A Collection of Texts in Dod

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.

Rrid darn rdartet lechun raurun, qud rrish, sard, qud rrarn, sidun ngai rrurs kurenun ngai.

[ɽid daɳ ɖaʈet let͡ʃun raurun, ʔud ɽiʃ, saɖ, ʔud ɽaɳ, sidun ŋai ɽuʂ kurenun ŋai]

ɽ-
POS
id
have
daɳ
PAST
ɖaʈ
human being
-et
plur
let͡ʃ
surface
-un
sing
raur
earth
-un
sing
ʔud
RELPRON
ɽ-
POS
iʃ
whole
saɖ
in
ʔud
RELPRON
ɽ-
POS
aɳ
all
sid
language
-un
sing
ŋai
one
ɽuʂ
and
kuren
dialect
-un
sing
ŋai
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.

Rrirsagak darn rsur rdaurtun rnurrun chush.

[ɽiʂaɡak daɳ ʂur ɖauʈun ɳuɽun t͡ʃuʃ]

ɽ-
POS
iʂaɡak
journey
daɳ
PAST
ʂur
3.plur.masc
ɖauʈ
inside
-un
sing
ɳuɽ
east
-un
sing
t͡ʃuʃ
from

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Rrurs rrar darn rsur tinernun rdaurtun rrarrun sard, qud rratars.

[ɽuʂ ɽar daɳ ʂur tineɳun ɖauʈun ɽaɽun saɖ, ʔud ɽataʂ]

ɽuʂ
and
ɽ-
POS
ar
find
daɳ
PAST
ʂur
3.plur.masc
tineɳ
plain
-un
sing
ɖauʈ
inside
-un
sing
ɽaɽ
land
-un
sing
saɖ
in
ʔud
RELPRON
ɽ-
POS
ataʂ
wide

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

(3)
Gernun rrilirtach darn rsur nas.

[ɡeɳun ɽiliʈat͡ʃ daɳ ʂur nas]

ɡeɳun
thus
ɽ-
POS
iliʈat͡ʃ
dwell
daɳ
PAST
ʂur
3.plur.masc
nas
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Rrat darn rsur shirn charn rrok rsaraidet kirn rrurs shirn charn rriq rsaraidet rsostaurt kirn.

[ɽat daɳ ʂur ʃiɳ t͡ʃaɳ ɽok ʂaraidet kiɳ ɽuʂ ʃiɳ t͡ʃaɳ ɽiʔ ʂaraidet ʂostauʈ kiɳ]

ɽ-
POS
at
say
daɳ
PAST
ʂur
3.plur.masc
ʃiɳ
GEN
t͡ʃaɳ
imperative
ɽ-
POS
ok
make
ʂaraid
brick
-et
plur
kiɳ
1incl.plur
ɽuʂ
and
ʃiɳ
GEN
t͡ʃaɳ
imperative
ɽ-
POS
iʔ
burn
ʂaraid
brick
-et
plur
ʂostauʈ
thoroughly
kiɳ
1incl.plur

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

(5)

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

Rrid darn rsur rsaraidun rsutun keqirt.

[ɽid daɳ ʂur ʂaraidun ʂutun keʔiʈ]

ɽ-
POS
id
have
daɳ
PAST
ʂur
3.plur.masc
ʂaraid
brick
-un
sing
ʂut
stone
-un
sing
keʔiʈ
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Rrurs rrid darn rsur qarerdun chirdirrun keqirt.

[ɽuʂ ɽid daɳ ʂur ʔareɖun t͡ʃiɖiɽun keʔiʈ]

ɽuʂ
and
ɽ-
POS
id
have
daɳ
PAST
ʂur
3.plur.masc
ʔareɖ
slime
-un
sing
t͡ʃiɖiɽ
mortar
-un
sing
keʔiʈ
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Tiqurdang kirn rdartet, qud rrosh.

[tiʔuɖaŋ kiɳ ɖaʈet, ʔud ɽoʃ]

t-
NEG
iʔuɖaŋ
resemble
kiɳ
1incl.plur
ɖaʈ
human being
-et
plur
ʔud
RELPRON
ɽ-
POS
oʃ
other

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Rraushorsur darn sirdun rrurs dosun sidet shirn rsur.

[ɽauʃoʂur daɳ siɖun ɽuʂ dosun sidet ʃiɳ ʂur]

ɽ-
POS
auʃoʂur
shape
daɳ
PAST
siɖ
fight
-un
sing
ɽuʂ
and
dos
time
-un
sing
sid
language
-et
plur
ʃiɳ
GEN
ʂur
3.plur.masc

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Rrurokerr darn rsur neret shirn negaset rrurs chairdet.

[ɽurokeɽ daɳ ʂur neret ʃiɳ neɡaset ɽuʂ t͡ʃaiɖet]

ɽ-
POS
urokeɽ
copy
daɳ
PAST
ʂur
3.plur.masc
ner
sound
-et
plur
ʃiɳ
GEN
neɡas
mammal
-et
plur
ɽuʂ
and
t͡ʃaiɖ
bird
-et
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Hut rrardurturt darn rdordun, qud rraurr sidun shirn kirn, rdaurtun shirdun, qud rresquk, sard.

[hut ɽaɖuʈuʈ daɳ ɖoɖun, ʔud ɽauɽ sidun ʃiɳ kiɳ, ɖauʈun ʃiɖun, ʔud ɽesʔuk, saɖ]

hut
but
ɽ-
POS
aɖuʈuʈ
arise
daɳ
PAST
ɖoɖ
langname
-un
sing
ʔud
RELPRON
ɽ-
POS
auɽ
be
sid
language
-un
sing
ʃiɳ
GEN
kiɳ
1incl.plur
ɖauʈ
inside
-un
sing
ʃiɖ
manner
-un
sing
ʔud
RELPRON
ɽ-
POS
esʔuk
different
saɖ
in

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Rrechiqas darn nun, qud rrish, rrurs, qud rrordunang, rdaurtun deqilun, qud rrurirt, sard

[ɽet͡ʃiʔas daɳ nun, ʔud ɽiʃ, ɽuʂ, ʔud ɽoɖunaŋ, ɖauʈun deʔilun, ʔud ɽuriʈ, saɖ]

ɽ-
POS
et͡ʃiʔas
appear
daɳ
PAST
nun
3.sing.masc
ʔud
RELPRON
ɽ-
POS
iʃ
whole
ɽuʂ
and
ʔud
RELPRON
ɽ-
POS
oɖunaŋ
perfect
ɖauʈ
inside
-un
sing
deʔil
breath
-un
sing
ʔud
RELPRON
ɽ-
POS
uriʈ
single
saɖ
in

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Tursashurr darn sidun shirn kirn.

[tuʂaʃuɽ daɳ sidun ʃiɳ kiɳ]

t-
NEG
uʂaʃuɽ
evolve
daɳ
PAST
sid
language
-un
sing
ʃiɳ
GEN
kiɳ
1incl.plur

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Rrarringas darn nun.

[ɽaɽiŋas daɳ nun]

ɽ-
POS
aɽiŋas
create
daɳ
PAST
nun
3.sing.masc

“It was created.”

(14)

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