A Collection of Texts in Airu

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.

Ṣæ’qu ṭis baquój chód ṣos kot ḍuge’d shogój ḍichud ṣos ḍa’d jaj shaur ḍaufubad jaj.

[ˈsˤɛ̰kʷ tˤis ˈbakʷoj t͡ʃod ˈsˤɔs ˈkɔt dˤuɡḛd ˈʃɔɡoj dˤit͡ʃud ˈsˤɔs dˤa̰d ˈjaj ˈʃauɾ dˤauˈfubad ˈjaj]

ˈsˤɛ̰
have
-kʷ
active
tˤis
PAST
ˈbakʷ
all
-oj
NOM
t͡ʃ-
plur
o
human being
-d
NOM
ˈsˤɔs
the
ˈkɔt
in
dˤ-
sing
uɡḛ
surface
-d
NOM
ˈʃɔɡ
whole
-oj
NOM
dˤ-
sing
it͡ʃu
earth
-d
NOM
ˈsˤɔs
the
dˤ-
sing

language
-d
NOM
ˈjaj
one
ˈʃauɾ
and
dˤ-
sing
ˈaufuba
dialect
-d
NOM
ˈjaj
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.

Chi’wiqu ṭis c̣ob cau ḍaimód ḍónad ṣos.

[t͡ʃḭˈʋikʷ tˤis ˈᵏǀˤɔb ˈᵏǀau dˤaimod dˤonad ˈsˤɔs]

t͡ʃḭˈʋi
journey
-kʷ
active
tˤis
PAST
ˈᵏǀˤɔb
3.plur
ˈᵏǀau
from
dˤ-
sing
aimo
inside
-d
NOM
dˤ-
sing
ona
east
-d
NOM
ˈsˤɔs
the

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Shaur gwaqu ṭis c̣ob quiñój ḍetyachud kot ḍaimód ḍópud.

[ˈʃauɾ ˈɡʷakʷ tˤis ˈᵏǀˤɔb ˈkʷiɲoj dˤeˈt͡ɕat͡ʃud ˈkɔt dˤaimod dˤopud]

ˈʃauɾ
and
ˈɡʷa
find
-kʷ
active
tˤis
PAST
ˈᵏǀˤɔb
3.plur
ˈkʷiɲ
wide
-oj
NOM
dˤ-
sing
ˈet͡ɕat͡ʃu
plain
-d
NOM
ˈkɔt
in
dˤ-
sing
aimo
inside
-d
NOM
dˤ-
sing
opu
land
-d
NOM

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

(3)
Miri’w ṇegóqu ṭis c̣ob ñæ’m.

[miˈɾḭʋ nˤeˈɡokʷ tˤis ˈᵏǀˤɔb ˈɲɛ̰m]

miˈɾḭʋ
thus
nˤeˈɡo
dwell
-kʷ
active
tˤis
PAST
ˈᵏǀˤɔb
3.plur
ˈɲɛ̰m
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Ṭaiqu ṭis c̣ob ñæ’gw gwe’qu chim tij chañemid shaur ñæ’gw gwóqu chim tij chañemid shichun.

[ˈtˤaikʷ tˤis ˈᵏǀˤɔb ˈɲɛ̰ɡʷ ˈɡʷḛkʷ t͡ʃim tij t͡ʃaˈɲemid ˈʃauɾ ˈɲɛ̰ɡʷ ˈɡʷokʷ t͡ʃim tij t͡ʃaˈɲemid ʃiˈt͡ʃun]

ˈtˤai
say
-kʷ
active
tˤis
PAST
ˈᵏǀˤɔb
3.plur
ˈɲɛ̰ɡʷ
1incl.plur
ˈɡʷḛ
make
-kʷ
active
t͡ʃim
imperative
tij
COMP
t͡ʃ-
plur
ˈaɲemi
brick
-d
NOM
ˈʃauɾ
and
ˈɲɛ̰ɡʷ
1incl.plur
ˈɡʷo
burn
-kʷ
active
t͡ʃim
imperative
tij
COMP
t͡ʃ-
plur
ˈaɲemi
brick
-d
NOM
ʃiˈt͡ʃun
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Ṣæ’qu ṭis c̣ob ḍañemid puqueñ ḍuraṣ.

[ˈsˤɛ̰kʷ tˤis ˈᵏǀˤɔb dˤaˈɲemid puˈkʷeɲ dˤuɾasˤ]

ˈsˤɛ̰
have
-kʷ
active
tˤis
PAST
ˈᵏǀˤɔb
3.plur
dˤ-
sing
ˈaɲemi
brick
-d
NOM
puˈkʷeɲ
PURP
dˤ-
sing
uɾa
stone
-sˤ
LOC

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Shaur ṣæ’qu ṭis c̣ob ḍabórid puqueñ ḍærówuṣ.

[ˈʃauɾ ˈsˤɛ̰kʷ tˤis ˈᵏǀˤɔb dˤaˈboɾid puˈkʷeɲ dˤɛˈɾoʋusˤ]

ˈʃauɾ
and
ˈsˤɛ̰
have
-kʷ
active
tˤis
PAST
ˈᵏǀˤɔb
3.plur
dˤ-
sing
ˈaboɾi
slime
-d
NOM
puˈkʷeɲ
PURP
dˤ-
sing
ˈɛɾoʋu
mortar
-sˤ
LOC

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Riṇiqu meṭ ñæ’gw shifój chód.

[ɾiˈnˤikʷ metˤ ˈɲɛ̰ɡʷ ˈʃifoj t͡ʃod]

ɾiˈnˤi
resemble
-kʷ
active
metˤ
NEG
ˈɲɛ̰ɡʷ
1incl.plur
ˈʃif
other
-oj
NOM
t͡ʃ-
plur
o
human being
-d
NOM

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Cishauqu ṭis ḍi’d shaur ḍisód cha’d ṣos c̣ob.

[ᵏǀiˈʃaukʷ tˤis dˤḭd ˈʃauɾ dˤisod t͡ʃa̰d ˈsˤɔs ˈᵏǀˤɔb]

ᵏǀiˈʃau
shape
-kʷ
active
tˤis
PAST
dˤ-
sing

fight
-d
NOM
ˈʃauɾ
and
dˤ-
sing
iso
time
-d
NOM
t͡ʃ-
plur

language
-d
NOM
ˈsˤɔs
the
ˈᵏǀˤɔb
3.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.

Ṭeṣaiqu ṭis c̣ob chó’d ṣos chaṇucheb shaur chaib.

[tˤeˈsˤaikʷ tˤis ˈᵏǀˤɔb t͡ʃo̰d ˈsˤɔs t͡ʃaˈnˤut͡ʃeb ˈʃauɾ t͡ʃaib]

tˤeˈsˤai
copy
-kʷ
active
tˤis
PAST
ˈᵏǀˤɔb
3.plur
t͡ʃ-
plur

sound
-d
NOM
ˈsˤɔs
the
t͡ʃ-
plur
ˈanˤut͡ʃe
mammal
-b
GEN
ˈʃauɾ
and
t͡ʃ-
plur
ai
bird
-b
GEN

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Hi mapaqu ṭis ṭoqu ḍairud ṣos ḍa’d ṣos ñæ’gw kot ḍaimód shuquój ḍimed.

[ˈhi maˈpakʷ tˤis ˈtˤɔkʷ ˈdˤaiɾud ˈsˤɔs dˤa̰d ˈsˤɔs ˈɲɛ̰ɡʷ ˈkɔt dˤaimod ˈʃukʷoj ˈdˤimed]

ˈhi
then
maˈpa
arise
-kʷ
active
tˤis
PAST
ˈtˤɔ
be
-kʷ
active
dˤ-
sing
ˈaiɾu
langname
-d
NOM
ˈsˤɔs
the
dˤ-
sing

language
-d
NOM
ˈsˤɔs
the
ˈɲɛ̰ɡʷ
1incl.plur
ˈkɔt
in
dˤ-
sing
aimo
inside
-d
NOM
ˈʃukʷ
different
-oj
NOM
dˤ-
sing
ˈime
manner
-d
NOM

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Ñi’goqu ṭis dity shogój shaur ḍeṣóṇój kot ḍaimód capój ḍomujud

[ɲḭˈɡɔkʷ tˤis ˈdit͡ɕ ˈʃɔɡoj ˈʃauɾ dˤeˈsˤonˤoj ˈkɔt dˤaimod ˈᵏǀapoj dˤɔˈmujud]

ɲḭˈɡɔ
appear
-kʷ
active
tˤis
PAST
ˈdit͡ɕ
3.sing
ˈʃɔɡ
whole
-oj
NOM
ˈʃauɾ
and
dˤeˈsˤonˤ
perfect
-oj
NOM
ˈkɔt
in
dˤ-
sing
aimo
inside
-d
NOM
ˈᵏǀap
single
-oj
NOM
dˤ-
sing
ˈɔmuju
breath
-d
NOM

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Degwaqu ṭis meṭ ḍa’d ṣos ñæ’gw.

[deˈɡʷakʷ tˤis metˤ dˤa̰d ˈsˤɔs ˈɲɛ̰ɡʷ]

deˈɡʷa
evolve
-kʷ
active
tˤis
PAST
metˤ
NEG
dˤ-
sing

language
-d
NOM
ˈsˤɔs
the
ˈɲɛ̰ɡʷ
1incl.plur

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Quóñaqu ṭis dity.

[kʷoˈɲakʷ tˤis ˈdit͡ɕ]

kʷoˈɲa
create
-kʷ
active
tˤis
PAST
ˈdit͡ɕ
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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