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 hyoomenez aun the hoal erth wun langgwij end wun dyelekt.

[hævəd ðə ɔl hjumənəz ɔn ðə həul ərθ wʌn læŋgwɪd͡ʒ ənd wʌn daiəlɛkt]

hæv
have
-əd
PAST
ðə
the
ɔl
all
hjumən
human being
-əz
plur
ɔn
in_surface
ðə
the
həul
whole
ərθ
earth
wʌn
one
læŋgwɪd͡ʒ
language
ənd
and
wʌn
one
daiəlɛkt
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 thai nyoo the eest.

[həʒurəd ðe nju' ðə ist]

həʒur
journey
-əd
PAST
ðe
3.plur
nju'
from_inside
ðə
the
ist
east

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
End kaked thai e wyd plain en e land.

[ənd kækəd ðe ə waid plen ən ə lænd]

ənd
and
kæk
find
-əd
PAST
ðe
3.plur
ə
a
waid
wide
plen
plain
ən
in_inside
ə
a
lænd
land

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

(3)
Thus gepahthed thai thair.

[ðʌs gəpɑθəd ðe ðer]

ðʌs
thus
gəpɑθ
dwell
-əd
PAST
ðe
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.

Mauked thai wee goa zeech brikez yes end wee goa waif brikez yes thurelee.

[mɔkəd ðe wi gəu zit͡ʃ brɪkəz jɛs ənd wi gəu wef brɪkəz jɛs θʌrəli]

mɔk
say
-əd
PAST
ðe
3.plur
wi
1incl.plur
gəu
imperative
zit͡ʃ
make
brɪk
brick
-əz
plur
-
ACC
jɛs
COMP
ənd
and
wi
1incl.plur
gəu
imperative
wef
burn
brɪk
brick
-əz
plur
-
ACC
jɛs
COMP
θʌrəli
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 thai brik perp stoan.

[hævəd ðe brɪk pərp stəun]

hæv
have
-əd
PAST
ðe
3.plur
brɪk
brick
pərp
PURP
stəun
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
End haved thai slym perp maurter.

[ənd hævəd ðe slaim pərp mɔrtər]

ənd
and
hæv
have
-əd
PAST
ðe
3.plur
slaim
slime
pərp
PURP
mɔrtər
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Naut fechood wee uther hyoomenez.

[nɔt fət͡ʃud wi ʌðər hjumənəz]

nɔt
NEG
fət͡ʃud
resemble
wi
1incl.plur
ʌðər
other
hjumən
human being
-əz
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Delooched fyt end tym thai the langgwijez.

[dəlut͡ʃəd fait ənd taim ðe ðə læŋgwɪd͡ʒəz]

dəlut͡ʃ
shape
-əd
PAST
fait
fight
ənd
and
taim
time
ðe
3.plur
ðə
the
læŋgwɪd͡ʒ
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 thai mamelezes end berdezes the soundez.

[stəʒɔt͡ʃəd ðe mæmələzəs ənd bərdəzəs ðə saundəz]

stəʒɔt͡ʃ
copy
-əd
PAST
ðe
3.plur
mæməl
mammal
-əz
plur
-əs
GEN
ənd
and
bərd
bird
-əz
plur
-əs
GEN
ðə
the
saund
sound
-əz
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

But eryzed the ingglish, that been wee the langgwij, en e difrent maner.

[bʌt əraizəd ðə ɪŋglɪʃ, ðæt bin wi ðə læŋgwɪd͡ʒ, ən ə dɪfrənt mænər]

bʌt
but
əraiz
arise
-əd
PAST
ðə
the
ɪŋglɪʃ
langname
ðæt
RELPRON
bin
be
wi
1incl.plur
ðə
the
læŋgwɪd͡ʒ
language
ən
in_inside
ə
a
dɪfrənt
different
mænər
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 hee hoal end perfikt en e singgel breth

[stəzɔsəd hi həul ənd pərfɪkt ən ə sɪŋgəl brɛθ]

stəzɔs
appear
-əd
PAST
hi
3.sing
həul
whole
ənd
and
pərfɪkt
perfect
ən
in_inside
ə
a
sɪŋgəl
single
brɛθ
breath

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Naut skeloded wee the langgwij.

[nɔt skəlodəd wi ðə læŋgwɪd͡ʒ]

nɔt
NEG
skəlod
evolve
-əd
PAST
wi
1incl.plur
ðə
the
læŋgwɪd͡ʒ
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Destaused hee.

[dəstɔsəd hi]

dəstɔs
create
-əd
PAST
hi
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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