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A Collection of Texts in Nauch

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.

क्तिब् त्स्विव् फ़ेजुन् चि ङ्तफ़् चिक् ऩत्स़ुन् चि ङ्त़ोत्स़् चिन् ह्वित्स् क्त़ित्स् सिच्ष् स़्वेञ् दोफ़् सुऩौष् स़्वेञ्।

[ˈᵏǀib t͡sɯw ˈfeɟun ˈci ˈᵑǀaf ˈcik ˈnˤat͡sˤun ˈci ˈᵑǀˤot͡sˤ ˈcin ˈhɯt͡s ˈᵏǀˤit͡s ˈsit͡ʃ ˈsˤɤɲ ˈdof suˈnˤauʃ ˈsˤɤɲ]

ˈᵏǀib
have t͡sɯw
PAST ˈfeɟ
all -un
GEN ˈci
the ˈᵑǀaf
human being ˈci
the -k
cl.1 ˈnˤat͡sˤ
whole -un
GEN ˈci
the ˈᵑǀˤot͡sˤ
earth ˈci
the -n
cl.4 ˈhɯt͡s
surface ˈᵏǀˤit͡s
in ˈsit͡ʃ
language ˈsˤɤɲ
one ˈdof
and suˈnˤauʃ
dialect ˈsˤɤɲ
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.

षिऩ्वेच्ष् त्स्विव् ङ्त़ोष् भेद़् चिय् नैच्ष् ञोञ्।

[ʃiˈnˤɤt͡ʃ t͡sɯw ˈᵑǀˤoʃ ˈɓedˤ ˈcij ˈnait͡ʃ ˈɲoɲ]

ʃiˈnˤɤt͡ʃ
journey t͡sɯw
PAST ˈᵑǀˤoʃ
3.cl.1 ˈɓedˤ
east ˈci
the -j
cl.5 ˈnait͡ʃ
inside ˈɲoɲ
from

“They journeyed from the east.”

 (2)
दोफ़् ब्वेष् त्स्विव् ङ्त़ोष् केषुन् चि मोच्ष्विऩ् म्विन् भ्वि म्विच् नैच्ष् क्त़ित्स्।

[ˈdof ˈbɤʃ t͡sɯw ˈᵑǀˤoʃ ˈkeʃun ˈci moˈt͡ʃɯnˤ ˈmɯn ˈɓɯ ˈmɯc ˈnait͡ʃ ˈᵏǀˤit͡s]

ˈdof
and ˈbɤʃ
find t͡sɯw
PAST ˈᵑǀˤoʃ
3.cl.1 ˈkeʃ
wide -un
GEN ˈci
the moˈt͡ʃɯnˤ
plain ˈmɯ
a -n
cl.4 ˈɓɯ
land ˈmɯ
a -c
cl.3 ˈnait͡ʃ
inside ˈᵏǀˤit͡s
in

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

 (3)
न्वेकुञ् क्त्विकुक् त्स्विव् ङ्त़ोष् सिग्।

[nɤˈkuɲ ᵏǀɯˈkuk t͡sɯw ˈᵑǀˤoʃ ˈsiɡ]

nɤˈkuɲ
thus ᵏǀɯˈkuk
dwell t͡sɯw
PAST ˈᵑǀˤoʃ
3.cl.1 ˈsiɡ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

 (4)

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

य्वेङ् त्स्विव् ङ्त़ोष् त्सिच्ष् हिव् ति च्वेऩिफ़्विद् मिहिम् दोफ़् क्तुन् हिव् ति च्वेऩिफ़्विद् मिहिम् त़िचोभ्।

[ˈjɤŋ t͡sɯw ˈᵑǀˤoʃ ˈt͡sit͡ʃ hiw ˈti t͡ɕɤˈnˤifɯd miˈhim ˈdof ˈᵏǀun hiw ˈti t͡ɕɤˈnˤifɯd miˈhim tˤiˈcoɓ]

ˈjɤŋ
say t͡sɯw
PAST ˈᵑǀˤoʃ
3.cl.1 ˈt͡sit͡ʃ
make hiw
imperative ˈti
1incl t͡ɕɤˈnˤif
brick -ɯd
ACC miˈhim
COMP ˈdof
and ˈᵏǀun
burn hiw
imperative ˈti
1incl t͡ɕɤˈnˤif
brick -ɯd
ACC miˈhim
COMP tˤiˈcoɓ
thoroughly

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

 (5)

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

क्तिब् त्स्विव् ङ्त़ोष् च्वेऩिफ़् ङ्तत्स़् त्स़ेवन्।

[ˈᵏǀib t͡sɯw ˈᵑǀˤoʃ t͡ɕɤˈnˤif ˈᵑǀat͡sˤ t͡sˤeˈwan]

ˈᵏǀib
have t͡sɯw
PAST ˈᵑǀˤoʃ
3.cl.1 t͡ɕɤˈnˤif
brick ˈᵑǀat͡sˤ
stone t͡sˤeˈwan
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

 (6)
दोफ़् क्तिब् त्स्विव् ङ्त़ोष् फ़त्सिग् ऩ्विच्वेत्स् त्स़ेवन्।

[ˈdof ˈᵏǀib t͡sɯw ˈᵑǀˤoʃ faˈt͡siɡ nˤɯˈcɤt͡s t͡sˤeˈwan]

ˈdof
and ˈᵏǀib
have t͡sɯw
PAST ˈᵑǀˤoʃ
3.cl.1 faˈt͡siɡ
slime nˤɯˈcɤt͡s
mortar t͡sˤeˈwan
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

 (7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

फ़केय् ङ्त़्वेऩ् ति हेफ़ुन् चि ङ्तफ़्।

[faˈkej ᵑǀˤɤnˤ ˈti ˈhefun ˈci ˈᵑǀaf]

faˈkej
resemble ᵑǀˤɤnˤ
NEG ˈti
1incl ˈhef
other -un
GEN ˈci
the ˈᵑǀaf
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

 (8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

च्षेत्स़द् त्स्विव् ऩौस् दोफ़् क्त़्विऩ् ङ्त़ोष् सिच्ष् चिफ़्।

[t͡ʃeˈt͡sˤad t͡sɯw ˈnˤaus ˈdof ˈᵏǀˤɯnˤ ˈᵑǀˤoʃ ˈsit͡ʃ ˈcif]

t͡ʃeˈt͡sˤad
shape t͡sɯw
PAST ˈnˤaus
fight ˈdof
and ˈᵏǀˤɯnˤ
time ˈᵑǀˤoʃ
3.cl.1 ˈsit͡ʃ
language ˈci
the -f
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.

गुफ़ेऩ् त्स्विव् ङ्त़ोष् फ़िदैनुन् दोफ़् च्ष्वेजुन् च्वेय् चिफ़्।

[ɡuˈfenˤ t͡sɯw ˈᵑǀˤoʃ fiˈdainun ˈdof ˈt͡ʃɤɟun ˈcɤj ˈcif]

ɡuˈfenˤ
copy t͡sɯw
PAST ˈᵑǀˤoʃ
3.cl.1 fiˈdain
mammal -un
GEN ˈdof
and ˈt͡ʃɤɟ
bird -un
GEN ˈcɤj
sound ˈci
the -f
cl.2

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

 (10)

But our language arose in a different way.

चौङ् ष्विञङ् त्स्विव् भौऩ् ऩौच्ष् चिफ़् ति सिच्ष् चिफ़् भजुन् चि द़्वेम् म्विफ़् नैच्ष् क्त़ित्स्।

[ˈt͡ɕauŋ ʃɯˈɲaŋ t͡sɯw ˈɓaunˤ ˈnˤaut͡ʃ ˈcif ˈti ˈsit͡ʃ ˈcif ˈɓaɟun ˈci ˈdˤɤm ˈmɯf ˈnait͡ʃ ˈᵏǀˤit͡s]

ˈt͡ɕauŋ
then ʃɯˈɲaŋ
arise t͡sɯw
PAST ˈɓaunˤ
be ˈnˤaut͡ʃ
langname ˈci
the -f
cl.2 ˈti
1incl ˈsit͡ʃ
language ˈci
the -f
cl.2 ˈɓaɟ
different -un
GEN ˈci
the ˈdˤɤm
manner ˈmɯ
a -f
cl.2 ˈnait͡ʃ
inside ˈᵏǀˤit͡s
in

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

 (11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

क्तुचन् त्स्विव् भष् ऩत्स़ुन् चि दोफ़् बुञित़ुन् चि चमुन् चि स़ेत्स़िय् म्विफ़् नैच्ष् क्त़ित्स्

[ᵏǀuˈcan t͡sɯw ˈɓaʃ ˈnˤat͡sˤun ˈci ˈdof buˈɲitˤun ˈci ˈt͡ɕamun ˈci sˤeˈt͡sˤij ˈmɯf ˈnait͡ʃ ˈᵏǀˤit͡s]

ᵏǀuˈcan
appear t͡sɯw
PAST ˈɓaʃ
3.cl.2 ˈnˤat͡sˤ
whole -un
GEN ˈci
the ˈdof
and buˈɲitˤ
perfect -un
GEN ˈci
the ˈt͡ɕam
single -un
GEN ˈci
the sˤeˈt͡sˤij
breath ˈmɯ
a -f
cl.2 ˈnait͡ʃ
inside ˈᵏǀˤit͡s
in

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

 (12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

दिनच्ष् त्स्विव् ङ्त़्वेऩ् ति सिच्ष् चिफ़्।

[diˈnat͡ʃ t͡sɯw ᵑǀˤɤnˤ ˈti ˈsit͡ʃ ˈcif]

diˈnat͡ʃ
evolve t͡sɯw
PAST ᵑǀˤɤnˤ
NEG ˈti
1incl ˈsit͡ʃ
language ˈci
the -f
cl.2

“Our language did not evolve.”

 (13)
त्विह्वेऩ् त्स्विव् भष्।

[tɯˈhɤnˤ t͡sɯw ˈɓaʃ]

tɯˈhɤnˤ
create t͡sɯw
PAST ˈɓaʃ
3.cl.2

“It was created.”

 (14)

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