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A Collection of Texts in Nost

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.

Paf tyedord susemurt rre nedyumurt, rdot puñord, rdot ngukhord, ŕech pitumurt des ŕech tyastordumurt.

[paf t͡ɕedoɖ susemuʈ ɽe neɟumuʈ, ɖot puɲoɖ, ɖot ŋuxoɖ, ret͡ʃ pitumuʈ des ret͡ʃ t͡ɕastoɖumuʈ]

paf
PAST t͡ɕed
have -oɖ
POS sus
human being -e
plur -m
not.def -uʈ
NOM ɽe
in_surface neɟ
earth -u
sing -m
not.def -uʈ
NOM ɖot
RELPRON puɲ
whole -oɖ
POS ɖot
RELPRON ŋux
all -oɖ
POS ret͡ʃ
one pit
language -u
sing -m
not.def -uʈ
NOM des
and ret͡ʃ
one t͡ɕastoɖ
dialect -u
sing -m
not.def -uʈ
NOM

“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.

Paf khokarrord tjuk kharr ɹenutjurt.

[paf xokaɽoɖ cuk xaɽ ɹenucuʈ]

paf
PAST xokaɽ
journey -oɖ
POS cuk
3.plur.masc xaɽ
from_inside ɹen
east -u
sing -c
def -uʈ
NOM

“They journeyed from the east.”

 (2)
Des paf taɹord tjuk tyenochumurt rtob jachumurt fol, rdot rnuword, fol.

[des paf taɹoɖ cuk t͡ɕenot͡ʃumuʈ ʈob jat͡ʃumuʈ fol, ɖot ɳuwoɖ, fol]

des
and paf
PAST taɹ
find -oɖ
POS cuk
3.plur.masc t͡ɕenot͡ʃ
plain -u
sing -m
not.def -uʈ
NOM ʈob
in_inside jat͡ʃ
land -u
sing -m
not.def -uʈ
NOM f-
NOM o
a -l
masc ɖot
RELPRON ɳuw
wide -oɖ
POS f-
NOM o
a -l
masc

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

 (3)
Siged paf marrokhord tjuk tjup.

[siɡed paf maɽoxoɖ cuk cup]

siɡed
thus paf
PAST maɽox
dwell -oɖ
POS cuk
3.plur.masc cup
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

 (4)

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

Paf rnudord tjuk dad rdadichotyord khing dyuraw des dad lardord khing rdadichemurt dyuraw rdachip.

[paf ɳudoɖ cuk dad ɖadit͡ʃot͡ɕoɖ xiŋ ɟuɾaw des dad laɖoɖ xiŋ ɖadit͡ʃemuʈ ɟuɾaw ɖat͡ʃip]

paf
PAST ɳud
say -oɖ
POS cuk
3.plur.masc dad
1incl.plur ɖadit͡ʃ
brick -ot͡ɕ
make -oɖ
POS xiŋ
imperative ɟuɾaw
COMP des
and dad
1incl.plur laɖ
burn -oɖ
POS xiŋ
imperative ɖadit͡ʃ
brick -e
plur -m
not.def -uʈ
NOM ɟuɾaw
COMP ɖat͡ʃip
thoroughly

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

 (5)

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

Paf tyedord tjuk rdadichumurt birrel mechumurt.

[paf t͡ɕedoɖ cuk ɖadit͡ʃumuʈ biɽel met͡ʃumuʈ]

paf
PAST t͡ɕed
have -oɖ
POS cuk
3.plur.masc ɖadit͡ʃ
brick -u
sing -m
not.def -uʈ
NOM biɽel
PURP met͡ʃ
stone -u
sing -m
not.def -uʈ
NOM

“They had bricks for stone.”

 (6)
Des paf tyedord tjuk rtusteñumurt birrel rniwochumurt.

[des paf t͡ɕedoɖ cuk ʈusteɲumuʈ biɽel ɳiwot͡ʃumuʈ]

des
and paf
PAST t͡ɕed
have -oɖ
POS cuk
3.plur.masc ʈusteɲ
slime -u
sing -m
not.def -uʈ
NOM biɽel
PURP ɳiwot͡ʃ
mortar -u
sing -m
not.def -uʈ
NOM

“And they had slime for mortar.”

 (7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Rtodyangus dad susemurt, rdot rturnord.

[ʈoɟaŋus dad susemuʈ, ɖot ʈuɳoɖ]

ʈoɟaŋ
resemble -us
NEG dad
1incl.plur sus
human being -e
plur -m
not.def -uʈ
NOM ɖot
RELPRON ʈuɳ
other -oɖ
POS

“We do not resemble other humans.”

 (8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Paf nujengord khowumurt des disumurt pitetjurt tjuk.

[paf nujeŋoɖ xowumuʈ des disumuʈ pitecuʈ cuk]

paf
PAST nujeŋ
shape -oɖ
POS xow
fight -u
sing -m
not.def -uʈ
NOM des
and dis
time -u
sing -m
not.def -uʈ
NOM pit
language -e
plur -c
def -uʈ
NOM cuk
3.plur.masc

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

 (9)

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

Paf mokhokord tjuk ɹeretjurt tjurafemurt des dyefemurt.

[paf moxokoɖ cuk ɹeɾecuʈ cuɾafemuʈ des ɟefemuʈ]

paf
PAST moxok
copy -oɖ
POS cuk
3.plur.masc ɹeɾ
sound -e
plur -c
def -uʈ
NOM cuɾaf
mammal -e
plur -m
not.def -uʈ
NOM des
and ɟef
bird -e
plur -m
not.def -uʈ
NOM

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

 (10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Ging paf worraspord nostutjurt, rdot tjasord pitutjurt dad, rtob tjalumurt, rdot chokord, fol.

[ɡiŋ paf woɽaspoɖ nostucuʈ, ɖot casoɖ pitucuʈ dad, ʈob calumuʈ, ɖot t͡ʃokoɖ, fol]

ɡiŋ
but paf
PAST woɽasp
arise -oɖ
POS nost
langname -u
sing -c
def -uʈ
NOM ɖot
RELPRON cas
be -oɖ
POS pit
language -u
sing -c
def -uʈ
NOM dad
1incl.plur ʈob
in_inside cal
manner -u
sing -m
not.def -uʈ
NOM ɖot
RELPRON t͡ʃok
different -oɖ
POS f-
NOM o
a -l
masc

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

 (11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Paf wegothord ñaj, rdot puñord, des, rdot rnispolord, rtob welachumurt, rdot fibord, fol

[paf weɡoθoɖ ɲaj, ɖot puɲoɖ, des, ɖot ɳispoloɖ, ʈob welat͡ʃumuʈ, ɖot fiboɖ, fol]

paf
PAST weɡoθ
appear -oɖ
POS ɲaj
3.sing.fem ɖot
RELPRON puɲ
whole -oɖ
POS des
and ɖot
RELPRON ɳispol
perfect -oɖ
POS ʈob
in_inside welat͡ʃ
breath -u
sing -m
not.def -uʈ
NOM ɖot
RELPRON fib
single -oɖ
POS f-
NOM o
a -l
masc

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

 (12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Paf dyamotjus pitutjurt dad.

[paf ɟamocus pitucuʈ dad]

paf
PAST ɟamoc
evolve -us
NEG pit
language -u
sing -c
def -uʈ
NOM dad
1incl.plur

“Our language did not evolve.”

 (13)
Paf tartimord ñaj.

[paf taʈimoɖ ɲaj]

paf
PAST taʈim
create -oɖ
POS ɲaj
3.sing.fem

“It was created.”

 (14)

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