A Collection of Texts in Do

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.

З̇ъдуː пъәː зьбъсьт̇ъә ԛьѣ ғъё з̇ъдюː зьбуː гɑ с̇ъԛы з̇ьд̇ьә дъѣ хьӓː с̇ъѣ дъѣ ӷьәːвэ.

[ʐˠdˠuː pˠəː zʲbˠsʲʈˠə qʲæ ʕʲo ʐˠdʲuː zʲbˠuː hɑ ʂˠqˠi ʐʲɖʲə dˠæ xʲɑː ʂˠæ dˠæ ɢʲəːʋˠe]

ʐˠdˠuː
have
pˠəː
PAST
zʲbˠuː
the
-sʲʈˠə
fem
qʲæ
human being
ʕʲo
all
ʐˠdʲuː
in_surface
zʲbˠuː
the

earth
ʂˠqˠi
whole
ʐʲɖʲə
LOC
dˠæ
one
xʲɑː
language
ʂˠæ
and
dˠæ
one
ɢʲəːʋˠe
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.

Съкьәґъѣː пъәː въӓː ғъэ зьбуːз̇ъә с̇ъпыː з̇ьд̇ьә.

[sˠkʲəɡˠæː pˠəː ʋˠɑː ʕˠe zʲbˠuːʐˠə ʂˠpˠiː ʐʲɖʲə]

sˠkʲəɡˠæː
journey
pˠəː
PAST
ʋˠɑː
3.fem
ʕˠe
from_inside
zʲbˠuː
the
-ʐˠə
masc
ʂˠpˠiː
east
ʐʲɖʲə
LOC

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
С̇ъѣ жъӷюː пъәː въӓː въәсъӀъьы жъкеː д̇ы ши з̇ьд̇ьә.

[ʂˠæ ʒˠɢʲuː pˠəː ʋˠɑː ʋˠəsˠʡʲɨ ʒˠkʲeː ɖˠi ʃʲi ʐʲɖʲə]

ʂˠæ
and
ʒˠɢʲuː
find
pˠəː
PAST
ʋˠɑː
3.fem
ʋˠəsˠʡʲɨ
plain
ʒˠkʲeː
wide
ɖˠi
in_inside
ʃʲi
land
ʐʲɖʲə
LOC

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

(3)
Ӏəбоː сьтьәжъӷы пъәː въӓː зи.

[ʔəbˠoː sʲtʲəʒˠɢˠi pˠəː ʋˠɑː zʲi]

ʔəbˠoː
thus
sʲtʲəʒˠɢˠi
dwell
pˠəː
PAST
ʋˠɑː
3.fem
zʲi
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

СьӀъъӓ пъәː въӓː гæ с̇ьӏəԛиз̇ъдъә ӷьә сътъәзьд̇ъӓ с̇ъѣ с̇ьӏəԛи гæ зьд̇ьыː ӷьә сътъәзьд̇ъӓ с̇ъкъәз̇ьӀъеː.

[sʲʡˠɑ pˠəː ʋˠɑː hæ ʂʲʔəqʲiʐˠdˠə ɢʲə sˠtˠəzʲɖˠɑ ʂˠæ ʂʲʔəqʲi hæ zʲɖʲɨː ɢʲə sˠtˠəzʲɖˠɑ ʂˠkˠəʐʲʡʲeː]

sʲʡˠɑ
say
pˠəː
PAST
ʋˠɑː
3.fem

1incl
ʂʲʔəqʲi
brick
-ʐˠdˠə
make
ɢʲə
imperative
sˠtˠəzʲɖˠɑ
COMP
ʂˠæ
and
ʂʲʔəqʲi
brick

1incl
zʲɖʲɨː
burn
ɢʲə
imperative
sˠtˠəzʲɖˠɑ
COMP
ʂˠkˠəʐʲʡʲeː
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

З̇ъдуː пъәː въӓː с̇ьӏəԛи з̇ъд̇ьәз̇ъӓ Ӏъеː з̇ьд̇ьә.

[ʐˠdˠuː pˠəː ʋˠɑː ʂʲʔəqʲi ʐˠɖʲəʐˠɑ ʡʲeː ʐʲɖʲə]

ʐˠdˠuː
have
pˠəː
PAST
ʋˠɑː
3.fem
ʂʲʔəqʲi
brick
ʐˠɖʲəʐˠɑ
PURP
ʡʲeː
stone
ʐʲɖʲə
LOC

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
С̇ъѣ з̇ъдуː пъәː въӓː жьпьәːз̇ъбъѣː з̇ъд̇ьәз̇ъӓ Ӏъъәшъԛъы з̇ьд̇ьә.

[ʂˠæ ʐˠdˠuː pˠəː ʋˠɑː ʒʲpʲəːʐˠbˠæː ʐˠɖʲəʐˠɑ ʡˠəʃˠqˠɨ ʐʲɖʲə]

ʂˠæ
and
ʐˠdˠuː
have
pˠəː
PAST
ʋˠɑː
3.fem
ʒʲpʲəːʐˠbˠæː
slime
ʐˠɖʲəʐˠɑ
PURP
ʡˠəʃˠqˠɨ
mortar
ʐʲɖʲə
LOC

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

З̇ьд̇ьәзьдьы с̇ъпъәː гæ ԛьѣ зьди.

[ʐʲɖʲəzʲdʲɨ ʂˠpˠəː hæ qʲæ zʲdʲi]

ʐʲɖʲəzʲdʲɨ
resemble
ʂˠpˠəː
NEG

1incl
qʲæ
human being
zʲdʲi
other

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Сьт̇ьәд̇ъӓː пъәː сьт̇ьы с̇ъѣ с̇е зьбуː хьӓː зъд̇ъәː въӓː жъӏə.

[sʲʈʲəɖˠɑː pˠəː sʲʈʲɨ ʂˠæ ʂʲe zʲbˠuː xʲɑː zˠɖˠəː ʋˠɑː ʒˠʔə]

sʲʈʲəɖˠɑː
shape
pˠəː
PAST
sʲʈʲɨ
fight
ʂˠæ
and
ʂʲe
time
zʲbˠuː
the
xʲɑː
language
zˠɖˠəː
3.fem.POSS
ʋˠɑː
3.fem
ʒˠʔə
GEN

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Хъьәːжуː пъәː въӓː зьбуː жуː зъд̇ъәː ԛьәфъыː с̇ъѣ киː жъӏə.

[ʜʲəːʒˠuː pˠəː ʋˠɑː zʲbˠuː ʒˠuː zˠɖˠəː qʲəfˠɨː ʂˠæ kʲiː ʒˠʔə]

ʜʲəːʒˠuː
copy
pˠəː
PAST
ʋˠɑː
3.fem
zʲbˠuː
the
ʒˠuː
sound
zˠɖˠəː
3.fem.POSS
qʲəfˠɨː
mammal
ʂˠæ
and
kʲiː
bird
ʒˠʔə
GEN

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Съѣ бъәс̇ъԛъӓː пъәː зьбъсьт̇ъә дё, кьӓ с̇ътъѣ зьбуː хьӓː з̇ъәː, д̇ы з̇ъы з̇ьԛъы з̇ьд̇ьә.

[sˠæ bˠəʂˠqˠɑː pˠəː zʲbˠsʲʈˠə dʲo, kʲɑ ʂˠtˠæ zʲbˠuː xʲɑː ʐˠəː, ɖˠi ʐˠɨ ʐʲqˠɨ ʐʲɖʲə]

sˠæ
but
bˠəʂˠqˠɑː
arise
pˠəː
PAST
zʲbˠuː
the
-sʲʈˠə
fem
dʲo
langname
kʲɑ
RELPRON
ʂˠtˠæ
be
zʲbˠuː
the
xʲɑː
language
ʐˠəː
1incl.POSS
ɖˠi
in_inside
ʐˠɨ
manner
ʐʲqˠɨ
different
ʐʲɖʲə
LOC

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Въәс̇ъԛоː пъәː жё с̇ъԛы с̇ъѣ ӷъәːзъды д̇ы шъԛьәт̇ьѣː с̇ьпьѣ з̇ьд̇ьә

[ʋˠəʂˠqˠoː pˠəː ʒʲo ʂˠqˠi ʂˠæ ɢˠəːzˠdˠi ɖˠi ʃˠqʲəʈʲæː ʂʲpʲæ ʐʲɖʲə]

ʋˠəʂˠqˠoː
appear
pˠəː
PAST
ʒʲo
3.neut
ʂˠqˠi
whole
ʂˠæ
and
ɢˠəːzˠdˠi
perfect
ɖˠi
in_inside
ʃˠqʲəʈʲæː
breath
ʂʲpʲæ
single
ʐʲɖʲə
LOC

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Сьпьәːґьӓ пъәː с̇ъпъәː зьбуː хьӓː з̇ъәː.

[sʲpʲəːɡʲɑ pˠəː ʂˠpˠəː zʲbˠuː xʲɑː ʐˠəː]

sʲpʲəːɡʲɑ
evolve
pˠəː
PAST
ʂˠpˠəː
NEG
zʲbˠuː
the
xʲɑː
language
ʐˠəː
1incl.POSS

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
ЖъӀъъәԛэ пъәː жё.

[ʒˠʡˠəqˠe pˠəː ʒʲo]

ʒˠʡˠəqˠe
create
pˠəː
PAST
ʒʲo
3.neut

“It was created.”

(14)

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