A Collection of Texts in Chakh

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.

Pub tzɔich pækh fugufudak nag tzed shozudak few zhgäjak bózh few khäjófak.

[pub ˈt͡sɔit͡ʃ ˈpɛx fuˈɡufudɑk ˈnɑɡ ˈt͡sed ˈʃɔzudɑk ˈfew ˈʒɡæd͡ʒɑk ˈboʒ ˈfew xæˈd͡ʒofɑk]

pub
PAST
ˈt͡sɔi
have
-t͡ʃ
POS
ˈpɛx
all
fu-
plur
ˈɡuf
human being
-ud
def
-ɑk
NOM
ˈnɑɡ
in_surface
ˈt͡sed
whole
ˈʃɔz
earth
-ud
def
-ɑk
NOM
ˈfew
one
ˈʒɡæd͡ʒ
language
-ɑk
NOM
ˈboʒ
and
ˈfew
one
xæˈd͡ʒof
dialect
-ɑk
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.

Pub ğizhach spam skɔig zbæshudak.

[pub ɣiˈʒɑt͡ʃ ˈspɑm ˈskɔiɡ ˈzbɛʃudɑk]

pub
PAST
ɣiˈʒɑ
journey
-t͡ʃ
POS
ˈspɑm
3.plur
ˈskɔiɡ
from_inside
ˈzbɛʃ
east
-ud
def
-ɑk
NOM

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Bózh pub shpech spam shtang bes shtulenak tzóf shtang sæwak.

[ˈboʒ pub ˈʃpet͡ʃ ˈspɑm ˈʃtɑŋ ˈbes ʃtuˈlenɑk ˈt͡sof ˈʃtɑŋ ˈsɛwɑk]

ˈboʒ
and
pub
PAST
ˈʃpe
find
-t͡ʃ
POS
ˈspɑm
3.plur
ˈʃtɑŋ
a
ˈbes
wide
ʃtuˈlen
plain
-ɑk
NOM
ˈt͡sof
in_inside
ˈʃtɑŋ
a
ˈsɛw
land
-ɑk
NOM

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

(3)
Zhditzäv pub shutzaich spam staur.

[ʒdiˈt͡sæv pub ʃuˈt͡sait͡ʃ ˈspɑm ˈstaur]

ʒdiˈt͡sæv
thus
pub
PAST
ʃuˈt͡sai
dwell
-t͡ʃ
POS
ˈspɑm
3.plur
ˈstaur
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Pub shäch spam fæp fäng zhech fukhuskäğih päfaiw bózh fæp fäng lich fukhuskäğih päfaiw shabutz.

[pub ˈʃæt͡ʃ ˈspɑm ˈfɛp fæŋ ˈʒet͡ʃ fuxuˈskæɣih pæˈfaiw ˈboʒ ˈfɛp fæŋ ˈlit͡ʃ fuxuˈskæɣih pæˈfaiw ʃɑˈbut͡s]

pub
PAST
ˈʃæ
say
-t͡ʃ
POS
ˈspɑm
3.plur
ˈfɛp
1incl.plur
fæŋ
imperative
ˈʒe
make
-t͡ʃ
POS
fu-
plur
xuˈskæɣ
brick
-ih
ACC
pæˈfaiw
COMP
ˈboʒ
and
ˈfɛp
1incl.plur
fæŋ
imperative
ˈli
burn
-t͡ʃ
POS
fu-
plur
xuˈskæɣ
brick
-ih
ACC
pæˈfaiw
COMP
ʃɑˈbut͡s
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Pub tzɔich spam khuskäğak pubæm stæjak.

[pub ˈt͡sɔit͡ʃ ˈspɑm xuˈskæɣɑk puˈbɛm ˈstɛd͡ʒɑk]

pub
PAST
ˈt͡sɔi
have
-t͡ʃ
POS
ˈspɑm
3.plur
xuˈskæɣ
brick
-ɑk
NOM
puˈbɛm
PURP
ˈstɛd͡ʒ
stone
-ɑk
NOM

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Bózh pub tzɔich spam shkinæzak pubæm shpiwokhak.

[ˈboʒ pub ˈt͡sɔit͡ʃ ˈspɑm ʃkiˈnɛzɑk puˈbɛm ʃpiˈwɔxɑk]

ˈboʒ
and
pub
PAST
ˈt͡sɔi
have
-t͡ʃ
POS
ˈspɑm
3.plur
ʃkiˈnɛz
slime
-ɑk
NOM
puˈbɛm
PURP
ʃpiˈwɔx
mortar
-ɑk
NOM

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Väzoh fæp bós fugufak.

[væˈzɔh ˈfɛp ˈbos fuˈɡufɑk]

væˈzɔ
resemble
-h
NEG
ˈfɛp
1incl.plur
ˈbos
other
fu-
plur
ˈɡuf
human being
-ɑk
NOM

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Pub dazdich gilak bózh khæmak spam fuzhgäjudak.

[pub dɑˈzdit͡ʃ ˈɡilɑk ˈboʒ ˈxɛmɑk ˈspɑm fuˈʒɡæd͡ʒudɑk]

pub
PAST
dɑˈzdi
shape
-t͡ʃ
POS
ˈɡil
fight
-ɑk
NOM
ˈboʒ
and
ˈxɛm
time
-ɑk
NOM
ˈspɑm
3.plur
fu-
plur
ˈʒɡæd͡ʒ
language
-ud
def
-ɑk
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.

Pub tzäjæch spam futzipipal bózh fushutzal fuchaushpudak.

[pub t͡sæˈd͡ʒɛt͡ʃ ˈspɑm fut͡siˈpipɑl ˈboʒ fuˈʃut͡sɑl fuˈt͡ʃauʃpudɑk]

pub
PAST
t͡sæˈd͡ʒɛ
copy
-t͡ʃ
POS
ˈspɑm
3.plur
fu-
plur
t͡siˈpip
mammal
-ɑl
GEN
ˈboʒ
and
fu-
plur
ˈʃut͡s
bird
-ɑl
GEN
fu-
plur
ˈt͡ʃauʃp
sound
-ud
def
-ɑk
NOM

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Lob pub wafaich chäkhudak, fäğ bich fæp zhgäjudak, tzóf shtang ngaj kɔimak.

[ˈlɔb pub wɑˈfait͡ʃ ˈt͡ʃæxudɑk, ˈfæɣ ˈbit͡ʃ ˈfɛp ˈʒɡæd͡ʒudɑk, ˈt͡sof ˈʃtɑŋ ˈŋɑd͡ʒ ˈkɔimɑk]

ˈlɔb
but
pub
PAST
wɑˈfai
arise
-t͡ʃ
POS
ˈt͡ʃæx
langname
-ud
def
-ɑk
NOM
ˈfæɣ
RELPRON
ˈbi
be
-t͡ʃ
POS
ˈfɛp
1incl.plur
ˈʒɡæd͡ʒ
language
-ud
def
-ɑk
NOM
ˈt͡sof
in_inside
ˈʃtɑŋ
a
ˈŋɑd͡ʒ
different
ˈkɔim
manner
-ɑk
NOM

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Pub juzhäch ğæng tzed bózh munɔim tzóf shtang witz ğafæzhak

[pub d͡ʒuˈʒæt͡ʃ ˈɣɛŋ ˈt͡sed ˈboʒ muˈnɔim ˈt͡sof ˈʃtɑŋ ˈwit͡s ɣɑˈfɛʒɑk]

pub
PAST
d͡ʒuˈʒæ
appear
-t͡ʃ
POS
ˈɣɛŋ
3.sing
ˈt͡sed
whole
ˈboʒ
and
muˈnɔim
perfect
ˈt͡sof
in_inside
ˈʃtɑŋ
a
ˈwit͡s
single
ɣɑˈfɛʒ
breath
-ɑk
NOM

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Pub gakih fæp zhgäjudak.

[pub ɡɑˈkih ˈfɛp ˈʒɡæd͡ʒudɑk]

pub
PAST
ɡɑˈki
evolve
-h
NEG
ˈfɛp
1incl.plur
ˈʒɡæd͡ʒ
language
-ud
def
-ɑk
NOM

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Pub pämoch ğæng.

[pub pæˈmɔt͡ʃ ˈɣɛŋ]

pub
PAST
pæˈmɔ
create
-t͡ʃ
POS
ˈɣɛŋ
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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