A Collection of Texts in Eshas

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.

Kuumaf ming hafip pak miiñ mip habip gib mooch ñaf fuf myn kød fuf mañiqas.

[kuːmaf miŋ hafip pak miːɲ mip habip ɡib moːt͡ʃ ɲaf fuf myn kød fuf maɲiʔas]

k-
POS
uːma
have
-f
indicative
miŋ
PAST
ha
the
-f
cl.2
-ip
NOM
pak
all
m-
NOM
iːɲ
human being
m-
NOM
ip
surface
ha
the
-b
cl.6
-ip
NOM
ɡib
whole
m-
NOM
oːt͡ʃ
earth
ɲaf
in
fuf
one
m-
NOM
yn
language
kød
and
fuf
one
m-
NOM
aɲiʔas
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.

Kymyfyf ming kig mii hadip mud qeed.

[kymyfyf miŋ kiɡ miː hadip mud ʔeːd]

k-
POS
ymufu
journey
-f
indicative
miŋ
PAST
kiɡ
3.cl.2
m-
NOM

inside
ha
the
-d
cl.4
-ip
NOM
m-
NOM
ud
east
ʔeːd
from

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Kød kypyf ming kig shøs mipichuq mii mẽẽd ñaf.

[kød kypyf miŋ kiɡ ʃøs mipit͡ʃuʔ miː mə̃ːd ɲaf]

kød
and
k-
POS
ypu
find
-f
indicative
miŋ
PAST
kiɡ
3.cl.2
ʃøs
wide
m-
NOM
ipit͡ʃuʔ
plain
m-
NOM

inside
m-
NOM
ə̃ːd
land
ɲaf
in

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

(3)
Qichoof køøfachaf ming kig bach.

[ʔit͡ʃoːf køːfat͡ʃaf miŋ kiɡ bat͡ʃ]

ʔit͡ʃoːf
thus
k-
POS
øːfat͡ʃa
dwell
-f
indicative
miŋ
PAST
kiɡ
3.cl.2
bat͡ʃ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Komaf ming kig køñap kuch sab nichafich ñimẽk kød kiigap kuch sab nichafich ñimẽk bagøñ.

[komaf miŋ kiɡ køɲap kut͡ʃ sab nit͡ʃafit͡ʃ ɲimə̃k kød kiːɡap kut͡ʃ sab nit͡ʃafit͡ʃ ɲimə̃k baɡøɲ]

k-
POS
oma
say
-f
indicative
miŋ
PAST
kiɡ
3.cl.2
k-
POS
øɲa
make
-p
imperative
kut͡ʃ
1incl.SUBJ
sab
1incl
n-
ACC
it͡ʃafit͡ʃ
brick
ɲimə̃k
COMP
kød
and
k-
POS
iːɡa
burn
-p
imperative
kut͡ʃ
1incl.SUBJ
sab
1incl
n-
ACC
it͡ʃafit͡ʃ
brick
ɲimə̃k
COMP
baɡøɲ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Kuumaf ming kig michafich mooq kishash.

[kuːmaf miŋ kiɡ mit͡ʃafit͡ʃ moːʔ kiʃaʃ]

k-
POS
uːma
have
-f
indicative
miŋ
PAST
kiɡ
3.cl.2
m-
NOM
it͡ʃafit͡ʃ
brick
m-
NOM
oːʔ
stone
kiʃaʃ
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Kød kuumaf ming kig møøqishyt maguqaf kishash.

[kød kuːmaf miŋ kiɡ møːʔiʃyt maɡuʔaf kiʃaʃ]

kød
and
k-
POS
uːma
have
-f
indicative
miŋ
PAST
kiɡ
3.cl.2
m-
NOM
øːʔiʃut
slime
m-
NOM
aɡuʔaf
mortar
kiʃaʃ
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Tasimuf sab ngaan miiñ.

[tasimuf sab ŋaːn miːɲ]

t-
NEG
asimu
resemble
-f
indicative
sab
1incl
ŋaːn
other
m-
NOM
iːɲ
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Kidiqaf ming mech kød miib hahip myn kig.

[kidiʔaf miŋ met͡ʃ kød miːb hahip myn kiɡ]

k-
POS
idiʔa
shape
-f
indicative
miŋ
PAST
m-
NOM
et͡ʃ
fight
kød
and
m-
NOM
iːb
time
ha
the
-h
cl.1
-ip
NOM
m-
NOM
yn
language
kiɡ
3.cl.2

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Kuchiqif ming kig hahip mi maagubim kød mach.

[kut͡ʃiʔif miŋ kiɡ hahip mi maːɡubim kød mat͡ʃ]

k-
POS
ut͡ʃiʔi
copy
-f
indicative
miŋ
PAST
kiɡ
3.cl.2
ha
the
-h
cl.1
-ip
NOM
m-
NOM
i
sound
m-
NOM
aːɡubim
mammal
kød
and
m-
NOM
at͡ʃ
bird

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Fiik kømifyf ming kyykaf hahip myn sab ñimẽk hakip meshas mii miid miñis ñaf.

[fiːk kømifyf miŋ kyːkaf hahip myn sab ɲimə̃k hakip meʃas miː miːd miɲis ɲaf]

fiːk
but
k-
POS
ømifu
arise
-f
indicative
miŋ
PAST
k-
POS
yːka
be
-f
indicative
ha
the
-h
cl.1
-ip
NOM
m-
NOM
yn
language
sab
1incl
ɲimə̃k
COMP
ha
the
-k
cl.5
-ip
NOM
m-
NOM
eʃas
langname
m-
NOM

inside
miːd
different
m-
NOM
iɲis
manner
ɲaf
in

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Kanadaf ming nyt gib kød pamach mii ñad mydabib ñaf

[kanadaf miŋ nyt ɡib kød pamat͡ʃ miː ɲad mydabib ɲaf]

k-
POS
anada
appear
-f
indicative
miŋ
PAST
nyt
3.cl.1
ɡib
whole
kød
and
pamat͡ʃ
perfect
m-
NOM

inside
ɲad
single
m-
NOM
ydabib
breath
ɲaf
in

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Tugugif ming hahip myn sab.

[tuɡuɡif miŋ hahip myn sab]

t-
NEG
uɡuɡi
evolve
-f
indicative
miŋ
PAST
ha
the
-h
cl.1
-ip
NOM
m-
NOM
yn
language
sab
1incl

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Kikafuf ming nyt.

[kikafuf miŋ nyt]

k-
POS
ikafu
create
-f
indicative
miŋ
PAST
nyt
3.cl.1

“It was created.”

(14)

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