A Collection of Texts in Tik

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.

Hoñ fon dam bauty gait llorr goos ñam paing goos wang hañ tyech wang turrooll.

[hoɲ fon dam baut͡ɕ ɡait ʎor ɡoːs ɲam paiŋ ɡoːs ʋaŋ haɲ t͡ɕet͡ʃ ʋaŋ turoːʎ]

hoɲ
PAST
fon
have
dam
all
baut͡ɕ
human being
ɡait
whole
ʎor
earth
ɡoːs
the
ɲam
surface
paiŋ
in
ɡoːs
the
ʋaŋ
one
haɲ
language
t͡ɕet͡ʃ
and
ʋaŋ
one
turoːʎ
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.

Hoñ guujeb gek ñif goos llem chauw.

[hoɲ ɡuːjeb ɡek ɲif ɡoːs ʎem t͡ʃauʋ]

hoɲ
PAST
ɡuːjeb
journey
ɡek
3
ɲif
east
ɡoːs
the
ʎem
inside
t͡ʃauʋ
from

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Tyech hoñ ruung gek ñaf miide gaing llem paing.

[t͡ɕet͡ʃ hoɲ ɾuːŋ ɡek ɲaf miːde ɡaiŋ ʎem paiŋ]

t͡ɕet͡ʃ
and
hoɲ
PAST
ɾuːŋ
find
ɡek
3
ɲaf
wide
miːde
plain
ɡaiŋ
land
ʎem
inside
paiŋ
in

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

(3)
Rrospɔig hoñ tyijaity gek kɔin.

[rospɔiɡ hoɲ t͡ɕijait͡ɕ ɡek kɔin]

rospɔiɡ
thus
hoɲ
PAST
t͡ɕijait͡ɕ
dwell
ɡek
3
kɔin
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Hoñ haul gek jeg but bus nañ bangees tyech jeg but bus bauch bangees sugaiw.

[hoɲ haul ɡek jeɡ but bus naɲ baŋeːs t͡ɕet͡ʃ jeɡ but bus baut͡ʃ baŋeːs suɡaiʋ]

hoɲ
PAST
haul
say
ɡek
3
jeɡ
1incl
but
GEN
bus
imperative
naɲ
make
baŋeːs
brick
t͡ɕet͡ʃ
and
jeɡ
1incl
but
GEN
bus
imperative
baut͡ʃ
burn
baŋeːs
brick
suɡaiʋ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Hoñ fon gek bangees mem mesaik.

[hoɲ fon ɡek baŋeːs mem mesaik]

hoɲ
PAST
fon
have
ɡek
3
baŋeːs
brick
mem
stone
mesaik
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Tyech hoñ fon gek porip haapañ mesaik.

[t͡ɕet͡ʃ hoɲ fon ɡek poɾip haːpaɲ mesaik]

t͡ɕet͡ʃ
and
hoɲ
PAST
fon
have
ɡek
3
poɾip
slime
haːpaɲ
mortar
mesaik
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Ñum niiñaull jeg suud bauty.

[ɲum niːɲauʎ jeɡ suːd baut͡ɕ]

ɲum
NEG
niːɲauʎ
resemble
jeɡ
1incl
suːd
other
baut͡ɕ
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Hoñ siingañ waal tyech sug but gek hañ goos.

[hoɲ siːŋaɲ ʋaːl t͡ɕet͡ʃ suɡ but ɡek haɲ ɡoːs]

hoɲ
PAST
siːŋaɲ
shape
ʋaːl
fight
t͡ɕet͡ʃ
and
suɡ
time
but
GEN
ɡek
3
haɲ
language
ɡoːs
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.

Hoñ puduw gek but magɔi tyech lif tooch goos.

[hoɲ puduʋ ɡek but maɡɔi t͡ɕet͡ʃ lif toːt͡ʃ ɡoːs]

hoɲ
PAST
puduʋ
copy
ɡek
3
but
GEN
maɡɔi
mammal
t͡ɕet͡ʃ
and
lif
bird
toːt͡ʃ
sound
ɡoːs
the

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Cha hoñ hamuk mom but jeg hañ goos tik goos maid tyity llem paing.

[t͡ʃa hoɲ hamuk mom but jeɡ haɲ ɡoːs tik ɡoːs maid t͡ɕit͡ɕ ʎem paiŋ]

t͡ʃa
but
hoɲ
PAST
hamuk
arise
mom
be
but
GEN
jeɡ
1incl
haɲ
language
ɡoːs
the
tik
langname
ɡoːs
the
maid
different
t͡ɕit͡ɕ
manner
ʎem
inside
paiŋ
in

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Hoñ ngaasaw gek gait tyech llutul tyil baasarr llem paing

[hoɲ ŋaːsaʋ ɡek ɡait t͡ɕet͡ʃ ʎutul t͡ɕil baːsar ʎem paiŋ]

hoɲ
PAST
ŋaːsaʋ
appear
ɡek
3
ɡait
whole
t͡ɕet͡ʃ
and
ʎutul
perfect
t͡ɕil
single
baːsar
breath
ʎem
inside
paiŋ
in

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Hoñ ñum falad jeg hañ goos.

[hoɲ ɲum falad jeɡ haɲ ɡoːs]

hoɲ
PAST
ɲum
NEG
falad
evolve
jeɡ
1incl
haɲ
language
ɡoːs
the

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Hoñ huumis gek.

[hoɲ huːmis ɡek]

hoɲ
PAST
huːmis
create
ɡek
3

“It was created.”

(14)

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