A Collection of Texts in Perp

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.

Chud dyan déj sidy wau dés rtatj wètidy jur tjern gakh fid ncèèp rtuñèp fid.

[t͡ʃud ɟan dej siɟ wau des ʈac wɜtiɟ jur cəɳ ɡax fid ᵑǀɜːp ʈuɲɜp fid]

t͡ʃu
have
-d
active
ɟan
PAST
de
the
-j
anim
siɟ
all
wau
human being
de
the
-s
inanim
ʈac
whole
wɜt
earth
-iɟ
LOC
jur
in_surface
cəɳ
plur
ɡax
language
fid
one
ᵑǀɜːp
and
ʈuɲɜp
dialect
fid
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.

Khastééd dyan khédy dés ñarridy boon.

[xasteːd ɟan xeɟ des ɲaɽiɟ boːn]

xasteː
journey
-d
active
ɟan
PAST
xeɟ
3.plur.anim
de
the
-s
inanim
ɲaɽ
east
-iɟ
LOC
boːn
from_inside

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Ncèèp maad dyan khédy taid tyupit rtibidy dop.

[ᵑǀɜːp maːd ɟan xeɟ taid t͡ɕupit ʈibiɟ dop]

ᵑǀɜːp
and
maː
find
-d
active
ɟan
PAST
xeɟ
3.plur.anim
taid
wide
t͡ɕupit
plain
ʈib
land
-iɟ
LOC
dop
in_inside

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

(3)
Bbeñèch rturood dyan khédy tyurn.

[ɓəɲɜt͡ʃ ʈuroːd ɟan xeɟ t͡ɕuɳ]

ɓəɲɜt͡ʃ
thus
ʈuroː
dwell
-d
active
ɟan
PAST
xeɟ
3.plur.anim
t͡ɕuɳ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Ñood dyan khédy food tjas pafaag tjern rtètj ncèèp ciid tjas pafaag tjern wikèg rtètj.

[ɲoːd ɟan xeɟ foːd cas pafaːɡ cəɳ ʈɜc ᵑǀɜːp ᵏǀiːd cas pafaːɡ cəɳ wikɜɡ ʈɜc]

ɲoː
say
-d
active
ɟan
PAST
xeɟ
3.plur.anim
foː
make
-d
active
cas
imperative
pafaːɡ
brick
cəɳ
plur
ʈɜc
1incl.plur
ᵑǀɜːp
and
ᵏǀiː
burn
-d
active
cas
imperative
pafaːɡ
brick
cəɳ
plur
wikɜɡ
thoroughly
ʈɜc
1incl.plur

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

(5)

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

Chud dyan khédy pafaag watyidy balaw.

[t͡ʃud ɟan xeɟ pafaːɡ wat͡ɕiɟ balaw]

t͡ʃu
have
-d
active
ɟan
PAST
xeɟ
3.plur.anim
pafaːɡ
brick
wat͡ɕ
stone
-iɟ
LOC
balaw
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Ncèèp chud dyan khédy chachait rdidyéwidy balaw.

[ᵑǀɜːp t͡ʃud ɟan xeɟ t͡ʃat͡ʃait ɖiɟewiɟ balaw]

ᵑǀɜːp
and
t͡ʃu
have
-d
active
ɟan
PAST
xeɟ
3.plur.anim
t͡ʃat͡ʃait
slime
ɖiɟew
mortar
-iɟ
LOC
balaw
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Hatyid bar rtètj rdud wau tjern.

[hat͡ɕid bar ʈɜc ɖud wau cəɳ]

hat͡ɕi
resemble
-d
active
bar
NEG
ʈɜc
1incl.plur
ɖud
other
wau
human being
cəɳ
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Tyidyaud dyan ñaw ncèèp baf déj gakh tjern khédy.

[t͡ɕiɟaud ɟan ɲaw ᵑǀɜːp baf dej ɡax cəɳ xeɟ]

t͡ɕiɟau
shape
-d
active
ɟan
PAST
ɲaw
fight
ᵑǀɜːp
and
baf
time
de
the
-j
anim
ɡax
language
cəɳ
plur
xeɟ
3.plur.anim

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Tyadyèèd dyan khédy déj giith tjern dyidalal tjern ncèèp saagal tjern tjern.

[t͡ɕaɟɜːd ɟan xeɟ dej ɡiːθ cəɳ ɟidalal cəɳ ᵑǀɜːp saːɡal cəɳ cəɳ]

t͡ɕaɟɜː
copy
-d
active
ɟan
PAST
xeɟ
3.plur.anim
de
the
-j
anim
ɡiːθ
sound
cəɳ
plur
ɟidal
mammal
-al
GEN
cəɳ
plur
ᵑǀɜːp
and
saːɡ
bird
-al
GEN
cəɳ
plur
cəɳ
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Séén luñaid dyan dyood dés pèp déj gakh rtètj rdiin nènidy dop.

[seːn luɲaid ɟan ɟoːd des pɜp dej ɡax ʈɜc ɖiːn nɜniɟ dop]

seːn
then
luɲai
arise
-d
active
ɟan
PAST
ɟoː
be
-d
active
de
the
-s
inanim
pɜp
langname
de
the
-j
anim
ɡax
language
ʈɜc
1incl.plur
ɖiːn
different
nɜn
manner
-iɟ
LOC
dop
in_inside

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Rnechad dyan ncéty rtatj ncèèp thilot rtès thatyawidy dop

[ɳət͡ʃad ɟan ᵑǀet͡ɕ ʈac ᵑǀɜːp θilot ʈɜs θat͡ɕawiɟ dop]

ɳət͡ʃa
appear
-d
active
ɟan
PAST
ᵑǀet͡ɕ
3.sing.anim
ʈac
whole
ᵑǀɜːp
and
θilot
perfect
ʈɜs
single
θat͡ɕaw
breath
-iɟ
LOC
dop
in_inside

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Sarriid dyan bar déj gakh rtètj.

[saɽiːd ɟan bar dej ɡax ʈɜc]

saɽiː
evolve
-d
active
ɟan
PAST
bar
NEG
de
the
-j
anim
ɡax
language
ʈɜc
1incl.plur

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Dufud dyan ncéty.

[dufud ɟan ᵑǀet͡ɕ]

dufu
create
-d
active
ɟan
PAST
ᵑǀet͡ɕ
3.sing.anim

“It was created.”

(14)

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