A Collection of Texts in Shait

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.

Zhiz rrushon chängaj ñers dij com saunaj rdaig lärr shäzh burt lärr kyshiw.

[ʒiz ɽuʃon t͡ʃæŋɑj ɲeʂ dij ᵏǀom saunɑj ɖaiɡ læɽ ʃæʒ buʈ læɽ kɨʃiʋ]

ʒiz
then
ɽuʃ
have
-on
PAST
t͡ʃæŋ
all
-ɑj
PRES
ɲeʂ
human being
dij
in
ᵏǀom
surface
saun
whole
-ɑj
PRES
ɖaiɡ
earth
læɽ
one
ʃæʒ
language
buʈ
and
læɽ
one
kɨʃiʋ
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.

Bychirdon shuw sej bing gyw.

[bɨt͡ʃiɖon ʃuʋ sej biŋ ɡɨʋ]

bɨt͡ʃiɖ
journey
-on
PAST
ʃuʋ
3.cl.2
sej
from
biŋ
inside
ɡɨʋ
east

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Zhiz chyrdon shuw faurdaj chukairs dij bing dors.

[ʒiz t͡ʃɨɖon ʃuʋ fauɖɑj t͡ʃukaiʂ dij biŋ doʂ]

ʒiz
then
t͡ʃɨɖ
find
-on
PAST
ʃuʋ
3.cl.2
fauɖ
wide
-ɑj
PRES
t͡ʃukaiʂ
plain
dij
in
biŋ
inside
doʂ
land

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

(3)
Rranärd rrygkurdon shuw noj.

[ɽɑnæɖ ɽɨkʼuɖon ʃuʋ noj]

ɽɑnæɖ
thus
ɽɨkʼuɖ
dwell
-on
PAST
ʃuʋ
3.cl.2
noj
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Codon shuw rsafaj näp wep singich rtymyb burt hejaj näp wep singich rtymyb rsyzhaiw.

[ᵏǀodon ʃuʋ ʂɑfɑj næp ʋep siŋit͡ʃ ʈɨmɨb buʈ hejɑj næp ʋep siŋit͡ʃ ʈɨmɨb ʂɨʒaiʋ]

ᵏǀod
say
-on
PAST
ʃuʋ
3.cl.2
ʂɑf
make
-ɑj
PRES
næp
imperative
ʋep
1incl
siŋit͡ʃ
brick
ʈɨmɨb
COMP
buʈ
and
hej
burn
-ɑj
PRES
næp
imperative
ʋep
1incl
siŋit͡ʃ
brick
ʈɨmɨb
COMP
ʂɨʒaiʋ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Rrushon shuw singich lutugk ha.

[ɽuʃon ʃuʋ siŋit͡ʃ lutukʼ hɑ]

ɽuʃ
have
-on
PAST
ʃuʋ
3.cl.2
siŋit͡ʃ
brick
lutukʼ
PURP

stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Burt rrushon shuw wyrsing lutugk rruwaf.

[buʈ ɽuʃon ʃuʋ ʋɨʂiŋ lutukʼ ɽuʋɑf]

buʈ
and
ɽuʃ
have
-on
PAST
ʃuʋ
3.cl.2
ʋɨʂiŋ
slime
lutukʼ
PURP
ɽuʋɑf
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Zhiz fadäzhaj häk wep cizhaj ñers.

[ʒiz fɑdæʒɑj hæk ʋep ᵏǀiʒɑj ɲeʂ]

ʒiz
then
fɑdæʒ
resemble
-ɑj
PRES
hæk
NEG
ʋep
1incl
ᵏǀiʒ
other
-ɑj
PRES
ɲeʂ
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Gurroshon be burt fak shäzh shuw.

[ɡuɽoʃon be buʈ fɑk ʃæʒ ʃuʋ]

ɡuɽoʃ
shape
-on
PAST
be
fight
buʈ
and
fɑk
time
ʃæʒ
language
ʃuʋ
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.

Hyshairnon shuw gi rripish burt mit.

[hɨʃaiɳon ʃuʋ ɡi ɽipiʃ buʈ mit]

hɨʃaiɳ
copy
-on
PAST
ʃuʋ
3.cl.2
ɡi
sound
ɽipiʃ
mammal
buʈ
and
mit
bird

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Zhiz chärroson gaurnaj shait shäzh wep dij bing lidaj gep.

[ʒiz t͡ʃæɽoson ɡauɳɑj ʃait ʃæʒ ʋep dij biŋ lidɑj ɡep]

ʒiz
then
t͡ʃæɽos
arise
-on
PAST
ɡauɳ
be
-ɑj
PRES
ʃait
langname
ʃæʒ
language
ʋep
1incl
dij
in
biŋ
inside
lid
different
-ɑj
PRES
ɡep
manner

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Zhiz futigon rrärr saunaj burt sirnuhaj dij bing rdordaj jusird

[ʒiz futiɡon ɽæɽ saunɑj buʈ siɳuhɑj dij biŋ ɖoɖɑj jusiɖ]

ʒiz
then
futiɡ
appear
-on
PAST
ɽæɽ
3.cl.3
saun
whole
-ɑj
PRES
buʈ
and
siɳuh
perfect
-ɑj
PRES
dij
in
biŋ
inside
ɖoɖ
single
-ɑj
PRES
jusiɖ
breath

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Fyrsason häk shäzh wep.

[fɨʂɑson hæk ʃæʒ ʋep]

fɨʂɑs
evolve
-on
PAST
hæk
NEG
ʃæʒ
language
ʋep
1incl

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Singingon rrärr.

[siŋiŋon ɽæɽ]

siŋiŋ
create
-on
PAST
ɽæɽ
3.cl.3

“It was created.”

(14)

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