A Collection of Texts in Englishish

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.

Hav ded the aul manez aun the hol erth waun leed end waun speech.

[ˈhæv dəd ðə ˈɔl ˈmænəz ˈɔn ðə ˈhol ˈɛrθ ˈwɔn ˈlid ənd ˈwɔn ˈspit͡ʃ]

ˈhæv
have
dəd
PAST
ðə
the
ˈɔl
all
ˈmæn
human being
-əz
plur
ˈɔn
in_surface
ðə
the
ˈhol
whole
ˈɛrθ
earth
ˈwɔn
one
ˈlid
language
ənd
and
ˈwɔn
one
ˈspit͡ʃ
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.

Hezhoor ded wok nyoo the chauth.

[həˈʒur dəd ˈwok ˈɲu ðə ˈxɔθ]

həˈʒur
journey
dəd
PAST
ˈwok
3.plur
ˈɲu
from_inside
ðə
the
ˈxɔθ
east

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
End chach ded wok en shots kezhgeezh en en ghaik.

[ənd ˈxæx dəd ˈwok ən ˈʃot͡s kəˈʒɡiʒ ən ən ˈɣek]

ənd
and
ˈxæx
find
dəd
PAST
ˈwok
3.plur
ən
a
ˈʃot͡s
wide
kəˈʒɡiʒ
plain
ən
in_inside
ən
a
ˈɣek
land

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

(3)
Zhdestoov gepahth ded wok neesh.

[ʒdəˈstuv ɡəˈpɑθ dəd ˈwok ˈniʃ]

ʒdəˈstuv
thus
ɡəˈpɑθ
dwell
dəd
PAST
ˈwok
3.plur
ˈniʃ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Mauch ded wok wer zhge zeech cheshtoozhez cheskash end wer zhge waif cheshtoozhez cheskash yeryzh.

[ˈmɔx dəd ˈwok wər ʒɡə ˈzit͡ʃ t͡ʃəˈʃtuʒəz xəˈskæʃ ənd wər ʒɡə ˈwef t͡ʃəˈʃtuʒəz xəˈskæʃ jəˈraiʒ]

ˈmɔx
say
dəd
PAST
ˈwok
3.plur
wər
1incl.plur
ʒɡə
imperative
ˈzit͡ʃ
make
t͡ʃəˈʃtuʒ
brick
-əz
plur
-
ACC
xəˈskæʃ
COMP
ənd
and
wər
1incl.plur
ʒɡə
imperative
ˈwef
burn
t͡ʃəˈʃtuʒ
brick
-əz
plur
-
ACC
xəˈskæʃ
COMP
jəˈraiʒ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Hav ded wok cheshtoozh jechew zhboir.

[ˈhæv dəd ˈwok t͡ʃəˈʃtuʒ d͡ʒəˈt͡ʃɛw ˈʒbɔir]

ˈhæv
have
dəd
PAST
ˈwok
3.plur
t͡ʃəˈʃtuʒ
brick
d͡ʒəˈt͡ʃɛw
PURP
ˈʒbɔir
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
End hav ded wok tsechoog jechew chezhas.

[ənd ˈhæv dəd ˈwok t͡səˈxuɡ d͡ʒəˈt͡ʃɛw t͡ʃəˈʒæs]

ənd
and
ˈhæv
have
dəd
PAST
ˈwok
3.plur
t͡səˈxuɡ
slime
d͡ʒəˈt͡ʃɛw
PURP
t͡ʃəˈʒæs
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Jesh fechood wer shyn manez.

[d͡ʒəʃ fəˈt͡ʃud wər ˈʃain ˈmænəz]

d͡ʒəʃ
NEG
fəˈt͡ʃud
resemble
wər
1incl.plur
ˈʃain
other
ˈmæn
human being
-əz
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Delooch ded chef end sheed wok the leedez.

[dəˈlut͡ʃ dəd ˈt͡ʃɛf ənd ˈʃid ˈwok ðə ˈlidəz]

dəˈlut͡ʃ
shape
dəd
PAST
ˈt͡ʃɛf
fight
ənd
and
ˈʃid
time
ˈwok
3.plur
ðə
the
ˈlid
language
-əz
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.

Stezhauch ded wok jedoiwezes end wymezes the hahkez.

[stəˈʒɔt͡ʃ dəd ˈwok d͡ʒəˈdɔiwəzəs ənd ˈwaiməzəs ðə ˈhɑkəz]

stəˈʒɔt͡ʃ
copy
dəd
PAST
ˈwok
3.plur
d͡ʒəˈdɔiw
mammal
-əz
plur
-əs
GEN
ənd
and
ˈwaim
bird
-əz
plur
-əs
GEN
ðə
the
ˈhɑk
sound
-əz
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Bet eryz ded the gleesh, that been wer the leed, en en deefrent wai.

[bət əˈraiz dəd ðə ˈɡliʃ, ˈðæt ˈbin wər ðə ˈlid, ən ən ˈdifrənt ˈwe]

bət
but
əˈraiz
arise
dəd
PAST
ðə
the
ˈɡliʃ
langname
ˈðæt
RELPRON
ˈbin
be
wər
1incl.plur
ðə
the
ˈlid
language
ən
in_inside
ən
a
ˈdifrənt
different
ˈwe
manner

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Stezaus ded thaush hol end tseshoug en en gahr tseweeth

[stəˈzɔs dəd ˈθɔʃ ˈhol ənd t͡səˈʃauɡ ən ən ˈɡɑr t͡səˈwið]

stəˈzɔs
appear
dəd
PAST
ˈθɔʃ
3.sing
ˈhol
whole
ənd
and
t͡səˈʃauɡ
perfect
ən
in_inside
ən
a
ˈɡɑr
single
t͡səˈwið
breath

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Jesh skelod ded wer the leed.

[d͡ʒəʃ skəˈlod dəd wər ðə ˈlid]

d͡ʒəʃ
NEG
skəˈlod
evolve
dəd
PAST
wər
1incl.plur
ðə
the
ˈlid
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Destaus ded thaush.

[dəˈstɔs dəd ˈθɔʃ]

dəˈstɔs
create
dəd
PAST
ˈθɔʃ
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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