A Collection of Texts in Idich

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.

[t͡ʃeŋuŋ jed t͡ʃais jiɲ me jed poŋ t͡ʃoɲ haɲ t͡ʃaif mop haɲ t͡ʃipaɾuk]

t͡ʃeŋ
have
-uŋ
PAST
jed
the
t͡ʃais
all
j-
plur

human being
me
in_surface
jed
the
poŋ
whole
t͡ʃ-
sing

earth
haɲ
one
t͡ʃ-
sing
aif
language
mop
and
haɲ
one
t͡ʃ-
sing
ipaɾuk
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.

[bibaumuŋ baij neɾ jed t͡ʃuk]

bibaum
journey
-uŋ
PAST
baij
3.plur
neɾ
from_inside
jed
the
t͡ʃ-
sing
uk
east

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)

[mop nusuŋ baij wait t͡ʃisifap ʃauj t͡ʃok]

mop
and
nus
find
-uŋ
PAST
baij
3.plur
wait
wide
t͡ʃ-
sing
isifap
plain
ʃauj
in_inside
t͡ʃ-
sing
ok
land

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

(3)

[ŋuŋuw hiɲaʃuŋ baij waiɲ]

ŋuŋuw
thus
hiɲaʃ
dwell
-uŋ
PAST
baij
3.plur
waiɲ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

[tijuŋ baij ŋaiʃ ɡaunud duj jaut͡ʃijaʃ kit͡ʃaiw mop ŋaiʃ ɡaiɡud duj jaut͡ʃijaʃ kit͡ʃaiw hiteɡ]

tij
say
-uŋ
PAST
baij
3.plur
ŋaiʃ
1incl.plur
ɡaun
make
-ud
PRES
duj
imperative
j-
plur
aut͡ʃijaʃ
brick
kit͡ʃaiw
COMP
mop
and
ŋaiʃ
1incl.plur
ɡaiɡ
burn
-ud
PRES
duj
imperative
j-
plur
aut͡ʃijaʃ
brick
kit͡ʃaiw
COMP
hiteɡ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

[t͡ʃeŋuŋ baij t͡ʃaut͡ʃijaʃ t͡ʃiwat t͡ʃek]

t͡ʃeŋ
have
-uŋ
PAST
baij
3.plur
t͡ʃ-
sing
aut͡ʃijaʃ
brick
t͡ʃiwat
PURP
t͡ʃ-
sing
ek
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)

[mop t͡ʃeŋuŋ baij t͡ʃaikadaɾ t͡ʃiwat t͡ʃaɾimat͡ʃ]

mop
and
t͡ʃeŋ
have
-uŋ
PAST
baij
3.plur
t͡ʃ-
sing
aikadaɾ
slime
t͡ʃiwat
PURP
t͡ʃ-
sing
aɾimat͡ʃ
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

[wafiɾud baɾ ŋaiʃ haɾ jiɲ]

wafiɾ
resemble
-ud
PRES
baɾ
NEG
ŋaiʃ
1incl.plur
haɾ
other
j-
plur

human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

[daŋotuŋ t͡ʃaiʃ mop t͡ʃaut͡ʃ baij jed jaif]

daŋot
shape
-uŋ
PAST
t͡ʃ-
sing
aiʃ
fight
mop
and
t͡ʃ-
sing
aut͡ʃ
time
baij
3.plur
jed
the
j-
plur
aif
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.

[ŋaŋobuŋ baij juɲiɡid mop jot jed jos]

ŋaŋob
copy
-uŋ
PAST
baij
3.plur
j-
plur
uɲiɡid
mammal
mop
and
j-
plur
ot
bird
jed
the
j-
plur
os
sound

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

[ʃok kaɡemuŋ jed t͡ʃidit͡ʃ, nat dinud ŋaiʃ jed t͡ʃaif, ʃauj bob t͡ʃaubaɲ]

ʃok
but
kaɡem
arise
-uŋ
PAST
jed
the
t͡ʃ-
sing
idit͡ʃ
langname
nat
RELPRON
din
be
-ud
PRES
ŋaiʃ
1incl.plur
jed
the
t͡ʃ-
sing
aif
language
ʃauj
in_inside
bob
different
t͡ʃ-
sing
aubaɲ
manner

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

[dafoɲuŋ saf poŋ mop pimoŋ ʃauj t͡ʃat t͡ʃufiɾaɾ]

dafoɲ
appear
-uŋ
PAST
saf
3.sing
poŋ
whole
mop
and
pimoŋ
perfect
ʃauj
in_inside
t͡ʃat
single
t͡ʃ-
sing
ufiɾaɾ
breath

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

[ŋiŋehuŋ baɾ ŋaiʃ jed t͡ʃaif]

ŋiŋeh
evolve
-uŋ
PAST
baɾ
NEG
ŋaiʃ
1incl.plur
jed
the
t͡ʃ-
sing
aif
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)

[dukoɲuŋ saf]

dukoɲ
create
-uŋ
PAST
saf
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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