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A Collection of Texts in Kig

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.

चेँ#ड्ऽ ह़ॖव् ऱ्वोलीद् तॅक़ त्ऽएँख़् ग़ीऽ वौभ् तॅक़ ग़्ऽओग़्ऽव् त्ऽवौड्ऽ तॅल् ग्ऽवत्ऽ ग़्ऽओग़्ऽव् गोँ#ːऱ्व् तॅल् ॾिँ#ːह़् ग़्ऽविँ#ːभ् प्फोड्ऽ क्ट्ऽओँ#वेह् ग़्ऽविँ#ːभ्।

[ˈt͡ʃɘ̃̃ᶑ ħɨw rʷoˈliːd ˈtɛkʼ tʼɘ̃ːχ ˈɣiːʕ ˈβoːɓ ˈtɛkʼ ʛoʛʷ ˈtʼʷauᶑ ˈtɛl ˈɠʷɜtʼ ʛoʛʷ ˈɡõ̃ːrʷ ˈtɛl ˈɗĩ̃ːħ ˈʛʷĩ̃ːɓ ˈp͡foᶑ ᵏǃʼõ̃ˈβᵊɦ ˈʛʷĩ̃ːɓ]

ˈt͡ʃɘ̃ᶑ
have ħɨw
PAST rʷox-
plur ˈliːd
human being ˈtɛ
the -ˈkʼ
anim tʼɘ̃ːχ
LOC ˈɣiːʕ
surface ˈβoːɓ
earth ˈtɛ
the -ˈkʼ
anim ʛoʛʷ
3.sing.anim.POSS ˈtʼʷauᶑ
whole ˈtɛ
the -ˈl
inanim ˈɠʷɜtʼ
in ʛoʛʷ
3.sing.anim.POSS ˈɡõːrʷ
all ˈtɛ
the -ˈl
inanim ˈɗĩːħ
language ˈʛʷĩːɓ
one ˈp͡foᶑ
and ᵏǃʼõˈβᵊɦ
dialect ˈʛʷĩːɓ
one

“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.

क्टेवॉड्ऽ ह़ॖव् द्वॖथ्व् क्त्ऽवऽ क़्वैच् क्ट्ऽवॅत्व् तॅक़ क्वॖख्व्।

[ᵏǃᵊˈβɔᶑ ħɨw ˈdʷɨθʷ ᵏǀʼʷɜʕ ˈqʷait͡ʃ ˈᵏǃʼʷɛːtʷ ˈtɛkʼ ˈkʷɨxʷ]

ᵏǃᵊˈβɔᶑ
journey ħɨw
PAST ˈdʷɨθʷ
3.plur.anim ᵏǀʼʷɜʕ
ABL ˈqʷait͡ʃ
inside ˈᵏǃʼʷɛːtʷ
east ˈtɛ
the -ˈkʼ
anim ˈkʷɨxʷ
from

“They journeyed from the east.”

 (2)
प्फोड्ऽ त्ऽइभ् ह़ॖव् द्वॖथ्व् ऽअद्विड्ऽ ह़ॅक़ त्ऽएँख़् क़्वैच् ह़ब् ह़ॅल् ग्ऽवत्ऽ ग़्ऽओग़्ऽव् ह़ुऱ्व् तॅल्।

[ˈp͡foᶑ ˈtʼiɓ ħɨw ˈdʷɨθʷ ʕaˈdʷiᶑ ˈʜɛkʼ tʼɘ̃ːχ ˈqʷait͡ʃ ˈʜab ˈʜɛl ˈɠʷɜtʼ ʛoʛʷ ˈʜurʷ ˈtɛl]

ˈp͡foᶑ
and ˈtʼiɓ
find ħɨw
PAST ˈdʷɨθʷ
3.plur.anim ʕaˈdʷiᶑ
plain ˈʜɛ
a -ˈkʼ
anim tʼɘ̃ːχ
LOC ˈqʷait͡ʃ
inside ˈʜab
land ˈʜɛ
a -ˈl
inanim ˈɠʷɜtʼ
in ʛoʛʷ
3.sing.anim.POSS ˈʜurʷ
wide ˈtɛ
the -ˈl
inanim

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

 (3)
धेग़ॅँ#ːग़्ऽव् ग़्ऽवँ#यॉँऽ ह़ॖव् द्वॖथ्व् इँ#ख़्व्।

[ðᵊˈɣɛ̃̃ːʛʷ ʛʷã̃ˈjɔ̃ʡ ħɨw ˈdʷɨθʷ ˈxĩ̃χʷ]

ðᵊˈɣɛ̃ːʛʷ
thus ʛʷãˈjɔʡ
dwell ħɨw
PAST ˈdʷɨθʷ
3.plur.anim ˈxĩχʷ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

 (4)

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

ऱ्वॅऱ्व् ह़ॖव् द्वॖथ्व् भॅग़् ग्वेत्वॅल्झॉग़् यच् ग़्ऽओग़्ऽव् प्फोड्ऽ भॅग़् बात्वॅल्झॉग़् हौग़्ऽउॾ् यच् ग़्ऽओग़्ऽव्।

[ˈrʷɛrʷ ħɨw ˈdʷɨθʷ ɓɛːʁ ɡʷᵊtʷɛˈɮɔːɢ ˈjɜt͡ʃ ʛoʛʷ ˈp͡foᶑ ɓɛːʁ baːtʷɛˈɮɔːɢ hoːˈʛuɗ ˈjɜt͡ʃ ʛoʛʷ]

ˈrʷɛrʷ
say ħɨw
PAST ˈdʷɨθʷ
3.plur.anim ɓɛːʁ
imperative ɡʷᵊɠʷ-
make tʷɛˈɮɔːɢ
brick ˈjɜt͡ʃ
1incl.plur ʛoʛʷ
3.sing.anim.POSS ˈp͡foᶑ
and ɓɛːʁ
imperative baːɠʷ-
burn tʷɛˈɮɔːɢ
brick hoːˈʛuɗ
thoroughly ˈjɜt͡ʃ
1incl.plur ʛoʛʷ
3.sing.anim.POSS

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

 (5)

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

चेँ#ड्ऽ ह़ॖव् द्वॖथ्व् त्वॅल्झॉग़् त्ऽएँख़् फ़ोप्ऽ ॾह़ॖय्व्।

[ˈt͡ʃɘ̃̃ᶑ ħɨw ˈdʷɨθʷ tʷɛˈɮɔːɢ tʼɘ̃ːχ ˈfopʼ ɗaˈħɨɥ]

ˈt͡ʃɘ̃ᶑ
have ħɨw
PAST ˈdʷɨθʷ
3.plur.anim tʷɛˈɮɔːɢ
brick tʼɘ̃ːχ
LOC ˈfopʼ
stone ɗaˈħɨɥ
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

 (6)
प्फोड्ऽ चेँ#ड्ऽ ह़ॖव् द्वॖथ्व् ख्विख़िग़् त्ऽएँख़् ख़्वॅल्झेऽ ॾह़ॖय्व्।

[ˈp͡foᶑ ˈt͡ʃɘ̃̃ᶑ ħɨw ˈdʷɨθʷ k͡xʷiˈχiɢ tʼɘ̃ːχ χʷɛˈɮᵊʔ ɗaˈħɨɥ]

ˈp͡foᶑ
and ˈt͡ʃɘ̃ᶑ
have ħɨw
PAST ˈdʷɨθʷ
3.plur.anim k͡xʷiˈχiɢ
slime tʼɘ̃ːχ
LOC χʷɛˈɮᵊʔ
mortar ɗaˈħɨɥ
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

 (7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

ग़ोँॾ्व् क्त्वँ#ːग्विँ#ऽ यच् ऱ्वोलीद् ग़्ऽओग़्ऽव् क्ट्ऽवॉँ#क़्ऽव् तॅल्।

[ʁõːɗʷ ᵏǀʷɜ̃̃ːˈɡʷĩ̃ʕ ˈjɜt͡ʃ rʷoˈliːd ʛoʛʷ ˈᵏǃʼʷɔ̃̃qʼʷ ˈtɛl]

ʁõːɗʷ
NEG ᵏǀʷɜ̃ːˈɡʷĩʕ
resemble ˈjɜt͡ʃ
1incl.plur rʷox-
plur ˈliːd
human being ʛoʛʷ
3.sing.anim.POSS ˈᵏǃʼʷɔ̃qʼʷ
other ˈtɛ
the -ˈl
inanim

“We do not resemble other humans.”

 (8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

ग़ेध्विक़्ऽ ह़ॖव् गूग़् प्फोड्ऽ थ्वॅक़्व् ऱ्वोँइँ#ːह़् तॅल् ऽऑऱ्व् द्वॖथ्व्।

[ʁeˈðʷiqʼ ħɨw ˈɡuːɣ ˈp͡foᶑ ˈθʷɛːqʷ rʷõˈxĩ̃ːħ ˈtɛl ʕɔːrʷ ˈdʷɨθʷ]

ʁeˈðʷiqʼ
shape ħɨw
PAST ˈɡuːɣ
fight ˈp͡foᶑ
and ˈθʷɛːqʷ
time rʷox-
plur ˈɗĩːħ
language ˈtɛ
the -ˈl
inanim ʕɔːrʷ
3.plur.anim.POSS ˈdʷɨθʷ
3.plur.anim

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

 (9)

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

ध्वग्ऽएक्व् ह़ॖव् द्वॖथ्व् ऱ्वोँयेँ#ːव् तॅल् ऽऑऱ्व् ऱ्वोँअँऽएँ#ːव् प्फोड्ऽ ऱ्वोवुऱ्व्।

[ðʷɜˈɠᵊkʷ ħɨw ˈdʷɨθʷ rʷõˈjɘ̃̃ːv ˈtɛl ʕɔːrʷ rʷõxɜ̃ːˈʔẽ̃ːw ˈp͡foᶑ rʷoˈvurʷ]

ðʷɜˈɠᵊkʷ
copy ħɨw
PAST ˈdʷɨθʷ
3.plur.anim rʷox-
plur ˈjɘ̃ːv
sound ˈtɛ
the -ˈl
inanim ʕɔːrʷ
3.plur.anim.POSS rʷox-
plur ɠʷɜːˈʔẽːw
mammal ˈp͡foᶑ
and rʷox-
plur ˈvurʷ
bird

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

 (10)

But our language arose in a different way.

ग़्वेख़् ग़िड्ऽॲग़्व् ह़ॖव् ॾिँ#ːह़् तॅल् क्ट्ऽअह़् हुक़व् क्वोँ#ːऽ क्तॖँ#ग्व् तॅक़ ग़्ऽओग़्ऽव् त्ऽएँख़् क़्वैच् ख़ॖँ#ːख़् ह़ॅक़ ग़्ऽओग़्ऽव् ग्ऽऐत् तॅल् ग्ऽवत्ऽ।

[ˈɢʷɘːχ ɣiˈᶑɛʁʷ ħɨw ˈɗĩ̃ːħ ˈtɛl ᵏǃʼɜːʜ hukʼʷ ˈkʷõ̃ːʔ ˈᵏǀɨ̃̃ɡʷ ˈtɛkʼ ʛoʛʷ tʼɘ̃ːχ ˈqʷait͡ʃ ˈχɨ̃̃ːχ ˈʜɛkʼ ʛoʛʷ ˈɠait ˈtɛl ˈɠʷɜtʼ]

ˈɢʷɘːχ
but ɣiˈᶑɛʁʷ
arise ħɨw
PAST ˈɗĩːħ
language ˈtɛ
the -ˈl
inanim ᵏǃʼɜːʜ
1incl.plur.POSS hukʼʷ
3.plur.inanim.OBJ ˈkʷõːʔ
be ˈᵏǀɨ̃ɡʷ
langname ˈtɛ
the -ˈkʼ
anim ʛoʛʷ
3.sing.anim.POSS tʼɘ̃ːχ
LOC ˈqʷait͡ʃ
inside ˈχɨ̃ːχ
manner ˈʜɛ
a -ˈkʼ
anim ʛoʛʷ
3.sing.anim.POSS ˈɠait
different ˈtɛ
the -ˈl
inanim ˈɠʷɜtʼ
in

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

 (11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

क़्ऽवॗऽइऽ ह़ॖव् ग़ॖँ#ːग़् ग़्ऽओग़्ऽव् त्ऽवौड्ऽ तॅल् प्फोड्ऽ ग़्ऽओग़्ऽव् लॉरैग़्व् तॅल् त्ऽएँख़् क़्वैच् क्ट्ऽविख्वौड्ऽ ह़ॅल् ग़्ऽओग़्ऽव् ॾ्वऱ्व् तॅल् ग्ऽवत्ऽ

[qʼʷɨːˈʕiʔ ħɨw ˈɢɨ̃̃ːʁ ʛoʛʷ ˈtʼʷauᶑ ˈtɛl ˈp͡foᶑ ʛoʛʷ lɔˈɾaiɣʷ ˈtɛl tʼɘ̃ːχ ˈqʷait͡ʃ ᵏǃʼʷiˈk͡xʷauᶑ ˈʜɛl ʛoʛʷ ˈɗʷɜːrʷ ˈtɛl ˈɠʷɜtʼ]

qʼʷɨːˈʕiʔ
appear ħɨw
PAST ˈɢɨ̃ːʁ
3.sing.inanim ʛoʛʷ
3.sing.anim.POSS ˈtʼʷauᶑ
whole ˈtɛ
the -ˈl
inanim ˈp͡foᶑ
and ʛoʛʷ
3.sing.anim.POSS lɔˈɾaiɣʷ
perfect ˈtɛ
the -ˈl
inanim tʼɘ̃ːχ
LOC ˈqʷait͡ʃ
inside ᵏǃʼʷiˈk͡xʷauᶑ
breath ˈʜɛ
a -ˈl
inanim ʛoʛʷ
3.sing.anim.POSS ˈɗʷɜːrʷ
single ˈtɛ
the -ˈl
inanim ˈɠʷɜtʼ
in

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

 (12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

ग़ोँॾ्व् थ्वॅँ#ːक़्ख़ँ#ːब् ह़ॖव् ॾिँ#ːह़् तॅल् क्ट्ऽअह़्।

[ʁõːɗʷ θʷɛ̃̃ːˈq͡χã̃ːb ħɨw ˈɗĩ̃ːħ ˈtɛl ᵏǃʼɜːʜ]

ʁõːɗʷ
NEG θʷɛ̃ːˈq͡χãːb
evolve ħɨw
PAST ˈɗĩːħ
language ˈtɛ
the -ˈl
inanim ᵏǃʼɜːʜ
1incl.plur.POSS

“Our language did not evolve.”

 (13)
ग्वँ#ग़्वोँग़्व् ह़ॖव् ग़ॖँ#ːग़्।

[ɡʷɜ̃̃ˈʁʷõʁʷ ħɨw ˈɢɨ̃̃ːʁ]

ɡʷɜ̃ˈʁʷoʁʷ
create ħɨw
PAST ˈɢɨ̃ːʁ
3.sing.inanim

“It was created.”

 (14)

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