A Collection of Texts in Yosh

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.

Hin chiṇ ni’das rtauṇum rdat chim tekas ṭersi’j miṣi’j rsauj faṇ ḍiṣabi’j rsauj.

[hin t͡ʃinˤ nḭdas ʈaunˤum ɖat t͡ʃim tekas tˤeʂḭj misˤḭj ʂauj fanˤ dˤisˤabḭj ʂauj]

hi
have
-n
PAST
t͡ʃi
the
-nˤ
cl.7
nḭd
all
-as
NOM
ʈaunˤ
human being
-im
plur
ɖat
in_surface
t͡ʃi
the
-m
cl.3
tek
whole
-as
NOM
tˤeʂ
earth
-ḭj
sing
misˤ
language
-ḭj
sing
ʂauj
one
fanˤ
and
dˤisˤab
dialect
-ḭj
sing
ʂauj
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.

Faten fum shur chid sichi’j.

[faten fum ʃuɾ t͡ʃid sit͡ʃḭj]

fate
journey
-n
PAST
fum
3.plur.cl.7
ʃuɾ
from_inside
t͡ʃi
the
-d
cl.12
sit͡ʃ
east
-ḭj
sing

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Faṇ ten fum tyusas tastingi’j ngurr ṭi’ṣi’j.

[fanˤ ten fum t͡ɕusas tastiŋḭj ŋuɽ tˤḭsˤḭj]

fanˤ
and
te
find
-n
PAST
fum
3.plur.cl.7
t͡ɕus
wide
-as
NOM
tastiŋ
plain
-ḭj
sing
ŋuɽ
in_inside
tˤḭsˤ
land
-ḭj
sing

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

(3)
Ña’ñaḍ sipan fum ṣop.

[ɲa̰ɲadˤ sipan fum sˤop]

ɲa̰ɲadˤ
thus
sipa
dwell
-n
PAST
fum
3.plur.cl.7
sˤop
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Ṇin fum daug ḍiw ḍor rsij baṭashim faṇ daug ḍiw far rsij baṭashim ḍadi’d.

[nˤin fum dauɡ dˤiw dˤoɾ ʂij batˤaʃim fanˤ dauɡ dˤiw faɾ ʂij batˤaʃim dˤadḭd]

nˤi
say
-n
PAST
fum
3.plur.cl.7
dauɡ
1incl.plur
dˤiw
3.sing.cl.1.POSS
dˤo
make

PRES
ʂij
imperative
batˤaʃ
brick
-im
plur
fanˤ
and
dauɡ
1incl.plur
dˤiw
3.sing.cl.1.POSS
fa
burn

PRES
ʂij
imperative
batˤaʃ
brick
-im
plur
dˤadḭd
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Hin fum baṭashi’j riram wagi’j.

[hin fum batˤaʃḭj ɾiɾam waɡḭj]

hi
have
-n
PAST
fum
3.plur.cl.7
batˤaʃ
brick
-ḭj
sing
ɾiɾam
PURP
waɡ
stone
-ḭj
sing

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Faṇ hin fum ṣornotyu’j riram jañugu’j.

[fanˤ hin fum sˤoɳot͡ɕṵj ɾiɾam jaɲuɡṵj]

fanˤ
and
hi
have
-n
PAST
fum
3.plur.cl.7
sˤeɳot͡ɕ
slime
-ḭj
sing
ɾiɾam
PURP
jaɲuɡ
mortar
-ḭj
sing

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Ñi’rdar rra’p daug tya’ḍas rtauṇum.

[ɲḭɖaɾ ɽa̰p dauɡ t͡ɕa̰dˤas ʈaunˤum]

ɲḭɖa
resemble

PRES
ɽa̰p
NEG
dauɡ
1incl.plur
t͡ɕa̰dˤ
other
-as
NOM
ʈaunˤ
human being
-im
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Geñin rsaṇi’j faṇ geṣi’j fum chif miṣim heñ.

[ɡeɲin ʂanˤḭj fanˤ ɡesˤḭj fum t͡ʃif misˤim heɲ]

ɡeɲi
shape
-n
PAST
ʂanˤ
fight
-ḭj
sing
fanˤ
and
ɡesˤ
time
-ḭj
sing
fum
3.plur.cl.7
t͡ʃi
the
-f
cl.1
misˤ
language
-im
plur
heɲ
3.plur.cl.7.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.

Haṣaun fum saṭartim faṇ ḍaubum chif fuṣum ḍash.

[hasˤaun fum satˤaʈim fanˤ dˤaubum t͡ʃif fusˤum dˤaʃ]

hasˤau
copy
-n
PAST
fum
3.plur.cl.7
satˤaʈ
mammal
-im
plur
fanˤ
and
dˤaub
bird
-im
plur
t͡ʃi
the
-f
cl.1
fusˤ
sound
-im
plur
dˤaʃ
3.plur.cl.2.POSS

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Maf tyaṇen chim jo’shu’j ḍiw ñer chif miṣi’j hang ngurr tyeshas ñauñu’j.

[maf t͡ɕanˤen t͡ʃim jo̰ʃṵj dˤiw ɲeɾ t͡ʃif misˤḭj haŋ ŋuɽ t͡ɕeʃas ɲauɲṵj]

maf
but
t͡ɕanˤe
arise
-n
PAST
t͡ʃi
the
-m
cl.3
jo̰ʃ
langname
-ḭj
sing
dˤiw
3.sing.cl.1.POSS
ɲe
be

PRES
t͡ʃi
the
-f
cl.1
misˤ
language
-ḭj
sing
haŋ
1incl.plur.POSS
ŋuɽ
in_inside
t͡ɕeʃ
different
-as
NOM
ɲauɲ
manner
-ḭj
sing

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Pa’run sairn tekas faṇ rdartaṭas ngurr japas rdigiji’j

[pa̰ɾun saiɳ tekas fanˤ ɖaʈatˤas ŋuɽ japas ɖiɡijḭj]

pa̰ɾu
appear
-n
PAST
saiɳ
3.sing.cl.1
tek
whole
-as
NOM
fanˤ
and
ɖaʈatˤ
perfect
-as
NOM
ŋuɽ
in_inside
jap
single
-as
NOM
ɖiɡij
breath
-ḭj
sing

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Ṭenan rra’p chif miṣi’j hang.

[tˤenan ɽa̰p t͡ʃif misˤḭj haŋ]

tˤena
evolve
-n
PAST
ɽa̰p
NEG
t͡ʃi
the
-f
cl.1
misˤ
language
-ḭj
sing
haŋ
1incl.plur.POSS

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Sefe’n sairn.

[sefḛn saiɳ]

sefḛ
create
-n
PAST
saiɳ
3.sing.cl.1

“It was created.”

(14)

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