A Collection of Texts in Izat

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.

[kuf xʷiːdʷis tetas hexʷir ɣoʐ ʁares heɡir hetir ʂarˤ xil hiɡʷakepir ʂarˤ]

kuf
then
xʷiː
have
-dʷi
PAST
-s
not.Q
te
all
-ta
3.cl.3.SUBJ
-s
not.Q
h-
not.def
exʷ
human being
-ir
NOM
ɣoʐ
in_surface
ʁa
whole
-re
3.cl.2.SUBJ
-s
not.Q
h-
not.def
eɡ
earth
-ir
NOM
h-
not.def
et
language
-ir
NOM
ʂarˤ
one
xil
and
h-
not.def
iɡʷakep
dialect
-ir
NOM
ʂarˤ
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.

[ɬuɾodʷus kaːsʷ porʷ tʷaxʷir]

ɬiɾo
journey
-dʷi
PAST
-s
not.Q
kaːsʷ
3.cl.3
porʷ
from_inside
tʷ-
def
axʷ
east
-ir
NOM

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)

[kuf hidʷis kaːsʷ kʼʷores haiserˤitˤir sʷais hurˤur dʷuʂ dʷuʂ]

kuf
then
hi
find
-dʷi
PAST
-s
not.Q
kaːsʷ
3.cl.3
kʼʷo
wide
-re
3.cl.2.SUBJ
-s
not.Q
h-
not.def
aiserˤitˤ
plain
-ir
NOM
sʷais
in_inside
h-
not.def
urˤ
land
-ir
NOM
dʷ-
cl.2
uʂ
a
dʷ-
cl.2
uʂ
a

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

(3)

[ɡasaisˤ xudˤaudʷus kaːsʷ ʁʷasʷ]

ɡasaisˤ
thus
xidˤau
dwell
-dʷi
PAST
-s
not.Q
kaːsʷ
3.cl.3
ʁʷasʷ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

[daːdʷis kaːsʷ ʁʷais korutʷoɡʷases tif ʐisail xil ʁʷais horutʷoɡʷur sises tif ʐisail dˤadaːf]

daː
say
-dʷi
PAST
-s
not.Q
kaːsʷ
3.cl.3
ʁʷais
1incl
k-
make₁
oritʷeɡʷ
brick
-a
make₂
-se
1incl.SUBJ
-s
not.Q
tif
imperative
ʐisail
COMP
xil
and
ʁʷais
1incl
h-
not.def
oritʷeɡʷ
brick
-ir
NOM
si
burn
-se
1incl.SUBJ
-s
not.Q
tif
imperative
ʐisail
COMP
dˤadaːf
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

[xʷiːdʷis kaːsʷ horutʷoɡʷur hera huːɡur]

xʷiː
have
-dʷi
PAST
-s
not.Q
kaːsʷ
3.cl.3
h-
not.def
oritʷeɡʷ
brick
-ir
NOM
hera
PURP
h-
not.def
uːɡ
stone
-ir
NOM

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)

[xil xʷiːdʷis kaːsʷ hotuɾˤaɣur hera hatˤazʷadˤir]

xil
and
xʷiː
have
-dʷi
PAST
-s
not.Q
kaːsʷ
3.cl.3
h-
not.def
otiɾˤaɣ
slime
-ir
NOM
hera
PURP
h-
not.def
atˤazʷadˤ
mortar
-ir
NOM

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

[kuf ʂedˤais ɮasʷ ʁʷais ɖaitas hexʷir]

kuf
then
ʂedˤai
resemble
-s
not.Q
ɮasʷ
NEG
ʁʷais
1incl
ɖai
other
-ta
3.cl.3.SUBJ
-s
not.Q
h-
not.def
exʷ
human being
-ir
NOM

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

[laʁedʷis hexir xil hiːdir kaːsʷ tʷetir]

laʁe
shape
-dʷi
PAST
-s
not.Q
h-
not.def
ex
fight
-ir
NOM
xil
and
h-
not.def
iːd
time
-ir
NOM
kaːsʷ
3.cl.3
tʷ-
def
et
language
-ir
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.

[qʷoʐudʷus kaːsʷ hoːʂukʼʷaqʼʷul xil hatʷil tʷirir]

qʷeʐu
copy
-dʷi
PAST
-s
not.Q
kaːsʷ
3.cl.3
h-
not.def
oːʂikʼʷaqʼʷ
mammal
-il
GEN
xil
and
h-
not.def
atʷ
bird
-il
GEN
tʷ-
def
ir
sound
-ir
NOM

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

[kuf qʼiɾʷadʷis ʒotas tʷizʷatˤir ʁʷais tʷetir sʷais kʷaus hakʼʷiʔir ɣuʂ]

kuf
then
qʼiɾʷa
arise
-dʷi
PAST
-s
not.Q
ʒo
be
-ta
3.cl.3.SUBJ
-s
not.Q
tʷ-
def
izʷatˤ
langname
-ir
NOM
ʁʷais
1incl
tʷ-
def
et
language
-ir
NOM
sʷais
in_inside
kʷau
different
-s
not.Q
h-
not.def
akʼʷiʔ
manner
-ir
NOM
ɣ-
cl.1
uʂ
a

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

[kuf tʷuɾʷodʷus kaːsʷ ʁas xil ɦabuːs sʷais ɣis hiːzˤawibir ɣuʂ]

kuf
then
tʷiɾʷo
appear
-dʷi
PAST
-s
not.Q
kaːsʷ
3.cl.3
ʁa
whole
-s
not.Q
xil
and
ɦabuː
perfect
-s
not.Q
sʷais
in_inside
ɣi
single
-s
not.Q
h-
not.def
iːzˤawib
breath
-ir
NOM
ɣ-
cl.1
uʂ
a

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

[qoɾˤaudʷus ɮasʷ ʁʷais tʷetir]

qeɾˤau
evolve
-dʷi
PAST
-s
not.Q
ɮasʷ
NEG
ʁʷais
1incl
tʷ-
def
et
language
-ir
NOM

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)

[qʷiɬiːdʷis kaːsʷ]

qʷiɬiː
create
-dʷi
PAST
-s
not.Q
kaːsʷ
3.cl.3

“It was created.”

(14)

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