A Collection of Texts in Shus

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.

ووښ ڭڭ طش نٓي ڈگ تيثٓ بثٓ ڈگ كگ ړس صو قۡٓگ طݿٹ صو۔

[ˈʋauʂ ŋiŋ ˈtˤoʃ ˈnˤai ˈɖeɡ ˈtaiθˤ ˈbuθˤ ˈɖeɡ ˈkiɡ ˈɽos ˈsˤau ˈᵏǀˤiɡ tˤeˈkʼiʈ ˈsˤau]

ʋ-
indicative
ˈauʂ
have
ŋiŋ
PAST
ˈtˤoʃ
human being
ˈnˤai
all
ɖ-
masc
ˈeɡ
the
ˈtaiθˤ
earth
ˈbuθˤ
whole
ɖ-
masc
ˈeɡ
the
ˈkiɡ
in_surface
ˈɽos
language
ˈsˤau
one
ˈᵏǀˤiɡ
and
tˤeˈkʼiʈ
dialect
ˈsˤau
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.

وښشڹ ڭڭ نړ يوگ وگ دگ۔

[ˈʋaʂaʃiɳ ŋiŋ ˈnuɽ ˈjauɡ ˈʋeɡ ˈdaɡ]

ʋ-
indicative
ˈaʂaʃiɳ
journey
ŋiŋ
PAST
ˈnuɽ
3.masc
ˈjauɡ
east
ʋ-
fem
ˈeɡ
the
ˈdaɡ
from_inside

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
قۡٓگ وخ ڭڭ نړ تدك نوض خك ړنٓ۔

[ˈᵏǀˤiɡ ˈʋax ŋiŋ ˈnuɽ tuˈdok ˈnaudˤ ˈxek ˈɽenˤ]

ˈᵏǀˤiɡ
and
ʋ-
indicative
ˈax
find
ŋiŋ
PAST
ˈnuɽ
3.masc
tiˈdok
plain
ˈnaudˤ
wide
ˈxek
land
ˈɽenˤ
in_inside

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

(3)
ݿڹص ووسدثٓ ڭڭ نړ سب۔

[kʼaˈɳisˤ ˈʋausoduθˤ ŋiŋ ˈnuɽ ˈsub]

kʼaˈɳisˤ
thus
ʋ-
indicative
ˈausediθˤ
dwell
ŋiŋ
PAST
ˈnuɽ
3.masc
ˈsub
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

وك ڭڭ نړ نٓوڈ بنٓ حڹچث بنش قۡٓگ نٓوڈ بنٓ حك ڹچ بنش دش۔

[ˈʋak ŋiŋ ˈnuɽ ˈnˤauɖ banˤ haɳaˈt͡ʃaθa baˈnuʃ ˈᵏǀˤiɡ ˈnˤauɖ banˤ ˈhik ɳaˈt͡ʃa baˈnuʃ deˈʃe]

ʋ-
indicative
ˈak
say
ŋiŋ
PAST
ˈnuɽ
3.masc
ˈnˤauɖ
1incl
banˤ
1incl.SUBJ
h-
imperative
a-
make₁
ɳaˈt͡ʃa
brick
-θa
make₂
baˈnuʃ
COMP
ˈᵏǀˤiɡ
and
ˈnˤauɖ
1incl
banˤ
1incl.SUBJ
h-
imperative
ˈik
burn
ɳaˈt͡ʃa
brick
baˈnuʃ
COMP
deˈʃe
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

ووښ ڭڭ نړ ڹچ تم ڃٹيس۔

[ˈʋauʂ ŋiŋ ˈnuɽ ɳaˈt͡ʃa ˈtim ɲaˈʈais]

ʋ-
indicative
ˈauʂ
have
ŋiŋ
PAST
ˈnuɽ
3.masc
ɳaˈt͡ʃa
brick
ˈtim
stone
ɲaˈʈais
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
قۡٓگ ووښ ڭڭ نړ لطس فڃݿ ڃٹيس۔

[ˈᵏǀˤiɡ ˈʋauʂ ŋiŋ ˈnuɽ laˈtˤus fuˈɲukʼ ɲaˈʈais]

ˈᵏǀˤiɡ
and
ʋ-
indicative
ˈauʂ
have
ŋiŋ
PAST
ˈnuɽ
3.masc
laˈtˤus
slime
fiˈɲukʼ
mortar
ɲaˈʈais
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

وثثٓك مص نٓوڈ طش حݿ۔

[ˈʋeθiθˤek mesˤ ˈnˤauɖ ˈtˤoʃ ˈhekʼ]

ʋ-
indicative
ˈeθiθˤek
resemble
mesˤ
NEG
ˈnˤauɖ
1incl
ˈtˤoʃ
human being
ˈhekʼ
other

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

وٹگگ ڭڭ قۡٓو قۡٓگ نقۡو نړ ړس وگ۔

[ˈʋeʈaɡaɡ ŋiŋ ˈᵏǀˤau ˈᵏǀˤiɡ ˈᵑǀeʋ ˈnuɽ ˈɽos ˈʋeɡ]

ʋ-
indicative
ˈeʈaɡaɡ
shape
ŋiŋ
PAST
ˈᵏǀˤau
fight
ˈᵏǀˤiɡ
and
ˈᵑǀeʋ
time
ˈnuɽ
3.masc
ˈɽos
language
ʋ-
fem
ˈeɡ
the

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

ولڹض ڭڭ نړ قۡٓښي قۡٓگ ښوم قۡٓك وگ۔

[ˈʋuluɳadˤ ŋiŋ ˈnuɽ ᵏǀˤuˈʂuj ˈᵏǀˤiɡ ˈʂaum ˈᵏǀˤik ˈʋeɡ]

ʋ-
indicative
ˈuliɳadˤ
copy
ŋiŋ
PAST
ˈnuɽ
3.masc
ᵏǀˤiˈʂuj
mammal
ˈᵏǀˤiɡ
and
ˈʂaum
bird
ˈᵏǀˤik
sound
ʋ-
fem
ˈeɡ
the

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

ثيك وشنن ڭڭ ويي نٓوڈ ړس وگ بنش ښس وگ نثٓ فض ړنٓ۔

[ˈθaik ˈʋaʃanan ŋiŋ ˈʋaij ˈnˤauɖ ˈɽos ˈʋeɡ baˈnuʃ ˈʂus ˈʋeɡ ˈnaθˤ ˈfudˤ ˈɽenˤ]

ˈθaik
but
ʋ-
indicative
ˈaʃanan
arise
ŋiŋ
PAST
ʋ-
indicative
ˈaij
be
ˈnˤauɖ
1incl
ˈɽos
language
ʋ-
fem
ˈeɡ
the
baˈnuʃ
COMP
ˈʂus
langname
ʋ-
fem
ˈeɡ
the
ˈnaθˤ
manner
ˈfudˤ
different
ˈɽenˤ
in_inside

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

ونٓخض ڭڭ قۡد بثٓ قۡٓگ ضلٹ حمت سو ړنٓ

[ˈʋanˤixedˤ ŋiŋ ˈᵏǀad ˈbuθˤ ˈᵏǀˤiɡ dˤaˈlaʈ huˈmot ˈseʋ ˈɽenˤ]

ʋ-
indicative
ˈanˤixedˤ
appear
ŋiŋ
PAST
ˈᵏǀad
3.fem
ˈbuθˤ
whole
ˈᵏǀˤiɡ
and
dˤaˈlaʈ
perfect
hiˈmot
breath
ˈseʋ
single
ˈɽenˤ
in_inside

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

وضڹ ڭڭ مص نٓوڈ ړس وگ۔

[ˈʋedˤaɳi ŋiŋ mesˤ ˈnˤauɖ ˈɽos ˈʋeɡ]

ʋ-
indicative
ˈedˤaɳi
evolve
ŋiŋ
PAST
mesˤ
NEG
ˈnˤauɖ
1incl
ˈɽos
language
ʋ-
fem
ˈeɡ
the

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
وڈگد ڭڭ قۡد۔

[ˈʋeɖaɡed ŋiŋ ˈᵏǀad]

ʋ-
indicative
ˈeɖaɡed
create
ŋiŋ
PAST
ˈᵏǀad
3.fem

“It was created.”

(14)

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