A Collection of Texts in Eshuh

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.

Каўдип гер̇ дайгиӈ пив вам гаўћ дычус̇ тив дифус̇ бов дечус̇ гуш бов дус̇әћәвус̇.

[kaudip heɽ daihiŋ piw wam haut͡ɕ dɨt͡ʃuʂ tiw difuʂ bow det͡ʃuʂ huʃ bow duʂət͡ɕəwuʂ]

kaud
have
-i
PAST
-p
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
h-
STA
eɽ
all
d-
no.owner.POSS
aih
human being
-iŋ
plur
p-
cl.4
iw
the
wam
in
h-
STA
aut͡ɕ
whole
d-
no.owner.POSS
ɨt͡ʃ
earth
-uʂ
sing
t-
cl.3
iw
the
d-
no.owner.POSS
if
surface
-uʂ
sing
bow
one
d-
no.owner.POSS
et͡ʃ
language
-uʂ
sing
huʃ
and
bow
one
d-
no.owner.POSS
uʂət͡ɕəw
dialect
-uʂ
sing

“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.

Мод̇ыјип чун̇ њын довус̇ пив дашус̇.

[moɖɨjip t͡ʃuɳ ɲɨn dowuʂ piw daʃuʂ]

moɖɨj
journey
-i
PAST
-p
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
t͡ʃuɳ
3.plur.cl.4
ɲɨn
from
d-
no.owner.POSS
ow
east
-uʂ
sing
p-
cl.4
iw
the
d-
no.owner.POSS
aʃ
inside
-uʂ
sing

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Гуш с̇умип чун̇ гин̇әћ дит̇ињыпус̇ вам димус̇ дашус̇.

[huʃ ʂumip t͡ʃuɳ hiɳət͡ɕ diʈiɲɨpuʂ wam dimuʂ daʃuʂ]

huʃ
and
ʂum
find
-i
PAST
-p
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
t͡ʃuɳ
3.plur.cl.4
h-
STA
iɳət͡ɕ
wide
d-
no.owner.POSS
iʈiɲɨp
plain
-uʂ
sing
wam
in
d-
no.owner.POSS
im
land
-uʂ
sing
d-
no.owner.POSS
aʃ
inside
-uʂ
sing

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

(3)
Т̇ен̇ам јањәјип чун̇ д̇аўф.

[ʈeɳam jaɲəjip t͡ʃuɳ ɖauf]

ʈeɳam
thus
jaɲəj
dwell
-i
PAST
-p
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
t͡ʃuɳ
3.plur.cl.4
ɖauf
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Тет̇ип чун̇ найј јәнәм т̇ој дићидосиӈ њан̇ай гуш найј лыґәм т̇ој дићидосиӈ њан̇ай тәсайш.

[teʈip t͡ʃuɳ naij jənəm ʈoj dit͡ɕidosiŋ ɲaɳai huʃ naij lɨɡəm ʈoj dit͡ɕidosiŋ ɲaɳai təsaiʃ]

teʈ
say
-i
PAST
-p
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
t͡ʃuɳ
3.plur.cl.4
naij
1incl.plur
jən
make
-ə
PRES
-m
1incl.plur.SUBJ
ʈoj
imperative
d-
no.owner.POSS
it͡ɕidos
brick
-iŋ
plur
ɲaɳai
COMP
huʃ
and
naij
1incl.plur
lɨɡ
burn
-ə
PRES
-m
1incl.plur.SUBJ
ʈoj
imperative
d-
no.owner.POSS
it͡ɕidos
brick
-iŋ
plur
ɲaɳai
COMP
təsaiʃ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Каўдип чун̇ дићидосус̇ сичаш дәчус̇.

[kaudip t͡ʃuɳ dit͡ɕidosuʂ sit͡ʃaʃ dət͡ʃuʂ]

kaud
have
-i
PAST
-p
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
t͡ʃuɳ
3.plur.cl.4
d-
no.owner.POSS
it͡ɕidos
brick
-uʂ
sing
sit͡ʃaʃ
PURP
d-
no.owner.POSS
ət͡ʃ
stone
-uʂ
sing

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Гуш каўдип чун̇ данашасус̇ сичаш дор̇икоґус̇.

[huʃ kaudip t͡ʃuɳ danaʃasuʂ sit͡ʃaʃ doɽikoɡuʂ]

huʃ
and
kaud
have
-i
PAST
-p
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
t͡ʃuɳ
3.plur.cl.4
d-
no.owner.POSS
anaʃas
slime
-uʂ
sing
sit͡ʃaʃ
PURP
d-
no.owner.POSS
oɽikoɡ
mortar
-uʂ
sing

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Сәпаґәсип найј гон̇ дайгиӈ.

[səpaɡəsip naij hoɳ daihiŋ]

səpaɡ
resemble
-ə
PRES
-si
NEG
-p
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
naij
1incl.plur
h-
STA
oɳ
other
d-
no.owner.POSS
aih
human being
-iŋ
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Бит̇итип дыгус̇ гуш данус̇ чун̇ шечиӈ пив.

[biʈitip dɨhuʂ huʃ danuʂ t͡ʃuɳ ʃet͡ʃiŋ piw]

biʈit
shape
-i
PAST
-p
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
d-
no.owner.POSS
ɨh
fight
-uʂ
sing
huʃ
and
d-
no.owner.POSS
an
time
-uʂ
sing
t͡ʃuɳ
3.plur.cl.4
ʃ-
3.plur.cl.4.POSS
et͡ʃ
language
-iŋ
plur
p-
cl.4
iw
the

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Гәнаўсип чун̇ динугыд̇иӈ гуш дәґиӈ гаўјиӈ гив.

[hənausip t͡ʃuɳ dinuhɨɖiŋ huʃ dəɡiŋ haujiŋ hiw]

hənaus
copy
-i
PAST
-p
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
t͡ʃuɳ
3.plur.cl.4
d-
no.owner.POSS
inuhɨɖ
mammal
-iŋ
plur
huʃ
and
d-
no.owner.POSS
əɡ
bird
-iŋ
plur
h-
3.plur.cl.3.POSS
auj
sound
-iŋ
plur
h-
cl.2
iw
the

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Р̇әс р̇әт̇ад̇ип пан̇әп чечус̇ пив њан̇ай дес̇угус̇ кив вам гәкыћ даўд̇ыдус̇ дашус̇.

[ɽəs ɽəʈaɖip paɳəp t͡ʃet͡ʃuʂ piw ɲaɳai deʂuhuʂ kiw wam həkɨt͡ɕ dauɖɨduʂ daʃuʂ]

ɽəs
but
ɽəʈaɖ
arise
-i
PAST
-p
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
paɳ
be
-ə
PRES
-p
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
t͡ʃ-
1incl.plur.POSS
et͡ʃ
language
-uʂ
sing
p-
cl.4
iw
the
ɲaɳai
COMP
d-
no.owner.POSS
eʂuh
langname
-uʂ
sing
k-
cl.5
iw
the
wam
in
h-
STA
əkɨt͡ɕ
different
d-
no.owner.POSS
auɖɨd
manner
-uʂ
sing
d-
no.owner.POSS
aʃ
inside
-uʂ
sing

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Фучан̇ип њањ гаўћ гуш гипепи вам гит̇ом дапишићус̇ дашус̇

[fut͡ʃaɳip ɲaɲ haut͡ɕ huʃ hipepi wam hiʈom dapiʃit͡ɕuʂ daʃuʂ]

fut͡ʃaɳ
appear
-i
PAST
-p
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
ɲaɲ
3.sing.cl.4
h-
STA
aut͡ɕ
whole
huʃ
and
h-
STA
ipepi
perfect
wam
in
h-
STA
iʈom
single
d-
no.owner.POSS
apiʃit͡ɕ
breath
-uʂ
sing
d-
no.owner.POSS
aʃ
inside
-uʂ
sing

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Чикәлисип чечус̇ пив.

[t͡ʃikəlisip t͡ʃet͡ʃuʂ piw]

t͡ʃikəl
evolve
-i
PAST
-si
NEG
-p
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
t͡ʃ-
1incl.plur.POSS
et͡ʃ
language
-uʂ
sing
p-
cl.4
iw
the

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Гафас̇ип њањ.

[hafaʂip ɲaɲ]

hafaʂ
create
-i
PAST
-p
3.sing.cl.1.SUBJ
ɲaɲ
3.sing.cl.4

“It was created.”

(14)

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