A Collection of Texts in Shaush

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.

Гайтъ дъайјыдъ сәр̇ дъайдъ маґ дъайнъәдъ тар гаўд съан њын съаныд тъатъ шән̇ тъәӈ тъатъ р̇ыкәс.

[haitˤ dˤaijɨdˤ səɽ dˤaidˤ maɡ dˤainˤədˤ taɾ haud sˤan ɲɨn sˤanɨd tˤatˤ ʃəɳ tˤəŋ tˤatˤ ɽɨkəs]

haitˤ
then
dˤ-
POS
aijɨ
have
-dˤ
not.COMP
səɽ
PAST
dˤ-
POS
ai
all
-dˤ
not.COMP
maɡ
human being
dˤ-
POS
ainˤə
whole
-dˤ
not.COMP
taɾ
3.inanim.SUBJ
haud
earth
sˤan
the
ɲɨn
in_surface
sˤan
the
-ɨd
anim
tˤatˤ
one
ʃəɳ
language
tˤəŋ
and
tˤatˤ
one
ɽɨkəs
dialect

“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.

Дъыдъыфадъ сәр̇ с̇айдъ съаўш съан јаўт.

[dˤɨdˤɨfadˤ səɽ ʂaidˤ sˤauʃ sˤan jaut]

dˤ-
POS
ɨdˤɨfa
journey
-dˤ
not.COMP
səɽ
PAST
ʂaidˤ
3.anim
sˤauʃ
east
sˤan
the
jaut
from_inside

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Гайтъ дъәән̇адъ сәр̇ с̇айдъ дъывадъ тар т̇ад̇әт шааӈ њаўнъ.

[haitˤ dˤəːɳadˤ səɽ ʂaidˤ dˤɨʋadˤ taɾ ʈaɖət ʃaːŋ ɲaunˤ]

haitˤ
then
dˤ-
POS
əːɳa
find
-dˤ
not.COMP
səɽ
PAST
ʂaidˤ
3.anim
dˤ-
POS
ɨʋa
wide
-dˤ
not.COMP
taɾ
3.inanim.SUBJ
ʈaɖət
plain
ʃaːŋ
land
ɲaunˤ
in_inside

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

(3)
С̇ас̇әәк дъайкыкәдъ сәр̇ с̇айдъ съыысъ.

[ʂaʂəːk dˤaikɨkʼədˤ səɽ ʂaidˤ sˤɨːsˤ]

ʂaʂəːk
thus
dˤ-
POS
aikɨkʼə
dwell
-dˤ
not.COMP
səɽ
PAST
ʂaidˤ
3.anim
sˤɨːsˤ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Дъаўшадъ сәр̇ с̇айдъ дъәтъ васъыдъ дъаўбад кәр р̇әдъ тъәӈ дъәтъ васъыдъ дъәәнъәд кәр р̇әдъ н̇ысат̇.

[dˤauʃadˤ səɽ ʂaidˤ dˤətˤ ʋasˤɨdˤ dˤaubad kʼəɾ ɽədˤ tˤəŋ dˤətˤ ʋasˤɨdˤ dˤəːnˤəd kʼəɾ ɽədˤ ɳɨsaʈ]

dˤ-
POS
auʃa
say
-dˤ
not.COMP
səɽ
PAST
ʂaidˤ
3.anim
dˤətˤ
1incl
ʋasˤɨdˤ
brick
dˤ-
POS
auba
make
-d
COMP
kʼəɾ
imperative
ɽədˤ
1incl.SUBJ
tˤəŋ
and
dˤətˤ
1incl
ʋasˤɨdˤ
brick
dˤ-
POS
əːnˤə
burn
-d
COMP
kʼəɾ
imperative
ɽədˤ
1incl.SUBJ
ɳɨsaʈ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Дъайјыдъ сәр̇ с̇айдъ васъыдъ јыв р̇әт̇ән̇.

[dˤaijɨdˤ səɽ ʂaidˤ ʋasˤɨdˤ jɨʋ ɽəʈəɳ]

dˤ-
POS
aijɨ
have
-dˤ
not.COMP
səɽ
PAST
ʂaidˤ
3.anim
ʋasˤɨdˤ
brick
jɨʋ
stone
ɽəʈəɳ
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Тъәӈ дъайјыдъ сәр̇ с̇айдъ јәд̇ар р̇анъаш р̇әт̇ән̇.

[tˤəŋ dˤaijɨdˤ səɽ ʂaidˤ jəɖaɾ ɽanˤaʃ ɽəʈəɳ]

tˤəŋ
and
dˤ-
POS
aijɨ
have
-dˤ
not.COMP
səɽ
PAST
ʂaidˤ
3.anim
jəɖaɾ
slime
ɽanˤaʃ
mortar
ɽəʈəɳ
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Гайтъ ракәнъәдъ дъәтъ дъәәсъадъ маґ.

[haitˤ ɾakʼənˤədˤ dˤətˤ dˤəːsˤadˤ maɡ]

haitˤ
then
ɾ-
NEG
akʼənˤə
resemble
-dˤ
not.COMP
dˤətˤ
1incl
dˤ-
POS
əːsˤa
other
-dˤ
not.COMP
maɡ
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Дъәјаґәдъ сәр̇ ґад тъәӈ ґак с̇айдъ шән̇ съан.

[dˤəjaɡədˤ səɽ ɡad tˤəŋ ɡakʼ ʂaidˤ ʃəɳ sˤan]

dˤ-
POS
əjaɡə
shape
-dˤ
not.COMP
səɽ
PAST
ɡad
fight
tˤəŋ
and
ɡakʼ
time
ʂaidˤ
3.anim
ʃəɳ
language
sˤan
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.

Дъаўват̇адъ сәр̇ с̇айдъ ү̆аӈәпәв тъәӈ съасъәв наш съан.

[dˤauʋaʈadˤ səɽ ʂaidˤ ɥaŋəpəʋ tˤəŋ sˤasˤəʋ naʃ sˤan]

dˤ-
POS
auʋaʈa
copy
-dˤ
not.COMP
səɽ
PAST
ʂaidˤ
3.anim
ɥaŋəp
mammal
-əʋ
GEN
tˤəŋ
and
sˤasˤ
bird
-əʋ
GEN
naʃ
sound
sˤan
the

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Гайтъ дъәјыдъадъ сәр̇ дъасъадъ шаўс̇ съаныд дъәтъ шән̇ съан дъәрәдъ паар̇ њаўнъ.

[haitˤ dˤəjɨdˤadˤ səɽ dˤasˤadˤ ʃauʂ sˤanɨd dˤətˤ ʃəɳ sˤan dˤəɾədˤ paːɽ ɲaunˤ]

haitˤ
then
dˤ-
POS
əjɨdˤa
arise
-dˤ
not.COMP
səɽ
PAST
dˤ-
POS
asˤa
be
-dˤ
not.COMP
ʃauʂ
langname
sˤan
the
-ɨd
anim
dˤətˤ
1incl
ʃəɳ
language
sˤan
the
dˤ-
POS
əɾə
different
-dˤ
not.COMP
paːɽ
manner
ɲaunˤ
in_inside

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Гайтъ дъар̇ат̇әдъ сәр̇ нъәәт дъайнъәдъ тъәӈ дъәрањыдъ дъаас̇адъ тар ґањыт̇ њаўнъ

[haitˤ dˤaɽaʈədˤ səɽ nˤəːt dˤainˤədˤ tˤəŋ dˤəɾaɲɨdˤ dˤaːʂadˤ taɾ ɡaɲɨʈ ɲaunˤ]

haitˤ
then
dˤ-
POS
aɽaʈə
appear
-dˤ
not.COMP
səɽ
PAST
nˤəːt
3.inanim
dˤ-
POS
ainˤə
whole
-dˤ
not.COMP
tˤəŋ
and
dˤ-
POS
əɾaɲɨ
perfect
-dˤ
not.COMP
dˤ-
POS
aːʂa
single
-dˤ
not.COMP
taɾ
3.inanim.SUBJ
ɡaɲɨʈ
breath
ɲaunˤ
in_inside

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Радъәвадъ сәр̇ дъәтъ шән̇ съан.

[ɾadˤəʋadˤ səɽ dˤətˤ ʃəɳ sˤan]

ɾ-
NEG
adˤəʋa
evolve
-dˤ
not.COMP
səɽ
PAST
dˤətˤ
1incl
ʃəɳ
language
sˤan
the

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Дъаймамадъ сәр̇ нъәәт.

[dˤaimamadˤ səɽ nˤəːt]

dˤ-
POS
aimama
create
-dˤ
not.COMP
səɽ
PAST
nˤəːt
3.inanim

“It was created.”

(14)

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