɡˤeʈ ɽᵊk͡xun piːʃ tʼᵊlɯːd͡z]

tˤᵊh-
PAST
ʋˤəqˤih
appear
kanˤ
3.sing.cl.3
ʁˤafˤ
whole
ʐoːzˤ
and
qᵊɗˤuːz
perfect
ɡˤeʈ
in_inside
ɽᵊk͡x-
cl.3
tʰun
a
piːʃ
single
tʼᵊlɯːd͡z
breath

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

ऱॅड् त़ेहेथ़ोच् जेग़् ऱेद़ॖग़़् ष़ुऽ।

[ɽəɖ tˤᵊhᵊθˤot͡ʃ d͡ʒeɣ ɽᵊdˤɨʁˤ ʐuʡ]

ɽəɖ
NEG
tˤᵊh-
PAST
ɦᵊθˤot͡ʃ
evolve
d͡ʒeɣ
1incl.plur
ɽᵊk͡x-
cl.3
dˤɨʁˤ
the
ʐuʡ
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
त़ेब़ेक़्वेऱ् कऩ्।

[tˤᵊbˤᵊkˤɤɽ kanˤ]

tˤᵊh-
PAST
bˤᵊkˤɤɽ
create
kanˤ
3.sing.cl.3

“It was created.”

(14)

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