A Collection of Texts in Yezin

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.

Toww lit hit nepif kip doh hit jowwif tak niw nah zup rum nah pezutow.

[tow lit hit nepif kip doh hit jowif tak niʋ nah zup rum nah pezutoʋ]

tow
PAST
lit
have
hit
the
nep
all
-if
NOM
kip
human being
doh
in
hit
the
jow
whole
-if
NOM
tak
earth
niʋ
surface
nah
one
zup
language
rum
and
nah
one
pezutoʋ
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.

Toww towweñ sip siww hit nid wwih.

[tow toweɲ sip siw hit nid wih]

tow
PAST
toweɲ
journey
sip
3
siw
from
hit
the
nid
east
wih
inside

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Rum toww pil sip paskif luwawwat doh ñur wwih.

[rum tow pil sip paskif luʋawat doh ɲur wih]

rum
and
tow
PAST
pil
find
sip
3
pask
wide
-if
NOM
luʋawat
plain
doh
in
ɲur
land
wih
inside

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

(3)
Botag toww dakam sip zok.

[botaɡ tow dakam sip zok]

botaɡ
thus
tow
PAST
dakam
dwell
sip
3
zok
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Toww ror sip juw bil pehawwokug rum juw bil sal sañ hawwokug batir.

[tow ror sip juʋ bil pehawokuɡ rum juʋ bil sal saɲ hawokuɡ batir]

tow
PAST
ror
say
sip
3
juʋ
1incl
bil
imperative
pe-
make
hawokuɡ
brick
rum
and
juʋ
1incl
bil
imperative
sal
3.OBJ
saɲ
burn
hawokuɡ
brick
batir
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Toww lit sip hawwokug tules zez.

[tow lit sip hawokuɡ tules zez]

tow
PAST
lit
have
sip
3
hawokuɡ
brick
tules
PURP
zez
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Rum toww lit sip detiwik tules zobeñih.

[rum tow lit sip detiʋik tules zobeɲih]

rum
and
tow
PAST
lit
have
sip
3
detiʋik
slime
tules
PURP
zobeɲih
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Wenit mu juw pusif kip.

[ʋenit mu juʋ pusif kip]

ʋenit
resemble
mu
NEG
juʋ
1incl
pus
other
-if
NOM
kip
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Toww mopos ñon rum war sip hit zup.

[tow mopos ɲon rum ʋar sip hit zup]

tow
PAST
mopos
shape
ɲon
fight
rum
and
ʋar
time
sip
3
hit
the
zup
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.

Toww hujag sip buñoder rum wwom hit poh.

[tow hujaɡ sip buɲoder rum wom hit poh]

tow
PAST
hujaɡ
copy
sip
3
buɲoder
mammal
rum
and
wom
bird
hit
the
poh
sound

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Naf toww lajuh hit jezin, nan sal mus juw hit zup, doh nejif ñazoj wwih.

[naf tow lajuh hit jezin, nan sal mus juʋ hit zup, doh nejif ɲazoj wih]

naf
but
tow
PAST
lajuh
arise
hit
the
jezin
langname
nan
RELPRON
sal
3.OBJ
mus
be
juʋ
1incl
hit
the
zup
language
doh
in
nej
different
-if
NOM
ɲazoj
manner
wih
inside

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Toww nukun sip jowwif rum gonamif doh huñif katenam wwih

[tow nukun sip jowif rum ɡonamif doh huɲif katenam wih]

tow
PAST
nukun
appear
sip
3
jow
whole
-if
NOM
rum
and
ɡonam
perfect
-if
NOM
doh
in
huɲ
single
-if
NOM
katenam
breath
wih
inside

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Toww gukod mu juw hit zup.

[tow ɡukod mu juʋ hit zup]

tow
PAST
ɡukod
evolve
mu
NEG
juʋ
1incl
hit
the
zup
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Toww tazam sip.

[tow tazam sip]

tow
PAST
tazam
create
sip
3

“It was created.”

(14)

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