A Collection of Texts in Raiwag

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.

[t͡ʃauʃaw takʷ kʷat xʷaːɡʷat͡ʃanakʷ fakʷ ᵏǀainatanat jaːxʷ pauʃ ɡaimatatakʷ ɡʷaw pauʃ ɲataiɲafatatakʷ]

t͡ʃauʃ
have
-aw
POS
takʷ
PAST
kʷat
all
xʷaːɡʷ
human being
-at͡ʃ
plur
-an
def
-akʷ
NOM
fakʷ
whole
ᵏǀain
earth
-at
sing
-an
def
-at
LOC
jaːxʷ
in_surface
pauʃ
one
ɡaim
language
-at
sing
-at
not.def
-akʷ
NOM
ɡʷaw
and
pauʃ
one
ɲataiɲaf
dialect
-at
sing
-at
not.def
-akʷ
NOM

“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.

[daɡaɲaw takʷ ɲauf faixʷatanat maux]

daɡaɲ
journey
-aw
POS
takʷ
PAST
ɲauf
3.plur
faixʷ
east
-at
sing
-an
def
-at
LOC
maux
from_inside

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)

[ɡʷaw waukaw takʷ ɲauf fak pawaipaɡatatakʷ majatatat fas]

ɡʷaw
and
wauk
find
-aw
POS
takʷ
PAST
ɲauf
3.plur
fak
wide
pawaipaɡ
plain
-at
sing
-at
not.def
-akʷ
NOM
maj
land
-at
sing
-at
not.def
-at
LOC
fas
in_inside

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

(3)

[nakaːn nafaːkaw takʷ ɲauf faux]

nakaːn
thus
nafaːk
dwell
-aw
POS
takʷ
PAST
ɲauf
3.plur
faux
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

[maːbaw takʷ ɲauf t͡ʃaiwaw wax xʷaːw ɾaɾaxʷaɡat͡ʃatakʷ wakʷaːɾ ɡʷaw maubaw wax xʷaːw ɾaɾaxʷaɡat͡ʃatakʷ wakʷaːɾ ɡʷamaiʃ]

maːb
say
-aw
POS
takʷ
PAST
ɲauf
3.plur
t͡ʃaiw
make
-aw
POS
wax
imperative
xʷaːw
1incl.plur
ɾaɾaxʷaɡ
brick
-at͡ʃ
plur
-at
not.def
-akʷ
NOM
wakʷaːɾ
COMP
ɡʷaw
and
maub
burn
-aw
POS
wax
imperative
xʷaːw
1incl.plur
ɾaɾaxʷaɡ
brick
-at͡ʃ
plur
-at
not.def
-akʷ
NOM
wakʷaːɾ
COMP
ɡʷamaiʃ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

[t͡ʃauʃaw takʷ ɲauf ɾaɾaxʷaɡatatakʷ sat͡ʃatatat xafaw]

t͡ʃauʃ
have
-aw
POS
takʷ
PAST
ɲauf
3.plur
ɾaɾaxʷaɡ
brick
-at
sing
-at
not.def
-akʷ
NOM
sat͡ʃ
stone
-at
sing
-at
not.def
-at
LOC
xafaw
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)

[ɡʷaw t͡ʃauʃaw takʷ ɲauf mafakʷabatatakʷ xanaːɲaɡatatat xafaw]

ɡʷaw
and
t͡ʃauʃ
have
-aw
POS
takʷ
PAST
ɲauf
3.plur
mafakʷab
slime
-at
sing
-at
not.def
-akʷ
NOM
xanaːɲaɡ
mortar
-at
sing
-at
not.def
-at
LOC
xafaw
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

[ɡaɾabat xʷaːw kau xʷaːɡʷat͡ʃatakʷ]

ɡaɾab
resemble
-at
NEG
xʷaːw
1incl.plur
kau
other
xʷaːɡʷ
human being
-at͡ʃ
plur
-at
not.def
-akʷ
NOM

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

[kʷakʷaiɾaw takʷ kaxatatakʷ ɡʷaw ʃait͡ʃatatakʷ ɲauf ɡaimat͡ʃanakʷ]

kʷakʷaiɾ
shape
-aw
POS
takʷ
PAST
kax
fight
-at
sing
-at
not.def
-akʷ
NOM
ɡʷaw
and
ʃait͡ʃ
time
-at
sing
-at
not.def
-akʷ
NOM
ɲauf
3.plur
ɡaim
language
-at͡ʃ
plur
-an
def
-akʷ
NOM

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

[ɲaɡaibaw takʷ ɲauf ɲaɡajaxat͡ʃatakʷ ɡʷaw xadat͡ʃatakʷ ɡauɡʷat͡ʃanakʷ]

ɲaɡaib
copy
-aw
POS
takʷ
PAST
ɲauf
3.plur
ɲaɡajax
mammal
-at͡ʃ
plur
-at
not.def
-akʷ
NOM
ɡʷaw
and
xad
bird
-at͡ʃ
plur
-at
not.def
-akʷ
NOM
ɡauɡʷ
sound
-at͡ʃ
plur
-an
def
-akʷ
NOM

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

[saʃ kaɡaudaw takʷ ɾaiwaɡatanakʷ, kakʷ xʷawaw xʷaːw ɡaimatanakʷ, xaux xaːɲamatatat fas]

saʃ
but
kaɡaud
arise
-aw
POS
takʷ
PAST
ɾaiwaɡ
langname
-at
sing
-an
def
-akʷ
NOM
kakʷ
RELPRON
xʷaw
be
-aw
POS
xʷaːw
1incl.plur
ɡaim
language
-at
sing
-an
def
-akʷ
NOM
xaux
different
xaːɲam
manner
-at
sing
-at
not.def
-at
LOC
fas
in_inside

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

[ɡasawaw takʷ paɡ fakʷ ɡʷaw ɡaɡaːn wab ɲakʷataxʷatatat fas]

ɡasaw
appear
-aw
POS
takʷ
PAST
paɡ
3.sing
fakʷ
whole
ɡʷaw
and
ɡaɡaːn
perfect
wab
single
ɲakʷataxʷ
breath
-at
sing
-at
not.def
-at
LOC
fas
in_inside

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

[daxauɡat takʷ xʷaːw ɡaimatanakʷ]

daxauɡ
evolve
-at
NEG
takʷ
PAST
xʷaːw
1incl.plur
ɡaim
language
-at
sing
-an
def
-akʷ
NOM

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)

[t͡ʃaxʷat͡ʃaw takʷ paɡ]

t͡ʃaxʷat͡ʃ
create
-aw
POS
takʷ
PAST
paɡ
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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