A Collection of Texts in Kik

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.

آك ࣂࡽ ࣄݣك قڈ ٹ وك ݹب فو ق ݨ ݿاࣂاس قة۔

[ʔa̰ka kʷãː qʷəːka qəɖa ʈə ʋaka ᵏǂaba faʋa qa kʼʷa kʼaːkʷɨːsa qa]

ʔa̰
have
-k
indicative
-a
active
kʷãː
PAST
qʷəː
all
-k
indicative
-a
active
qəɖ
human being
-a
NOM
ʈə
in_surface
ʋa
whole
-k
indicative
-a
active
ᵏǂab
earth
-a
NOM
faʋ
language
-a
NOM
qa
one
kʼʷa
and
kʼaːkʷɨːs
dialect
-a
NOM
qa
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.

ࣄلك ࣂࡽ د س وࢼݿة۔

[qʷalɨka kʷãː dɨ sa ʋãkʼa]

qʷalɨ
journey
-k
indicative
-a
active
kʷãː
PAST

3.anim
sa
from_inside
ʋãkʼ
east
-a
NOM

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
ݨ شك ࣂࡽ د ړك ۃٓݐت ا گࢼݛة۔

[kʼʷa ʃaka kʷãː dɨ ɽaka ᵑǂa̰ɓata ʔə ɡãɡʷa]

kʼʷa
and
ʃa
find
-k
indicative
-a
active
kʷãː
PAST

3.anim
ɽa
wide
-k
indicative
-a
active
ᵑǂa̰ɓat
plain
-a
NOM
ʔə
in_inside
ɡãɡʷ
land
-a
NOM

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

(3)
ڈتو ٹصك ࣂࡽ د كة۔

[ɖɨtau ʈacɨka kʷãː dɨ kə]

ɖɨtau
thus
ʈacɨ
dwell
-k
indicative
-a
active
kʷãː
PAST

3.anim

there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

شك ࣂࡽ د ࣄࡽف صݐاښٓ ٹۋ ݨ ࢌف صݐاښٓ شۋق ٹۋ۔

[ʃəka kʷãː dɨ qʷãːfa cəɓaːʂɨ̰ ʈɨ̃ kʼʷa qʼʷafa cəɓaːʂɨ̰ ʃɨ̃qə ʈɨ̃]

ʃə
say
-k
indicative
-a
active
kʷãː
PAST

3.anim
qʷãː
make
-f
imperative
-a
active
cəɓaːʂ
brick
-ɨ̰
ACC
ʈɨ̃
1incl
kʼʷa
and
qʼʷa
burn
-f
imperative
-a
active
cəɓaːʂ
brick
-ɨ̰
ACC
ʃɨ̃qə
thoroughly
ʈɨ̃
1incl

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

(5)

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

آك ࣂࡽ د صݐاښ ݹڈا ݿݛة۔

[ʔa̰ka kʷãː dɨ cəɓaːʂa ᵏǂəɖɨː kʼəɡʷa]

ʔa̰
have
-k
indicative
-a
active
kʷãː
PAST

3.anim
cəɓaːʂ
brick
-a
NOM
ᵏǂəɖɨː
PURP
kʼəɡʷ
stone
-a
NOM

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
ݨ آك ࣂࡽ د فۋڋۋر ݹڈا ݨاښݿة۔

[kʼʷa ʔa̰ka kʷãː dɨ fɨ̃ɟɨ̃ra ᵏǂəɖɨː kʼʷaːʂəkʼa]

kʼʷa
and
ʔa̰
have
-k
indicative
-a
active
kʷãː
PAST

3.anim
fɨ̃ɟɨ̃r
slime
-a
NOM
ᵏǂəɖɨː
PURP
kʼʷaːʂəkʼ
mortar
-a
NOM

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

ݛࢼسك ڈا ٹۋ ݨاك قڈة۔

[ɡʷãsəka ɖaː ʈɨ̃ kʼʷaːka qəɖa]

ɡʷãsə
resemble
-k
indicative
-a
active
ɖaː
NEG
ʈɨ̃
1incl
kʼʷaː
other
-k
indicative
-a
active
qəɖ
human being
-a
NOM

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

لكك ࣂࡽ ݛا ݨ قۡݩس فو دة۔

[lakaka kʷãː ɡʷaʔa kʼʷa ᵏǀã̰sa faʋa dɨ]

laka
shape
-k
indicative
-a
active
kʷãː
PAST
ɡʷaʔ
fight
-a
NOM
kʼʷa
and
ᵏǀã̰s
time
-a
NOM
faʋ
language
-a
NOM

3.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.

كۡبك ࣂࡽ د دوݿ لࢼسوق ݨ ښيدة۔

[ᵏǁɨbaka kʷãː dɨ daukʼa lãsauqə kʼʷa ʂaidə]

ᵏǁɨba
copy
-k
indicative
-a
active
kʷãː
PAST

3.anim
daukʼ
sound
-a
NOM
lãsauq
mammal

GEN
kʼʷa
and
ʂaid
bird

GEN

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

چي ࢌݣبك ࣂࡽ بݩك فو ٹۋ ࣂݨ ا صوك صودة۔

[t͡ʃai qʼʷəːbaka kʷãː bã̰ka faʋa ʈɨ̃ kʷɨkʼʷa ʔə cauka cauda]

t͡ʃai
but
qʼʷəːba
arise
-k
indicative
-a
active
kʷãː
PAST
bã̰
be
-k
indicative
-a
active
faʋ
language
-a
NOM
ʈɨ̃
1incl
kʷɨkʼʷ
langname
-a
NOM
ʔə
in_inside
cau
different
-k
indicative
-a
active
caud
manner
-a
NOM

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

يلݣك ࣂࡽ اۋ وك ݨ ٹٓصݩك ا گݣك ديوښة

[jaləːka kʷãː ʔɨ̃ ʋaka kʼʷa ʈə̰cã̰ka ʔə ɡəːka dəjauʂa]

jaləː
appear
-k
indicative
-a
active
kʷãː
PAST
ʔɨ̃
3.inanim
ʋa
whole
-k
indicative
-a
active
kʼʷa
and
ʈə̰cã̰
perfect
-k
indicative
-a
active
ʔə
in_inside
ɡəː
single
-k
indicative
-a
active
dəjauʂ
breath
-a
NOM

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

ݿڇيك ࣂࡽ ڈا فو ٹۋ۔

[kʼət͡ɕaika kʷãː ɖaː faʋa ʈɨ̃]

kʼət͡ɕai
evolve
-k
indicative
-a
active
kʷãː
PAST
ɖaː
NEG
faʋ
language
-a
NOM
ʈɨ̃
1incl

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
حۋݨࢼك ࣂࡽ اۋ۔

[hɨ̃kʼʷãka kʷãː ʔɨ̃]

hɨ̃kʼʷã
create
-k
indicative
-a
active
kʷãː
PAST
ʔɨ̃
3.inanim

“It was created.”

(14)

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