A Collection of Texts in Aushob

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.

[ˈhej pik ˈɡep ˈtˤenat͡ɕ ˈfaiw ˈtˤidˤub ˈjotˤ ˈtˤisˤub ˈfaiw ˈɲat͡ɕ ˈlatˤ ˈtˤautub ˈpasˤ ˈlatˤ tˤaˈʃanasub]

ˈhej
have
pik
PAST
ˈɡep
all
tˤ-
NOM
ˈen
human being
-at͡ɕ
plur
ˈfai
the
-w
NOM
tˤ-
NOM
ˈidˤ
surface
-ub
sing
ˈjotˤ
whole
tˤ-
NOM
ˈisˤ
earth
-ub
sing
ˈfai
the
-w
NOM
ˈɲat͡ɕ
in
ˈlatˤ
one
tˤ-
NOM
ˈaut
language
-ub
sing
ˈpasˤ
and
ˈlatˤ
one
tˤ-
NOM
ˈaʃanas
dialect
-ub
sing

“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.

[sˤaˈdaij pik ˈdˤup ˈtˤaiwub ˈtˤaidˤub ˈfaiw ˈwauk]

sˤaˈdaij
journey
pik
PAST
ˈdˤup
3.plur
tˤ-
NOM
ˈaiw
inside
-ub
sing
tˤ-
NOM
ˈaidˤ
east
-ub
sing
ˈfai
the
-w
NOM
ˈwauk
from

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)

[ˈpasˤ ˈnˤit pik ˈdˤup ˈtˤal tˤuˈliɡujub ˈtˤaiwub ˈtˤaudˤub ˈɲat͡ɕ]

ˈpasˤ
and
ˈnˤit
find
pik
PAST
ˈdˤup
3.plur
ˈtˤal
wide
tˤ-
NOM
ˈuliɡuj
plain
-ub
sing
tˤ-
NOM
ˈaiw
inside
-ub
sing
tˤ-
NOM
ˈaudˤ
land
-ub
sing
ˈɲat͡ɕ
in

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

(3)

[tˤeˈsta ɲuˈɓab pik ˈdˤup ˈbotˤ]

tˤeˈsta
thus
ɲuˈɓab
dwell
pik
PAST
ˈdˤup
3.plur
ˈbotˤ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

[ˈdot pik ˈdˤup ˈdad ɲal ˈduɡus tˤaˈsˤiwenat͡ɕ ˈpasˤ ˈdad ɲal ˈnˤat͡ɕus tˤaˈsˤiwenat͡ɕ suˈjaf]

ˈdot
say
pik
PAST
ˈdˤup
3.plur
ˈdad
1incl.plur
ɲal
imperative
ˈduɡ
make
-us
COMP
tˤ-
NOM
ˈasˤiwen
brick
-at͡ɕ
plur
ˈpasˤ
and
ˈdad
1incl.plur
ɲal
imperative
ˈnˤat͡ɕ
burn
-us
COMP
tˤ-
NOM
ˈasˤiwen
brick
-at͡ɕ
plur
suˈjaf
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

[ˈhej pik ˈdˤup tˤaˈsˤiwenub ˈtˤeɲub t͡ʃaˈsˤud]

ˈhej
have
pik
PAST
ˈdˤup
3.plur
tˤ-
NOM
ˈasˤiwen
brick
-ub
sing
tˤ-
NOM
ˈeɲ
stone
-ub
sing
t͡ʃaˈsˤud
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)

[ˈpasˤ ˈhej pik ˈdˤup tˤoˈnˤumitub tˤeˈkiʃinub t͡ʃaˈsˤud]

ˈpasˤ
and
ˈhej
have
pik
PAST
ˈdˤup
3.plur
tˤ-
NOM
ˈonˤumit
slime
-ub
sing
tˤ-
NOM
ˈekiʃin
mortar
-ub
sing
t͡ʃaˈsˤud
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

[sˤoˈnˤek pedˤ ˈdad ˈɓij ˈtˤenat͡ɕ]

sˤoˈnˤek
resemble
pedˤ
NEG
ˈdad
1incl.plur
ˈɓij
other
tˤ-
NOM
ˈen
human being
-at͡ɕ
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

[taˈɓip pik ˈtˤuspub ˈpasˤ ˈtˤowub ˈtˤautat͡ɕ ˈfaiw ˈdˤup]

taˈɓip
shape
pik
PAST
tˤ-
NOM
ˈusp
fight
-ub
sing
ˈpasˤ
and
tˤ-
NOM
ˈow
time
-ub
sing
tˤ-
NOM
ˈaut
language
-at͡ɕ
plur
ˈfai
the
-w
NOM
ˈdˤup
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.

[moˈwauɲ pik ˈdˤup ˈtˤonˤat͡ɕ ˈfaiw tˤaˈt͡ɕeɡunat͡ɕ ˈpasˤ ˈtˤeɓat͡ɕ]

moˈwauɲ
copy
pik
PAST
ˈdˤup
3.plur
tˤ-
NOM
ˈonˤ
sound
-at͡ɕ
plur
ˈfai
the
-w
NOM
tˤ-
NOM
ˈat͡ɕeɡun
mammal
-at͡ɕ
plur
ˈpasˤ
and
tˤ-
NOM
ˈeɓ
bird
-at͡ɕ
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

[ˈnˤuʃ beˈnut͡ɕ pik ˈnasus ˈtˤautub ˈfaiw ˈdad ˈtˤauʃoɓub ˈfaiw ˈtˤaiwub ˈɡod ˈtˤihunub ˈɲat͡ɕ]

ˈnˤuʃ
but
beˈnut͡ɕ
arise
pik
PAST
ˈnas
be
-us
COMP
tˤ-
NOM
ˈaut
language
-ub
sing
ˈfai
the
-w
NOM
ˈdad
1incl.plur
tˤ-
NOM
ˈauʃoɓ
langname
-ub
sing
ˈfai
the
-w
NOM
tˤ-
NOM
ˈaiw
inside
-ub
sing
ˈɡod
different
tˤ-
NOM
ˈihun
manner
-ub
sing
ˈɲat͡ɕ
in

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

[tiˈsˤeɓ pik ˈɡos ˈjotˤ ˈpasˤ t͡ʃoˈt͡ʃaif ˈtˤaiwub ˈʃuɲ tˤaˈʃat͡ʃat͡ʃub ˈɲat͡ɕ]

tiˈsˤeɓ
appear
pik
PAST
ˈɡos
3.sing
ˈjotˤ
whole
ˈpasˤ
and
t͡ʃoˈt͡ʃaif
perfect
tˤ-
NOM
ˈaiw
inside
-ub
sing
ˈʃuɲ
single
tˤ-
NOM
ˈaʃat͡ʃat͡ʃ
breath
-ub
sing
ˈɲat͡ɕ
in

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

[poˈdˤaʃ pik pedˤ ˈtˤautub ˈfaiw ˈdad]

poˈdˤaʃ
evolve
pik
PAST
pedˤ
NEG
tˤ-
NOM
ˈaut
language
-ub
sing
ˈfai
the
-w
NOM
ˈdad
1incl.plur

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)

[ɡeˈsˤat pik ˈɡos]

ɡeˈsˤat
create
pik
PAST
ˈɡos
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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