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A Collection of Texts in Toer

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.

Д̱ө’фъыиинпъ һт̣ӕ̈нт̇ъ р̇ӕ̈ӕ̈дһъөөхъ къатъ бъө̆нб̱ъ р̇ӕ̈ӕ̈дһъөөхъ тъӧр̇ ԥкъэбъ нъаад̣һ тӕ̈нм ԥкъа ӈө’р̇ ўүүнб̱ гһъыынд̱ъ д̇енһтъэкъ ўүүнб̱.

[ɗɵ̰fˤʉĩːpʼ hʈɶ̃ʈʼ ɽɶːdʱˤøːxˤ kˤatˤ bˤɞ̃ɓˤ ɽɶːdʱˤøːxˤ tˤœɽ pʰkʼˤɛbˤ nˤaːɖʱ tɶ̃m pʰkʼˤa ŋɵ̰ɽ wỹːɓ gʱˤʉ̃ːɗˤ ɖẽhtˤɛkˤ wỹːɓ]

ɗɵ̰fˤ
have -ʉĩːpʼ
PAST hʈɶ̃ʈʼ
all ɽɶːdʱˤøːxˤ
COMP kˤatˤ
human being bˤɞ̃ɓˤ
whole ɽɶːdʱˤøːxˤ
COMP tˤœɽ
earth pʰ-
ABS kʼˤa
the -ebˤ
cl.8 nˤaːɖʱ
surface tɶ̃m
in pʰ-
ABS kʼˤa
the ŋɵ̰ɽ
language wỹːɓ
one gʱˤʉ̃ːɗˤ
and ɖẽhtˤɛkˤ
dialect wỹːɓ
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.

Ғӧӧннъөӈъыиинпъ қеенгъ тъоз ԥкъаўъ ғъӧк дъан’пъ.

[ɣœ̃ːnˤøŋˤʉĩːpʼ kʰẽːɡˤ tʼɔz pʰkʼˤawˤ ɣˤœk dˤã̰pʼ]

ɣœ̃ːnˤøŋˤ
journey -ʉĩːpʼ
PAST kʰẽːɡˤ
3.cl.2 tʼɔz
east pʰ-
ABS kʼˤa
the -ãwˤ
cl.3 ɣˤœk
inside dˤã̰pʼ
from

“They journeyed from the east.”

 (2)
Гһъыынд̱ъ д̱ъӕ̈гыиинпъ қеенгъ доонд̱ р̇ӕ̈ӕ̈дһъөөхъ сӕ̈мъепъъ г̱е’къ ғъӧк тӕ̈нм.

[gʱˤʉ̃ːɗˤ ɗˤɶɡʉĩːpʼ kʰẽːɡˤ dõːɗ ɽɶːdʱˤøːxˤ sɶmˤepʼˤ ɠḛkʼˤ ɣˤœk tɶ̃m]

gʱˤʉ̃ːɗˤ
and ɗˤɶɡ
find -ʉĩːpʼ
PAST kʰẽːɡˤ
3.cl.2 dõːɗ
wide ɽɶːdʱˤøːxˤ
COMP sɶmˤepʼˤ
plain ɠḛkʼˤ
land ɣˤœk
inside tɶ̃m
in

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

 (3)
Б̱ъоԥъаанр г̱ъыт̇эпъъыиинпъ қеенгъ һкор.

[ɓˤopʰˤãːɾ ɠˤʉʈɛpʼˤʉĩːpʼ kʰẽːɡˤ hkoɾ]

ɓˤopʰˤãːɾ
thus ɠˤʉʈɛpʼˤ
dwell -ʉĩːpʼ
PAST kʰẽːɡˤ
3.cl.2 hkoɾ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

 (4)

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

Гъог̱ъыиинпъ қеенгъ пъент̇ъө̆ө̆нр̇ фъө’ӈъ һкоог̱ъ т̇өд̇ р̇ӕ̈ӕ̈дһъөөхъ гһъыынд̱ъ пъент̇ъө̆ө̆нр̇ пъъӧӧб̱ъ һкоог̱ъ т̇өд̇ р̇ӕ̈ӕ̈дһъөөхъ г̱ъуукө̆т.

[ɡˤɔɠˤʉĩːpʼ kʰẽːɡˤ pˤẽʈʼɞ̃ːɽ fˤø̰ŋˤ hkoːɠˤ ʈøɖ ɽɶːdʱˤøːxˤ gʱˤʉ̃ːɗˤ pˤẽʈʼɞ̃ːɽ pʼˤœːɓˤ hkoːɠˤ ʈøɖ ɽɶːdʱˤøːxˤ ɠˤuːkʼɞt]

ɡˤɔɠˤ
say -ʉĩːpʼ
PAST kʰẽːɡˤ
3.cl.2 pˤẽʈʼɞ̃ːɽ
brick fˤø̰ŋˤ
make hkoːɠˤ
imperative ʈøɖ
1incl ɽɶːdʱˤøːxˤ
COMP gʱˤʉ̃ːɗˤ
and pˤẽʈʼɞ̃ːɽ
brick pʼˤœːɓˤ
burn hkoːɠˤ
imperative ʈøɖ
1incl ɽɶːdʱˤøːxˤ
COMP ɠˤuːkʼɞt
thoroughly

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

 (5)

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

Д̱ө’фъыиинпъ қеенгъ пъент̇ъө̆ө̆нр̇ н̇оонўъ пъүүнгъөп.

[ɗɵ̰fˤʉĩːpʼ kʰẽːɡˤ pˤẽʈʼɞ̃ːɽ ɳõːwˤ pˤỹːɡˤøp]

ɗɵ̰fˤ
have -ʉĩːpʼ
PAST kʰẽːɡˤ
3.cl.2 pˤẽʈʼɞ̃ːɽ
brick ɳõːwˤ
stone pˤỹːɡˤøp
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

 (6)
Гһъыынд̱ъ д̱ө’фъыиинпъ қеенгъ қъүтүф ҭӧг̱ъаанв пъүүнгъөп.

[gʱˤʉ̃ːɗˤ ɗɵ̰fˤʉĩːpʼ kʰẽːɡˤ kʰˤytyf tʰœɠˤãːv pˤỹːɡˤøp]

gʱˤʉ̃ːɗˤ
and ɗɵ̰fˤ
have -ʉĩːpʼ
PAST kʰẽːɡˤ
3.cl.2 kʰˤytyf
slime tʰœɠˤãːv
mortar pˤỹːɡˤøp
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

 (7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Фэнгъутъ г̱ъӧнтъъ т̇өд̇ нъе’пъ р̇ӕ̈ӕ̈дһъөөхъ къатъ.

[fɛ̃ɡˤutˤ ɠˤœ̃tʼˤ ʈøɖ nˤḛpʼ ɽɶːdʱˤøːxˤ kˤatˤ]

fɛ̃ɡˤutˤ
resemble ɠˤœ̃tʼˤ
NEG ʈøɖ
1incl nˤḛpʼ
other ɽɶːdʱˤøːxˤ
COMP kˤatˤ
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

 (8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Ӈъо’т̇ӧтъъыиинпъ фүүўъ гһъыынд̱ъ д̇анпъ қеенгъ ӈө’р̇ ԥкъеф.

[ŋˤɔ̰ʈœtʼˤʉĩːpʼ fyːwˤ gʱˤʉ̃ːɗˤ ɖãpʼ kʰẽːɡˤ ŋɵ̰ɽ pʰkʼˤef]

ŋˤɔ̰ʈœtʼˤ
shape -ʉĩːpʼ
PAST fyːwˤ
fight gʱˤʉ̃ːɗˤ
and ɖãpʼ
time kʰẽːɡˤ
3.cl.2 ŋɵ̰ɽ
language pʰ-
ABS kʼˤa
the -if
cl.7

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

 (9)

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

Къудһе’гһъыиинпъ қеенгъ р̇ө’къанк гһъыынд̱ъ н̇аанғъ ԥъүб̱ ԥкъеф.

[kˤudʱḛgʱˤʉĩːpʼ kʰẽːɡˤ ɽø̰kʼˤãkʼ gʱˤʉ̃ːɗˤ ɳãːɣˤ pʰˤyɓ pʰkʼˤef]

kˤudʱḛgʱˤ
copy -ʉĩːpʼ
PAST kʰẽːɡˤ
3.cl.2 ɽø̰kʼˤãkʼ
mammal gʱˤʉ̃ːɗˤ
and ɳãːɣˤ
bird pʰˤyɓ
sound pʰ-
ABS kʼˤa
the -if
cl.7

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

 (10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Ҭ̇ыр пъъөнмъүиинпъ т̇өд̇ ӈө’р̇ ԥкъеф гһаатъъ р̇ӕ̈ӕ̈дһъөөхъ т̇ъөр̇ ԥкъө̆д дэпъ р̇ӕ̈ӕ̈дһъөөхъ роч ғъӧк тӕ̈нм.

[ʈʰʉɾ pʼˤɵ̃mˤyĩːpʼ ʈøɖ ŋɵ̰ɽ pʰkʼˤef gʱaːtʼˤ ɽɶːdʱˤøːxˤ ʈʼøɽ pʰkʼˤɞd dɛpʼ ɽɶːdʱˤøːxˤ ɾɔt͡ʃ ɣˤœk tɶ̃m]

ʈʰʉɾ
but pʼˤɵ̃mˤỹ
arise -ʉĩːpʼ
PAST ʈøɖ
1incl ŋɵ̰ɽ
language pʰ-
ABS kʼˤa
the -if
cl.7 gʱaːtʼˤ
be ɽɶːdʱˤøːxˤ
COMP ʈʼøɽ
langname pʰ-
ABS kʼˤa
the -ɵd
cl.1 dɛpʼ
different ɽɶːdʱˤøːxˤ
COMP ɾɔt͡ʃ
manner ɣˤœk
inside tɶ̃m
in

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

 (11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Дһъүтъө̆’пъъыиинпъ қөөд̇ бъө̆нб̱ъ р̇ӕ̈ӕ̈дһъөөхъ гһъыынд̱ъ д̇ыынфъунсъ р̇ӕ̈ӕ̈дһъөөхъ дӕ̈ӕ̈зъ р̇ӕ̈ӕ̈дһъөөхъ пъъӕ̈ӕ̈нд̱ъокъ ғъӧк тӕ̈нм

[dʱˤytʼɞ̰pʼˤʉĩːpʼ kʰɵːɖ bˤɞ̃ɓˤ ɽɶːdʱˤøːxˤ gʱˤʉ̃ːɗˤ ɖʉ̃ːfˤũsˤ ɽɶːdʱˤøːxˤ dɶːzˤ ɽɶːdʱˤøːxˤ pʼˤɶ̃ːɗˤokʼˤ ɣˤœk tɶ̃m]

dʱˤytʼɞ̰pʼˤ
appear -ʉĩːpʼ
PAST kʰɵːɖ
3.cl.7 bˤɞ̃ɓˤ
whole ɽɶːdʱˤøːxˤ
COMP gʱˤʉ̃ːɗˤ
and ɖʉ̃ːfˤũsˤ
perfect ɽɶːdʱˤøːxˤ
COMP dɶːzˤ
single ɽɶːdʱˤøːxˤ
COMP pʼˤɶ̃ːɗˤokʼˤ
breath ɣˤœk
inside tɶ̃m
in

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

 (12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Ғӕ̈ӊ̇үүб̱ъыиинпъ г̱ъӧнтъъ т̇өд̇ ӈө’р̇ ԥкъеф.

[ɣɶɳ̥yːɓˤʉĩːpʼ ɠˤœ̃tʼˤ ʈøɖ ŋɵ̰ɽ pʰkʼˤef]

ɣɶɳ̥yːɓˤ
evolve -ʉĩːpʼ
PAST ɠˤœ̃tʼˤ
NEG ʈøɖ
1incl ŋɵ̰ɽ
language pʰ-
ABS kʼˤa
the -if
cl.7

“Our language did not evolve.”

 (13)
Д̇ӧтъанкъыиинпъ қөөд̇.

[ɖœtˤãkʼˤʉĩːpʼ kʰɵːɖ]

ɖœtˤãkʼˤ
create -ʉĩːpʼ
PAST kʰɵːɖ
3.cl.7

“It was created.”

 (14)

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