A Collection of Texts in Tost

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.

Poz stutz ḍir stɔizgañ fauty tätẓ keṛäf ḍir fagäf dotj tẓo ṣingäf joṛ tẓo ḍaskäbäf.

[ˈpoz stut͡s ˈdˤir ˈstɔizɡɑɲ ˈfaut͡ɕ ˈtæt͡sˤ ˈkerˤæf ˈdˤir ˈfɑɡæf ˈdoc ˈt͡sˤo ˈsˤiŋæf ˈd͡ʒorˤ ˈt͡sˤo dˤɑˈskæbæf]

ˈpoz
have
stut͡s
PAST
ˈdˤir
the
ˈstɔizɡ
human being
-ɑɲ
plur
ˈfaut͡ɕ
all
ˈtæt͡sˤ
in
ˈkerˤ
surface
-æf
sing
ˈdˤir
the
ˈfɑɡ
earth
-æf
sing
ˈdoc
whole
ˈt͡sˤo
one
ˈsˤiŋ
language
-æf
sing
ˈd͡ʒorˤ
and
ˈt͡sˤo
one
dˤɑˈskæb
dialect
-æf
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.

Tuṣtɔis stutz ned rɔit tyuuṛäf ḍir ṣṭächäf.

[tuˈsˤtɔis stut͡s ˈned ˈrɔit ˈt͡ɕuːrˤæf ˈdˤir ˈsˤtˤæt͡ʃæf]

tuˈsˤtɔis
journey
stut͡s
PAST
ˈned
3.plur
ˈrɔit
from
ˈt͡ɕuːrˤ
inside
-æf
sing
ˈdˤir
the
ˈsˤtˤæt͡ʃ
east
-æf
sing

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Joṛ ẓḍɔiñ stutz ned toor ṇuspauḍäf skitẓ tätẓ tyuuṛäf toor tyedyäf.

[ˈd͡ʒorˤ ˈzˤdˤɔiɲ stut͡s ˈned ˈtoːr nˤuˈspaudˤæf ˈskit͡sˤ ˈtæt͡sˤ ˈt͡ɕuːrˤæf ˈtoːr ˈt͡ɕeɟæf]

ˈd͡ʒorˤ
and
ˈzˤdˤɔiɲ
find
stut͡s
PAST
ˈned
3.plur
ˈtoːr
a
nˤuˈspaudˤ
plain
-æf
sing
ˈskit͡sˤ
wide
ˈtæt͡sˤ
in
ˈt͡ɕuːrˤ
inside
-æf
sing
ˈtoːr
a
ˈt͡ɕeɟ
land
-æf
sing

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

(3)
Tẓatjeeẓ nuzuf stutz ned kɔis.

[t͡sˤɑˈceːzˤ nuˈzuf stut͡s ˈned ˈkɔis]

t͡sˤɑˈceːzˤ
thus
nuˈzuf
dwell
stut͡s
PAST
ˈned
3.plur
ˈkɔis
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Gir stutz ned käṛ fap fupichañ neng joṛ ṛiiẓ fap fupichañ ẓḍibaaty neng.

[ˈɡir stut͡s ˈned ˈkærˤ fɑp fuˈpit͡ʃɑɲ ˈneŋ ˈd͡ʒorˤ ˈrˤiːzˤ fɑp fuˈpit͡ʃɑɲ zˤdˤiˈbɑːt͡ɕ ˈneŋ]

ˈɡir
say
stut͡s
PAST
ˈned
3.plur
ˈkærˤ
make
fɑp
imperative
fuˈpit͡ʃ
brick
-ɑɲ
plur
ˈneŋ
1incl.plur
ˈd͡ʒorˤ
and
ˈrˤiːzˤ
burn
fɑp
imperative
fuˈpit͡ʃ
brick
-ɑɲ
plur
zˤdˤiˈbɑːt͡ɕ
thoroughly
ˈneŋ
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.

Poz stutz ned fupichäf tzäsety ñuṣpäf.

[ˈpoz stut͡s ˈned fuˈpit͡ʃæf t͡sæˈset͡ɕ ˈɲusˤpæf]

ˈpoz
have
stut͡s
PAST
ˈned
3.plur
fuˈpit͡ʃ
brick
-æf
sing
t͡sæˈset͡ɕ
PURP
ˈɲusˤp
stone
-æf
sing

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Joṛ poz stutz ned gägeetyäf tzäsety ṭityaṣkäf.

[ˈd͡ʒorˤ ˈpoz stut͡s ˈned ɡæˈɡeːt͡ɕæf t͡sæˈset͡ɕ tˤiˈt͡ɕɑsˤkæf]

ˈd͡ʒorˤ
and
ˈpoz
have
stut͡s
PAST
ˈned
3.plur
ɡæˈɡeːt͡ɕ
slime
-æf
sing
t͡sæˈset͡ɕ
PURP
tˤiˈt͡ɕɑsˤk
mortar
-æf
sing

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Mikiẓ muty neng stɔizgañ zor.

[miˈkizˤ mut͡ɕ ˈneŋ ˈstɔizɡɑɲ ˈzor]

miˈkizˤ
resemble
mut͡ɕ
NEG
ˈneŋ
1incl.plur
ˈstɔizɡ
human being
-ɑɲ
plur
ˈzor
other

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Ẓitẓautj stutz puuṣäf joṛ tẓatäf ḍir ṣingañ ned.

[zˤiˈt͡sˤauc stut͡s ˈpuːsˤæf ˈd͡ʒorˤ ˈt͡sˤɑtæf ˈdˤir ˈsˤiŋɑɲ ˈned]

zˤiˈt͡sˤauc
shape
stut͡s
PAST
ˈpuːsˤ
fight
-æf
sing
ˈd͡ʒorˤ
and
ˈt͡sˤɑt
time
-æf
sing
ˈdˤir
the
ˈsˤiŋ
language
-ɑɲ
plur
ˈned
3.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.

Ṣtjaṣkang stutz ned ḍir tjiṣtañ ñiṣtääṭañ joṛ tzadañ.

[sˤcɑˈsˤkɑŋ stut͡s ˈned ˈdˤir ˈcisˤtɑɲ ɲiˈsˤtæːtˤɑɲ ˈd͡ʒorˤ ˈt͡sɑdɑɲ]

sˤcɑˈsˤkɑŋ
copy
stut͡s
PAST
ˈned
3.plur
ˈdˤir
the
ˈcisˤt
sound
-ɑɲ
plur
ɲiˈsˤtæːtˤ
mammal
-ɑɲ
plur
ˈd͡ʒorˤ
and
ˈt͡sɑd
bird
-ɑɲ
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Zdyɔif ṣätzutj stutz ṭan ḍir tosṭäf ḍir ṣingäf neng tätẓ tyuuṛäf toor kotzäf ḍääṇ.

[ˈzɟɔif sˤæˈt͡suc stut͡s ˈtˤɑn ˈdˤir ˈtostˤæf ˈdˤir ˈsˤiŋæf ˈneŋ ˈtæt͡sˤ ˈt͡ɕuːrˤæf ˈtoːr ˈkot͡sæf ˈdˤæːnˤ]

ˈzɟɔif
then
sˤæˈt͡suc
arise
stut͡s
PAST
ˈtˤɑn
be
ˈdˤir
the
ˈtostˤ
langname
-æf
sing
ˈdˤir
the
ˈsˤiŋ
language
-æf
sing
ˈneŋ
1incl.plur
ˈtæt͡sˤ
in
ˈt͡ɕuːrˤ
inside
-æf
sing
ˈtoːr
a
ˈkot͡s
manner
-æf
sing
ˈdˤæːnˤ
different

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Sustody stutz tẓaiẓ dotj joṛ giẓak tätẓ tyuuṛäf toor chastonäf riñ

[suˈstoɟ stut͡s ˈt͡sˤaizˤ ˈdoc ˈd͡ʒorˤ ɡiˈzˤɑk ˈtæt͡sˤ ˈt͡ɕuːrˤæf ˈtoːr t͡ʃɑˈstonæf ˈriɲ]

suˈstoɟ
appear
stut͡s
PAST
ˈt͡sˤaizˤ
3.sing
ˈdoc
whole
ˈd͡ʒorˤ
and
ɡiˈzˤɑk
perfect
ˈtæt͡sˤ
in
ˈt͡ɕuːrˤ
inside
-æf
sing
ˈtoːr
a
t͡ʃɑˈston
breath
-æf
sing
ˈriɲ
single

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Siṛich stutz muty ḍir ṣingäf neng.

[siˈrˤit͡ʃ stut͡s mut͡ɕ ˈdˤir ˈsˤiŋæf ˈneŋ]

siˈrˤit͡ʃ
evolve
stut͡s
PAST
mut͡ɕ
NEG
ˈdˤir
the
ˈsˤiŋ
language
-æf
sing
ˈneŋ
1incl.plur

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Ẓäbetj stutz tẓaiẓ.

[zˤæˈbec stut͡s ˈt͡sˤaizˤ]

zˤæˈbec
create
stut͡s
PAST
ˈt͡sˤaizˤ
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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