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A Collection of Texts in Huny

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.

Tahuch losh fujus ṇen haungwis chatis fausis fatiṣ weng wip jafiniṣ weng.

[ˈtahut͡ʃ loʃ ˈfujus ˈnˤen ˈhauŋʷis ˈt͡ʃatis ˈfausis ˈfatisˤ ˈweŋ ˈwip jaˈfinisˤ ˈweŋ]

ˈtah
have -ut͡ʃ
indicative loʃ
PAST ˈfuj
human being -u
plur -s
def ˈnˤen
in_surface ˈhauŋʷ
earth -i
sing -s
def ˈt͡ʃat
whole -i
sing -s
def ˈfaus
all -i
sing -s
def ˈfat
language -i
sing -sˤ
not.def ˈweŋ
one ˈwip
and jaˈfin
dialect -i
sing -sˤ
not.def ˈweŋ
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.

Koṣeejuch losh taun jooṭ chashis.

[koˈsˤeːjut͡ʃ loʃ ˈtaun ˈjoːtˤ ˈt͡ʃaʃis]

koˈsˤeːj
journey -ut͡ʃ
indicative loʃ
PAST ˈtaun
3.plur ˈjoːtˤ
from_inside ˈt͡ʃaʃ
east -i
sing -s
def

“They journeyed from the east.”

 (2)
Wip ṣinuch losh taun koṣashiṣ ṭiṣ won heniṣ ṭiṣ tengwis.

[ˈwip ˈsˤinut͡ʃ loʃ ˈtaun koˈsˤaʃisˤ ˈtˤisˤ ˈwon ˈhenisˤ ˈtˤisˤ ˈteŋʷis]

ˈwip
and ˈsˤin
find -ut͡ʃ
indicative loʃ
PAST ˈtaun
3.plur koˈsˤaʃ
plain -i
sing -sˤ
not.def tˤ-
NOM ˈisˤ
a ˈwon
in_inside ˈhen
land -i
sing -sˤ
not.def tˤ-
NOM ˈisˤ
a ˈteŋʷ
wide -i
sing -s
def

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

 (3)
Ngungwas panongwuch losh taun hesh.

[ŋuˈŋʷas paˈnoŋʷut͡ʃ loʃ ˈtaun ˈheʃ]

ŋuˈŋʷas
thus paˈnoŋʷ
dwell -ut͡ʃ
indicative loʃ
PAST ˈtaun
3.plur ˈheʃ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

 (4)

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

Loshuch losh taun kapoquuṣol tashim quap kuwiim wip kapoquuṣol weefim quap kuwiim ngapauk.

[ˈloʃut͡ʃ loʃ ˈtaun kaˈpokʷusˤol ˈtaʃim ˈkʷap kuˈwiːm ˈwip kaˈpokʷusˤol ˈweːfim ˈkʷap kuˈwiːm ŋaˈpauk]

ˈloʃ
say -ut͡ʃ
indicative loʃ
PAST ˈtaun
3.plur kaˈpokʷ
brick -u
plur -sˤ
not.def -ol
ACC ˈtaʃ
make -im
imperative ˈkʷap
1incl.plur kuˈwiːm
COMP ˈwip
and kaˈpokʷ
brick -u
plur -sˤ
not.def -ol
ACC ˈweːf
burn -im
imperative ˈkʷap
1incl.plur kuˈwiːm
COMP ŋaˈpauk
thoroughly

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

 (5)

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

Tahuch losh taun kapoquiṣ tapil jujiṣ.

[ˈtahut͡ʃ loʃ ˈtaun kaˈpokʷisˤ taˈpil ˈjujisˤ]

ˈtah
have -ut͡ʃ
indicative loʃ
PAST ˈtaun
3.plur kaˈpokʷ
brick -i
sing -sˤ
not.def taˈpil
PURP ˈjuj
stone -i
sing -sˤ
not.def

“They had bricks for stone.”

 (6)
Wip tahuch losh taun salimiṣ tapil wemeetiṣ.

[ˈwip ˈtahut͡ʃ loʃ ˈtaun saˈlimisˤ taˈpil weˈmeːtisˤ]

ˈwip
and ˈtah
have -ut͡ʃ
indicative loʃ
PAST ˈtaun
3.plur saˈlim
slime -i
sing -sˤ
not.def taˈpil
PURP weˈmeːt
mortar -i
sing -sˤ
not.def

“And they had slime for mortar.”

 (7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Ṭijaanuch jungw quap fujuṣ tauṣis.

[tˤiˈjaːnut͡ʃ juŋʷ ˈkʷap ˈfujusˤ ˈtausˤis]

tˤiˈjaːn
resemble -ut͡ʃ
indicative juŋʷ
NEG ˈkʷap
1incl.plur ˈfuj
human being -u
plur -sˤ
not.def ˈtausˤ
other -i
sing -s
def

“We do not resemble other humans.”

 (8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Siṭeenuch losh kitiṣ wip shiishiṣ fatus taun.

[siˈtˤeːnut͡ʃ loʃ ˈkitisˤ ˈwip ˈʃiːʃisˤ ˈfatus ˈtaun]

siˈtˤeːn
shape -ut͡ʃ
indicative loʃ
PAST ˈkit
fight -i
sing -sˤ
not.def ˈwip
and ˈʃiːʃ
time -i
sing -sˤ
not.def ˈfat
language -u
plur -s
def ˈtaun
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.

Jangiikuch losh taun ngwaimus ṣaṣishuṣ wip ñajuṣ.

[jaˈŋiːkut͡ʃ loʃ ˈtaun ˈŋʷaimus sˤaˈsˤiʃusˤ ˈwip ˈɲajusˤ]

jaˈŋiːk
copy -ut͡ʃ
indicative loʃ
PAST ˈtaun
3.plur ˈŋʷaim
sound -u
plur -s
def sˤaˈsˤiʃ
mammal -u
plur -sˤ
not.def ˈwip
and ˈɲaj
bird -u
plur -sˤ
not.def

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

 (10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Koqu ṭefoṣuch losh fatis quap lowuch huuñis kuwiim won ṭeefiṣ ṭiṣ quemis.

[ˈkokʷ tˤeˈfosˤut͡ʃ loʃ ˈfatis ˈkʷap ˈlowut͡ʃ ˈhuːɲis kuˈwiːm ˈwon ˈtˤeːfisˤ ˈtˤisˤ ˈkʷemis]

ˈkokʷ
but tˤeˈfosˤ
arise -ut͡ʃ
indicative loʃ
PAST ˈfat
language -i
sing -s
def ˈkʷap
1incl.plur ˈlow
be -ut͡ʃ
indicative ˈhuːɲ
langname -i
sing -s
def kuˈwiːm
COMP ˈwon
in_inside ˈtˤeːf
manner -i
sing -sˤ
not.def tˤ-
NOM ˈisˤ
a ˈkʷem
different -i
sing -s
def

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

 (11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Sengenguch losh kaat chatis wip ṣuchañis won teṭingiṣ ṭiṣ pijis

[seˈŋeŋut͡ʃ loʃ ˈkaːt ˈt͡ʃatis ˈwip sˤuˈt͡ʃaɲis ˈwon teˈtˤiŋisˤ ˈtˤisˤ ˈpijis]

seˈŋeŋ
appear -ut͡ʃ
indicative loʃ
PAST ˈkaːt
3.sing ˈt͡ʃat
whole -i
sing -s
def ˈwip
and sˤuˈt͡ʃaɲ
perfect -i
sing -s
def ˈwon
in_inside teˈtˤiŋ
breath -i
sing -sˤ
not.def tˤ-
NOM ˈisˤ
a ˈpij
single -i
sing -s
def

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

 (12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Pasaiquuch losh jungw fatis quap.

[paˈsaikʷut͡ʃ loʃ juŋʷ ˈfatis ˈkʷap]

paˈsaikʷ
evolve -ut͡ʃ
indicative loʃ
PAST juŋʷ
NEG ˈfat
language -i
sing -s
def ˈkʷap
1incl.plur

“Our language did not evolve.”

 (13)
Ṣolaaṭuch losh kaat.

[sˤoˈlaːtˤut͡ʃ loʃ ˈkaːt]

sˤoˈlaːtˤ
create -ut͡ʃ
indicative loʃ
PAST ˈkaːt
3.sing

“It was created.”

 (14)

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