A Collection of Texts in Boep

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.

Khug peb cow c̣aṭöm miif dowöm kobb txebb kobb ñẽẽs saawöm cḥyg ñẽẽs wisʉköm.

[kʰuɡ peb ᵏǀow ᵏǀˤɑtˤøm miːf dowøm koɓ t͡ʃeɓ koɓ ɲə̃ːs sɑːwøm ᵏǀʰˤyɡ ɲə̃ːs wisʉkøm]

kʰuɡ
have
peb
PAST
ᵏǀow
all
ᵏǀˤɑtˤ
human being
-øm
STA
miːf
whole
dow
earth
-øm
STA
koɓ
the
t͡ʃeɓ
in_surface
koɓ
the
ɲə̃ːs
one
sɑːw
language
-øm
STA
ᵏǀʰˤyɡ
and
ɲə̃ːs
one
wisʉk
dialect
-øm
STA

“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.

Taṇatẓ peb nus muwöm kobb tḥow.

[tɑnˤɑt͡sˤ peb nus muwøm koɓ tʰˤow]

tɑnˤɑt͡sˤ
journey
peb
PAST
nus
3
muw
east
-øm
STA
koɓ
the
tʰˤow
from_inside

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Cḥyg nal peb nus bbooñ ñipööṭöm ncööjöm thaul.

[ᵏǀʰˤyɡ nɑl peb nus ɓoːɲ ɲipøːtˤøm ᵑǀøːjøm tʰaul]

ᵏǀʰˤyɡ
and
nɑl
find
peb
PAST
nus
3
ɓoːɲ
wide
ɲipøːtˤ
plain
-øm
STA
ᵑǀøːj
land
-øm
STA
tʰaul
in_inside

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

(3)
Khemol ṇubʉʉs peb nus txat.

[kʰemol nˤubʉːs peb nus t͡ʃɑt]

kʰemol
thus
nˤubʉːs
dwell
peb
PAST
nus
3
t͡ʃɑt
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Ḍʉʉp peb nus ḍuṇaanöm kääṭig bbeṭ peetz cḥyg ḍuṇaanöm ñolig bbeṭ bbafem peetz.

[dˤʉːp peb nus dˤunˤɑːnøm kæːtˤiɡ ɓetˤ peːt͡s ᵏǀʰˤyɡ dˤunˤɑːnøm ɲoliɡ ɓetˤ ɓɑfem peːt͡s]

dˤʉːp
say
peb
PAST
nus
3
dˤunˤɑːn
brick
-øm
STA
kæːtˤ
make
-iɡ
imperative
ɓetˤ
3.OBJ
peːt͡s
1incl
ᵏǀʰˤyɡ
and
dˤunˤɑːn
brick
-øm
STA
ɲol
burn
-iɡ
imperative
ɓetˤ
3.OBJ
ɓɑfem
thoroughly
peːt͡s
1incl

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

(5)

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

Khug peb nus ḍuṇaanöm caṇöm dawẽẽs.

[kʰuɡ peb nus dˤunˤɑːnøm ᵏǀɑnˤøm dɑwə̃ːs]

kʰuɡ
have
peb
PAST
nus
3
dˤunˤɑːn
brick
-øm
STA
ᵏǀɑnˤ
stone
-øm
STA
dɑwə̃ːs
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Cḥyg khug peb nus ñytẓañöm cibauköm dawẽẽs.

[ᵏǀʰˤyɡ kʰuɡ peb nus ɲyt͡sˤɑɲøm ᵏǀibaukøm dɑwə̃ːs]

ᵏǀʰˤyɡ
and
kʰuɡ
have
peb
PAST
nus
3
ɲyt͡sˤɑɲ
slime
-øm
STA
ᵏǀibauk
mortar
-øm
STA
dɑwə̃ːs
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Dʉngetz ngagk peetz ncen c̣aṭöm.

[dʉŋet͡s ŋɑkʼ peːt͡s ᵑǀen ᵏǀˤɑtˤøm]

dʉŋet͡s
resemble
ŋɑkʼ
NEG
peːt͡s
1incl
ᵑǀen
other
ᵏǀˤɑtˤ
human being
-øm
STA

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Phejytz peb ḍögöm cḥyg tzuujöm saawöm kobb nus.

[pʰejyt͡s peb dˤøɡøm ᵏǀʰˤyɡ t͡suːjøm sɑːwøm koɓ nus]

pʰejyt͡s
shape
peb
PAST
dˤøɡ
fight
-øm
STA
ᵏǀʰˤyɡ
and
t͡suːj
time
-øm
STA
sɑːw
language
-øm
STA
koɓ
the
nus
3

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Fumim peb nus ñyykhöm kobb cidyböm cḥyg ḍogköm.

[fumim peb nus ɲyːkʰøm koɓ ᵏǀidybøm ᵏǀʰˤyɡ dˤokʼøm]

fumim
copy
peb
PAST
nus
3
ɲyːkʰ
sound
-øm
STA
koɓ
the
ᵏǀidyb
mammal
-øm
STA
ᵏǀʰˤyɡ
and
dˤokʼ
bird
-øm
STA

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Jʉn gkibbaab peb saawöm kobb peetz göng hätx bööpöm kobb sytx totxöm thaul.

[jʉn kʼiɓɑːb peb sɑːwøm koɓ peːt͡s ɡøŋ hæt͡ʃ bøːpøm koɓ syt͡ʃ tot͡ʃøm tʰaul]

jʉn
but
kʼiɓɑːb
arise
peb
PAST
sɑːw
language
-øm
STA
koɓ
the
peːt͡s
1incl
ɡøŋ
be
hæt͡ʃ
1incl.OBJ
bøːp
langname
-øm
STA
koɓ
the
syt͡ʃ
different
tot͡ʃ
manner
-øm
STA
tʰaul
in_inside

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Kuṇing peb nus miif cḥyg cḥäḍap footz hetziingöm thaul

[kunˤiŋ peb nus miːf ᵏǀʰˤyɡ ᵏǀʰˤædˤɑp foːt͡s het͡siːŋøm tʰaul]

kunˤiŋ
appear
peb
PAST
nus
3
miːf
whole
ᵏǀʰˤyɡ
and
ᵏǀʰˤædˤɑp
perfect
foːt͡s
single
het͡siːŋ
breath
-øm
STA
tʰaul
in_inside

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Tibit peb ngagk saawöm kobb peetz.

[tibit peb ŋɑkʼ sɑːwøm koɓ peːt͡s]

tibit
evolve
peb
PAST
ŋɑkʼ
NEG
sɑːw
language
-øm
STA
koɓ
the
peːt͡s
1incl

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Hoñöp peb nus.

[hoɲøp peb nus]

hoɲøp
create
peb
PAST
nus
3

“It was created.”

(14)

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