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 inserfis the hoal erth wun langgwij end wun dyelekt.

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

hæv
have
-əd
PAST
ðə
the
ɔl
all
hjumən
human being
-əz
plur
ɪnsərfɪs
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.

Jernyed thai infrom the eest.

[d͡ʒərnaiəd ðe ɪnfrom ðə ist]

d͡ʒərnai
journey
-əd
PAST
ðe
3.plur
ɪnfrom
from_inside
ðə
the
ist
east

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
End fynded thai e wyd plain insyd e land.

[ənd faindəd ðe ə waid plen ɪnsaid ə lænd]

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

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

(3)
Thus dweled thai thair.

[ðʌs dwɛləd ðe ðer]

ðʌs
thus
dwɛl
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.

Saied thai brikezoom wee goa maik yes end brikezoom wee goa bern yes thurelee.

[seəd ðe brɪkəzum wi gəu mek jɛs ənd brɪkəzum wi gəu bərn jɛs θʌrəli]

se
say
-əd
PAST
ðe
3.plur
brɪk
brick
-əz
plur
-um
ACC
wi
1incl.plur
gəu
imperative
mek
make
jɛs
COMP
ənd
and
brɪk
brick
-əz
plur
-um
ACC
wi
1incl.plur
gəu
imperative
bərn
burn
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 rezembel wee uther hyoomenez.

[nɔt rəzɛmbəl wi ʌðər hjumənəz]

nɔt
NEG
rəzɛmbəl
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.

Shaiped fyt end tym thai the langgwijez.

[ʃepəd fait ənd taim ðe ðə læŋgwɪd͡ʒəz]

ʃep
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.

Kopyed thai mamelezee end berdezee the soundez.

[kopaiəd ðe mæmələzi ənd bərdəzi ðə saundəz]

kopai
copy
-əd
PAST
ðe
3.plur
mæməl
mammal
-əz
plur
-i
GEN
ənd
and
bərd
bird
-əz
plur
-i
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 bee wee the langgwij, insyd e difrent maner.

[bʌt əraizəd ðə ɪŋglɪʃ, ðæt bi wi ðə læŋgwɪd͡ʒ, ɪnsaid ə dɪfrənt mænər]

bʌt
but
əraiz
arise
-əd
PAST
ðə
the
ɪŋglɪʃ
langname
ðæt
RELPRON
bi
be
wi
1incl.plur
ðə
the
læŋgwɪd͡ʒ
language
ɪnsaid
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.

Epeered hee hoal end perfikt insyd e singgel breth

[əpirəd hi həul ənd pərfɪkt ɪnsaid ə sɪŋgəl brɛθ]

əpir
appear
-əd
PAST
hi
3.sing
həul
whole
ənd
and
pərfɪkt
perfect
ɪnsaid
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 ivolved wee the langgwij.

[nɔt ɪvolvəd wi ðə læŋgwɪd͡ʒ]

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

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Kreeaited hee.

[krietəd hi]

kriet
create
-əd
PAST
hi
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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