A Collection of Texts in Maush

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.

Р̇ат д̱исут сак р̇айт̇ус баф сак найнис баф машис баф пач седис баф ӈет фисис соӈ ӈет т̇ун̇инис.

[ɽat ˈɗisut sak ˈɽaiʈus ˈbaf sak ˈnainis ˈbaf ˈmaʃis ˈbaf ˈpat͡ʃ ˈsedis ˈbaf ˈŋet ˈfisis ˈsoŋ ˈŋet ʈuˈɳinis]

ɽat
PAST
ˈɗis
have
-ut
indicative
sak
3.sing.POSS
ˈɽaiʈ
human being
-u
plur
-s
NOM
ˈbaf
the
sak
3.sing.POSS
ˈnain
earth
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ˈbaf
the
ˈmaʃ
whole
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ˈbaf
the
ˈpat͡ʃ
in_surface
ˈsed
all
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ˈbaf
the
ˈŋet
one
ˈfis
language
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ˈsoŋ
and
ˈŋet
one
ʈuˈɳin
dialect
-i
sing
-s
NOM

“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.

Р̇ат текопут д̱ос̇ б̱ефис баф р̇уњ.

[ɽat teˈkoput ˈɗoʂ ˈɓefis ˈbaf ˈɽuɲ]

ɽat
PAST
teˈkop
journey
-ut
indicative
ˈɗoʂ
3.plur
ˈɓef
east
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ˈbaf
the
ˈɽuɲ
from_inside

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Соӈ р̇ат с̇ид̱ут д̱ос̇ сак д̇ињибис д̱ед̇ис нен̇ њефис баф.

[ˈsoŋ ɽat ˈʂiɗut ˈɗoʂ sak ɖiˈɲibis ˈɗeɖis ˈneɳ ˈɲefis ˈbaf]

ˈsoŋ
and
ɽat
PAST
ˈʂiɗ
find
-ut
indicative
ˈɗoʂ
3.plur
sak
3.sing.POSS
ɖiˈɲib
plain
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ˈɗeɖ
land
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ˈneɳ
in_inside
ˈɲef
wide
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ˈbaf
the

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

(3)
Куґиб р̇ат гут̇ад̇ут д̱ос̇ т̇ан̇.

[kuˈɡib ɽat huˈʈaɖut ˈɗoʂ ˈʈaɳ]

kuˈɡib
thus
ɽat
PAST
huˈʈaɖ
dwell
-ut
indicative
ˈɗoʂ
3.plur
ˈʈaɳ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Р̇ат гайњут д̱ос̇ фишефин̇уч сиґ нир̇ош соӈ даӈуч сиґ фишефун нир̇ош нан̇еб̱.

[ɽat ˈhaiɲut ˈɗoʂ fiˈʃefiɳut͡ʃ ˈsiɡ niˈɽoʃ ˈsoŋ ˈdaŋut͡ʃ ˈsiɡ fiˈʃefun niˈɽoʃ naˈɳeɓ]

ɽat
PAST
ˈhaiɲ
say
-ut
indicative
ˈɗoʂ
3.plur
fiˈʃef
brick
-iɳ
make
-ut͡ʃ
imperative
ˈsiɡ
1incl.plur
niˈɽoʃ
COMP
ˈsoŋ
and
ˈdaŋ
burn
-ut͡ʃ
imperative
ˈsiɡ
1incl.plur
fiˈʃef
brick
-u
plur
-n
ACC
niˈɽoʃ
COMP
naˈɳeɓ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Р̇ат д̱исут д̱ос̇ фишефис пушис д̱ор̇аўӈ.

[ɽat ˈɗisut ˈɗoʂ fiˈʃefis ˈpuʃis ɗoˈɽauŋ]

ɽat
PAST
ˈɗis
have
-ut
indicative
ˈɗoʂ
3.plur
fiˈʃef
brick
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ˈpuʃ
stone
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ɗoˈɽauŋ
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Соӈ р̇ат д̱исут д̱ос̇ т̇ир̇апис р̇ос̇умис д̱ор̇аўӈ.

[ˈsoŋ ɽat ˈɗisut ˈɗoʂ ʈiˈɽapis ɽoˈʂumis ɗoˈɽauŋ]

ˈsoŋ
and
ɽat
PAST
ˈɗis
have
-ut
indicative
ˈɗoʂ
3.plur
ʈiˈɽap
slime
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ɽoˈʂum
mortar
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ɗoˈɽauŋ
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Р̇уӈамут т̇ин сиґ сак р̇айт̇ус фус̇ис баф.

[ɽuˈŋamut ʈin ˈsiɡ sak ˈɽaiʈus ˈfuʂis ˈbaf]

ɽuˈŋam
resemble
-ut
indicative
ʈin
NEG
ˈsiɡ
1incl.plur
sak
3.sing.POSS
ˈɽaiʈ
human being
-u
plur
-s
NOM
ˈfuʂ
other
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ˈbaf
the

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Р̇ат тиб̱айст̇ут каўр̇ис соӈ шуӈис поб̱ фисус баф д̱ос̇.

[ɽat tiˈɓaisʈut ˈkauɽis ˈsoŋ ˈʃuŋis poɓ ˈfisus ˈbaf ˈɗoʂ]

ɽat
PAST
tiˈɓaisʈ
shape
-ut
indicative
ˈkauɽ
fight
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ˈsoŋ
and
ˈʃuŋ
time
-i
sing
-s
NOM
poɓ
3.plur.POSS
ˈfis
language
-u
plur
-s
NOM
ˈbaf
the
ˈɗoʂ
3.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.

Р̇ат сед̇офут д̱ос̇ поб̱ сафус баф сечан̇ус соӈ с̇айфус.

[ɽat seˈɖofut ˈɗoʂ poɓ ˈsafus ˈbaf seˈt͡ʃaɳus ˈsoŋ ˈʂaifus]

ɽat
PAST
seˈɖof
copy
-ut
indicative
ˈɗoʂ
3.plur
poɓ
3.plur.POSS
ˈsaf
sound
-u
plur
-s
NOM
ˈbaf
the
seˈt͡ʃaɳ
mammal
-u
plur
-s
NOM
ˈsoŋ
and
ˈʂaif
bird
-u
plur
-s
NOM

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Њод р̇ат шамиґут н̇айн̇ут маўс̇ис баф кос̇ фисис баф нир̇ош сак д̱аўд̱ис б̱ад̱ис баф нен̇.

[ˈɲod ɽat ʃaˈmiɡut ˈɳaiɳut ˈmauʂis ˈbaf koʂ ˈfisis ˈbaf niˈɽoʃ sak ˈɗauɗis ˈɓaɗis ˈbaf ˈneɳ]

ˈɲod
but
ɽat
PAST
ʃaˈmiɡ
arise
-ut
indicative
ˈɳaiɳ
be
-ut
indicative
ˈmauʂ
langname
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ˈbaf
the
koʂ
1incl.plur.POSS
ˈfis
language
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ˈbaf
the
niˈɽoʃ
COMP
sak
3.sing.POSS
ˈɗauɗ
manner
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ˈɓaɗ
different
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ˈbaf
the
ˈneɳ
in_inside

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Р̇ат фокуӈут мат̇ сак машис баф соӈ сак ӈимамис баф сак сиб̱идис чир̇ис баф нен̇

[ɽat foˈkuŋut ˈmaʈ sak ˈmaʃis ˈbaf ˈsoŋ sak ŋiˈmamis ˈbaf sak siˈɓidis ˈt͡ʃiɽis ˈbaf ˈneɳ]

ɽat
PAST
foˈkuŋ
appear
-ut
indicative
ˈmaʈ
3.sing
sak
3.sing.POSS
ˈmaʃ
whole
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ˈbaf
the
ˈsoŋ
and
sak
3.sing.POSS
ŋiˈmam
perfect
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ˈbaf
the
sak
3.sing.POSS
siˈɓid
breath
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ˈt͡ʃiɽ
single
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ˈbaf
the
ˈneɳ
in_inside

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Р̇ат пабаб̱ут т̇ин кос̇ фисис баф.

[ɽat paˈbaɓut ʈin koʂ ˈfisis ˈbaf]

ɽat
PAST
paˈbaɓ
evolve
-ut
indicative
ʈin
NEG
koʂ
1incl.plur.POSS
ˈfis
language
-i
sing
-s
NOM
ˈbaf
the

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Р̇ат ґебањут мат̇.

[ɽat ɡeˈbaɲut ˈmaʈ]

ɽat
PAST
ɡeˈbaɲ
create
-ut
indicative
ˈmaʈ
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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