A Collection of Texts in Noeb

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.

Naul chiz keech bym chaifafooch keech mun bydooch byywwooch ñoj chyn wesooch mäl chyn habäsooch.

[ˈnaul t͡ʃiz ˈkeːt͡ʃ ˈbym ˈt͡ʃaifɑfoːt͡ʃ ˈkeːt͡ʃ ˈmun ˈbydoːt͡ʃ ˈbyːwoːt͡ʃ ˈɲoj ˈt͡ʃyn ˈʋesoːt͡ʃ ˈmæl ˈt͡ʃyn hɑˈbæsoːt͡ʃ]

ˈnaul
have
t͡ʃiz
PAST
ˈkeː
the
-t͡ʃ
NOM
ˈbym
all
ˈt͡ʃaif
human being
-ɑf
plur
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM
ˈkeː
the
-t͡ʃ
NOM
ˈmun
whole
ˈbyd
earth
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM
ˈbyːw
surface
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM
ˈɲoj
in
ˈt͡ʃyn
one
ˈʋes
language
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM
ˈmæl
and
ˈt͡ʃyn
one
hɑˈbæs
dialect
-oːt͡ʃ
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.

Wuurrach chiz tang keech chöbooch ngofooch rraww.

[ʋuːˈrɑt͡ʃ t͡ʃiz ˈtɑŋ ˈkeːt͡ʃ ˈt͡ʃøboːt͡ʃ ˈŋofoːt͡ʃ ˈrɑw]

ʋuːˈrɑt͡ʃ
journey
t͡ʃiz
PAST
ˈtɑŋ
3.plur
ˈkeː
the
-t͡ʃ
NOM
ˈt͡ʃøb
east
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM
ˈŋof
inside
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM
ˈrɑw
from

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Mäl läm chiz tang saich ñägiipooch gochooch ngofooch ñoj.

[ˈmæl ˈlæm t͡ʃiz ˈtɑŋ ˈsait͡ʃ ɲæˈɡiːpoːt͡ʃ ˈɡot͡ʃoːt͡ʃ ˈŋofoːt͡ʃ ˈɲoj]

ˈmæl
and
ˈlæm
find
t͡ʃiz
PAST
ˈtɑŋ
3.plur
ˈsait͡ʃ
wide
ɲæˈɡiːp
plain
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM
ˈɡot͡ʃ
land
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM
ˈŋof
inside
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM
ˈɲoj
in

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

(3)
Goosuun dölöön chiz tang hurr.

[ɡoːˈsuːn døˈløːn t͡ʃiz ˈtɑŋ ˈhur]

ɡoːˈsuːn
thus
doˈløːn
dwell
t͡ʃiz
PAST
ˈtɑŋ
3.plur
ˈhur
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Din chiz tang dar duspauperra hach giporr mäl dar wwiif hach duspaupafoog giporr wwoofait.

[ˈdin t͡ʃiz ˈtɑŋ ˈdɑɾ duˈspauperɑ hɑt͡ʃ ɡiˈpor ˈmæl ˈdɑɾ ˈwiːf hɑt͡ʃ duˈspaupɑfoːɡ ɡiˈpor woːˈfait]

ˈdin
say
t͡ʃiz
PAST
ˈtɑŋ
3.plur
ˈdɑɾ
1incl.plur
duˈspaup
brick
-erɑ
make
hɑt͡ʃ
imperative
ɡiˈpor
COMP
ˈmæl
and
ˈdɑɾ
1incl.plur
ˈwiːf
burn
hɑt͡ʃ
imperative
duˈspaup
brick
-ɑf
plur
-oːɡ
ACC
ɡiˈpor
COMP
woːˈfait
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Naul chiz tang duspaupooch finooch lörrög.

[ˈnaul t͡ʃiz ˈtɑŋ duˈspaupoːt͡ʃ ˈfinoːt͡ʃ løˈrøɡ]

ˈnaul
have
t͡ʃiz
PAST
ˈtɑŋ
3.plur
duˈspaup
brick
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM
ˈfin
stone
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM
loˈrøɡ
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Mäl naul chiz tang sukaidooch gimejooch lörrög.

[ˈmæl ˈnaul t͡ʃiz ˈtɑŋ suˈkaidoːt͡ʃ ɡiˈmejoːt͡ʃ løˈrøɡ]

ˈmæl
and
ˈnaul
have
t͡ʃiz
PAST
ˈtɑŋ
3.plur
suˈkaid
slime
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM
ɡiˈmej
mortar
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM
loˈrøɡ
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Nujär den dar chun chaifafooch.

[nuˈjæɾ den ˈdɑɾ ˈt͡ʃun ˈt͡ʃaifɑfoːt͡ʃ]

nuˈjæɾ
resemble
den
NEG
ˈdɑɾ
1incl.plur
ˈt͡ʃun
other
ˈt͡ʃaif
human being
-ɑf
plur
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Lufuud chiz piichooch mäl chäächooch tang keech wesafooch.

[luˈfuːd t͡ʃiz ˈpiːt͡ʃoːt͡ʃ ˈmæl ˈt͡ʃæːt͡ʃoːt͡ʃ ˈtɑŋ ˈkeːt͡ʃ ˈʋesɑfoːt͡ʃ]

luˈfuːd
shape
t͡ʃiz
PAST
ˈpiːt͡ʃ
fight
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM
ˈmæl
and
ˈt͡ʃæːt͡ʃ
time
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM
ˈtɑŋ
3.plur
ˈkeː
the
-t͡ʃ
NOM
ˈʋes
language
-ɑf
plur
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Paapad chiz tang baburafuu mäl ngätafuu keech gefafooch.

[pɑːˈpɑd t͡ʃiz ˈtɑŋ bɑˈbuɾɑfuː ˈmæl ˈŋætɑfuː ˈkeːt͡ʃ ˈɡefɑfoːt͡ʃ]

pɑːˈpɑd
copy
t͡ʃiz
PAST
ˈtɑŋ
3.plur
bɑˈbuɾ
mammal
-ɑf
plur
-uː
GEN
ˈmæl
and
ˈŋæt
bird
-ɑf
plur
-uː
GEN
ˈkeː
the
-t͡ʃ
NOM
ˈɡef
sound
-ɑf
plur
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Choww giichis chiz keech nööbooch, lat pääd dar keech wesooch, pun ngechooch ngofooch ñoj.

[ˈt͡ʃow ɡiːˈt͡ʃis t͡ʃiz ˈkeːt͡ʃ ˈnøːboːt͡ʃ, ˈlɑt ˈpæːd ˈdɑɾ ˈkeːt͡ʃ ˈʋesoːt͡ʃ, ˈpun ˈŋet͡ʃoːt͡ʃ ˈŋofoːt͡ʃ ˈɲoj]

ˈt͡ʃow
but
ɡiːˈt͡ʃis
arise
t͡ʃiz
PAST
ˈkeː
the
-t͡ʃ
NOM
ˈnøːb
langname
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM
ˈlɑt
RELPRON
ˈpæːd
be
ˈdɑɾ
1incl.plur
ˈkeː
the
-t͡ʃ
NOM
ˈʋes
language
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM
ˈpun
different
ˈŋet͡ʃ
manner
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM
ˈŋof
inside
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM
ˈɲoj
in

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Wwisyyh chiz cherr mun mäl lätyp ngir ñeebanooch ngofooch ñoj

[wiˈsyːh t͡ʃiz ˈt͡ʃer ˈmun ˈmæl læˈtyp ˈŋiɾ ɲeːˈbɑnoːt͡ʃ ˈŋofoːt͡ʃ ˈɲoj]

wiˈsyːh
appear
t͡ʃiz
PAST
ˈt͡ʃer
3.sing
ˈmun
whole
ˈmæl
and
læˈtyp
perfect
ˈŋiɾ
single
ɲeːˈbɑn
breath
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM
ˈŋof
inside
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM
ˈɲoj
in

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Lajym chiz den dar keech wesooch.

[lɑˈjym t͡ʃiz den ˈdɑɾ ˈkeːt͡ʃ ˈʋesoːt͡ʃ]

lɑˈjym
evolve
t͡ʃiz
PAST
den
NEG
ˈdɑɾ
1incl.plur
ˈkeː
the
-t͡ʃ
NOM
ˈʋes
language
-oːt͡ʃ
NOM

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Wwiiñich chiz cherr.

[wiːˈɲit͡ʃ t͡ʃiz ˈt͡ʃer]

wiːˈɲit͡ʃ
create
t͡ʃiz
PAST
ˈt͡ʃer
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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