A Collection of Texts in Pseudo-English

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.

Haved the aul manez aun the hol erth waun leed end waun speech.

[hæ'vəd ðə ɔ'l mæ'nəz ɔ'n ðə ho'l ɛ'rθ wɔ'n li'd ənd wɔ'n spi't͡ʃ]

hæ'v
have
-əd
PAST
ðə
the
ɔ'l
all
mæ'n
human being
-əz
plur
ɔ'n
in_surface
ðə
the
ho'l
whole
ɛ'rθ
earth
wɔ'n
one
li'd
language
ənd
and
wɔ'n
one
spi't͡ʃ
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.

Hezhoored wok nyoo the xauth.

[həʒu'rəd wo'k nju' ðə xɔ'θ]

həʒu'r
journey
-əd
PAST
wo'k
3.plur
nju'
from_inside
ðə
the
xɔ'θ
east

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
End xaxed wok en wyd kezhgeezh en en gaik.

[ənd xæ'xəd wo'k ən wai'd kəʒgi'ʒ ən ən ge'k]

ənd
and
xæ'x
find
-əd
PAST
wo'k
3.plur
ən
a
wai'd
wide
kəʒgi'ʒ
plain
ən
in_inside
ən
a
ge'k
land

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

(3)
Zhdestoov gepahthed wok thair.

[ʒdəstu'v gəpɑ'θəd wo'k ðer]

ʒdəstu'v
thus
gəpɑ'θ
dwell
-əd
PAST
wo'k
3.plur
ðer
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Mauxed wok wer goa zeech cheshtoozhez xeskash end wer goa waif cheshtoozhez xeskash thurelee.

[mɔ'xəd wo'k wər gəu zi't͡ʃ t͡ʃəʃtu'ʒəz xəskæ'ʃ ənd wər gəu we'f t͡ʃəʃtu'ʒəz xəskæ'ʃ θʌ'rəli]

mɔ'x
say
-əd
PAST
wo'k
3.plur
wər
1incl.plur
gəu
imperative
zi't͡ʃ
make
t͡ʃəʃtu'ʒ
brick
-əz
plur
-
ACC
xəskæ'ʃ
COMP
ənd
and
wər
1incl.plur
gəu
imperative
we'f
burn
t͡ʃəʃtu'ʒ
brick
-əz
plur
-
ACC
xəskæ'ʃ
COMP
θʌ'rəli
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Haved wok cheshtoozh jechew zhboir.

[hæ'vəd wo'k t͡ʃəʃtu'ʒ d͡ʒət͡ʃɛ'w ʒbɔi'r]

hæ'v
have
-əd
PAST
wo'k
3.plur
t͡ʃəʃtu'ʒ
brick
d͡ʒət͡ʃɛ'w
PURP
ʒbɔi'r
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
End haved wok t͡sexoog jechew chezhas.

[ənd hæ'vəd wo'k t͡səxu'g d͡ʒət͡ʃɛ'w t͡ʃəʒæ's]

ənd
and
hæ'v
have
-əd
PAST
wo'k
3.plur
t͡səxu'g
slime
d͡ʒət͡ʃɛ'w
PURP
t͡ʃəʒæ's
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Naut fechood wer uther manez.

[nɔt fət͡ʃu'd wər ʌ'ðər mæ'nəz]

nɔt
NEG
fət͡ʃu'd
resemble
wər
1incl.plur
ʌ'ðər
other
mæ'n
human being
-əz
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Delooched chef end sheed wok the leedez.

[dəlu't͡ʃəd t͡ʃɛ'f ənd ʃi'd wo'k ðə li'dəz]

dəlu't͡ʃ
shape
-əd
PAST
t͡ʃɛ'f
fight
ənd
and
ʃi'd
time
wo'k
3.plur
ðə
the
li'd
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.

Stezhauched wok jedoiwezes end wymezes the hahkez.

[stəʒɔ't͡ʃəd wo'k d͡ʒədɔi'wəzəs ənd wai'məzəs ðə hɑ'kəz]

stəʒɔ't͡ʃ
copy
-əd
PAST
wo'k
3.plur
d͡ʒədɔi'w
mammal
-əz
plur
-əs
GEN
ənd
and
wai'm
bird
-əz
plur
-əs
GEN
ðə
the
hɑ'k
sound
-əz
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Bet eryzed the ingglish, that been wer the leed, en en difrent wai.

[bət ərai'zəd ðə ɪ'ŋglɪʃ, ðæ't bi'n wər ðə li'd, ən ən dɪ'frənt we']

bət
but
ərai'z
arise
-əd
PAST
ðə
the
ɪ'ŋglɪʃ
langname
ðæ't
RELPRON
bi'n
be
wər
1incl.plur
ðə
the
li'd
language
ən
in_inside
ən
a
dɪ'frənt
different
we'
manner

“But Pseudo-English, which is our language, arose in a different way.”

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Stezaused thaush hol end perfikt en en singgel t͡seweeth

[stəzɔ'səd θɔ'ʃ ho'l ənd pə'rfɪkt ən ən sɪ'ŋgəl t͡səwi'ð]

stəzɔ's
appear
-əd
PAST
θɔ'ʃ
3.sing
ho'l
whole
ənd
and
pə'rfɪkt
perfect
ən
in_inside
ən
a
sɪ'ŋgəl
single
t͡səwi'ð
breath

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Naut skeloded wer the leed.

[nɔt skəlo'dəd wər ðə li'd]

nɔt
NEG
skəlo'd
evolve
-əd
PAST
wər
1incl.plur
ðə
the
li'd
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Destaused thaush.

[dəstɔ'səd θɔ'ʃ]

dəstɔ's
create
-əd
PAST
θɔ'ʃ
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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