A Collection of Texts in Idad

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.

Фуудъиб̱угуд ґар кайб̱ фәәч ҁнут кәәӈ фәәф кав бунъ јаўнъ каак куј јаўнъ кинъиб̱ун.

[fuːdˤiɓuhud ˈɡaɾ ˈkʼaiɓ ˈfəːt͡ʃ ˈᵑǀut ˈkʼəːŋ ˈfəːf ˈkʼaʋ ˈbunˤ ˈjaunˤ ˈkʼaːk ˈkʼuj ˈjaunˤ ˈkʼinˤiɓun]

f-
not.Q
uːdˤi
have

PAST
-uh
indicative
-u
active
-d
POS
ˈɡaɾ
all
kʼ-
ABS
ˈaiɓ
human being
ˈfəː
the
-t͡ʃ
cl.3
ˈᵑǀut
whole
kʼ-
ABS
ˈəːŋ
earth
ˈfəː
the
-f
cl.2
kʼ-
ABS
ˈaʋ
surface
ˈbunˤ
in
ˈjaunˤ
one
kʼ-
ABS
ˈaːk
language
ˈkʼuj
and
ˈjaunˤ
one
kʼ-
ABS
ˈinˤiɓun
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.

Фучудуб̱угуд бууњ кааб̱ фәәп кај гайтъ.

[fuˈt͡ʃuduɓuhud ˈbuːɲ ˈkʼaːɓ ˈfəːp ˈkʼaj ˈhaitˤ]

f-
not.Q
ˈut͡ʃudu
journey

PAST
-uh
indicative
-u
active
-d
POS
ˈbuːɲ
3.cl.3
kʼ-
ABS
ˈaːɓ
east
ˈfəː
the
-p
cl.8
kʼ-
ABS
ˈaj
inside
ˈhaitˤ
from

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Куј фидъаб̱угуд бууњ вәм кааґариб д̱ъидъ каґ д̱ъиф кај бунъ.

[ˈkʼuj fidˤaɓuhud ˈbuːɲ ˈʋəm ˈkʼaːɡaɾib ˈɗˤidˤ ˈkʼaɡ ˈɗˤif ˈkʼaj ˈbunˤ]

ˈkʼuj
and
f-
not.Q
idˤa
find

PAST
-uh
indicative
-u
active
-d
POS
ˈbuːɲ
3.cl.3
ˈʋəm
wide
kʼ-
ABS
ˈaːɡaɾib
plain
ˈɗˤi
a
-dˤ
cl.11
kʼ-
ABS
ˈaɡ
land
ˈɗˤi
a
-f
cl.2
kʼ-
ABS
ˈaj
inside
ˈbunˤ
in

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

(3)
Чакуј файфакаб̱угуд бууњ д̱ъииј.

[t͡ʃaˈkʼuj faiˈfakaɓuhud ˈbuːɲ ˈɗˤiːj]

t͡ʃaˈkʼuj
thus
f-
not.Q
ˈaifaka
dwell

PAST
-uh
indicative
-u
active
-d
POS
ˈbuːɲ
3.cl.3
ˈɗˤiːj
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Фиваб̱угуд бууњ ҁнаај кайњибудъ фидъидъакуд куј ҁнаај кайњибудъ фәтидъакуд бад̱ъинъ.

[fiʋaɓuhud ˈbuːɲ ˈᵑǀaːj ˈkʼaiɲibudˤ fidˤidˤakud ˈkʼuj ˈᵑǀaːj ˈkʼaiɲibudˤ fətidˤakud baˈɗˤinˤ]

f-
not.Q
iʋa
say

PAST
-uh
indicative
-u
active
-d
POS
ˈbuːɲ
3.cl.3
ˈᵑǀaːj
1incl
kʼ-
ABS
ˈaiɲibudˤ
brick
f-
not.Q
idˤi
make
-dˤ
PRES
-ak
imperative
-u
active
-d
POS
ˈkʼuj
and
ˈᵑǀaːj
1incl
kʼ-
ABS
ˈaiɲibudˤ
brick
f-
not.Q
əti
burn
-dˤ
PRES
-ak
imperative
-u
active
-d
POS
baˈɗˤinˤ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Фуудъиб̱угуд бууњ кайњибудъ кииӈ рирак.

[fuːdˤiɓuhud ˈbuːɲ ˈkʼaiɲibudˤ ˈkʼiːŋ ɾiˈɾak]

f-
not.Q
uːdˤi
have

PAST
-uh
indicative
-u
active
-d
POS
ˈbuːɲ
3.cl.3
kʼ-
ABS
ˈaiɲibudˤ
brick
kʼ-
ABS
ˈiːŋ
stone
ɾiˈɾak
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Куј фуудъиб̱угуд бууњ каабид̱ъап каанъупад рирак.

[ˈkʼuj fuːdˤiɓuhud ˈbuːɲ ˈkʼaːbiɗˤap ˈkʼaːnˤupad ɾiˈɾak]

ˈkʼuj
and
f-
not.Q
uːdˤi
have

PAST
-uh
indicative
-u
active
-d
POS
ˈbuːɲ
3.cl.3
kʼ-
ABS
ˈaːbiɗˤap
slime
kʼ-
ABS
ˈaːnˤupad
mortar
ɾiˈɾak
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Фикивидъугук ҁнаај ҁнәәӈ кайб̱.

[fiˈkʼiʋidˤuhuk ˈᵑǀaːj ˈᵑǀəːŋ ˈkʼaiɓ]

f-
not.Q
ˈikʼiʋi
resemble
-dˤ
PRES
-uh
indicative
-u
active
-k
NEG
ˈᵑǀaːj
1incl
ˈᵑǀəːŋ
other
kʼ-
ABS
ˈaiɓ
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Фимањиб̱угуд кайм куј кииј бууњ каак фәәв.

[fiˈmaɲiɓuhud ˈkʼaim ˈkʼuj ˈkʼiːj ˈbuːɲ ˈkʼaːk ˈfəːʋ]

f-
not.Q
ˈimaɲi
shape

PAST
-uh
indicative
-u
active
-d
POS
kʼ-
ABS
ˈaim
fight
ˈkʼuj
and
kʼ-
ABS
ˈiːj
time
ˈbuːɲ
3.cl.3
kʼ-
ABS
ˈaːk
language
ˈfəː
the

cl.5

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Фаўчачаб̱угуд бууњ каанибид̱ куј кив кә фәәдъ.

[fauˈt͡ʃat͡ʃaɓuhud ˈbuːɲ ˈkʼaːnibiɗ ˈkʼuj ˈkʼiʋ ˈkʼə ˈfəːdˤ]

f-
not.Q
ˈaut͡ʃat͡ʃa
copy

PAST
-uh
indicative
-u
active
-d
POS
ˈbuːɲ
3.cl.3
kʼ-
ABS
ˈaːnibiɗ
mammal
ˈkʼuj
and
kʼ-
ABS
ˈiʋ
bird
kʼ-
ABS
ˈə
sound
ˈfəː
the
-dˤ
cl.11

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Чаўдъ фәтъакуб̱угуд ҁнаај каак фәәв файнадъугуд киид̱ад фәәм бии кинан д̱ъив кај бунъ.

[ˈt͡ʃaudˤ fəˈtˤakuɓuhud ˈᵑǀaːj ˈkʼaːk ˈfəːʋ fainadˤuhud ˈkʼiːɗad ˈfəːm ˈbiː ˈkʼinan ˈɗˤiʋ ˈkʼaj ˈbunˤ]

ˈt͡ʃaudˤ
but
f-
not.Q
ˈətˤaku
arise

PAST
-uh
indicative
-u
active
-d
POS
ˈᵑǀaːj
1incl
kʼ-
ABS
ˈaːk
language
ˈfəː
the

cl.5
f-
not.Q
aina
be
-dˤ
PRES
-uh
indicative
-u
active
-d
POS
kʼ-
ABS
ˈiːɗad
langname
ˈfəː
the
-m
cl.9
ˈbiː
different
kʼ-
ABS
ˈinan
manner
ˈɗˤi
a

cl.5
kʼ-
ABS
ˈaj
inside
ˈbunˤ
in

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Фәґудуб̱угуд найӈ ҁнут куј чупәәдъ нам кињуд̱ум д̱ъив кај бунъ

[fəˈɡuduɓuhud ˈnaiŋ ˈᵑǀut ˈkʼuj t͡ʃuˈpəːdˤ ˈnam ˈkʼiɲuɗum ˈɗˤiʋ ˈkʼaj ˈbunˤ]

f-
not.Q
ˈəɡudu
appear

PAST
-uh
indicative
-u
active
-d
POS
ˈnaiŋ
3.cl.5
ˈᵑǀut
whole
ˈkʼuj
and
t͡ʃuˈpəːdˤ
perfect
ˈnam
single
kʼ-
ABS
ˈiɲuɗum
breath
ˈɗˤi
a

cl.5
kʼ-
ABS
ˈaj
inside
ˈbunˤ
in

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Фувапуб̱угук ҁнаај каак фәәв.

[fuˈʋapuɓuhuk ˈᵑǀaːj ˈkʼaːk ˈfəːʋ]

f-
not.Q
ˈuʋapu
evolve

PAST
-uh
indicative
-u
active
-k
NEG
ˈᵑǀaːj
1incl
kʼ-
ABS
ˈaːk
language
ˈfəː
the

cl.5

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Фәчанъаб̱угуд найӈ.

[fəˈt͡ʃanˤaɓuhud ˈnaiŋ]

f-
not.Q
ˈət͡ʃanˤa
create

PAST
-uh
indicative
-u
active
-d
POS
ˈnaiŋ
3.cl.5

“It was created.”

(14)

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