A Collection of Texts in Ding

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.

Jaf bairtel juf kuñol furs rsaiskef wus chem lispel rthais dal rtarnestel rthais.

[jaf baiʈel juf kuɲol fuʂ ʂaiskef ʋus t͡ʃem lispel ʈʰais dal ʈaɳestel ʈʰais]

jaf
PAST
baiʈ
have
-e
active
-l
POS
juf
all
kuɲ
human being
-el
STA
fuʂ
whole
ʂaisk
earth
-ef
LOC
ʋus
in_surface
t͡ʃem
plur
lisp
language
-el
STA
ʈʰais
one
dal
and
ʈaɳest
dialect
-el
STA
ʈʰais
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.

Jaf nesamel wing gkegkef phi.

[jaf nesamel ʋiŋ kʼekʼef pʰi]

jaf
PAST
nesam
journey
-e
active
-l
POS
ʋiŋ
3.plur.fem
kʼekʼ
east
-ef
LOC
pʰi
from_inside

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Dal jaf rnasel wing leng bigikel jef rsalef jef fairs.

[dal jaf ɳasel ʋiŋ leŋ biɡikel jef ʂalef jef faiʂ]

dal
and
jaf
PAST
ɳas
find
-e
active
-l
POS
ʋiŋ
3.plur.fem
leŋ
wide
biɡik
plain
-el
STA
je
a
-f
fem
ʂal
land
-ef
LOC
je
a
-f
fem
faiʂ
in_inside

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

(3)
Geshars jaf zhabbongol wing feng.

[ɡeʃaʂ jaf ʒaɓoŋol ʋiŋ feŋ]

ɡeʃaʂ
thus
jaf
PAST
ʒaɓoŋ
dwell
-e
active
-l
POS
ʋiŋ
3.plur.fem
feŋ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Jaf chedel wing thu rsowosol chem chodol te zha rsibirs dal thu rsowosol chem shaubol te zha rsibirs phawas.

[jaf t͡ʃedel ʋiŋ tʰu ʂoʋosol t͡ʃem t͡ʃodol te ʒa ʂibiʂ dal tʰu ʂoʋosol t͡ʃem ʃaubol te ʒa ʂibiʂ pʰaʋas]

jaf
PAST
t͡ʃed
say
-e
active
-l
POS
ʋiŋ
3.plur.fem
tʰu
1incl.plur
ʂeʋos
brick
-el
STA
t͡ʃem
plur
t͡ʃod
make
-e
active
-l
POS
te
imperative
ʒa
1incl.plur.SUBJ
ʂibiʂ
COMP
dal
and
tʰu
1incl.plur
ʂeʋos
brick
-el
STA
t͡ʃem
plur
ʃaub
burn
-e
active
-l
POS
te
imperative
ʒa
1incl.plur.SUBJ
ʂibiʂ
COMP
pʰaʋas
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Jaf bairtel wing rsowosol lauskof rtubbu.

[jaf baiʈel ʋiŋ ʂoʋosol lauskof ʈuɓu]

jaf
PAST
baiʈ
have
-e
active
-l
POS
ʋiŋ
3.plur.fem
ʂeʋos
brick
-el
STA
lausk
stone
-ef
LOC
ʈiɓu
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Dal jaf bairtel wing dostugol gkarnardef rtubbu.

[dal jaf baiʈel ʋiŋ dostuɡol kʼaɳaɖef ʈuɓu]

dal
and
jaf
PAST
baiʈ
have
-e
active
-l
POS
ʋiŋ
3.plur.fem
destuɡ
slime
-el
STA
kʼaɳaɖ
mortar
-ef
LOC
ʈiɓu
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Gkarnurdon thu rre kuñol chem.

[kʼaɳuɖon tʰu ɽe kuɲol t͡ʃem]

kʼaɳuɖ
resemble
-e
active
-n
NEG
tʰu
1incl.plur
ɽe
other
kuɲ
human being
-el
STA
t͡ʃem
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Jaf rthastiphel nilel dal rrawel lispel chem wing.

[jaf ʈʰastipʰel nilel dal ɽaʋel lispel t͡ʃem ʋiŋ]

jaf
PAST
ʈʰastipʰ
shape
-e
active
-l
POS
nil
fight
-el
STA
dal
and
ɽaʋ
time
-el
STA
lisp
language
-el
STA
t͡ʃem
plur
ʋiŋ
3.plur.fem

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Jaf fimirtel wing phomol chem kujurnol chem dal zizhel chem chem.

[jaf fimiʈel ʋiŋ pʰomol t͡ʃem kujuɳol t͡ʃem dal ziʒel t͡ʃem t͡ʃem]

jaf
PAST
fimiʈ
copy
-e
active
-l
POS
ʋiŋ
3.plur.fem
pʰom
sound
-el
STA
t͡ʃem
plur
kijuɳ
mammal
-el
STA
t͡ʃem
plur
dal
and
ziʒ
bird
-el
STA
t͡ʃem
plur
t͡ʃem
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Rsairs jaf tufoñol rdingel lispel thu keshel bbars rsibirs rri wizhef jem fairs.

[ʂaiʂ jaf tufoɲol ɖiŋel lispel tʰu keʃel ɓaʂ ʂibiʂ ɽi ʋiʒef jem faiʂ]

ʂaiʂ
but
jaf
PAST
tifoɲ
arise
-e
active
-l
POS
ɖiŋ
langname
-el
STA
lisp
language
-el
STA
tʰu
1incl.plur
keʃ
be
-e
active
-l
POS
ɓaʂ
3.sing.fem.SUBJ
ʂibiʂ
COMP
ɽi
different
ʋiʒ
manner
-ef
LOC
je
a
-m
neut
faiʂ
in_inside

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Jaf rsichajel lem furs dal narthuf paim neñaigkef jem fairs

[jaf ʂit͡ʃajel lem fuʂ dal naʈʰuf paim neɲaikʼef jem faiʂ]

jaf
PAST
ʂit͡ʃaj
appear
-e
active
-l
POS
lem
3.sing.neut
fuʂ
whole
dal
and
naʈʰuf
perfect
paim
single
neɲaikʼ
breath
-ef
LOC
je
a
-m
neut
faiʂ
in_inside

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Jaf rsagasen lispel thu.

[jaf ʂaɡasen lispel tʰu]

jaf
PAST
ʂaɡas
evolve
-e
active
-n
NEG
lisp
language
-el
STA
tʰu
1incl.plur

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Jaf magadel lem.

[jaf maɡadel lem]

jaf
PAST
maɡad
create
-e
active
-l
POS
lem
3.sing.neut

“It was created.”

(14)

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