A Collection of Texts in Yud

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.

Ha’n naasi’g harr ngem fe’f bik chaaw jo’t fe’ñ rtaad firr git jon firr pichok.

[ha̰n naːsḭɡ haɽ ŋem fḛf bik t͡ʃaːw jo̰t fḛɲ ʈaːd fiɽ ɡit jon fiɽ pit͡ʃok]

ha̰n
PAST
n-
3.sing.SUBJ
aːs
have
-ḭɡ
POS
haɽ
human being
ŋem
all
fḛ
the
-f
plur
bik
LOC
t͡ʃaːw
earth
jo̰t
whole
fḛ
the

sing
ʈaːd
in_surface
fiɽ
one
ɡit
language
jon
and
fiɽ
one
pit͡ʃok
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.

Ha’n nurdati’g rnaif bik chuch fe’ñ kaaj.

[ha̰n nuɖatḭɡ ɳaif bik t͡ʃut͡ʃ fḛɲ kaːj]

ha̰n
PAST
n-
3.sing.SUBJ
uɖat
journey
-ḭɡ
POS
ɳai
3.plur
-f
plur
bik
LOC
t͡ʃut͡ʃ
east
fḛ
the

sing
kaːj
from_inside

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Jon ha’n narti’g rnaif keweerr saarn bik tin rdo’rd.

[jon ha̰n naʈḭɡ ɳaif keweːɽ saːɳ bik tin ɖo̰ɖ]

jon
and
ha̰n
PAST
n-
3.sing.SUBJ

find
-ḭɡ
POS
ɳai
3.plur
-f
plur
keweːɽ
plain
saːɳ
wide
bik
LOC
tin
land
ɖo̰ɖ
in_inside

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

(3)
Sañuk ha’n nemardi’g rnaif dib.

[saɲuk ha̰n nemaɖḭɡ ɳaif dib]

saɲuk
thus
ha̰n
PAST
n-
3.sing.SUBJ
emaɖ
dwell
-ḭɡ
POS
ɳai
3.plur
-f
plur
dib
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Ha’n nisi’g rnaif rtuk churrom bin nabi’g rrard gi’f jon rtuk churrom bin niwi’g rno’cha’rd rrard gi’f.

[ha̰n nisḭɡ ɳaif ʈuk t͡ʃuɽom bin nabḭɡ ɽaɖ ɡḭf jon ʈuk t͡ʃuɽom bin niwḭɡ ɳo̰t͡ʃa̰ɖ ɽaɖ ɡḭf]

ha̰n
PAST
n-
3.sing.SUBJ
is
say
-ḭɡ
POS
ɳai
3.plur
-f
plur
ʈuk
GEN
t͡ʃuɽom
brick
bin
imperative
n-
3.sing.SUBJ
ab
make
-ḭɡ
POS
ɽaɖ
3.sing.POSS
ɡḭ
1incl.plur
-f
plur
jon
and
ʈuk
GEN
t͡ʃuɽom
brick
bin
imperative
n-
3.sing.SUBJ
iw
burn
-ḭɡ
POS
ɳo̰t͡ʃa̰ɖ
thoroughly
ɽaɖ
3.sing.POSS
ɡḭ
1incl.plur
-f
plur

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

(5)

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

Ha’n naasi’g rnaif churrom bik daid fino’ñ.

[ha̰n naːsḭɡ ɳaif t͡ʃuɽom bik daid fino̰ɲ]

ha̰n
PAST
n-
3.sing.SUBJ
aːs
have
-ḭɡ
POS
ɳai
3.plur
-f
plur
t͡ʃuɽom
brick
bik
LOC
daid
stone
fino̰ɲ
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Jon ha’n naasi’g rnaif fifiip bik ha’ñes fino’ñ.

[jon ha̰n naːsḭɡ ɳaif fifiːp bik ha̰ɲes fino̰ɲ]

jon
and
ha̰n
PAST
n-
3.sing.SUBJ
aːs
have
-ḭɡ
POS
ɳai
3.plur
-f
plur
fifiːp
slime
bik
LOC
ha̰ɲes
mortar
fino̰ɲ
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Niisardu’rt gi’f harr ses.

[niːsaɖṵʈ ɡḭf haɽ ses]

n-
3.sing.SUBJ
iːsaɖ
resemble
-ṵʈ
NEG
ɡḭ
1incl.plur
-f
plur
haɽ
human being
ses
other

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Ha’n naungi’rni’g ñauj jon rdag ting git fe’f rtuk rnaif.

[ha̰n nauŋḭɳḭɡ ɲauj jon ɖaɡ tiŋ ɡit fḛf ʈuk ɳaif]

ha̰n
PAST
n-
3.sing.SUBJ
auŋḭɳ
shape
-ḭɡ
POS
ɲauj
fight
jon
and
ɖaɡ
time
tiŋ
3.plur.POSS
ɡit
language
fḛ
the
-f
plur
ʈuk
GEN
ɳai
3.plur
-f
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.

Ha’n nakagi’g rnaif ting fik fe’f rtuk tusuud jon dop.

[ha̰n nakaɡḭɡ ɳaif tiŋ fik fḛf ʈuk tusuːd jon dop]

ha̰n
PAST
n-
3.sing.SUBJ
akaɡ
copy
-ḭɡ
POS
ɳai
3.plur
-f
plur
tiŋ
3.plur.POSS
fik
sound
fḛ
the
-f
plur
ʈuk
GEN
tusuːd
mammal
jon
and
dop
bird

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Rtech ha’n nadarti’g jud fe’ñ, jaid nuurdi’g fo’ng git fe’ñ, bik rnim chaam rdo’rd.

[ʈet͡ʃ ha̰n nadaʈḭɡ jud fḛɲ, jaid nuːɖḭɡ fo̰ŋ ɡit fḛɲ, bik ɳim t͡ʃaːm ɖo̰ɖ]

ʈet͡ʃ
but
ha̰n
PAST
n-
3.sing.SUBJ
adaʈ
arise
-ḭɡ
POS
jud
langname
fḛ
the

sing
jai
RELPRON
-d
sing
n-
3.sing.SUBJ
uːɖ
be
-ḭɡ
POS
fo̰ŋ
1incl.plur.POSS
ɡit
language
fḛ
the

sing
bik
LOC
ɳim
manner
t͡ʃaːm
different
ɖo̰ɖ
in_inside

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Ha’n nuñarri’g te’d jo’t jon minit bik na’gun rtem rdo’rd

[ha̰n nuɲaɽḭɡ tḛd jo̰t jon minit bik na̰ɡun ʈem ɖo̰ɖ]

ha̰n
PAST
n-
3.sing.SUBJ
uɲaɽ
appear
-ḭɡ
POS
tḛ
3.sing
-d
sing
jo̰t
whole
jon
and
minit
perfect
bik
LOC
na̰ɡun
breath
ʈem
single
ɖo̰ɖ
in_inside

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Ha’n ne’ñiwu’rt fo’ng git fe’ñ.

[ha̰n nḛɲiwṵʈ fo̰ŋ ɡit fḛɲ]

ha̰n
PAST
n-
3.sing.SUBJ
ḛɲiw
evolve
-ṵʈ
NEG
fo̰ŋ
1incl.plur.POSS
ɡit
language
fḛ
the

sing

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Ha’n nairniti’g te’d.

[ha̰n naiɳitḭɡ tḛd]

ha̰n
PAST
n-
3.sing.SUBJ
aiɳit
create
-ḭɡ
POS
tḛ
3.sing
-d
sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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