A Collection of Texts in Nost

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.

Rsook wë jananpam ñininrr sunt ñyrsaam kynyn tefaam fars kynyn rtartëtaam.

[ʂɔːk wɘ jãːpam ɲĩːɽ sũt ɲɨʂaːm kɨ̃ː tefaːm faʂ kɨ̃ː ʈaʈɘtaːm]

ʂɔː
have
-k
PAST
wɘ
all
jãːp
human being
-am
plur
ɲĩːɽ
in_surface
sũt
whole
ɲɨʂ
earth
-aːm
sing
kɨ̃ː
one
tef
language
-aːm
sing
faʂ
and
kɨ̃ː
one
ʈaʈɘt
dialect
-aːm
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.

Komëk tanann panj jynynrsaam.

[kɔmɘk tãːn pãj jɨ̃ːʂaːm]

kɔmɘ
journey
-k
PAST
tãːn
3.plur.masc
pãj
from_inside
jɨ̃ːʂ
east
-aːm
sing

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Fars rtonk tanann ñinj nununshópaam kiirt jyntaam.

[faʂ ʈɔ̃k tãːn ɲĩj nũːʃopaːm kiːʈ jɨ̃taːm]

faʂ
and
ʈɔ̃
find
-k
PAST
tãːn
3.plur.masc
ɲĩj
wide
nũːʃop
plain
-aːm
sing
kiːʈ
in_inside
jɨ̃t
land
-aːm
sing

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

(3)
Sheeponrs mijuuk tanann rsunsh.

[ʃeːpɔ̃ʂ mijuːk tãːn ʂũʃ]

ʃeːpɔ̃ʂ
thus
mijuː
dwell
-k
PAST
tãːn
3.plur.masc
ʂũʃ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Sheek tanann kónónm pæætyrtinpas sy ñiw fars kónónm ponons sy ñiw pæætyrtamens kæpynynk.

[ʃeːk tãːn kõːm pɛːtɨʈĩpas sɨ ɲiw faʂ kõːm pɔ̃ːs sɨ ɲiw pɛːtɨʈamẽs kɛpɨ̃ːk]

ʃeː
say
-k
PAST
tãːn
3.plur.masc
kõːm
1incl.plur
pɛːtɨʈ
brick
-ĩpa
make
-s
PRES
sɨ
imperative
ɲiw
COMP
faʂ
and
kõːm
1incl.plur
pɔ̃ː
burn
-s
PRES
sɨ
imperative
ɲiw
COMP
pɛːtɨʈ
brick
-am
plur
-ẽs
ACC
kɛpɨ̃ːk
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Rsook tanann pæætyrtaam maasiif rresaam.

[ʂɔːk tãːn pɛːtɨʈaːm maːsiːf ɽesaːm]

ʂɔː
have
-k
PAST
tãːn
3.plur.masc
pɛːtɨʈ
brick
-aːm
sing
maːsiːf
PURP
ɽes
stone
-aːm
sing

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Fars rsook tanann rsæsewaam maasiif mipinsaam.

[faʂ ʂɔːk tãːn ʂɛsewaːm maːsiːf mipĩsaːm]

faʂ
and
ʂɔː
have
-k
PAST
tãːn
3.plur.masc
ʂɛsew
slime
-aːm
sing
maːsiːf
PURP
mipĩs
mortar
-aːm
sing

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Kónkoos tynrs kónónm jënënf jananpam.

[kõkɔːs tɨ̃ʂ kõːm jɘ̃ːf jãːpam]

kõkɔː
resemble
-s
PRES
tɨ̃ʂ
NEG
kõːm
1incl.plur
jɘ̃ːf
other
jãːp
human being
-am
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Kafank nanwaam fars siiñaam tefam muurt tanann.

[kafãk nãwaːm faʂ siːɲaːm tefam muːʈ tãːn]

kafã
shape
-k
PAST
nãw
fight
-aːm
sing
faʂ
and
siːɲ
time
-aːm
sing
tef
language
-am
plur
muːʈ
3.plur.masc.POSS
tãːn
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.

Nininfëëk tanann muujam kænænsh sukææñamuus fars morramuus.

[nĩːfɘːk tãːn muːjam kɛ̃ːʃ sukɛːɲamuːs faʂ mɔɽamuːs]

nĩːfɘː
copy
-k
PAST
tãːn
3.plur.masc
muːj
sound
-am
plur
kɛ̃ːʃ
3.plur.fem.POSS
sukɛːɲ
mammal
-am
plur
-uːs
GEN
faʂ
and
mɔɽ
bird
-am
plur
-uːs
GEN

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Met pusik rrës ñiw tefaam sós nóóstaam kiirt ñynm wèrraam.

[met pusik ɽɘs ɲiw tefaːm sos noːstaːm kiːʈ ɲɨ̃m wɜɽaːm]

met
but
pusi
arise
-k
PAST
ɽɘ
be
-s
PRES
ɲiw
COMP
tef
language
-aːm
sing
sos
1incl.plur.POSS
noːst
langname
-aːm
sing
kiːʈ
in_inside
ɲɨ̃m
different
wɜɽ
manner
-aːm
sing

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Fifëk waurt sunt fars fonrtik kiirt rsam rtónónmuñaam

[fifɘk wauʈ sũt faʂ fɔ̃ʈik kiːʈ ʂam ʈõːmuɲaːm]

fifɘ
appear
-k
PAST
wauʈ
3.sing.fem
sũt
whole
faʂ
and
fɔ̃ʈik
perfect
kiːʈ
in_inside
ʂam
single
ʈõːmuɲ
breath
-aːm
sing

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Tapënënk tynrs tefaam sós.

[tapɘ̃ːk tɨ̃ʂ tefaːm sos]

tapɘ̃ː
evolve
-k
PAST
tɨ̃ʂ
NEG
tef
language
-aːm
sing
sos
1incl.plur.POSS

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Rrirrëëk waurt.

[ɽiɽɘːk wauʈ]

ɽiɽɘː
create
-k
PAST
wauʈ
3.sing.fem

“It was created.”

(14)

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