A Collection of Texts in Sahqosahq

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.

ɕeh rtong ʑuun rson ʈʼecʼ pooṭ shatudt rsashygq rson ɕʈʼaq tidyigq tys rrisṭigq cʼiñ siṇ shʈʼuñeqigq cʼiñ.

[ˈɕeh ʈoŋ ˈʑuːn ˈʂon ʈʼecʼ ˈpoːtˤ ˈʃatutʼ ˈʂaʃɨqʼ ˈʂon ˈɕʈʼaq ˈtiɟiqʼ ˈtɨs ˈɽistˤiqʼ ˈcʼiɲ ˈsinˤ ʃʈʼuˈɲeqiqʼ ˈcʼiɲ]

ˈɕeh
then
ʈoŋ
PAST
ˈʑuːn
have
ˈʂon
the
ʈʼecʼ
3.plur.SUBJ
ˈpoːtˤ
all
ˈʃat
human being
-utʼ
plur
ˈʂaʃ
surface
-iqʼ
sing
ˈʂon
the
ˈɕʈʼaq
whole
ˈtiɟ
earth
-iqʼ
sing
ˈtɨs
in
ˈɽistˤ
language
-iqʼ
sing
ˈcʼiɲ
one
ˈsinˤ
and
ʃʈʼuˈɲeq
dialect
-iqʼ
sing
ˈcʼiɲ
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.

Rtong moskuty shyyrr rreɕkigq rson ʈʼuṣkigq sqiṣ.

[ʈoŋ moˈskuc ˈʃɨːɽ ˈɽeɕkiqʼ ˈʂon ˈʈʼusˤkiqʼ ˈsqisˤ]

ʈoŋ
PAST
moˈskuc
journey
ˈʃɨːɽ
3.plur
ˈɽeɕk
inside
-iqʼ
sing
ˈʂon
the
ˈʈʼusˤk
east
-iqʼ
sing
ˈsqisˤ
from

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
ɕeh rtong rstih shyyrr shkɔiq shgqerrashygq rreɕkigq kɔishgqigq tys.

[ˈɕeh ʈoŋ ˈʂtih ˈʃɨːɽ ˈʃkɔiq ʃqʼeˈɽaʃɨqʼ ˈɽeɕkiqʼ ˈkɔiʃqʼiqʼ ˈtɨs]

ˈɕeh
then
ʈoŋ
PAST
ˈʂtih
find
ˈʃɨːɽ
3.plur
ˈʃkɔiq
wide
ʃqʼeˈɽaʃ
plain
-iqʼ
sing
ˈɽeɕk
inside
-iqʼ
sing
ˈkɔiʃqʼ
land
-iqʼ
sing
ˈtɨs
in

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

(3)
Ṣpuɕooty rtong ʑirsʈʼɔip shyyrr kuu.

[sˤpuˈɕoːc ʈoŋ ʑiˈʂʈʼɔip ˈʃɨːɽ ˈkuː]

sˤpuˈɕoːc
thus
ʈoŋ
PAST
ʑiˈʂʈʼɔip
dwell
ˈʃɨːɽ
3.plur
ˈkuː
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Rtong ɕgqiṇ shyyrr srtoʈʼ sṭegk rtuteʑaate ñurs rsqiṣdṭuṇ siṇ srtoʈʼ sṭegk ṣoʈʼ dṭyn ñurs teʑaatudt rsqiṣdṭuṇ nemañ.

[ʈoŋ ˈɕqʼinˤ ˈʃɨːɽ sʈoʈʼ stˤekʼ ʈuteˈʑaːte ˈɲuʂ ʂqiˈsˤtʼˤunˤ ˈsinˤ sʈoʈʼ stˤekʼ sˤoʈʼ ˈtʼˤɨn ˈɲuʂ teˈʑaːtutʼ ʂqiˈsˤtʼˤunˤ neˈmaɲ]

ʈoŋ
PAST
ˈɕqʼinˤ
say
ˈʃɨːɽ
3.plur
sʈoʈʼ
imperative
stˤekʼ
1incl.plur.SUBJ
ʈu-
make₁
teˈʑaːt
brick
-e
make₂
ˈɲuʂ
1incl.plur
ʂqiˈsˤtʼˤunˤ
COMP
ˈsinˤ
and
sʈoʈʼ
imperative
stˤekʼ
1incl.plur.SUBJ
sˤoʈʼ
3.plur.OBJ
ˈtʼˤɨn
burn
ˈɲuʂ
1incl.plur
teˈʑaːt
brick
-utʼ
plur
ʂqiˈsˤtʼˤunˤ
COMP
neˈmaɲ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Rtong ʑuun shyyrr teʑaatygq taudṭygq ṇosdtang.

[ʈoŋ ˈʑuːn ˈʃɨːɽ teˈʑaːtɨqʼ ˈtautʼˤɨqʼ nˤoˈstʼaŋ]

ʈoŋ
PAST
ˈʑuːn
have
ˈʃɨːɽ
3.plur
teˈʑaːt
brick
-iqʼ
sing
ˈtautʼˤ
stone
-iqʼ
sing
nˤoˈstʼaŋ
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Siṇ rtong ʑuun shyyrr shʈʼesdtarnygq sgqoshrtayṣtygq ṇosdtang.

[ˈsinˤ ʈoŋ ˈʑuːn ˈʃɨːɽ ʃʈʼeˈstʼaɳɨqʼ sqʼoˈʃʈaɨsˤtɨqʼ nˤoˈstʼaŋ]

ˈsinˤ
and
ʈoŋ
PAST
ˈʑuːn
have
ˈʃɨːɽ
3.plur
ʃʈʼeˈstʼaɳ
slime
-iqʼ
sing
sqʼoˈʃʈaisˤt
mortar
-iqʼ
sing
nˤoˈstʼaŋ
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

ɕeh ṭuq gkengayrt ñurs ʈʼecʼ ṭody shatudt.

[ˈɕeh tˤuq kʼeˈŋaɨʈ ˈɲuʂ ʈʼecʼ ˈtˤoɟ ˈʃatutʼ]

ˈɕeh
then
tˤuq
NEG
kʼeˈŋaiʈ
resemble
ˈɲuʂ
1incl.plur
ʈʼecʼ
3.plur.SUBJ
ˈtˤoɟ
other
ˈʃat
human being
-utʼ
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Rtong sqyrspart ɕtoshkigq siṇ rsiisigq purs rson rrisṭudt shyyrr.

[ʈoŋ sqɨˈʂpaʈ ˈɕtoʃkiqʼ ˈsinˤ ˈʂiːsiqʼ puʂ ˈʂon ˈɽistˤutʼ ˈʃɨːɽ]

ʈoŋ
PAST
sqiˈʂpaʈ
shape
ˈɕtoʃk
fight
-iqʼ
sing
ˈsinˤ
and
ˈʂiːs
time
-iqʼ
sing
puʂ
3.plur.POSS
ˈʂon
the
ˈɽistˤ
language
-utʼ
plur
ˈʃɨːɽ
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.

Rtong gki’us shyyrr purs rson tyepudt rsygkaaɕdtudt siṇ ɕdtinudt.

[ʈoŋ kʼiˈʔus ˈʃɨːɽ puʂ ˈʂon ˈceputʼ ʂɨˈkʼaːɕtʼutʼ ˈsinˤ ˈɕtʼinutʼ]

ʈoŋ
PAST
kʼiˈʔus
copy
ˈʃɨːɽ
3.plur
puʂ
3.plur.POSS
ˈʂon
the
ˈcep
sound
-utʼ
plur
ʂiˈkʼaːɕtʼ
mammal
-utʼ
plur
ˈsinˤ
and
ˈɕtʼin
bird
-utʼ
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

ɕeh rtong rscʼinuṣ ṣoʈʼ ṭos rson shqooɕgqigq nos rson rrisṭigq rreɕkigq sgqeṇ rsiṭigq tys.

[ˈɕeh ʈoŋ ʂcʼiˈnusˤ sˤoʈʼ ˈtˤos ˈʂon ˈʃqoːɕqʼiqʼ nos ˈʂon ˈɽistˤiqʼ ˈɽeɕkiqʼ ˈsqʼenˤ ˈʂitˤiqʼ ˈtɨs]

ˈɕeh
then
ʈoŋ
PAST
ʂcʼiˈnusˤ
arise
sˤoʈʼ
3.plur.OBJ
ˈtˤos
be
ˈʂon
the
ˈʃqoːɕqʼ
langname
-iqʼ
sing
nos
1incl.plur.POSS
ˈʂon
the
ˈɽistˤ
language
-iqʼ
sing
ˈɽeɕk
inside
-iqʼ
sing
ˈsqʼenˤ
different
ˈʂitˤ
manner
-iqʼ
sing
ˈtɨs
in

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

ɕeh rtong shdṭoṣgquurr ɕ’yys ɕʈʼaq siṇ sʈʼyṣtyah rreɕkigq gkegk ṣ’istyeeʈʼigq tys

[ˈɕeh ʈoŋ ʃtʼˤoˈsˤqʼuːɽ ˈɕʔɨːs ˈɕʈʼaq ˈsinˤ sʈʼɨˈsˤcah ˈɽeɕkiqʼ ˈkʼekʼ sˤʔiˈsceːʈʼiqʼ ˈtɨs]

ˈɕeh
then
ʈoŋ
PAST
ʃtʼˤoˈsˤqʼuːɽ
appear
ˈɕʔɨːs
3.sing
ˈɕʈʼaq
whole
ˈsinˤ
and
sʈʼiˈsˤcah
perfect
ˈɽeɕk
inside
-iqʼ
sing
ˈkʼekʼ
single
sˤʔiˈsceːʈʼ
breath
-iqʼ
sing
ˈtɨs
in

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Rtong ṭuq tirrɔis nos rson rrisṭigq.

[ʈoŋ tˤuq tiˈɽɔis nos ˈʂon ˈɽistˤiqʼ]

ʈoŋ
PAST
tˤuq
NEG
tiˈɽɔis
evolve
nos
1incl.plur.POSS
ˈʂon
the
ˈɽistˤ
language
-iqʼ
sing

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Rtong skiṇers ɕ’yys.

[ʈoŋ skiˈnˤeʂ ˈɕʔɨːs]

ʈoŋ
PAST
skiˈnˤeʂ
create
ˈɕʔɨːs
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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