A Collection of Texts in Har

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.

Ҙяuпь бакь фяґь бысифюг ѳяiфъ быхухёдь ӷаuть быняiпёдь дюрёдь вынь ғыдь хыґёвёдь вынь.

[ˈðʲaupʲ bˠakʲ ˈɸʲaɡʲ bˠiˈsʲifʲuh ˈθʲaifˠ bˠiˈxˠuxʲodʲ ˈʁˠautʲ bˠiˈnʲaipʲodʲ ˈdʲuɾʲodʲ ˈwˠinʲ ˈɣˠidʲ xˠiˈɡʲowʲodʲ ˈwˠinʲ]

ˈðʲaupʲ
have
bˠakʲ
PAST
ˈɸʲaɡʲ
all
bˠi-
def
ˈsʲifʲ
human being
-uh
plur
ˈθʲaifˠ
in
bˠi-
def
ˈxˠuxʲ
surface
-odʲ
sing
ˈʁˠautʲ
whole
bˠi-
def
ˈnʲaipʲ
earth
-odʲ
sing
ˈdʲuɾʲ
language
-odʲ
sing
wˠ-
NOM
ˈinʲ
one
ˈɣˠidʲ
and
xˠiˈɡʲowʲ
dialect
-odʲ
sing
wˠ-
NOM
ˈinʲ
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.

Быбюзь бакь тубъ ӈэръ бычaфёдь быбыфёдь.

[bˠiˈbʲuzʲ bˠakʲ ˈtˠubˠ ˈŋˠeɾˠ bˠiˈt͡ʃaɸʲodʲ bˠiˈbˠifʲodʲ]

bˠiˈbʲuzʲ
journey
bˠakʲ
PAST
ˈtˠubˠ
3.plur
ˈŋˠeɾˠ
from
bˠi-
def
ˈt͡ʃaɸʲ
inside
-odʲ
sing
bˠi-
def
ˈbˠifʲ
east
-odʲ
sing

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Ғыдь варь бакь тубъ фё киӈь кимэӈёдь ѳяiфъ бычaфёдь фё паiнёдь.

[ˈɣˠidʲ ˈwˠaɾʲ bˠakʲ ˈtˠubˠ ˈɸʲo ˈkʲiŋʲ kʲiˈmˠeŋʲodʲ ˈθʲaifˠ bˠiˈt͡ʃaɸʲodʲ ˈɸʲo ˈpˠainʲodʲ]

ˈɣˠidʲ
and
ˈwˠaɾʲ
find
bˠakʲ
PAST
ˈtˠubˠ
3.plur
ˈɸʲo
a
ˈkʲiŋʲ
wide
kʲiˈmˠeŋʲ
plain
-odʲ
sing
ˈθʲaifˠ
in
bˠi-
def
ˈt͡ʃaɸʲ
inside
-odʲ
sing
ˈɸʲo
a
ˈpˠainʲ
land
-odʲ
sing

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

(3)
Ґыкиӈъ чoғэѳь бакь тубъ ҙэпь.

[ɡˠiˈkʲiŋˠ t͡ʃoˈɣˠeθʲ bˠakʲ ˈtˠubˠ ˈðˠepʲ]

ɡˠiˈkʲiŋˠ
thus
t͡ʃoˈɣˠeθʲ
dwell
bˠakʲ
PAST
ˈtˠubˠ
3.plur
ˈðˠepʲ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Хипь бакь тубъ ҙаiӈъ јoӷь ҙяпь фюсьпясьӏuг зачайфь ғыдь ҙаiӈъ јoӷь даuј фюсьпясьӏuг зачайфь нёхаiј.

[ˈxʲipʲ bˠakʲ ˈtˠubˠ ˈðˠaiŋˠ joʁʲ ˈðʲapʲ ɸʲuˈsʲpʲasʲʔuh zˠaˈt͡ʃaifʲ ˈɣˠidʲ ˈðˠaiŋˠ joʁʲ ˈdˠauj ɸʲuˈsʲpʲasʲʔuh zˠaˈt͡ʃaifʲ nʲoˈxˠaij]

ˈxʲipʲ
say
bˠakʲ
PAST
ˈtˠubˠ
3.plur
ˈðˠaiŋˠ
1incl.plur
joʁʲ
imperative
ˈðʲapʲ
make
ɸʲuˈsʲpʲasʲʔ
brick
-uh
plur
zˠaˈt͡ʃaifʲ
COMP
ˈɣˠidʲ
and
ˈðˠaiŋˠ
1incl.plur
joʁʲ
imperative
ˈdˠauj
burn
ɸʲuˈsʲpʲasʲʔ
brick
-uh
plur
zˠaˈt͡ʃaifʲ
COMP
nʲoˈxˠaij
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Ҙяuпь бакь тубъ фюсьпясьӏoдь ҁнамёӈь вясътёдь.

[ˈðʲaupʲ bˠakʲ ˈtˠubˠ ɸʲuˈsʲpʲasʲʔodʲ ᵑǀˠaˈmʲoŋʲ ˈwʲasˠtʲodʲ]

ˈðʲaupʲ
have
bˠakʲ
PAST
ˈtˠubˠ
3.plur
ɸʲuˈsʲpʲasʲʔ
brick
-odʲ
sing
ᵑǀˠaˈmʲoŋʲ
PURP
ˈwʲasˠtʲ
stone
-odʲ
sing

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Ғыдь ҙяuпь бакь тубъ ӷеӷюмодь ҁнамёӈь јaсътяҙодь.

[ˈɣˠidʲ ˈðʲaupʲ bˠakʲ ˈtˠubˠ ʁʲeˈʁʲumˠodʲ ᵑǀˠaˈmʲoŋʲ jaˈsˠtʲaðˠodʲ]

ˈɣˠidʲ
and
ˈðʲaupʲ
have
bˠakʲ
PAST
ˈtˠubˠ
3.plur
ʁʲeˈʁʲumˠ
slime
-odʲ
sing
ᵑǀˠaˈmʲoŋʲ
PURP
jaˈsˠtʲaðˠ
mortar
-odʲ
sing

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Вунъ ӏaсись ҙаiӈъ фять сифюг.

[wˠunˠ ʔaˈsʲisʲ ˈðˠaiŋˠ ˈfʲatʲ ˈsʲifʲuh]

wˠunˠ
NEG
ʔaˈsʲisʲ
resemble
ˈðˠaiŋˠ
1incl.plur
ˈfʲatʲ
other
ˈsʲifʲ
human being
-uh
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Тасъкюфь бакь неґёдь ғыдь нэҙёдь быдюрюг тубъ.

[tˠaˈsˠkʲufʲ bˠakʲ ˈnʲeɡʲodʲ ˈɣˠidʲ ˈnˠeðʲodʲ bˠiˈdʲuɾʲuh ˈtˠubˠ]

tˠaˈsˠkʲufʲ
shape
bˠakʲ
PAST
ˈnʲeɡʲ
fight
-odʲ
sing
ˈɣˠidʲ
and
ˈnˠeðʲ
time
-odʲ
sing
bˠi-
def
ˈdʲuɾʲ
language
-uh
plur
ˈtˠubˠ
3.plur

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Ҁтусъпипь бакь тубъ быбисътуг хофуґуг ғыдь ныӈюг.

[ᵏǀˠuˈsˠpʲipʲ bˠakʲ ˈtˠubˠ bˠiˈbʲisˠtˠuh xˠoˈɸˠuɡˠuh ˈɣˠidʲ ˈnˠiŋʲuh]

ᵏǀˠuˈsˠpʲipʲ
copy
bˠakʲ
PAST
ˈtˠubˠ
3.plur
bˠi-
def
ˈbʲisˠtˠ
sound
-uh
plur
xˠoˈɸˠuɡˠ
mammal
-uh
plur
ˈɣˠidʲ
and
ˈnˠiŋʲ
bird
-uh
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Ѳэвъ фюбэмь бакь ваu быгaӷёдь быдюрёдь ҙаiӈъ ѳяiфъ бычaфёдь фё ды ѳяродь.

[ˈθˠewˠ ɸʲuˈbˠemʲ bˠakʲ ˈwˠau bˠiˈhaʁʲodʲ bˠiˈdʲuɾʲodʲ ˈðˠaiŋˠ ˈθʲaifˠ bˠiˈt͡ʃaɸʲodʲ ˈɸʲo ˈdˠi ˈθʲaɾˠodʲ]

ˈθˠewˠ
then
ɸʲuˈbˠemʲ
arise
bˠakʲ
PAST
ˈwˠau
be
bˠi-
def
ˈhaʁʲ
langname
-odʲ
sing
bˠi-
def
ˈdʲuɾʲ
language
-odʲ
sing
ˈðˠaiŋˠ
1incl.plur
ˈθʲaifˠ
in
bˠi-
def
ˈt͡ʃaɸʲ
inside
-odʲ
sing
ˈɸʲo
a
ˈdˠi
different
ˈθʲaɾˠ
manner
-odʲ
sing

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Ғэӏiӈь бакь поч ӷаuть ғыдь ҁтэфюґь ѳяiфъ бычaфёдь фё ҁтыбь ҁняӈенёдь

[ɣˠeˈʔiŋʲ bˠakʲ ˈpˠot͡ʃ ˈʁˠautʲ ˈɣˠidʲ ᵏǀˠeˈɸʲuɡʲ ˈθʲaifˠ bˠiˈt͡ʃaɸʲodʲ ˈɸʲo ˈᵏǀˠibʲ ᵑǀʲaˈŋʲenʲodʲ]

ɣˠeˈʔiŋʲ
appear
bˠakʲ
PAST
ˈpˠot͡ʃ
3.sing
ˈʁˠautʲ
whole
ˈɣˠidʲ
and
ᵏǀˠeˈɸʲuɡʲ
perfect
ˈθʲaifˠ
in
bˠi-
def
ˈt͡ʃaɸʲ
inside
-odʲ
sing
ˈɸʲo
a
ˈᵏǀˠibʲ
single
ᵑǀʲaˈŋʲenʲ
breath
-odʲ
sing

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Вунъ јaтидь бакь быдюрёдь ҙаiӈъ.

[wˠunˠ jaˈtʲidʲ bˠakʲ bˠiˈdʲuɾʲodʲ ˈðˠaiŋˠ]

wˠunˠ
NEG
jaˈtʲidʲ
evolve
bˠakʲ
PAST
bˠi-
def
ˈdʲuɾʲ
language
-odʲ
sing
ˈðˠaiŋˠ
1incl.plur

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Ӷыѳыфь бакь поч.

[ʁˠiˈθˠifʲ bˠakʲ ˈpˠot͡ʃ]

ʁˠiˈθˠifʲ
create
bˠakʲ
PAST
ˈpˠot͡ʃ
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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