A Collection of Texts in Elil

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.

Chiin dat siiñij ñol siimib suhuj siñij tas miihij guñ tas moochutuduj.

[t͡ʃiːn dat siːɲij ɲol siːmib suhuj siɲij tas miːhij ɡuɲ tas moːt͡ʃutuduj]

t͡ʃiːn
have
dat
PAST
s-
def
iːɲ
human being
-ij
NOM
ɲol
in_surface
s-
def
iːm
earth
-ib
LOC
s-
def
uh
whole
-ij
NOM
s-
def

all
-ij
NOM
tas
one
m-
not.def
iːh
language
-ij
NOM
ɡuɲ
and
tas
one
m-
not.def
oːt͡ʃitid
dialect
-ij
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.

Labech dat kach ted samib.

[labet͡ʃ dat kat͡ʃ ted samib]

labet͡ʃ
journey
dat
PAST
kat͡ʃ
3.fem
ted
from_inside
s-
def
am
east
-ib
LOC

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Guñ ñoob dat kach mowañuchuj ñen midib suchusuj.

[ɡuɲ ɲoːb dat kat͡ʃ moʋaɲut͡ʃuj ɲen midib sut͡ʃusuj]

ɡuɲ
and
ɲoːb
find
dat
PAST
kat͡ʃ
3.fem
m-
not.def
oʋaɲit͡ʃ
plain
-ij
NOM
ɲen
in_inside
m-
not.def
id
land
-ib
LOC
s-
def
ut͡ʃis
wide
-ij
NOM

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

(3)
Fubud mafin dat kach keef.

[fubud mafin dat kat͡ʃ keːf]

fibud
thus
mafin
dwell
dat
PAST
kat͡ʃ
3.fem
keːf
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Sud dat kach giilimagibi jaf we guñ miilimagal heen jaf wihaa we.

[sud dat kat͡ʃ ɡiːlimaɡibi jaf ʋe ɡuɲ miːlimaɡal heːn jaf ʋihaː ʋe]

sud
say
dat
PAST
kat͡ʃ
3.fem
ɡ-
make₁
iːlimaɡ
brick
-ibi
make₂
jaf
imperative
ʋe
1incl
ɡuɲ
and
m-
not.def
iːlimaɡ
brick
-al
ACC
heːn
burn
jaf
imperative
ʋihaː
thoroughly
ʋe
1incl

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

(5)

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

Chiin dat kach miilimagij wañom misib.

[t͡ʃiːn dat kat͡ʃ miːlimaɡij ʋaɲom misib]

t͡ʃiːn
have
dat
PAST
kat͡ʃ
3.fem
m-
not.def
iːlimaɡ
brick
-ij
NOM
ʋaɲom
PURP
m-
not.def
is
stone
-ib
LOC

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Guñ chiin dat kach mikidafij wañom makinachib.

[ɡuɲ t͡ʃiːn dat kat͡ʃ mikidafij ʋaɲom makinat͡ʃib]

ɡuɲ
and
t͡ʃiːn
have
dat
PAST
kat͡ʃ
3.fem
m-
not.def
ikidaf
slime
-ij
NOM
ʋaɲom
PURP
m-
not.def
akinat͡ʃ
mortar
-ib
LOC

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Chusof fich we miiñij saañij.

[t͡ʃusof fit͡ʃ ʋe miːɲij saːɲij]

t͡ʃisof
resemble
fit͡ʃ
NEG
ʋe
1incl
m-
not.def
iːɲ
human being
-ij
NOM
s-
def
aːɲ
other
-ij
NOM

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Nidig dat mechij guñ medij siihij kach.

[nidiɡ dat met͡ʃij ɡuɲ medij siːhij kat͡ʃ]

nidiɡ
shape
dat
PAST
m-
not.def
et͡ʃ
fight
-ij
NOM
ɡuɲ
and
m-
not.def
ed
time
-ij
NOM
s-
def
iːh
language
-ij
NOM
kat͡ʃ
3.fem

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Jason dat kach soobuj milagiwij guñ mifij.

[jason dat kat͡ʃ soːbuj milaɡiʋij ɡuɲ mifij]

jason
copy
dat
PAST
kat͡ʃ
3.fem
s-
def
oːb
sound
-ij
NOM
m-
not.def
ilaɡiʋ
mammal
-ij
NOM
ɡuɲ
and
m-
not.def
if
bird
-ij
NOM

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Daal balof dat siihij we gus selilij ñen moolubub samichij.

[daːl balof dat siːhij ʋe ɡus selilij ɲen moːlubub samit͡ʃij]

daːl
but
balof
arise
dat
PAST
s-
def
iːh
language
-ij
NOM
ʋe
1incl
ɡus
be
s-
def
elil
langname
-ij
NOM
ɲen
in_inside
m-
not.def
oːlib
manner
-ib
LOC
s-
def
amit͡ʃ
different
-ij
NOM

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Mañod dat kach suhuj guñ sumuladuj ñen michabafib safafij

[maɲod dat kat͡ʃ suhuj ɡuɲ sumuladuj ɲen mit͡ʃabafib safafij]

maɲod
appear
dat
PAST
kat͡ʃ
3.fem
s-
def
uh
whole
-ij
NOM
ɡuɲ
and
s-
def
umilad
perfect
-ij
NOM
ɲen
in_inside
m-
not.def
it͡ʃabaf
breath
-ib
LOC
s-
def
afaf
single
-ij
NOM

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Tumul dat fich siihij we.

[tumul dat fit͡ʃ siːhij ʋe]

timul
evolve
dat
PAST
fit͡ʃ
NEG
s-
def
iːh
language
-ij
NOM
ʋe
1incl

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Samen dat kach.

[samen dat kat͡ʃ]

samen
create
dat
PAST
kat͡ʃ
3.fem

“It was created.”

(14)

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