A Collection of Texts in Ver

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.

Дувитъосъ нъењ да нъеп датъ њоӈ шис да фоб дадъ касъ касъ сод шайш паўт сод кемыш.

[duʋitˤosˤ nˤeɲ da nˤep datˤ ɲoŋ ʃis da fob dadˤ kasˤ kasˤ sod ʃaiʃ paut sod kemɯʃ]

duʋ
have
-i
PAST
-tˤ
active
-osˤ
not.COMP
nˤeɲ
all
da
the
nˤep
human being
da
the
-tˤ
cl.5
ɲoŋ
in_surface
ʃis
whole
da
the
fob
earth
da
the
-dˤ
cl.8
kasˤ
3.cl.3.POSS
kasˤ
3.cl.3.POSS
sod
one
ʃaiʃ
language
paut
and
sod
one
kemɯʃ
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.

Ґиб̱ӹтитъосъ баўґ кеґ тъен даш.

[ɡiɓɤtitˤosˤ bauɡ keɡ tˤen daʃ]

ɡiɓɤt
journey
-i
PAST
-tˤ
active
-osˤ
not.COMP
bauɡ
3.cl.5
keɡ
from_inside
tˤen
east
da
the

cl.2

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Паўт нынъитъосъ баўґ съај да чыӈаўтъ съанъ носъ кин съадъ касъ.

[paut nɯnˤitˤosˤ bauɡ sˤaj da t͡ʃɯŋautˤ sˤanˤ nosˤ kin sˤadˤ kasˤ]

paut
and
nɯnˤ
find
-i
PAST
-tˤ
active
-osˤ
not.COMP
bauɡ
3.cl.5
sˤaj
wide
da
the
t͡ʃɯŋautˤ
plain
sˤa
a
-nˤ
cl.7
nosˤ
in_inside
kin
land
sˤa
a
-dˤ
cl.8
kasˤ
3.cl.3.POSS

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

(3)
Наґен тъатъанитъосъ баўґ геб.

[naɡen tˤatˤanitˤosˤ bauɡ heb]

naɡen
thus
tˤatˤan
dwell
-i
PAST
-tˤ
active
-osˤ
not.COMP
bauɡ
3.cl.5
heb
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Падитъосъ баўґ јынетъуф њӹњ сынъаўд ваўб̱ паўт тъӹсъетъуф њӹњ сынъаўд ваўб̱ пудаґ.

[paditˤosˤ bauɡ jɯnetˤuf ɲɤɲ sɯnˤaud ʋauɓ paut tˤɤsˤetˤuf ɲɤɲ sɯnˤaud ʋauɓ pudaɡ]

pad
say
-i
PAST
-tˤ
active
-osˤ
not.COMP
bauɡ
3.cl.5
jɯn
make
-e
PRES
-tˤ
active
-uf
COMP
ɲɤɲ
imperative
sɯnˤaud
brick
ʋauɓ
1incl
paut
and
tˤɤsˤ
burn
-e
PRES
-tˤ
active
-uf
COMP
ɲɤɲ
imperative
sɯnˤaud
brick
ʋauɓ
1incl
pudaɡ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Дувитъосъ баўґ сынъаўд шыјуч нъытъ.

[duʋitˤosˤ bauɡ sɯnˤaud ʃɯjut͡ʃ nˤɯtˤ]

duʋ
have
-i
PAST
-tˤ
active
-osˤ
not.COMP
bauɡ
3.cl.5
sɯnˤaud
brick
ʃɯjut͡ʃ
PURP
nˤɯtˤ
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Паўт дувитъосъ баўґ шына шыјуч нӹӈисъ.

[paut duʋitˤosˤ bauɡ ʃɯna ʃɯjut͡ʃ nɤŋisˤ]

paut
and
duʋ
have
-i
PAST
-tˤ
active
-osˤ
not.COMP
bauɡ
3.cl.5
ʃɯna
slime
ʃɯjut͡ʃ
PURP
nɤŋisˤ
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Дъудъететъосъ фудъ ваўб̱ съидъ да нъеп касъ.

[dˤudˤetetˤosˤ fudˤ ʋauɓ sˤidˤ da nˤep kasˤ]

dˤudˤet
resemble
-e
PRES
-tˤ
active
-osˤ
not.COMP
fudˤ
NEG
ʋauɓ
1incl
sˤidˤ
other
da
the
nˤep
human being
kasˤ
3.cl.3.POSS

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Шачудитъосъ нъом паўт чаўњ баўґ шайш дасъ ӈӹ.

[ʃat͡ʃuditˤosˤ nˤom paut t͡ʃauɲ bauɡ ʃaiʃ dasˤ ŋɤ]

ʃat͡ʃud
shape
-i
PAST
-tˤ
active
-osˤ
not.COMP
nˤom
fight
paut
and
t͡ʃauɲ
time
bauɡ
3.cl.5
ʃaiʃ
language
da
the
-sˤ
cl.3
ŋɤ
3.cl.5.POSS

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Венайдитъосъ баўґ б̱ирип паўт на диш дасъ ӈӹ.

[ʋenaiditˤosˤ bauɡ ɓiɾip paut na diʃ dasˤ ŋɤ]

ʋenaid
copy
-i
PAST
-tˤ
active
-osˤ
not.COMP
bauɡ
3.cl.5
ɓiɾip
mammal
paut
and
na
bird
diʃ
sound
da
the
-sˤ
cl.3
ŋɤ
3.cl.5.POSS

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Каўс јачӹґитъосъ дъишетъуф шайш дасъ тињ вер дап носъ њедъ да вӹв съасъ касъ.

[kaus jat͡ʃɤɡitˤosˤ dˤiʃetˤuf ʃaiʃ dasˤ tiɲ ʋeɾ dap nosˤ ɲedˤ da ʋɤʋ sˤasˤ kasˤ]

kaus
but
jat͡ʃɤɡ
arise
-i
PAST
-tˤ
active
-osˤ
not.COMP
dˤiʃ
be
-e
PRES
-tˤ
active
-uf
COMP
ʃaiʃ
language
da
the
-sˤ
cl.3
tiɲ
1incl.POSS
ʋeɾ
langname
da
the
-p
cl.1
nosˤ
in_inside
ɲedˤ
different
da
the
ʋɤʋ
manner
sˤa
a
-sˤ
cl.3
kasˤ
3.cl.3.POSS

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Куњунъитъосъ поф шис да касъ паўт нишанъ да касъ носъ дъоф да бенъысъ съасъ касъ

[kuɲunˤitˤosˤ pof ʃis da kasˤ paut niʃanˤ da kasˤ nosˤ dˤof da benˤɯsˤ sˤasˤ kasˤ]

kuɲunˤ
appear
-i
PAST
-tˤ
active
-osˤ
not.COMP
pof
3.cl.3
ʃis
whole
da
the
kasˤ
3.cl.3.POSS
paut
and
niʃanˤ
perfect
da
the
kasˤ
3.cl.3.POSS
nosˤ
in_inside
dˤof
single
da
the
benˤɯsˤ
breath
sˤa
a
-sˤ
cl.3
kasˤ
3.cl.3.POSS

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Тъӹбаўдъитъосъ фудъ шайш дасъ тињ.

[tˤɤbaudˤitˤosˤ fudˤ ʃaiʃ dasˤ tiɲ]

tˤɤbaudˤ
evolve
-i
PAST
-tˤ
active
-osˤ
not.COMP
fudˤ
NEG
ʃaiʃ
language
da
the
-sˤ
cl.3
tiɲ
1incl.POSS

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Дышаўдитъосъ поф.

[dɯʃauditˤosˤ pof]

dɯʃaud
create
-i
PAST
-tˤ
active
-osˤ
not.COMP
pof
3.cl.3

“It was created.”

(14)

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