A Collection of Texts in Ider

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.

Cherwɶg t͡ʂɵɵs mɞmookkhw nwanwɵw dyyk t͡ʂɵɵs choj nwææd͡ʐ pfengw nwógw ñögw pfengw nwɔid͡ʐytwʉʉg.

[ˈt͡ʃeɾʷɶɡ ˈt͡ʂɵːs ˈmɞmɔːk͡xʷ nʷaˈnʷɵw ˈdyːk ˈt͡ʂɵːs ˈt͡ʃɔj ˈnʷɛːd͡ʐ ˈp͡feŋʷ ˈnʷoɡʷ ˈɲøɡʷ ˈp͡feŋʷ ˈnʷɔid͡ʐytʷʉːɡ]

t͡ʃ-
not.Q
ˈeɾʷ
have
-ɶɡ
PAST
ˈt͡ʂɵːs
the
ˈmɞm
all
-ɔːk͡xʷ
plur
nʷ-
NOM
anʷ-
plur
ˈɵw
human being
ˈdyːk
in_surface
ˈt͡ʂɵːs
the
ˈt͡ʃɔj
whole
nʷ-
NOM
ˈɛːd͡ʐ
earth
ˈp͡feŋʷ
one
nʷ-
NOM
ˈoɡʷ
language
ˈɲøɡʷ
and
ˈp͡feŋʷ
one
nʷ-
NOM
ˈɔid͡ʐytʷʉːɡ
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.

Chɞrwɞt͡ʂɶg gushyyqu kææl t͡ʂɵɵs nwosh.

[ˈt͡ʃɞɾʷɞt͡ʂɶɡ ɡuˈʃyːkʷ ˈkɛːl ˈt͡ʂɵːs ˈnʷɔʃ]

t͡ʃ-
not.Q
ˈɞɾʷɞt͡ʂ
journey
-ɶɡ
PAST
ɡu-
plur
ˈʃyːkʷ
3.plur
ˈkɛːl
from_inside
ˈt͡ʂɵːs
the
nʷ-
NOM
ˈɔʃ
east

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Ñögw chööñɶg gushyyqu thwɶngw kkhwiif nwiskɶpfɶsw ŕoqu thwɶngw nwuuɸ.

[ˈɲøɡʷ ˈt͡ʃøːɲɶɡ ɡuˈʃyːkʷ ˈθʷɶŋʷ ˈk͡xʷiːf ˈnʷiskɶp͡fɶsʷ ˈrɔkʷ ˈθʷɶŋʷ ˈnʷuːɸ]

ˈɲøɡʷ
and
t͡ʃ-
not.Q
ˈøːɲ
find
-ɶɡ
PAST
ɡu-
plur
ˈʃyːkʷ
3.plur
ˈθʷɶŋʷ
a
ˈk͡xʷiːf
wide
nʷ-
NOM
ˈiskɶp͡fɶsʷ
plain
ˈrɔkʷ
in_inside
ˈθʷɶŋʷ
a
nʷ-
NOM
ˈuːɸ
land

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

(3)
Jɵnwodw chödœhlɶg gushyyqu thwaŕw.

[jɵˈnʷɔdʷ ˈt͡ʃødœɬɶɡ ɡuˈʃyːkʷ ˈθʷarʷ]

jɵˈnʷɔdʷ
thus
t͡ʃ-
not.Q
ˈødœɬ
dwell
-ɶɡ
PAST
ɡu-
plur
ˈʃyːkʷ
3.plur
ˈθʷarʷ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Chɶmɶg gushyyqu gubiith tzɵw chaunw nwórt pfanwashætzuud khwœfɔitz ñögw gubiith tzɵw chanw nwórt pfanwashætzuud khwœfɔitz kööñöŕw.

[ˈt͡ʃɶmɶɡ ɡuˈʃyːkʷ ɡuˈbiːθ t͡sɵw ˈt͡ʃaunʷ nʷoʈ p͡faˈnʷaʃɛt͡suːd xʷœˈfɔit͡s ˈɲøɡʷ ɡuˈbiːθ t͡sɵw ˈt͡ʃanʷ nʷoʈ p͡faˈnʷaʃɛt͡suːd xʷœˈfɔit͡s køːˈɲørʷ]

t͡ʃ-
not.Q
ˈɶm
say
-ɶɡ
PAST
ɡu-
plur
ˈʃyːkʷ
3.plur
ɡu-
plur
ˈbiːθ
1incl.plur
t͡sɵw
imperative
t͡ʃ-
not.Q
ˈaunʷ
make
nʷoʈ
1incl.plur.SUBJ
p͡f-
ACC
anʷ-
plur
ˈaʃɛt͡suːd
brick
xʷœˈfɔit͡s
COMP
ˈɲøɡʷ
and
ɡu-
plur
ˈbiːθ
1incl.plur
t͡sɵw
imperative
t͡ʃ-
not.Q
ˈanʷ
burn
nʷoʈ
1incl.plur.SUBJ
p͡f-
ACC
anʷ-
plur
ˈaʃɛt͡suːd
brick
xʷœˈfɔit͡s
COMP
køːˈɲørʷ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Cherwɶg gushyyqu nwashætzuud nöchɵngw nwyng.

[ˈt͡ʃeɾʷɶɡ ɡuˈʃyːkʷ ˈnʷaʃɛt͡suːd nøˈt͡ʃɵŋʷ ˈnʷyŋ]

t͡ʃ-
not.Q
ˈeɾʷ
have
-ɶɡ
PAST
ɡu-
plur
ˈʃyːkʷ
3.plur
nʷ-
NOM
ˈaʃɛt͡suːd
brick
nøˈt͡ʃɵŋʷ
PURP
nʷ-
NOM
ˈyŋ
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Ñögw cherwɶg gushyyqu nwɵrwysrtuurd nöchɵngw nwœparɵgw.

[ˈɲøɡʷ ˈt͡ʃeɾʷɶɡ ɡuˈʃyːkʷ ˈnʷɵɾʷysʈuːɖ nøˈt͡ʃɵŋʷ ˈnʷœpaɾɵɡʷ]

ˈɲøɡʷ
and
t͡ʃ-
not.Q
ˈeɾʷ
have
-ɶɡ
PAST
ɡu-
plur
ˈʃyːkʷ
3.plur
nʷ-
NOM
ˈɵɾʷysʈuːɖ
slime
nøˈt͡ʃɵŋʷ
PURP
nʷ-
NOM
ˈœpaɾɵɡʷ
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Chɔirsad͡ʐ rræm gubiith köthwookkhw nwanwɵw.

[ˈt͡ʃɔiʂad͡ʐ ɽɛm ɡuˈbiːθ ˈkøθʷɔːk͡xʷ nʷaˈnʷɵw]

t͡ʃ-
not.Q
ˈɔiʂad͡ʐ
resemble
ɽɛm
NEG
ɡu-
plur
ˈbiːθ
1incl.plur
ˈkøθʷ
other
-ɔːk͡xʷ
plur
nʷ-
NOM
anʷ-
plur
ˈɵw
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Chyrninwɶg nwaan ñögw nwyych gushyyqu t͡ʂɵɵs nwanwógw.

[ˈt͡ʃyɳinʷɶɡ ˈnʷaːn ˈɲøɡʷ ˈnʷyːt͡ʃ ɡuˈʃyːkʷ ˈt͡ʂɵːs nʷaˈnʷoɡʷ]

t͡ʃ-
not.Q
ˈyɳinʷ
shape
-ɶɡ
PAST
nʷ-
NOM
ˈaːn
fight
ˈɲøɡʷ
and
nʷ-
NOM
ˈyːt͡ʃ
time
ɡu-
plur
ˈʃyːkʷ
3.plur
ˈt͡ʂɵːs
the
nʷ-
NOM
anʷ-
plur
ˈoɡʷ
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.

Chötzaswɶg gushyyqu d͡ʐanwɶtzwɵɵkhwɵñ ñögw d͡ʐanwurn t͡ʂɵɵs nwanwetw.

[ˈt͡ʃøt͡sasʷɶɡ ɡuˈʃyːkʷ d͡ʐaˈnʷɶt͡sʷɵːxʷɵɲ ˈɲøɡʷ d͡ʐaˈnʷuɳ ˈt͡ʂɵːs nʷaˈnʷetʷ]

t͡ʃ-
not.Q
ˈøt͡sasʷ
copy
-ɶɡ
PAST
ɡu-
plur
ˈʃyːkʷ
3.plur
d͡ʐ-
GEN
anʷ-
plur
ˈɶt͡sʷɵːxʷɵɲ
mammal
ˈɲøɡʷ
and
d͡ʐ-
GEN
anʷ-
plur
ˈuɳ
bird
ˈt͡ʂɵːs
the
nʷ-
NOM
anʷ-
plur
ˈetʷ
sound

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Pææn chɵñææshɶg t͡ʂɵɵs nwirdeŕ, sars chaingw gubiith t͡ʂɵɵs nwógw, ŕoqu thwɶngw rsʉʉt nwofɶrn.

[ˈpɛːn ˈt͡ʃɵɲɛːʃɶɡ ˈt͡ʂɵːs ˈnʷiɖer, ˈsaʂ ˈt͡ʃaiŋʷ ɡuˈbiːθ ˈt͡ʂɵːs ˈnʷoɡʷ, ˈrɔkʷ ˈθʷɶŋʷ ˈʂʉːt ˈnʷɔfɶɳ]

ˈpɛːn
but
t͡ʃ-
not.Q
ˈɵɲɛːʃ
arise
-ɶɡ
PAST
ˈt͡ʂɵːs
the
nʷ-
NOM
ˈiɖer
langname
ˈsaʂ
RELPRON
t͡ʃ-
not.Q
ˈaiŋʷ
be
ɡu-
plur
ˈbiːθ
1incl.plur
ˈt͡ʂɵːs
the
nʷ-
NOM
ˈoɡʷ
language
ˈrɔkʷ
in_inside
ˈθʷɶŋʷ
a
ˈʂʉːt
different
nʷ-
NOM
ˈɔfɶɳ
manner

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Chóɸöthɶg gwógw choj ñögw shuurrer ŕoqu thwɶngw swoŕ nwiit͡ʂöñææng

[ˈt͡ʃoɸøθɶɡ ˈɡʷoɡʷ ˈt͡ʃɔj ˈɲøɡʷ ʃuːˈɽeɾ ˈrɔkʷ ˈθʷɶŋʷ ˈsʷɔr ˈnʷiːt͡ʂøɲɛːŋ]

t͡ʃ-
not.Q
ˈoɸøθ
appear
-ɶɡ
PAST
ˈɡʷoɡʷ
3.sing
ˈt͡ʃɔj
whole
ˈɲøɡʷ
and
ʃuːˈɽeɾ
perfect
ˈrɔkʷ
in_inside
ˈθʷɶŋʷ
a
ˈsʷɔr
single
nʷ-
NOM
ˈiːt͡ʂøɲɛːŋ
breath

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Chœœd͡ʐɞsɶg rræm gubiith t͡ʂɵɵs nwógw.

[ˈt͡ʃœːd͡ʐɞsɶɡ ɽɛm ɡuˈbiːθ ˈt͡ʂɵːs ˈnʷoɡʷ]

t͡ʃ-
not.Q
ˈœːd͡ʐɞs
evolve
-ɶɡ
PAST
ɽɛm
NEG
ɡu-
plur
ˈbiːθ
1incl.plur
ˈt͡ʂɵːs
the
nʷ-
NOM
ˈoɡʷ
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Chidægɶg gwógw.

[ˈt͡ʃidɛɡɶɡ ˈɡʷoɡʷ]

t͡ʃ-
not.Q
ˈidɛɡ
create
-ɶɡ
PAST
ˈɡʷoɡʷ
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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