A Collection of Texts in Choizh

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.

Кан жећ ґагәд ґииғәћ њааґ жећ ваўгәд наадәж зиќәж ѕиш ғифәж ґаш ѕиш гәфаләж.

[ˈkan ˈʒet͡ɕ ˈɡahəd ˈɡiːɣət͡ɕ ˈɲaːɡ ˈʒet͡ɕ ˈʋauhəd ˈnaːdəʒ ˈzicəʒ ˈd͡ziʃ ˈɣifəʒ ˈɡaʃ ˈd͡ziʃ həˈfaləʒ]

ˈka
have
-ˈn
PAST
ˈʒet͡ɕ
the
ˈɡam
all
-həd
NOM
ˈɡiːʋ
human being
-ɣət͡ɕ
plur
ˈɲaːɡ
in
ˈʒet͡ɕ
the
ˈʋauɟ
whole
-həd
NOM
ˈnaːd
earth
-t͡ɕəʒ
sing
ˈzic
surface
-t͡ɕəʒ
sing
ˈd͡ziʃ
one
ˈɣif
language
-t͡ɕəʒ
sing
ˈɡaʃ
and
ˈd͡ziʃ
one
həˈfal
dialect
-t͡ɕəʒ
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.

Фәжун ќод чир жећ њаўләж ґиџәж.

[fəˈʒun ˈcod ˈt͡ʃir ˈʒet͡ɕ ˈɲauləʒ ˈɡid͡ʒəʒ]

fəˈʒu
journey
-ˈn
PAST
ˈco
3.plur
-ˈd
plur
ˈt͡ʃir
from
ˈʒet͡ɕ
the
ˈɲaul
east
-t͡ɕəʒ
sing
ˈɡid͡ʒ
inside
-t͡ɕəʒ
sing

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Ґаш нин ќод ԅуубәд нәшќаћәж њааґ чеедәж ґиџәж.

[ˈɡaʃ ˈnin ˈcod ˈɾuːbəd nəˈʃcat͡ɕəʒ ˈɲaːɡ ˈt͡ʃeːdəʒ ˈɡid͡ʒəʒ]

ˈɡaʃ
and
ˈni
find
-ˈn
PAST
ˈco
3.plur
-ˈd
plur
ˈɾuːb
wide
-həd
NOM
nəˈʃcat͡ʃ
plain
-t͡ɕəʒ
sing
ˈɲaːɡ
in
ˈt͡ʃeːd
land
-t͡ɕəʒ
sing
ˈɡid͡ʒ
inside
-t͡ɕəʒ
sing

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

(3)
Тәбећ гәѕан ќод кеж.

[təˈbet͡ɕ həˈd͡zan ˈcod ˈkeʒ]

təˈbet͡ɕ
thus
həˈd͡za
dwell
-ˈn
PAST
ˈco
3.plur
-ˈd
plur
ˈkeʒ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Сиин ќод ќоод шкәѕаѕәґәќ њәњ ґаш ќоод шкәѕанәжәќ њәњ тәґайћ.

[ˈsiːn ˈcod ˈcoːd ʃkəˈd͡zad͡zəˈɡəc ɲəɲ ˈɡaʃ ˈcoːd ʃkəˈd͡zanəˈʒəc ɲəɲ təˈɡait͡ɕ]

ˈsiː
say
-ˈn
PAST
ˈco
3.plur
-ˈd
plur
ˈcoː
1incl.plur
-ˈd
plur
ʃkəˈd͡zan
brick
-d͡zəɡə
make
-ˈc
PRES
ɲəɲ
imperative
ˈɡaʃ
and
ˈcoː
1incl.plur
-ˈd
plur
ʃkəˈd͡zan
brick
-ʒəʒə
burn
-ˈc
PRES
ɲəɲ
imperative
təˈɡait͡ɕ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Кан ќод шкәѕанәж жәвееј вејәж.

[ˈkan ˈcod ʃkəˈd͡zanəʒ ʒəˈʋeːj ˈʋejəʒ]

ˈka
have
-ˈn
PAST
ˈco
3.plur
-ˈd
plur
ʃkəˈd͡zan
brick
-t͡ɕəʒ
sing
ʒəˈʋeːj
PURP
ˈʋej
stone
-t͡ɕəʒ
sing

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Ґаш кан ќод мәсикәж жәвееј нәбайцәж.

[ˈɡaʃ ˈkan ˈcod məˈsikəʒ ʒəˈʋeːj nəˈbait͡səʒ]

ˈɡaʃ
and
ˈka
have
-ˈn
PAST
ˈco
3.plur
-ˈd
plur
məˈsik
slime
-t͡ɕəʒ
sing
ʒəˈʋeːj
PURP
nəˈbait͡s
mortar
-t͡ɕəʒ
sing

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Нәчууќ кәб ќоод дигәд ґииғәћ.

[nəˈt͡ʃuːc kəb ˈcoːd ˈdihəd ˈɡiːɣət͡ɕ]

nəˈt͡ʃuː
resemble
-ˈc
PRES
kəb
NEG
ˈcoː
1incl.plur
-ˈd
plur
ˈdist
other
-həd
NOM
ˈɡiːʋ
human being
-ɣət͡ɕ
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Тәбан фаћәж ґаш нанәж ќод жећ ғифәћ.

[təˈban ˈfat͡ɕəʒ ˈɡaʃ ˈnanəʒ ˈcod ˈʒet͡ɕ ˈɣifət͡ɕ]

təˈba
shape
-ˈn
PAST
ˈfat͡ɕ
fight
-t͡ɕəʒ
sing
ˈɡaʃ
and
ˈnan
time
-t͡ɕəʒ
sing
ˈco
3.plur
-ˈd
plur
ˈʒet͡ɕ
the
ˈɣif
language
-ɣət͡ɕ
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.

Фәсќан ќод зәћааләћ ґаш мууѕәћ жећ јағәћ.

[fəˈscan ˈcod zəˈt͡ɕaːlət͡ɕ ˈɡaʃ ˈmuːd͡zət͡ɕ ˈʒet͡ɕ ˈjaɣət͡ɕ]

fəˈsca
copy
-ˈn
PAST
ˈco
3.plur
-ˈd
plur
zəˈt͡ɕaːl
mammal
-ɣət͡ɕ
plur
ˈɡaʃ
and
ˈmuːd͡z
bird
-ɣət͡ɕ
plur
ˈʒet͡ɕ
the
ˈjaɲ
sound
-ɣət͡ɕ
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Нач ләґон жайќ ќоод жећ ғифәж жећ ќойћәж њааґ ћаўгәд сойћәж ґиџәж.

[ˈnat͡ʃ ləˈɡon ˈʒaic ˈcoːd ˈʒet͡ɕ ˈɣifəʒ ˈʒet͡ɕ ˈcɔit͡ɕəʒ ˈɲaːɡ ˈt͡ɕauhəd ˈsɔit͡ɕəʒ ˈɡid͡ʒəʒ]

ˈnat͡ʃ
but
ləˈɡo
arise
-ˈn
PAST
ˈʒai
be
-ˈc
PRES
ˈcoː
1incl.plur
-ˈd
plur
ˈʒet͡ɕ
the
ˈɣif
language
-t͡ɕəʒ
sing
ˈʒet͡ɕ
the
ˈcɔiʒ
langname
-t͡ɕəʒ
sing
ˈɲaːɡ
in
ˈt͡ɕaut͡ʃ
different
-həd
NOM
ˈsɔit͡ɕ
manner
-t͡ɕəʒ
sing
ˈɡid͡ʒ
inside
-t͡ɕəʒ
sing

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Хәхоон јоц ваўгәд ґаш бәжоѕәд њааґ жойгәд јәбућәж ґиџәж

[xəˈxoːn ˈjot͡s ˈʋauhəd ˈɡaʃ bəˈʒod͡zəd ˈɲaːɡ ˈʒɔihəd jəˈbut͡ɕəʒ ˈɡid͡ʒəʒ]

xəˈxoː
appear
-ˈn
PAST
ˈjo
3.sing
-ˈt͡s
sing
ˈʋauɟ
whole
-həd
NOM
ˈɡaʃ
and
bəˈʒod͡z
perfect
-həd
NOM
ˈɲaːɡ
in
ˈʒɔiʋ
single
-həd
NOM
jəˈbuz
breath
-t͡ɕəʒ
sing
ˈɡid͡ʒ
inside
-t͡ɕəʒ
sing

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Жәшан кәб ќоод жећ ғифәж.

[ʒəˈʃan kəb ˈcoːd ˈʒet͡ɕ ˈɣifəʒ]

ʒəˈʃa
evolve
-ˈn
PAST
kəb
NEG
ˈcoː
1incl.plur
-ˈd
plur
ˈʒet͡ɕ
the
ˈɣif
language
-t͡ɕəʒ
sing

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Дәґаан јоц.

[dəˈɡaːn ˈjot͡s]

dəˈɡaː
create
-ˈn
PAST
ˈjo
3.sing
-ˈt͡s
sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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