A Collection of Texts in Vich

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.

Sangwihutz suwutz woq tyaiqek simuwutz woq ngauhangw khwotz sird khwoqu quaik miqangw gwikhw quaik higwagangw.

[sɑŋʷihut͡s suʋut͡s ʋoʔ t͡ɕaiʔek simuʋut͡s ʋoʔ ŋauhɑŋʷ xʷot͡s siɖ xʷokʷ kʷaik miʔɑŋʷ ɡʷixʷ kʷaik hiɡʷɑɡɑŋʷ]

s-
active
ɑŋʷi
have
-h
PAST
-ut͡s
not.Q
s-
active
u
all
-ʋ
PRES
-ut͡s
not.Q
ʋoʔ
3.sing.fem.POSS
t͡ɕaiʔ
human being
-ek
plur
s-
active
imu
whole
-ʋ
PRES
-ut͡s
not.Q
ʋoʔ
3.sing.fem.POSS
ŋauh
earth
-ɑŋʷ
sing
xʷo
the
-t͡s
fem
siɖ
in_surface
xʷo
the
-kʷ
masc
kʷaik
one
miʔ
language
-ɑŋʷ
sing
ɡʷixʷ
and
kʷaik
one
hiɡʷɑɡ
dialect
-ɑŋʷ
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.

Saurdingahutz bim bbuwangw khwoqu rtauh.

[sauɖiŋɑhut͡s bim ɓuʋɑŋʷ xʷokʷ ʈauh]

s-
active
auɖiŋɑ
journey
-h
PAST
-ut͡s
not.Q
bim
3.plur.masc
ɓuʋ
east
-ɑŋʷ
sing
xʷo
the
-kʷ
masc
ʈauh
from_inside

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Gwikhw sarnihutz bim säkawutz woq shegwirnangw daidangw rnom.

[ɡʷixʷ sɑɳihut͡s bim sækɑʋut͡s ʋoʔ ʃeɡʷiɳɑŋʷ daidɑŋʷ ɳom]

ɡʷixʷ
and
s-
active
ɑɳi
find
-h
PAST
-ut͡s
not.Q
bim
3.plur.masc
s-
active
ækɑ
wide
-ʋ
PRES
-ut͡s
not.Q
ʋoʔ
3.sing.fem.POSS
ʃeɡʷiɳ
plain
-ɑŋʷ
sing
daid
land
-ɑŋʷ
sing
ɳom
in_inside

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

(3)
Ngufaij säqawohutz bim morn.

[ŋufaij sæʔɑʋohut͡s bim moɳ]

ŋufaij
thus
s-
active
æʔɑʋo
dwell
-h
PAST
-ut͡s
not.Q
bim
3.plur.masc
moɳ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Sabehutz bim särsithaubbibbowutz werr woq rreh gwikhw serrawutz werr rsithaubbek hudirr woq rreh.

[sɑbehut͡s bim sæʂiθauɓiɓoʋut͡s ʋeɽ ʋoʔ ɽeh ɡʷixʷ seɽɑʋut͡s ʋeɽ ʂiθauɓek hudiɽ ʋoʔ ɽeh]

s-
active
ɑbe
say
-h
PAST
-ut͡s
not.Q
bim
3.plur.masc
s-
active
æ-
make₁
ʂiθauɓ
brick
-iɓo
make₂
-ʋ
PRES
-ut͡s
not.Q
ʋeɽ
imperative
ʋoʔ
3.sing.fem.POSS
ɽeh
1incl.plur
ɡʷixʷ
and
s-
active
eɽɑ
burn
-ʋ
PRES
-ut͡s
not.Q
ʋeɽ
imperative
ʂiθauɓ
brick
-ek
plur
hudiɽ
thoroughly
ʋoʔ
3.sing.fem.POSS
ɽeh
1incl.plur

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

(5)

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

Sangwihutz bim rsithaubbangw tyadangw shätzith.

[sɑŋʷihut͡s bim ʂiθauɓɑŋʷ t͡ɕɑdɑŋʷ ʃæt͡siθ]

s-
active
ɑŋʷi
have
-h
PAST
-ut͡s
not.Q
bim
3.plur.masc
ʂiθauɓ
brick
-ɑŋʷ
sing
t͡ɕɑd
stone
-ɑŋʷ
sing
ʃæt͡siθ
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Gwikhw sangwihutz bim komityangw bbärtagangw shätzith.

[ɡʷixʷ sɑŋʷihut͡s bim komit͡ɕɑŋʷ ɓæʈɑɡɑŋʷ ʃæt͡siθ]

ɡʷixʷ
and
s-
active
ɑŋʷi
have
-h
PAST
-ut͡s
not.Q
bim
3.plur.masc
komit͡ɕ
slime
-ɑŋʷ
sing
ɓæʈɑɡ
mortar
-ɑŋʷ
sing
ʃæt͡siθ
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Sesotiwutz sikhw rreh satzawutz woq tyaiqek.

[sesotiʋut͡s sixʷ ɽeh sɑt͡sɑʋut͡s ʋoʔ t͡ɕaiʔek]

s-
active
esoti
resemble
-ʋ
PRES
-ut͡s
not.Q
sixʷ
NEG
ɽeh
1incl.plur
s-
active
ɑt͡sɑ
other
-ʋ
PRES
-ut͡s
not.Q
ʋoʔ
3.sing.fem.POSS
t͡ɕaiʔ
human being
-ek
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Sarnoshohutz qirdangw gwikhw wärtangw dun miqek khwoqu bim.

[sɑɳoʃohut͡s ʔiɖɑŋʷ ɡʷixʷ ʋæʈɑŋʷ dun miʔek xʷokʷ bim]

s-
active
ɑɳoʃo
shape
-h
PAST
-ut͡s
not.Q
ʔiɖ
fight
-ɑŋʷ
sing
ɡʷixʷ
and
ʋæʈ
time
-ɑŋʷ
sing
dun
3.plur.masc.POSS
miʔ
language
-ek
plur
xʷo
the
-kʷ
masc
bim
3.plur.masc

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Sineñohutz bim rting khwashek khwoqu jotaugwek gwikhw khibek.

[sineɲohut͡s bim ʈiŋ xʷɑʃek xʷokʷ jotauɡʷek ɡʷixʷ xibek]

s-
active
ineɲo
copy
-h
PAST
-ut͡s
not.Q
bim
3.plur.masc
ʈiŋ
3.plur.fem.POSS
xʷɑʃ
sound
-ek
plur
xʷo
the
-kʷ
masc
jotauɡʷ
mammal
-ek
plur
ɡʷixʷ
and
xib
bird
-ek
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Bair seshirdohutz seqowutz sun miqangw khwoqu woq wityangw khwotz soquewutz woq qequangw rnom.

[baiɾ seʃiɖohut͡s seʔoʋut͡s sun miʔɑŋʷ xʷokʷ ʋoʔ ʋit͡ɕɑŋʷ xʷot͡s sokʷeʋut͡s ʋoʔ ʔekʷɑŋʷ ɳom]

baiɾ
but
s-
active
eʃiɖo
arise
-h
PAST
-ut͡s
not.Q
s-
active
eʔo
be
-ʋ
PRES
-ut͡s
not.Q
sun
1incl.plur.POSS
miʔ
language
-ɑŋʷ
sing
xʷo
the
-kʷ
masc
ʋoʔ
3.sing.fem.POSS
ʋit͡ɕ
langname
-ɑŋʷ
sing
xʷo
the
-t͡s
fem
s-
active
okʷe
different
-ʋ
PRES
-ut͡s
not.Q
ʋoʔ
3.sing.fem.POSS
ʔekʷ
manner
-ɑŋʷ
sing
ɳom
in_inside

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Suñärdohutz rdärs simuwutz woq gwikhw saungutyäwutz woq sirduwutz woq quäñurangw rnom

[suɲæɖohut͡s ɖæʂ simuʋut͡s ʋoʔ ɡʷixʷ sauŋut͡ɕæʋut͡s ʋoʔ siɖuʋut͡s ʋoʔ kʷæɲuɾɑŋʷ ɳom]

s-
active
uɲæɖo
appear
-h
PAST
-ut͡s
not.Q
ɖæʂ
3.sing.masc
s-
active
imu
whole
-ʋ
PRES
-ut͡s
not.Q
ʋoʔ
3.sing.fem.POSS
ɡʷixʷ
and
s-
active
auŋut͡ɕæ
perfect
-ʋ
PRES
-ut͡s
not.Q
ʋoʔ
3.sing.fem.POSS
s-
active
iɖu
single
-ʋ
PRES
-ut͡s
not.Q
ʋoʔ
3.sing.fem.POSS
kʷæɲuɾ
breath
-ɑŋʷ
sing
ɳom
in_inside

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Sokharrahutz sikhw sun miqangw khwoqu.

[soxɑɽɑhut͡s sixʷ sun miʔɑŋʷ xʷokʷ]

s-
active
oxɑɽɑ
evolve
-h
PAST
-ut͡s
not.Q
sixʷ
NEG
sun
1incl.plur.POSS
miʔ
language
-ɑŋʷ
sing
xʷo
the
-kʷ
masc

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Segutzihutz rdärs.

[seɡut͡sihut͡s ɖæʂ]

s-
active
eɡut͡si
create
-h
PAST
-ut͡s
not.Q
ɖæʂ
3.sing.masc

“It was created.”

(14)

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