A Collection of Texts in Nyal

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.

Rsikh ðiŕ wiiyukh therd waarsur ʁich wiiŕið ɮiidy pidiy chɔiq rsidzir nin chɔiq rdağerzdir.

[ˈʂix ðir ˈwiːjux ˈθeɖ ˈwaːʂuɾ ˈʁit͡ʃ ˈwiːrið ˈɮiːɟ ˈpidij ˈt͡ʃɔiʔ ˈʂid͡ziɾ ˈnin ˈt͡ʃɔiʔ ɖaˈɣeʐdiɾ]

ˈʂi
have
-x
POS
ðir
PAST
ˈwiː
the
-j
fem
-ux
NOM
ˈθe
all

fem
ˈwaːʂ
human being
-u
plur

NOM
ˈʁit͡ʃ
in_surface
ˈwiː
the
-r
neut
-ið
LOC
ˈɮiː
whole

neut
ˈpid
earth
-i
sing
-j
LOC
ˈt͡ʃɔiʔ
one
ˈʂid͡z
language
-i
sing

NOM
ˈnin
and
ˈt͡ʃɔiʔ
one
ɖaˈɣeʐd
dialect
-i
sing

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.

Tzureekh ðiŕ gaitj chiing wiinið ñashtjiy.

[t͡suˈɾeːx ðir ˈɡaic ˈt͡ʃiːŋ ˈwiːnið ˈɲaʃcij]

t͡suˈɾeː
journey
-x
POS
ðir
PAST
ˈɡaic
3.plur.fem
ˈt͡ʃiːŋ
from_inside
ˈwiː
the
-n
masc
-ið
LOC
ˈɲaʃc
east
-i
sing
-j
LOC

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Nin shtjɔikh ðiŕ gaitj rsrtɔinukh ŕeğ langerstir zhaird rsrtɔiyið tiigiy.

[ˈnin ˈʃcɔix ðir ˈɡaic ˈʂʈɔinux ˈreɣ laˈŋeʂtiɾ ˈʒaiɖ ˈʂʈɔijið ˈtiːɡij]

ˈnin
and
ˈʃcɔi
find
-x
POS
ðir
PAST
ˈɡaic
3.plur.fem
ˈʂʈɔi
a
-n
masc
-ux
NOM
ˈre
wide

masc
laˈŋeʂt
plain
-i
sing

NOM
ˈʒaiɖ
in_inside
ˈʂʈɔi
a
-j
fem
-ið
LOC
ˈtiːɡ
land
-i
sing
-j
LOC

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

(3)
Rzatzadz tyawakh ðiŕ gaitj ŕaum.

[ʐaˈt͡sad͡z t͡ɕaˈwax ðir ˈɡaic ˈraum]

ʐaˈt͡sad͡z
thus
t͡ɕaˈwa
dwell
-x
POS
ðir
PAST
ˈɡaic
3.plur.fem
ˈraum
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Waikh ðiŕ gaitj rtim liseñuspupakh gaqaizh nin rtim squupakh liseñuw gaqaizh shaguʁ.

[ˈwaix ðir ˈɡaic ˈʈim liˈseɲuspupax ɡaˈʔaiʒ ˈnin ˈʈim ˈsʔuːpax liˈseɲuw ɡaˈʔaiʒ ʃaˈɡuʁ]

ˈwai
say
-x
POS
ðir
PAST
ˈɡaic
3.plur.fem
ˈʈim
1incl.plur
liˈseɲ
brick
-uspu
make
-pa
imperative
-x
POS
ɡaˈʔaiʒ
COMP
ˈnin
and
ˈʈim
1incl.plur
ˈsʔuː
burn
-pa
imperative
-x
POS
liˈseɲ
brick
-u
plur
-w
ACC
ɡaˈʔaiʒ
COMP
ʃaˈɡuʁ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Rsikh ðiŕ gaitj liseñir zhdyawik yɔithiy.

[ˈʂix ðir ˈɡaic liˈseɲiɾ ʒɟaˈwik ˈjɔiθij]

ˈʂi
have
-x
POS
ðir
PAST
ˈɡaic
3.plur.fem
liˈseɲ
brick
-i
sing

NOM
ʒɟaˈwik
PURP
ˈjɔiθ
stone
-i
sing
-j
LOC

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Nin rsikh ðiŕ gaitj rzduŕooɹir zhdyawik dzirrengiy.

[ˈnin ˈʂix ðir ˈɡaic ʐduˈroːɹiɾ ʒɟaˈwik d͡ziˈɽeŋij]

ˈnin
and
ˈʂi
have
-x
POS
ðir
PAST
ˈɡaic
3.plur.fem
ʐduˈroːɹ
slime
-i
sing

NOM
ʒɟaˈwik
PURP
d͡ziˈɽeŋ
mortar
-i
sing
-j
LOC

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Sizhuy rtim rdaird waarsur.

[siˈʒuj ˈʈim ˈɖaiɖ ˈwaːʂuɾ]

siˈʒu
resemble
-j
NEG
ˈʈim
1incl.plur
ˈɖai
other

fem
ˈwaːʂ
human being
-u
plur

NOM

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Satjikh ðiŕ wirzdyir nin ŕaushqir gaitj wiiŕukh rsidzur.

[saˈcix ðir ˈwiʐɟiɾ ˈnin ˈrauʃʔiɾ ˈɡaic ˈwiːrux ˈʂid͡zuɾ]

saˈci
shape
-x
POS
ðir
PAST
ˈwiʐɟ
fight
-i
sing

NOM
ˈnin
and
ˈrauʃʔ
time
-i
sing

NOM
ˈɡaic
3.plur.fem
ˈwiː
the
-r
neut
-ux
NOM
ˈʂid͡z
language
-u
plur

NOM

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Rsursqekh ðiŕ gaitj niğeshkuk nin rtiitjuk wiiŕukh ğufur.

[ʂuˈʂʔex ðir ˈɡaic niˈɣeʃkuk ˈnin ˈʈiːcuk ˈwiːrux ˈɣufuɾ]

ʂuˈʂʔe
copy
-x
POS
ðir
PAST
ˈɡaic
3.plur.fem
niˈɣeʃk
mammal
-u
plur
-k
GEN
ˈnin
and
ˈʈiːc
bird
-u
plur
-k
GEN
ˈwiː
the
-r
neut
-ux
NOM
ˈɣuf
sound
-u
plur

NOM

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Lauth yathakh ðiŕ wiiyukh ñalir, zrdaq fakh rtim wiiŕukh rsidzir, zhaird rsrtɔiŕið ñedy gashiy.

[ˈlauθ jaˈθax ðir ˈwiːjux ˈɲaliɾ, ˈzɖaʔ ˈfax ˈʈim ˈwiːrux ˈʂid͡ziɾ, ˈʒaiɖ ˈʂʈɔirið ˈɲeɟ ˈɡaʃij]

ˈlauθ
but
jaˈθa
arise
-x
POS
ðir
PAST
ˈwiː
the
-j
fem
-ux
NOM
ˈɲal
langname
-i
sing

NOM
ˈzɖaʔ
RELPRON
ˈfa
be
-x
POS
ˈʈim
1incl.plur
ˈwiː
the
-r
neut
-ux
NOM
ˈʂid͡z
language
-i
sing

NOM
ˈʒaiɖ
in_inside
ˈʂʈɔi
a
-r
neut
-ið
LOC
ˈɲe
different

neut
ˈɡaʃ
manner
-i
sing
-j
LOC

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Rrutzokh ðiŕ miiɹ ɮiidy nin ɮiqaidy zhaird rsrtɔinið veğ dirdɔirdiy

[ɽuˈt͡sox ðir ˈmiːɹ ˈɮiːɟ ˈnin ɮiˈʔaiɟ ˈʒaiɖ ˈʂʈɔinið ˈveɣ diˈɖɔiɖij]

ɽuˈt͡so
appear
-x
POS
ðir
PAST
ˈmiːɹ
3.sing.neut
ˈɮiː
whole

neut
ˈnin
and
ɮiˈʔai
perfect

neut
ˈʒaiɖ
in_inside
ˈʂʈɔi
a
-n
masc
-ið
LOC
ˈve
single

masc
diˈɖɔiɖ
breath
-i
sing
-j
LOC

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Rzdazhdɔiy ðiŕ rtim wiiŕukh rsidzir.

[ʐdaˈʒdɔij ðir ˈʈim ˈwiːrux ˈʂid͡ziɾ]

ʐdaˈʒdɔi
evolve
-j
NEG
ðir
PAST
ˈʈim
1incl.plur
ˈwiː
the
-r
neut
-ux
NOM
ˈʂid͡z
language
-i
sing

NOM

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Shpuʁikh ðiŕ miiɹ.

[ʃpuˈʁix ðir ˈmiːɹ]

ʃpuˈʁi
create
-x
POS
ðir
PAST
ˈmiːɹ
3.sing.neut

“It was created.”

(14)

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