A Collection of Texts in Wauth

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.

Waung ñeg fiisel gucheñ khatel ñiin thais sééw ñid jéch mash ñid kegiith.

[ˈwauŋ ɲəɡ ˈfiːsəl ˈɡut͡ʃəɲ ˈxatəl ˈɲiːn ˈθais ˈseːw ˈɲid ˈjet͡ʃ ˈmaʃ ˈɲid kəˈɡiːθ]

ˈwauŋ
have
ɲəɡ
PAST
ˈfiːs
all
-əl
NOM
ˈɡut͡ʃ
human being
-əɲ
plur
ˈxat
whole
-əl
NOM
ˈɲiːn
earth
ˈθais
surface
ˈseːw
in
ˈɲid
one
ˈjet͡ʃ
language
ˈmaʃ
and
ˈɲid
one
kəˈɡiːθ
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.

Mewééd ñeg séér waikh hiw béém.

[məˈweːd ɲəɡ ˈseːr ˈwaix ˈhiw ˈbeːm]

məˈweːd
journey
ɲəɡ
PAST
ˈseːr
3.plur
ˈwaix
east
ˈhiw
inside
ˈbeːm
from

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Mash qish ñeg séér maskel kenguud jain hiw sééw.

[ˈmaʃ ˈʔiʃ ɲəɡ ˈseːr ˈmaskəl kəˈŋuːd ˈjain ˈhiw ˈseːw]

ˈmaʃ
and
ˈʔiʃ
find
ɲəɡ
PAST
ˈseːr
3.plur
ˈmask
wide
-əl
NOM
kəˈŋuːd
plain
ˈjain
land
ˈhiw
inside
ˈseːw
in

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

(3)
Ñeñij geguf ñeg séér ség.

[ɲəˈɲij ɡəˈɡuf ɲəɡ ˈseːr ˈseɡ]

ɲəˈɲij
thus
ɡəˈɡuf
dwell
ɲəɡ
PAST
ˈseːr
3.plur
ˈseɡ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Qakh ñeg séér hik hetinese few kengauk mash hik hetieñet wom few kengauk beshuus.

[ˈʔax ɲəɡ ˈseːr ˈhik həˈtinəsə fəw kəˈŋauk ˈmaʃ ˈhik həˈtiəɲət ˈwom fəw kəˈŋauk bəˈʃuːs]

ˈʔax
say
ɲəɡ
PAST
ˈseːr
3.plur
ˈhik
1incl.plur
həˈti
brick
-nəsə
make
fəw
imperative
kəˈŋauk
COMP
ˈmaʃ
and
ˈhik
1incl.plur
həˈti
brick
-əɲ
plur
-ət
ACC
ˈwom
burn
fəw
imperative
kəˈŋauk
COMP
bəˈʃuːs
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Waung ñeg séér heti déthef defaaq.

[ˈwauŋ ɲəɡ ˈseːr həˈti ˈdeθəf dəˈfaːʔ]

ˈwauŋ
have
ɲəɡ
PAST
ˈseːr
3.plur
həˈti
brick
ˈdeθ
stone
-əf
LOC
dəˈfaːʔ
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Mash waung ñeg séér keñith ketaqef defaaq.

[ˈmaʃ ˈwauŋ ɲəɡ ˈseːr kəˈɲiθ kəˈtaʔəf dəˈfaːʔ]

ˈmaʃ
and
ˈwauŋ
have
ɲəɡ
PAST
ˈseːr
3.plur
kəˈɲiθ
slime
kəˈtaʔ
mortar
-əf
LOC
dəˈfaːʔ
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Mechaw rer hik dakhel gucheñ.

[məˈt͡ʃaw rər ˈhik ˈdaxəl ˈɡut͡ʃəɲ]

məˈt͡ʃaw
resemble
rər
NEG
ˈhik
1incl.plur
ˈdax
other
-əl
NOM
ˈɡut͡ʃ
human being
-əɲ
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Qeboof ñeg qob mash gim séér jécheñ.

[ʔəˈboːf ɲəɡ ˈʔob ˈmaʃ ˈɡim ˈseːr ˈjet͡ʃəɲ]

ʔəˈboːf
shape
ɲəɡ
PAST
ˈʔob
fight
ˈmaʃ
and
ˈɡim
time
ˈseːr
3.plur
ˈjet͡ʃ
language
-əɲ
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.

Ñesqim ñeg séér jeshaatheñ mash naqeñ suungeñ.

[ɲəˈsʔim ɲəɡ ˈseːr jəˈʃaːθəɲ ˈmaʃ ˈnaʔəɲ ˈsuːŋəɲ]

ɲəˈsʔim
copy
ɲəɡ
PAST
ˈseːr
3.plur
jəˈʃaːθ
mammal
-əɲ
plur
ˈmaʃ
and
ˈnaʔ
bird
-əɲ
plur
ˈsuːŋ
sound
-əɲ
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Miiq qeqob ñeg wauth, naang haich hik jéch, jashel giit hiw sééw.

[ˈmiːʔ ʔəˈʔob ɲəɡ ˈwauθ, ˈnaːŋ ˈhait͡ʃ ˈhik ˈjet͡ʃ, ˈjaʃəl ˈɡiːt ˈhiw ˈseːw]

ˈmiːʔ
but
ʔəˈʔob
arise
ɲəɡ
PAST
ˈwauθ
langname
ˈnaːŋ
RELPRON
ˈhait͡ʃ
be
ˈhik
1incl.plur
ˈjet͡ʃ
language
ˈjaʃ
different
-əl
NOM
ˈɡiːt
manner
ˈhiw
inside
ˈseːw
in

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Mekis ñeg ñiim khatel mash ngethaafel wogel kekiich hiw sééw

[məˈkis ɲəɡ ˈɲiːm ˈxatəl ˈmaʃ ŋəˈθaːfəl ˈwoɡəl kəˈkiːt͡ʃ ˈhiw ˈseːw]

məˈkis
appear
ɲəɡ
PAST
ˈɲiːm
3.sing
ˈxat
whole
-əl
NOM
ˈmaʃ
and
ŋəˈθaːf
perfect
-əl
NOM
ˈwoɡ
single
-əl
NOM
kəˈkiːt͡ʃ
breath
ˈhiw
inside
ˈseːw
in

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Wewon ñeg rer hik jéch.

[wəˈwon ɲəɡ rər ˈhik ˈjet͡ʃ]

wəˈwon
evolve
ɲəɡ
PAST
rər
NEG
ˈhik
1incl.plur
ˈjet͡ʃ
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Khekhang ñeg ñiim.

[xəˈxaŋ ɲəɡ ˈɲiːm]

xəˈxaŋ
create
ɲəɡ
PAST
ˈɲiːm
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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