A Collection of Texts in Bany

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.

Нъукваӈ р̇иб меґар ґвиб̱аґ тодъ ґар нъотъусъ съуот кин каквъ фаўш нъас̇ бесис̇ фаўш.

[nˤukʷaŋ ɽib meɡaɾ ɡʷiɓaɡ todˤ ɡaɾ nˤotˤusˤ sˤuot kʼin kakʼʷ fauʃ nˤaʂ besiʂ fauʃ]

nˤukʷ
have
-aŋ
active
ɽib
PAST
me-
masc
ɡaɾ
the
ɡʷiɓ
all
-aɡ
masc
todˤ
human being
ɡaɾ
the
nˤotˤ
whole
-isˤ
neut
sˤu
earth
-et
LOC
kʼin
in_surface
kakʼʷ
language
fauʃ
one
nˤaʂ
and
besiʂ
dialect
fauʃ
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.

Шад̇аўб̱аӈ р̇иб р̇аўдъ квеґар чачет квъот.

[ʃaɖauɓaŋ ɽib ɽaudˤ kʷeɡaɾ t͡ʃat͡ʃet kʼʷot]

ʃaɖauɓ
journey
-aŋ
active
ɽib
PAST
ɽaudˤ
3.masc
kʷe-
fem
ɡaɾ
the
t͡ʃat͡ʃ
east
-et
LOC
kʼʷot
from_inside

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Нъас̇ кин̇аӈ р̇иб р̇аўдъ квъат нијисъ ӈодаўч квъат боњот соњ.

[nˤaʂ kiɳaŋ ɽib ɽaudˤ kʼʷat nijisˤ ŋodaut͡ʃ kʼʷat boɲot soɲ]

nˤaʂ
and
kiɳ
find
-aŋ
active
ɽib
PAST
ɽaudˤ
3.masc
kʼʷat
a
nij
wide
-isˤ
neut
ŋedaut͡ʃ
plain
kʼʷat
a
boɲ
land
-et
LOC
soɲ
in_inside

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

(3)
Д̱ъасъиј ӈвушаўшаӈ р̇иб р̇аўдъ квъеф.

[ɗˤasˤij ŋʷuʃauʃaŋ ɽib ɽaudˤ kʼʷef]

ɗˤasˤij
thus
ŋʷiʃauʃ
dwell
-aŋ
active
ɽib
PAST
ɽaudˤ
3.masc
kʼʷef
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Д̱ъайјаӈ р̇иб р̇аўдъ н̇ир̇ ґитав кайнъаӈ факв нъас̇ н̇ир̇ ґитав ґвисъаӈ факв д̱усуш.

[ɗˤaijaŋ ɽib ɽaudˤ ɳiɽ ɡitaw kʼainˤaŋ fakʷ nˤaʂ ɳiɽ ɡitaw ɡʷisˤaŋ fakʷ ɗusuʃ]

ɗˤaij
say
-aŋ
active
ɽib
PAST
ɽaudˤ
3.masc
ɳiɽ
1incl
ɡitaw
brick
kʼainˤ
make
-aŋ
active
fakʷ
imperative
nˤaʂ
and
ɳiɽ
1incl
ɡitaw
brick
ɡʷisˤ
burn
-aŋ
active
fakʷ
imperative
ɗisuʃ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Нъукваӈ р̇иб р̇аўдъ ґитав кайс̇ет чун̇уд̱ъ.

[nˤukʷaŋ ɽib ɽaudˤ ɡitaw kʼaiʂet t͡ʃuɳuɗˤ]

nˤukʷ
have
-aŋ
active
ɽib
PAST
ɽaudˤ
3.masc
ɡitaw
brick
kʼaiʂ
stone
-et
LOC
t͡ʃiɳuɗˤ
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Нъас̇ нъукваӈ р̇иб р̇аўдъ ґвед̱ан вид̱ибет чун̇уд̱ъ.

[nˤaʂ nˤukʷaŋ ɽib ɽaudˤ ɡʷeɗan wiɗibet t͡ʃuɳuɗˤ]

nˤaʂ
and
nˤukʷ
have
-aŋ
active
ɽib
PAST
ɽaudˤ
3.masc
ɡʷeɗan
slime
wiɗib
mortar
-et
LOC
t͡ʃiɳuɗˤ
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Чапабаӈ чак н̇ир̇ р̇анъаґ тодъ.

[t͡ʃapabaŋ t͡ʃak ɳiɽ ɽanˤaɡ todˤ]

t͡ʃapab
resemble
-aŋ
active
t͡ʃak
NEG
ɳiɽ
1incl
ɽanˤ
other
-aɡ
masc
todˤ
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Фикенаӈ р̇иб дайк нъас̇ кваўӈ р̇аўдъ ґар каквъ.

[fikʼenaŋ ɽib daik nˤaʂ kʷauŋ ɽaudˤ ɡaɾ kakʼʷ]

fikʼen
shape
-aŋ
active
ɽib
PAST
daik
fight
nˤaʂ
and
kʷauŋ
time
ɽaudˤ
3.masc
ɡaɾ
the
kakʼʷ
language

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Д̇уӈусаӈ р̇иб р̇аўдъ њас̇акв нъас̇ дъак ґар баб.

[ɖuŋusaŋ ɽib ɽaudˤ ɲaʂakʷ nˤaʂ dˤakʼ ɡaɾ bab]

ɖiŋus
copy
-aŋ
active
ɽib
PAST
ɽaudˤ
3.masc
ɲaʂakʷ
mammal
nˤaʂ
and
dˤakʼ
bird
ɡaɾ
the
bab
sound

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Њан̇ дъор̇утъаӈ р̇иб меґар бањ, д̱ъињ ґонаӈ н̇ир̇ ґар каквъ, квъат р̇айсъисъ бупот соњ.

[ɲaɳ dˤoɽutˤaŋ ɽib meɡaɾ baɲ, ɗˤiɲ ɡonaŋ ɳiɽ ɡaɾ kakʼʷ, kʼʷat ɽaisˤisˤ bupot soɲ]

ɲaɳ
but
dˤeɽutˤ
arise
-aŋ
active
ɽib
PAST
me-
masc
ɡaɾ
the
baɲ
langname
ɗˤiɲ
RELPRON
ɡon
be
-aŋ
active
ɳiɽ
1incl
ɡaɾ
the
kakʼʷ
language
kʼʷat
a
ɽaisˤ
different
-isˤ
neut
bup
manner
-et
LOC
soɲ
in_inside

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Чаквъит̇аӈ р̇иб нъоб̱ нъотъусъ нъас̇ съод̇аўквъусъ квъат тисъисъ мунукот соњ

[t͡ʃakʼʷiʈaŋ ɽib nˤoɓ nˤotˤusˤ nˤaʂ sˤoɖaukʼʷusˤ kʼʷat tisˤisˤ munukot soɲ]

t͡ʃakʼʷiʈ
appear
-aŋ
active
ɽib
PAST
nˤoɓ
3.neut
nˤotˤ
whole
-isˤ
neut
nˤaʂ
and
sˤeɖaukʼʷ
perfect
-isˤ
neut
kʼʷat
a
tisˤ
single
-isˤ
neut
minuk
breath
-et
LOC
soɲ
in_inside

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Б̱ид̱ъипаӈ р̇иб чак н̇ир̇ ґар каквъ.

[ɓiɗˤipaŋ ɽib t͡ʃak ɳiɽ ɡaɾ kakʼʷ]

ɓiɗˤip
evolve
-aŋ
active
ɽib
PAST
t͡ʃak
NEG
ɳiɽ
1incl
ɡaɾ
the
kakʼʷ
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Тоњаўфаӈ р̇иб нъоб̱.

[toɲaufaŋ ɽib nˤoɓ]

teɲauf
create
-aŋ
active
ɽib
PAST
nˤoɓ
3.neut

“It was created.”

(14)

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