A Collection of Texts in Pej

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.

Teety tuk ga ñuumaf gaw boochip gish rrin señip bam ned rtursuujip bam.

[ˈteːt͡ɕ tuk ˈɡa ˈɲuːmaf ˈɡaʋ ˈboːt͡ʃip ɡiʃ ˈɽin ˈseɲip ˈbam ˈned ʈuˈʂuːjip ˈbam]

ˈteːt͡ɕ
have
tuk
PAST
ˈɡa
all
ˈɲuːm
human being
-af
plur
ˈɡaʋ
whole
ˈboːt͡ʃ
earth
-ip
sing
ɡiʃ
LOC
ˈɽin
in_surface
ˈseɲ
language
-ip
sing
ˈbam
one
ˈned
and
ʈuˈʂuːj
dialect
-ip
sing
ˈbam
one

“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.

Rdityim tuk bbaad dyoosip gish tyaab.

[ɖiˈt͡ɕim tuk ˈɓaːd ˈɟoːsip ɡiʃ ˈt͡ɕaːb]

ɖiˈt͡ɕim
journey
tuk
PAST
ˈɓaːd
3.plur.cl.6
ˈɟoːs
east
-ip
sing
ɡiʃ
LOC
ˈt͡ɕaːb
from_inside

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Ned nab tuk bbaad bbus timaidip bbamip gish ñen.

[ˈned ˈnab tuk ˈɓaːd ˈɓus tiˈmaidip ˈɓamip ɡiʃ ˈɲen]

ˈned
and
ˈnab
find
tuk
PAST
ˈɓaːd
3.plur.cl.6
ˈɓus
wide
tiˈmaid
plain
-ip
sing
ˈɓam
land
-ip
sing
ɡiʃ
LOC
ˈɲen
in_inside

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

(3)
Gufen wirraij tuk bbaad rteej.

[ɡuˈfen ʋiˈɽaij tuk ˈɓaːd ˈʈeːj]

ɡuˈfen
thus
ʋiˈɽaij
dwell
tuk
PAST
ˈɓaːd
3.plur.cl.6
ˈʈeːj
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Mab tuk bbaad dyais kip nirrodyaf nab hij rrurs ned dyiim kip nirrodyaf rdirsaabb nab hij rrurs.

[ˈmab tuk ˈɓaːd ˈɟais kip niˈɽoɟaf nab ˈhij ɽuʂ ˈned ˈɟiːm kip niˈɽoɟaf ɖiˈʂaːɓ nab ˈhij ɽuʂ]

ˈmab
say
tuk
PAST
ˈɓaːd
3.plur.cl.6
ˈɟais
make
kip
imperative
niˈɽoɟ
brick
-af
plur
nab
GEN
ˈhij
1incl.plur
ɽuʂ
3.sing.cl.2.POSS
ˈned
and
ˈɟiːm
burn
kip
imperative
niˈɽoɟ
brick
-af
plur
ɖiˈʂaːɓ
thoroughly
nab
GEN
ˈhij
1incl.plur
ɽuʂ
3.sing.cl.2.POSS

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

(5)

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

Teety tuk bbaad nirrodyip chursip gish nutyip.

[ˈteːt͡ɕ tuk ˈɓaːd niˈɽoɟip ˈt͡ʃuʂip ɡiʃ nuˈt͡ɕip]

ˈteːt͡ɕ
have
tuk
PAST
ˈɓaːd
3.plur.cl.6
niˈɽoɟ
brick
-ip
sing
ˈt͡ʃuʂ
stone
-ip
sing
ɡiʃ
LOC
nuˈt͡ɕip
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Ned teety tuk bbaad basortip marsotip gish nutyip.

[ˈned ˈteːt͡ɕ tuk ˈɓaːd baˈsoʈip maˈʂotip ɡiʃ nuˈt͡ɕip]

ˈned
and
ˈteːt͡ɕ
have
tuk
PAST
ˈɓaːd
3.plur.cl.6
baˈsoʈ
slime
-ip
sing
maˈʂot
mortar
-ip
sing
ɡiʃ
LOC
nuˈt͡ɕip
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Bbanup sas hij shep ñuumaf.

[ɓaˈnup sas ˈhij ˈʃep ˈɲuːmaf]

ɓaˈnup
resemble
sas
NEG
ˈhij
1incl.plur
ˈʃep
other
ˈɲuːm
human being
-af
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Mursig tuk nauñip ned kekip señaf rdird bbaad nab.

[muˈʂiɡ tuk ˈnauɲip ˈned ˈkekip ˈseɲaf ɖiɖ ˈɓaːd nab]

muˈʂiɡ
shape
tuk
PAST
ˈnauɲ
fight
-ip
sing
ˈned
and
ˈkek
time
-ip
sing
ˈseɲ
language
-af
plur
ɖiɖ
3.plur.cl.6.POSS
ˈɓaːd
3.plur.cl.6
nab
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.

Nichirr tuk bbaad shafaf rdird sirdaijaf ned mashaf nab.

[niˈt͡ʃiɽ tuk ˈɓaːd ˈʃafaf ɖiɖ siˈɖaijaf ˈned ˈmaʃaf nab]

niˈt͡ʃiɽ
copy
tuk
PAST
ˈɓaːd
3.plur.cl.6
ˈʃaf
sound
-af
plur
ɖiɖ
3.plur.cl.6.POSS
siˈɖaij
mammal
-af
plur
ˈned
and
ˈmaʃ
bird
-af
plur
nab
GEN

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Sij jatyaf tuk tyauñ señip dyurr pedyip shaart fañip gish ñen.

[ˈsij jaˈt͡ɕaf tuk ˈt͡ɕauɲ ˈseɲip ɟuɽ ˈpeɟip ˈʃaːʈ ˈfaɲip ɡiʃ ˈɲen]

ˈsij
but
jaˈt͡ɕaf
arise
tuk
PAST
ˈt͡ɕauɲ
be
ˈseɲ
language
-ip
sing
ɟuɽ
1incl.plur.POSS
ˈpeɟ
langname
-ip
sing
ˈʃaːʈ
different
ˈfaɲ
manner
-ip
sing
ɡiʃ
LOC
ˈɲen
in_inside

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Katyak tuk dyidy gaw ned kijaañ dyach pisifip gish ñen

[kaˈt͡ɕak tuk ˈɟiɟ ˈɡaʋ ˈned kiˈjaːɲ ˈɟat͡ʃ piˈsifip ɡiʃ ˈɲen]

kaˈt͡ɕak
appear
tuk
PAST
ˈɟiɟ
3.sing.cl.3
ˈɡaʋ
whole
ˈned
and
kiˈjaːɲ
perfect
ˈɟat͡ʃ
single
piˈsif
breath
-ip
sing
ɡiʃ
LOC
ˈɲen
in_inside

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Dinee tuk sas señip dyurr.

[diˈneː tuk sas ˈseɲip ɟuɽ]

diˈneː
evolve
tuk
PAST
sas
NEG
ˈseɲ
language
-ip
sing
ɟuɽ
1incl.plur.POSS

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Chiñuty tuk dyidy.

[t͡ʃiˈɲut͡ɕ tuk ˈɟiɟ]

t͡ʃiˈɲut͡ɕ
create
tuk
PAST
ˈɟiɟ
3.sing.cl.3

“It was created.”

(14)

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