A Collection of Texts in Chesk

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.

Јоч быноґ нуд̱ байт јӹґоґ сишуш ґус байт мењоґ ӈичиш сед кукиш д̱ыд̱ сед чањайкиш.

[jot͡ʃ bɯnoɡ nuɗ bait jɤɡoɡ siʃuʃ ɡus bait meɲoɡ ŋit͡ʃiʃ sed kukiʃ ɗɯɗ sed t͡ʃaɲaikiʃ]

jot͡ʃ
then
bɯn
have
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
nuɗ
PAST
bait
the
jɤɡ
all
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
siʃ
human being
-u
plur
-ʃ
NOM
ɡus
in_surface
bait
the
meɲ
whole
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
ŋit͡ʃ
earth
-i
sing
-ʃ
NOM
sed
one
kuk
language
-i
sing
-ʃ
NOM
ɗɯɗ
and
sed
one
t͡ʃaɲaik
dialect
-i
sing
-ʃ
NOM

“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.

Вытыњоґ нуд̱ лин бин байт виӈиш.

[ʋɯtɯɲoɡ nuɗ lin bin bait ʋiŋiʃ]

ʋitɯɲ
journey
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
nuɗ
PAST
lin
3.plur
bin
from_inside
bait
the
ʋiŋ
east
-i
sing
-ʃ
NOM

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Јоч мыфоґ нуд̱ лин ґайлоґ нид̱аўсиш бињ чуӈиш.

[jot͡ʃ mɯfoɡ nuɗ lin ɡailoɡ niɗausiʃ biɲ t͡ʃuŋiʃ]

jot͡ʃ
then
mɯf
find
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
nuɗ
PAST
lin
3.plur
ɡail
wide
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
niɗaus
plain
-i
sing
-ʃ
NOM
biɲ
in_inside
t͡ʃuŋ
land
-i
sing
-ʃ
NOM

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

(3)
Лесив нуфимоґ нуд̱ лин быґ.

[lesiʋ nufimoɡ nuɗ lin bɯɡ]

lesiʋ
thus
nufim
dwell
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
nuɗ
PAST
lin
3.plur
bɯɡ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Мывоґ нуд̱ лин б̱ањабуш тиф јыком туб̱ д̱ыд̱ б̱ањабуш тиф сињом туб̱ тача.

[mɯʋoɡ nuɗ lin ɓaɲabuʃ tif jɯkom tuɓ ɗɯɗ ɓaɲabuʃ tif siɲom tuɓ tat͡ʃa]

mɯʋ
say
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
nuɗ
PAST
lin
3.plur
ɓaɲab
brick
-u
plur
-ʃ
NOM
tif
1incl.plur
jɯk
make
-o
not.Q
-m
COMP
tuɓ
imperative
ɗɯɗ
and
ɓaɲab
brick
-u
plur
-ʃ
NOM
tif
1incl.plur
siɲ
burn
-o
not.Q
-m
COMP
tuɓ
imperative
tat͡ʃa
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Быноґ нуд̱ лин б̱ањабиш шиґин ӈад̱иш.

[bɯnoɡ nuɗ lin ɓaɲabiʃ ʃiɡin ŋaɗiʃ]

bɯn
have
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
nuɗ
PAST
lin
3.plur
ɓaɲab
brick
-i
sing
-ʃ
NOM
ʃiɡin
PURP
ŋaɗ
stone
-i
sing
-ʃ
NOM

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Д̱ыд̱ быноґ нуд̱ лин шуӈугиш шиґин луд̱ад̱иш.

[ɗɯɗ bɯnoɡ nuɗ lin ʃuŋuhiʃ ʃiɡin luɗaɗiʃ]

ɗɯɗ
and
bɯn
have
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
nuɗ
PAST
lin
3.plur
ʃuŋuh
slime
-i
sing
-ʃ
NOM
ʃiɡin
PURP
luɗaɗ
mortar
-i
sing
-ʃ
NOM

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Јоч декушоґ њом тиф симоґ сишуш.

[jot͡ʃ dekuʃoɡ ɲom tif simoɡ siʃuʃ]

jot͡ʃ
then
dekuʃ
resemble
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
ɲom
NEG
tif
1incl.plur
sim
other
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
siʃ
human being
-u
plur
-ʃ
NOM

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Њијайфоґ нуд̱ јокиш д̱ыд̱ тамиш лин байт кукуш.

[ɲijaifoɡ nuɗ jokiʃ ɗɯɗ tamiʃ lin bait kukuʃ]

ɲijaif
shape
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
nuɗ
PAST
jok
fight
-i
sing
-ʃ
NOM
ɗɯɗ
and
tam
time
-i
sing
-ʃ
NOM
lin
3.plur
bait
the
kuk
language
-u
plur
-ʃ
NOM

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Дунӹгоґ нуд̱ лин чыкыб̱уб д̱ыд̱ лыстуб байт б̱ыдуш.

[dunɤhoɡ nuɗ lin t͡ʃɯkɯɓub ɗɯɗ lɯstub bait ɓɯduʃ]

dunɤh
copy
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
nuɗ
PAST
lin
3.plur
t͡ʃikɯɓ
mammal
-u
plur
-b
GEN
ɗɯɗ
and
lɯst
bird
-u
plur
-b
GEN
bait
the
ɓɯd
sound
-u
plur
-ʃ
NOM

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Јоч шучӹшоґ нуд̱ тињоґ байт ческиш тиф байт кукиш бињ б̱ывоґ лањиш.

[jot͡ʃ ʃut͡ʃɤʃoɡ nuɗ tiɲoɡ bait t͡ʃeskiʃ tif bait kukiʃ biɲ ɓɯʋoɡ laɲiʃ]

jot͡ʃ
then
ʃut͡ʃɤʃ
arise
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
nuɗ
PAST
tiɲ
be
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
bait
the
t͡ʃesk
langname
-i
sing
-ʃ
NOM
tif
1incl.plur
bait
the
kuk
language
-i
sing
-ʃ
NOM
biɲ
in_inside
ɓɯʋ
different
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
laɲ
manner
-i
sing
-ʃ
NOM

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Јоч сиґемоґ нуд̱ бун мењоґ д̱ыд̱ шидибоґ бињ диб̱оґ б̱идадиш

[jot͡ʃ siɡemoɡ nuɗ bun meɲoɡ ɗɯɗ ʃidiboɡ biɲ diɓoɡ ɓidadiʃ]

jot͡ʃ
then
siɡem
appear
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
nuɗ
PAST
bun
3.sing
meɲ
whole
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
ɗɯɗ
and
ʃidib
perfect
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
biɲ
in_inside
diɓ
single
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
ɓidad
breath
-i
sing
-ʃ
NOM

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Мыстӹб̱оґ нуд̱ њом тиф байт кукиш.

[mɯstɤɓoɡ nuɗ ɲom tif bait kukiʃ]

mistɤɓ
evolve
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
nuɗ
PAST
ɲom
NEG
tif
1incl.plur
bait
the
kuk
language
-i
sing
-ʃ
NOM

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Бањисоґ нуд̱ бун.

[baɲisoɡ nuɗ bun]

baɲis
create
-o
not.Q
-ɡ
not.COMP
nuɗ
PAST
bun
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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