A Collection of Texts in Fopi

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.

Памы ваво вянэ тэ фэтавя вялэ кя липы нё ве хяво но павэни хяво.

[pˠamˠi wˠawˠo wʲanˠe tˠe fˠetˠawʲa wʲalˠe kʲa lʲipˠi nʲo wʲe xʲawˠo nˠo pˠawˠenʲi xʲawˠo]

pˠamˠi
PAST
wˠawˠ
have
-o
POS
wʲa
the
-nˠe
masc
tˠe
all
fˠe
human being
-tˠawʲa
plur
wʲa
the
-lˠe
neut
kʲa
whole
lʲipˠi
earth
nʲo
in_surface
wʲe
language
xʲawˠo
one
nˠo
and
pˠawˠenʲi
dialect
xʲawˠo
one

“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.

Памы кюхяхё мя вялэ лю ли.

[pˠamˠi kʲuxʲaxʲo mʲa wʲalˠe lʲu lʲi]

pˠamˠi
PAST
kʲuxʲaxʲ
journey
-o
POS
mʲa
3.plur.masc
wʲa
the
-lˠe
neut
lʲu
east
lʲi
from_inside

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Но памы микё мя мифа хумупя кухё ку.

[nˠo pˠamˠi mʲikʲo mʲa mʲifˠa xˠumˠupʲa kˠuxʲo kˠu]

nˠo
and
pˠamˠi
PAST
mʲikʲ
find
-o
POS
mʲa
3.plur.masc
mʲifˠa
wide
xˠumˠupʲa
plain
kˠuxʲo
land
kˠu
in_inside

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

(3)
Тилу памы вэмёпё мя ля.

[tʲilˠu pˠamˠi wˠemʲopʲo mʲa lʲa]

tʲilˠu
thus
pˠamˠi
PAST
wˠemʲopʲ
dwell
-o
POS
mʲa
3.plur.masc
lʲa
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Памы пено мя кы јoфотэтавя пякё вёми мяфя но кы јoфотэтавя тэмё вёми гaми мяфя.

[pˠamˠi pʲenˠo mʲa kˠi jofˠotˠetˠawʲa pʲakʲo wʲomʲi mʲafʲa nˠo kˠi jofˠotˠetˠawʲa tˠemʲo wʲomʲi hamʲi mʲafʲa]

pˠamˠi
PAST
pʲenˠ
say
-o
POS
mʲa
3.plur.masc
kˠi
1incl.plur
jofˠotˠe
brick
-tˠawʲa
plur
pʲakʲ
make
-o
POS
wʲomʲi
imperative
mʲafʲa
GEN
nˠo
and
kˠi
1incl.plur
jofˠotˠe
brick
-tˠawʲa
plur
tˠemʲ
burn
-o
POS
wʲomʲi
imperative
hamʲi
thoroughly
mʲafʲa
GEN

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

(5)

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

Памы ваво мя јoфотэ пуни гoву.

[pˠamˠi wˠawˠo mʲa jofˠotˠe pˠunʲi howˠu]

pˠamˠi
PAST
wˠawˠ
have
-o
POS
mʲa
3.plur.masc
jofˠotˠe
brick
pˠunʲi
stone
howˠu
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Но памы ваво мя матипа мялимы гoву.

[nˠo pˠamˠi wˠawˠo mʲa mˠatʲipˠa mʲalʲimˠi howˠu]

nˠo
and
pˠamˠi
PAST
wˠawˠ
have
-o
POS
mʲa
3.plur.masc
mˠatʲipˠa
slime
mʲalʲimˠi
mortar
howˠu
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Кулуки кы вы фэтавя.

[kˠulˠukʲi kˠi wˠi fˠetˠawʲa]

kˠulˠukʲ
resemble
-i
NEG
kˠi
1incl.plur
wˠi
other
fˠe
human being
-tˠawʲa
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Памы мэфијo мё но хави мя мяфя вянэ ветавя.

[pˠamˠi mˠefʲijo mʲo nˠo xˠawʲi mʲa mʲafʲa wʲanˠe wʲetˠawʲa]

pˠamˠi
PAST
mˠefʲij
shape
-o
POS
mʲo
fight
nˠo
and
xˠawʲi
time
mʲa
3.plur.masc
mʲafʲa
GEN
wʲa
the
-nˠe
masc
wʲe
language
-tˠawʲa
plur

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Памы похуфё мя комялатавя но хятавя мяфя вянэ фютавя.

[pˠamˠi pˠoxˠufʲo mʲa kˠomʲalˠatˠawʲa nˠo xʲatˠawʲa mʲafʲa wʲanˠe fʲutˠawʲa]

pˠamˠi
PAST
pˠoxˠufʲ
copy
-o
POS
mʲa
3.plur.masc
kˠomʲalˠa
mammal
-tˠawʲa
plur
nˠo
and
xʲa
bird
-tˠawʲa
plur
mʲafʲa
GEN
wʲa
the
-nˠe
masc
fʲu
sound
-tˠawʲa
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Фо памы лавахё кы мяфя вянэ ве нухё вянэ фёпи колэ хюпё ку.

[fˠo pˠamˠi lˠawˠaxʲo kˠi mʲafʲa wʲanˠe wʲe nˠuxʲo wʲanˠe fʲopʲi kˠolˠe xʲupʲo kˠu]

fˠo
but
pˠamˠi
PAST
lˠawˠaxʲ
arise
-o
POS
kˠi
1incl.plur
mʲafʲa
GEN
wʲa
the
-nˠe
masc
wʲe
language
nˠuxʲ
be
-o
POS
wʲa
the
-nˠe
masc
fʲopʲi
langname
kˠolˠe
different
xʲupʲo
manner
kˠu
in_inside

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Памы мюнявё ны кя но пефапы волю мупымо ку

[pˠamˠi mʲunʲawʲo nˠi kʲa nˠo pʲefˠapˠi wˠolʲu mˠupˠimˠo kˠu]

pˠamˠi
PAST
mʲunʲawʲ
appear
-o
POS
nˠi
3.sing.masc
kʲa
whole
nˠo
and
pʲefˠapˠi
perfect
wˠolʲu
single
mˠupˠimˠo
breath
kˠu
in_inside

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Памы јeпяхи кы вянэ ве.

[pˠamˠi jepʲaxʲi kˠi wʲanˠe wʲe]

pˠamˠi
PAST
jepʲaxʲ
evolve
-i
NEG
kˠi
1incl.plur
wʲa
the
-nˠe
masc
wʲe
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Памы лохёфо ны.

[pˠamˠi lˠoxʲofˠo nˠi]

pˠamˠi
PAST
lˠoxʲofˠ
create
-o
POS
nˠi
3.sing.masc

“It was created.”

(14)

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