A Collection of Texts in Naik

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.

Фәс жииј мар шуг нуј раўн д̇уф ѳағ ҁтииб д̇уф т̇үшүүс.

[ˈfəs ˈʒiːj ˈmaɾ ˈʃuh ˈnuj ˈɾaun ˈɖuf ˈθaɣ ˈᵏǀiːb ˈɖuf ʈyˈʃyːs]

ˈfə
have
-s
PAST
ˈʒiː
all
-j
PRES
ˈmaɾ
human being
ˈʃuh
in_surface
ˈnu
whole
-j
PRES
ˈɾaun
earth
ˈɖuf
one
ˈθaɣ
language
ˈᵏǀiːb
and
ˈɖuf
one
ʈuˈʃyːs
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.

Ҁтикүс с̇ис шад̇ жә.

[ᵏǀiˈkys ˈʂis ˈʃaɖ ˈʒə]

ᵏǀiˈky
journey
-s
PAST
ˈʂis
3
ˈʃaɖ
from_inside
ˈʒə
east

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Ҁтииб т̇ис с̇ис баўј н̇үс̇үд зиис̇ таўм хән̇ хән̇.

[ˈᵏǀiːb ˈʈis ˈʂis ˈbauj ɳyˈʂyd ˈziːʂ ˈtaum ˈxəɳ ˈxəɳ]

ˈᵏǀiːb
and
ˈʈi
find
-s
PAST
ˈʂis
3
ˈbau
wide
-j
PRES
ɳuˈʂyd
plain
ˈziːʂ
in_inside
ˈtaum
land
ˈxəɳ
a
ˈxəɳ
a

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

(3)
Сијааб ґанәс с̇ис т̇әәх.

[siˈjaːb ɡaˈnəs ˈʂis ˈʈəːx]

siˈjaːb
thus
ɡaˈnə
dwell
-s
PAST
ˈʂis
3
ˈʈəːx
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Саас с̇ис р̇аај чиж жихиир̇ ҁнәф ҁнињ н̇их ҁтииб хај чиж жихиир̇ ҁнәф хәғииј ҁнињ н̇их.

[ˈsaːs ˈʂis ˈɽaːj t͡ʃiʒ ʒiˈxiːɽ ᵑǀəf ᵑǀiɲ ˈɳix ˈᵏǀiːb ˈxaj t͡ʃiʒ ʒiˈxiːɽ ᵑǀəf xəˈɣiːj ᵑǀiɲ ˈɳix]

ˈsaː
say
-s
PAST
ˈʂis
3
ˈɽaː
make
-j
PRES
t͡ʃiʒ
imperative
ʒiˈxiːɽ
brick
ᵑǀəf
ACC
ᵑǀiɲ
GEN
ˈɳix
1incl
ˈᵏǀiːb
and
ˈxa
burn
-j
PRES
t͡ʃiʒ
imperative
ʒiˈxiːɽ
brick
ᵑǀəf
ACC
xəˈɣiːj
thoroughly
ᵑǀiɲ
GEN
ˈɳix
1incl

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

(5)

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

Фәс с̇ис жихиир̇ с̇утас с̇уур.

[ˈfəs ˈʂis ʒiˈxiːɽ ʂuˈtas ˈʂuːɾ]

ˈfə
have
-s
PAST
ˈʂis
3
ʒiˈxiːɽ
brick
ʂuˈtas
PURP
ˈʂuːɾ
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Ҁтииб фәс с̇ис н̇ас̇аап с̇утас дин̇им.

[ˈᵏǀiːb ˈfəs ˈʂis ɳaˈʂaːp ʂuˈtas diˈɳim]

ˈᵏǀiːb
and
ˈfə
have
-s
PAST
ˈʂis
3
ɳaˈʂaːp
slime
ʂuˈtas
PURP
diˈɳim
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Т̇ир̇ај ҁтар̇ н̇их јај мар.

[ʈiˈɽaj ᵏǀaɽ ˈɳix ˈjaj ˈmaɾ]

ʈiˈɽa
resemble
-j
PRES
ᵏǀaɽ
NEG
ˈɳix
1incl
ˈja
other
-j
PRES
ˈmaɾ
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Сурәс чиж ҁтииб јүњ ѳағ с̇ис ҁнињ.

[suˈɾəs ˈt͡ʃiʒ ˈᵏǀiːb ˈjyɲ ˈθaɣ ˈʂis ᵑǀiɲ]

suˈɾə
shape
-s
PAST
ˈt͡ʃiʒ
fight
ˈᵏǀiːb
and
ˈjyɲ
time
ˈθaɣ
language
ˈʂis
3
ᵑǀiɲ
GEN

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Сибүүс с̇ис д̇үүб ҁначаас ҁтииб т̇аўд̇ ҁнињ.

[siˈbyːs ˈʂis ˈɖyːb ᵑǀaˈt͡ʃaːs ˈᵏǀiːb ˈʈauɖ ᵑǀiɲ]

siˈbyː
copy
-s
PAST
ˈʂis
3
ˈɖyːb
sound
ᵑǀaˈt͡ʃaːs
mammal
ˈᵏǀiːb
and
ˈʈauɖ
bird
ᵑǀiɲ
GEN

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Мүүк мивис ӈиј ѳағ н̇их ҁнињ найк зиис̇ с̇үүј ҁтир хән̇.

[ˈmyːk miˈwis ˈŋij ˈθaɣ ˈɳix ᵑǀiɲ ˈnaik ˈziːʂ ˈʂyːj ˈᵏǀiɾ ˈxəɳ]

ˈmyːk
but
miˈwi
arise
-s
PAST
ˈŋi
be
-j
PRES
ˈθaɣ
language
ˈɳix
1incl
ᵑǀiɲ
GEN
ˈnaik
langname
ˈziːʂ
in_inside
ˈʂyː
different
-j
PRES
ˈᵏǀiɾ
manner
ˈxəɳ
a

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Дәт̇үс с̇ис нуј ҁтииб хәкиј зиис̇ рај јәјуґ хән̇

[dəˈʈys ˈʂis ˈnuj ˈᵏǀiːb xəˈkij ˈziːʂ ˈɾaj jəˈjuɡ ˈxəɳ]

dəˈʈy
appear
-s
PAST
ˈʂis
3
ˈnu
whole
-j
PRES
ˈᵏǀiːb
and
xəˈki
perfect
-j
PRES
ˈziːʂ
in_inside
ˈɾa
single
-j
PRES
jəˈjuɡ
breath
ˈxəɳ
a

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Даѳүс ҁтар̇ ѳағ н̇их.

[daˈθys ᵏǀaɽ ˈθaɣ ˈɳix]

daˈθy
evolve
-s
PAST
ᵏǀaɽ
NEG
ˈθaɣ
language
ˈɳix
1incl

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Ҁнамус с̇ис.

[ᵑǀaˈmus ˈʂis]

ᵑǀaˈmu
create
-s
PAST
ˈʂis
3

“It was created.”

(14)

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