A Collection of Texts in Ghoy

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.

څيك ݯژ ثيچ ڭچخد زبور خيد بيسد زش چن حوف زش ثنيت۔

[ˈt͡seːk ʁuʒ ˈθiːt͡ʃ ˈŋut͡ʃaxid ˈzbuːr ˈxaid ˈbaisid ˈzeʃ ˈt͡ʃon ˈhauf ˈzeʃ θaˈniːt]

ˈt͡seːk
have
ʁuʒ
PAST
ˈθiːt͡ʃ
all
ˈŋut͡ʃ
human being
-ax
plur
-id
def
ˈzbuːr
in_surface
ˈxaid
whole
ˈbais
earth
-id
def
ˈzeʃ
one
ˈt͡ʃon
language
ˈhauf
and
ˈzeʃ
one
θaˈniːt
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.

لروا ݯژ شپب ڃوف ژخد۔

[liˈroːʔ ʁuʒ ˈʃpab ˈɲuːf ˈʒoxid]

liˈroːʔ
journey
ʁuʒ
PAST
ˈʃpab
3.plur
ˈɲuːf
from_inside
ˈʒox
east
-id
def

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
حوف دخ ݯژ شپب غل ڃڅ شديڅ اج كغل ژبو۔

[ˈhauf ˈdux ʁuʒ ˈʃpab ˈɣal ˈɲot͡s ʃuˈdait͡s ˈʔid͡ʒ kuˈɣal ˈʒbaw]

ˈhauf
and
ˈdux
find
ʁuʒ
PAST
ˈʃpab
3.plur
ˈɣal
a
ˈɲot͡s
wide
ʃuˈdait͡s
plain
ˈʔid͡ʒ
in_inside
ku-
LOC
ˈɣal
a
ˈʒbaw
land

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

(3)
يخف ودز ݯژ شپب مز۔

[jaˈxif wiˈdoz ʁuʒ ˈʃpab ˈmaz]

jaˈxif
thus
wiˈdoz
dwell
ʁuʒ
PAST
ˈʃpab
3.plur
ˈmaz
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

چوس ݯژ شپب كش ژسپيپپ ار سكگس حوف كش ليپ ار ژسپيپخ سكگس گخڭ۔

[ˈt͡ʃuːs ʁuʒ ˈʃpab ˈkaʃ ʒaˈspiːppi ʔar skiˈɡus ˈhauf ˈkaʃ ˈlaip ʔar ʒaˈspiːpax skiˈɡus ɡaˈxeŋ]

ˈt͡ʃuːs
say
ʁuʒ
PAST
ˈʃpab
3.plur
ˈkaʃ
1incl.plur
ʒaˈspiːp
brick
-pi
make
ʔar
imperative
skiˈɡus
COMP
ˈhauf
and
ˈkaʃ
1incl.plur
ˈlaip
burn
ʔar
imperative
ʒaˈspiːp
brick
-ax
plur
skiˈɡus
COMP
ɡaˈxeŋ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

څيك ݯژ شپب ژسپيپ لنن نغ۔

[ˈt͡seːk ʁuʒ ˈʃpab ʒaˈspiːp laˈnin ˈnaɣ]

ˈt͡seːk
have
ʁuʒ
PAST
ˈʃpab
3.plur
ʒaˈspiːp
brick
laˈnin
PURP
ˈnaɣ
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
حوف څيك ݯژ شپب مزو لنن تخگ۔

[ˈhauf ˈt͡seːk ʁuʒ ˈʃpab maˈziw laˈnin taˈxiɡ]

ˈhauf
and
ˈt͡seːk
have
ʁuʒ
PAST
ˈʃpab
3.plur
maˈziw
slime
laˈnin
PURP
taˈxiɡ
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

جفوڃ اد كش جپ ڭچخ۔

[d͡ʒaˈfauɲ ʔud ˈkaʃ ˈd͡ʒip ˈŋut͡ʃax]

d͡ʒaˈfauɲ
resemble
ʔud
NEG
ˈkaʃ
1incl.plur
ˈd͡ʒip
other
ˈŋut͡ʃ
human being
-ax
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

مثڭ ݯژ سپا حوف اڭ چنخد ڃو شپب۔

[maˈθaŋ ʁuʒ ˈspaʔ ˈhauf ˈʔoŋ ˈt͡ʃonaxid ɲaw ˈʃpab]

maˈθaŋ
shape
ʁuʒ
PAST
ˈspaʔ
fight
ˈhauf
and
ˈʔoŋ
time
ˈt͡ʃon
language
-ax
plur
-id
def
ɲaw
3.plur.POSS
ˈʃpab
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.

څخر ݯژ شپب ثيدخد ڃو غشاخ حوف حيخ۔

[t͡siˈxur ʁuʒ ˈʃpab ˈθaidaxid ɲaw ɣiˈʃaʔax ˈhauf ˈhajax]

t͡siˈxur
copy
ʁuʒ
PAST
ˈʃpab
3.plur
ˈθaid
sound
-ax
plur
-id
def
ɲaw
3.plur.POSS
ɣiˈʃaʔ
mammal
-ax
plur
ˈhauf
and
ˈhaj
bird
-ax
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

مر ستغيو ݯژ غيد، بڭ گوغ چند حݯ، اج كغل خڭ سكچ۔

[ˈmer stiˈɣeːw ʁuʒ ˈɣojid, ˈbiŋ ˈɡoːɣ ˈt͡ʃonid hiʁ, ˈʔid͡ʒ kuˈɣal ˈxoŋ ˈskut͡ʃ]

ˈmer
but
stiˈɣeːw
arise
ʁuʒ
PAST
ˈɣoj
langname
-id
def
ˈbiŋ
RELPRON
ˈɡoːɣ
be
ˈt͡ʃon
language
-id
def
hiʁ
1incl.plur.POSS
ˈʔid͡ʒ
in_inside
ku-
LOC
ˈɣal
a
ˈxoŋ
different
ˈskut͡ʃ
manner

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

مچر ݯژ حو خيد حوف ݯستوا اج كغل پث غزز

[muˈt͡ʃar ʁuʒ ˈhiw ˈxaid ˈhauf ʁaˈstauʔ ˈʔid͡ʒ kuˈɣal ˈpuθ ɣiˈzuz]

muˈt͡ʃar
appear
ʁuʒ
PAST
ˈhiw
3.sing
ˈxaid
whole
ˈhauf
and
ʁaˈstauʔ
perfect
ˈʔid͡ʒ
in_inside
ku-
LOC
ˈɣal
a
ˈpuθ
single
ɣiˈzuz
breath

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

چزڭ ݯژ اد چند حݯ۔

[t͡ʃaˈziŋ ʁuʒ ʔud ˈt͡ʃonid hiʁ]

t͡ʃaˈziŋ
evolve
ʁuʒ
PAST
ʔud
NEG
ˈt͡ʃon
language
-id
def
hiʁ
1incl.plur.POSS

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
جبت ݯژ حو۔

[d͡ʒuˈbit ʁuʒ ˈhiw]

d͡ʒuˈbit
create
ʁuʒ
PAST
ˈhiw
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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