A Collection of Texts in Baush

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.

Ñauñen nach nciṣ teken ñauwung birteng nciṣ hiṇen c̣iṇeng chiṭ gkaf ṇerseng ṇum gkaf ṣinafeng.

[ɲauɲən nat͡ʃ ᵑǀisˤ təkən ɲauwuŋ biʈəŋ ᵑǀisˤ hinˤən ᵏǀˤinˤəŋ t͡ʃitˤ kʼaf nˤəʂəŋ nˤum kʼaf sˤinafəŋ]

ɲauɲ
have
-ə
active
-n
POS
nat͡ʃ
PAST
ᵑǀisˤ
the
tək
all
-ə
active
-n
POS
ɲauw
human being
-i
plur
-ŋ
STA
biʈ
surface
-ə
sing
-ŋ
STA
ᵑǀisˤ
the
hinˤ
whole
-ə
active
-n
POS
ᵏǀˤinˤ
earth
-ə
sing
-ŋ
STA
t͡ʃitˤ
in
kʼaf
one
nˤəʂ
language
-ə
sing
-ŋ
STA
nˤum
and
kʼaf
one
sˤinaf
dialect
-ə
sing
-ŋ
STA

“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.

Jashichen nach gan rtideng nciṣeb baucheng shigk.

[jaʃit͡ʃən nat͡ʃ ɡan ʈidəŋ ᵑǀisˤəb baut͡ʃəŋ ʃikʼ]

jaʃit͡ʃ
journey
-ə
active
-n
POS
nat͡ʃ
PAST
ɡan
3.plur.neut
ʈid
inside
-ə
sing
-ŋ
STA
ᵑǀisˤ
the
-əb
fem
baut͡ʃ
east
-ə
sing
-ŋ
STA
ʃikʼ
from

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Ṇum lulen nach gan malen hasirreng rtideng ciseng chiṭ.

[nˤum lulən nat͡ʃ ɡan malən hasiɽəŋ ʈidəŋ ᵏǀisəŋ t͡ʃitˤ]

nˤum
and
lul
find
-ə
active
-n
POS
nat͡ʃ
PAST
ɡan
3.plur.neut
mal
wide
-ə
active
-n
POS
hasiɽ
plain
-ə
sing
-ŋ
STA
ʈid
inside
-ə
sing
-ŋ
STA
ᵏǀis
land
-ə
sing
-ŋ
STA
t͡ʃitˤ
in

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

(3)
Rtibim nc̣esiṣen nach gan nc̣i.

[ʈibim ᵑǀˤəsisˤən nat͡ʃ ɡan ᵑǀˤi]

ʈibim
thus
ᵑǀˤəsisˤ
dwell
-ə
active
-n
POS
nat͡ʃ
PAST
ɡan
3.plur.neut
ᵑǀˤi
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Tirden nach gan caḍiḍing cheshen taṣ nc̣au ṇum caḍiḍing rdujen taṣ seṇam nc̣au.

[tiɖən nat͡ʃ ɡan ᵏǀadˤidˤiŋ t͡ʃəʃən tasˤ ᵑǀˤau nˤum ᵏǀadˤidˤiŋ ɖujən tasˤ sənˤam ᵑǀˤau]

tiɖ
say
-ə
active
-n
POS
nat͡ʃ
PAST
ɡan
3.plur.neut
ᵏǀadˤidˤ
brick
-i
plur
-ŋ
STA
t͡ʃəʃ
make
-ə
active
-n
POS
tasˤ
imperative
ᵑǀˤau
1incl.plur
nˤum
and
ᵏǀadˤidˤ
brick
-i
plur
-ŋ
STA
ɖuj
burn
-ə
active
-n
POS
tasˤ
imperative
sənˤam
thoroughly
ᵑǀˤau
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.

Ñauñen nach gan caḍiḍeng ṣirneng dilaf.

[ɲauɲən nat͡ʃ ɡan ᵏǀadˤidˤəŋ sˤiɳəŋ dilaf]

ɲauɲ
have
-ə
active
-n
POS
nat͡ʃ
PAST
ɡan
3.plur.neut
ᵏǀadˤidˤ
brick
-ə
sing
-ŋ
STA
sˤiɳ
stone
-ə
sing
-ŋ
STA
dilaf
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Ṇum ñauñen nach gan lachujeng wartisheng dilaf.

[nˤum ɲauɲən nat͡ʃ ɡan lat͡ʃujəŋ waʈiʃəŋ dilaf]

nˤum
and
ɲauɲ
have
-ə
active
-n
POS
nat͡ʃ
PAST
ɡan
3.plur.neut
lat͡ʃuj
slime
-ə
sing
-ŋ
STA
waʈiʃ
mortar
-ə
sing
-ŋ
STA
dilaf
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Jefuseṇ nc̣au kahen ñauwung.

[jəfusənˤ ᵑǀˤau kahən ɲauwuŋ]

jəfus
resemble
-ə
active
-nˤ
NEG
ᵑǀˤau
1incl.plur
kah
other
-ə
active
-n
POS
ɲauw
human being
-i
plur
-ŋ
STA

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Cesuṭen nach ḍacheng ṇum rdaiñeng nciṣen ṇersing gan.

[ᵏǀəsutˤən nat͡ʃ dˤat͡ʃəŋ nˤum ɖaiɲəŋ ᵑǀisˤən nˤəʂiŋ ɡan]

ᵏǀəsutˤ
shape
-ə
active
-n
POS
nat͡ʃ
PAST
dˤat͡ʃ
fight
-ə
sing
-ŋ
STA
nˤum
and
ɖaiɲ
time
-ə
sing
-ŋ
STA
ᵑǀisˤ
the
-ən
masc
nˤəʂ
language
-i
plur
-ŋ
STA
ɡan
3.plur.neut

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Digkaken nach gan nciṣen ñeṣing gisarsis ṇum ṣegkis.

[dikʼakən nat͡ʃ ɡan ᵑǀisˤən ɲəsˤiŋ ɡisaʂis nˤum sˤəkʼis]

dikʼak
copy
-ə
active
-n
POS
nat͡ʃ
PAST
ɡan
3.plur.neut
ᵑǀisˤ
the
-ən
masc
ɲəsˤ
sound
-i
plur
-ŋ
STA
ɡisaʂ
mammal
-i
plur
-s
GEN
nˤum
and
sˤəkʼ
bird
-i
plur
-s
GEN

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Charn ṭasaisen nach nciṣen ṇerseng nc̣au fuken nciṣeb baurseng rtideng rrijen saileng chiṭ.

[t͡ʃaɳ tˤasaisən nat͡ʃ ᵑǀisˤən nˤəʂəŋ ᵑǀˤau fukən ᵑǀisˤəb bauʂəŋ ʈidəŋ ɽijən sailəŋ t͡ʃitˤ]

t͡ʃaɳ
but
tˤasais
arise
-ə
active
-n
POS
nat͡ʃ
PAST
ᵑǀisˤ
the
-ən
masc
nˤəʂ
language
-ə
sing
-ŋ
STA
ᵑǀˤau
1incl.plur
fuk
be
-ə
active
-n
POS
ᵑǀisˤ
the
-əb
fem
bauʂ
langname
-ə
sing
-ŋ
STA
ʈid
inside
-ə
sing
-ŋ
STA
ɽij
different
-ə
active
-n
POS
sail
manner
-ə
sing
-ŋ
STA
t͡ʃitˤ
in

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Cheṣengen nach shen hiṇen ṇum cifeṣen rtideng ñijen rrafimeng chiṭ

[t͡ʃəsˤəŋən nat͡ʃ ʃən hinˤən nˤum ᵏǀifəsˤən ʈidəŋ ɲijən ɽafiməŋ t͡ʃitˤ]

t͡ʃəsˤəŋ
appear
-ə
active
-n
POS
nat͡ʃ
PAST
ʃən
3.sing.masc
hinˤ
whole
-ə
active
-n
POS
nˤum
and
ᵏǀifəsˤ
perfect
-ə
active
-n
POS
ʈid
inside
-ə
sing
-ŋ
STA
ɲij
single
-ə
active
-n
POS
ɽafim
breath
-ə
sing
-ŋ
STA
t͡ʃitˤ
in

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Rreṭibeṇ nach nciṣen ṇerseng nc̣au.

[ɽətˤibənˤ nat͡ʃ ᵑǀisˤən nˤəʂəŋ ᵑǀˤau]

ɽətˤib
evolve
-ə
active
-nˤ
NEG
nat͡ʃ
PAST
ᵑǀisˤ
the
-ən
masc
nˤəʂ
language
-ə
sing
-ŋ
STA
ᵑǀˤau
1incl.plur

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Rdiṭiḍen nach shen.

[ɖitˤidˤən nat͡ʃ ʃən]

ɖitˤidˤ
create
-ə
active
-n
POS
nat͡ʃ
PAST
ʃən
3.sing.masc

“It was created.”

(14)

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