A Collection of Texts in Wauzh

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.

Lätz baw ðäth maichuy zhbót ngæf ñiguy yay khæð tóg täl khæð päfosh.

[ˈlæt͡s bɑw ˈðæθ ˈmait͡ʃuj ˈʒbot ˈŋɛf ˈɲiɡuj jɑj ˈxɛð ˈtoɡ ˈtæl ˈxɛð pæˈfɔʃ]

ˈlæt͡s
have
bɑw
PAST
ˈðæθ
all
ˈmait͡ʃ
human being
-uj
def
ˈʒbot
in_surface
ˈŋɛf
whole
ˈɲiɡ
earth
-uj
def
jɑj
plur
ˈxɛð
one
ˈtoɡ
language
ˈtæl
and
ˈxɛð
one
pæˈfɔʃ
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.

Waspad baw tzin mar ğótzuy.

[wɑˈspɑd bɑw ˈt͡sin ˈmɑr ˈɣot͡suj]

wɑˈspɑd
journey
bɑw
PAST
ˈt͡sin
3.plur
ˈmɑr
from_inside
ˈɣot͡s
east
-uj
def

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Täl taut baw tzin tzaiğ ming visäs his tzaiğ ðaul.

[ˈtæl ˈtaut bɑw ˈt͡sin ˈt͡saiɣ ˈmiŋ viˈsæs ˈhis ˈt͡saiɣ ˈðaul]

ˈtæl
and
ˈtaut
find
bɑw
PAST
ˈt͡sin
3.plur
ˈt͡saiɣ
a
ˈmiŋ
wide
viˈsæs
plain
ˈhis
in_inside
ˈt͡saiɣ
a
ˈðaul
land

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

(3)
Sugæzh täban baw tzin hig.

[suˈɡɛʒ tæˈbɑn bɑw ˈt͡sin ˈhiɡ]

suˈɡɛʒ
thus
tæˈbɑn
dwell
bɑw
PAST
ˈt͡sin
3.plur
ˈhiɡ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Gath baw tzin ñen són dağ gijäs yay thangɔij täl ñen thauz dağ gijäs yay thangɔij jäshkok.

[ˈɡɑθ bɑw ˈt͡sin ˈɲen ˈson dɑɣ ɡiˈd͡ʒæs jɑj θɑˈŋɔid͡ʒ ˈtæl ˈɲen ˈθauz dɑɣ ɡiˈd͡ʒæs jɑj θɑˈŋɔid͡ʒ d͡ʒæˈʃkɔk]

ˈɡɑθ
say
bɑw
PAST
ˈt͡sin
3.plur
ˈɲen
1incl.plur
ˈson
make
dɑɣ
imperative
ɡiˈd͡ʒæs
brick
jɑj
plur
θɑˈŋɔid͡ʒ
COMP
ˈtæl
and
ˈɲen
1incl.plur
ˈθauz
burn
dɑɣ
imperative
ɡiˈd͡ʒæs
brick
jɑj
plur
θɑˈŋɔid͡ʒ
COMP
d͡ʒæˈʃkɔk
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Lätz baw tzin gijäs zachaus khær.

[ˈlæt͡s bɑw ˈt͡sin ɡiˈd͡ʒæs zɑˈt͡ʃaus ˈxɛr]

ˈlæt͡s
have
bɑw
PAST
ˈt͡sin
3.plur
ɡiˈd͡ʒæs
brick
zɑˈt͡ʃaus
PURP
ˈxɛr
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Täl lätz baw tzin bastash zachaus fäfaup.

[ˈtæl ˈlæt͡s bɑw ˈt͡sin bɑˈstɑʃ zɑˈt͡ʃaus fæˈfaup]

ˈtæl
and
ˈlæt͡s
have
bɑw
PAST
ˈt͡sin
3.plur
bɑˈstɑʃ
slime
zɑˈt͡ʃaus
PURP
fæˈfaup
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Ðing hächɔid ñen notz maich yay.

[ðiŋ hæˈt͡ʃɔid ˈɲen ˈnɔt͡s ˈmait͡ʃ jɑj]

ðiŋ
NEG
hæˈt͡ʃɔid
resemble
ˈɲen
1incl.plur
ˈnɔt͡s
other
ˈmait͡ʃ
human being
jɑj
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Fituf baw gif täl mej tzin tóguy yay.

[fiˈtuf bɑw ˈɡif ˈtæl ˈmed͡ʒ ˈt͡sin ˈtoɡuj jɑj]

fiˈtuf
shape
bɑw
PAST
ˈɡif
fight
ˈtæl
and
ˈmed͡ʒ
time
ˈt͡sin
3.plur
ˈtoɡ
language
-uj
def
jɑj
plur

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Ñaskoz baw tzin zhbijit yay täl ğiw yay yay näluy yay.

[ɲɑˈskɔz bɑw ˈt͡sin ʒbiˈd͡ʒit jɑj ˈtæl ˈɣiw jɑj jɑj ˈnæluj jɑj]

ɲɑˈskɔz
copy
bɑw
PAST
ˈt͡sin
3.plur
ʒbiˈd͡ʒit
mammal
jɑj
plur
ˈtæl
and
ˈɣiw
bird
jɑj
plur
jɑj
plur
ˈnæl
sound
-uj
def
jɑj
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Zhab funut baw wauzhuy, fağ ñauch ñen tóguy, his tzaiğ tha ğakh.

[ˈʒɑb fuˈnut bɑw ˈwauʒuj, ˈfɑɣ ˈɲaut͡ʃ ˈɲen ˈtoɡuj, ˈhis ˈt͡saiɣ ˈθɑ ˈɣɑx]

ˈʒɑb
but
fuˈnut
arise
bɑw
PAST
ˈwauʒ
langname
-uj
def
ˈfɑɣ
RELPRON
ˈɲaut͡ʃ
be
ˈɲen
1incl.plur
ˈtoɡ
language
-uj
def
ˈhis
in_inside
ˈt͡saiɣ
a
ˈθɑ
different
ˈɣɑx
manner

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Yämäk baw pój ngæf täl khirash his tzaiğ juğ sajaur

[jæˈmæk bɑw ˈpod͡ʒ ˈŋɛf ˈtæl xiˈrɑʃ ˈhis ˈt͡saiɣ ˈd͡ʒuɣ sɑˈd͡ʒaur]

jæˈmæk
appear
bɑw
PAST
ˈpod͡ʒ
3.sing
ˈŋɛf
whole
ˈtæl
and
xiˈrɑʃ
perfect
ˈhis
in_inside
ˈt͡saiɣ
a
ˈd͡ʒuɣ
single
sɑˈd͡ʒaur
breath

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Ðing ğumokh baw ñen tóguy.

[ðiŋ ɣuˈmɔx bɑw ˈɲen ˈtoɡuj]

ðiŋ
NEG
ɣuˈmɔx
evolve
bɑw
PAST
ˈɲen
1incl.plur
ˈtoɡ
language
-uj
def

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Däñakh baw pój.

[dæˈɲɑx bɑw ˈpod͡ʒ]

dæˈɲɑx
create
bɑw
PAST
ˈpod͡ʒ
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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