A Collection of Texts in Emik

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.

ࣂڭ حا سڅوڭ يك سص سس ࣂم سف ࣂم س چف سي پوپ چف ستڃچ۔

[kʷeŋ heʔ sit͡sauŋ jok sesˤ sos kʷam saf kʷam su t͡ʃof sej paup t͡ʃof siteɲot͡ʃ]

kʷeŋ
have
heʔ
PAST
s-
NOM
it͡s-
plur
auŋ
human being
jok
in
s-
NOM
esˤ
surface
s-
NOM
os
earth
kʷam
3.sing.masc.POSS
s-
NOM
af
whole
kʷam
3.sing.masc.POSS
s-
NOM
u
all
t͡ʃof
one
s-
NOM
ej
language
paup
and
t͡ʃof
one
s-
NOM
iteɲot͡ʃ
dialect

“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.

څڅڃ حا بن گوس سڃ سڭو۔

[t͡sot͡saɲ heʔ bin ɡʷes seɲ saŋʷ]

t͡sot͡saɲ
journey
heʔ
PAST
bin
3.plur.fem
ɡʷes
from
s-
NOM
eɲ
inside
s-
NOM
aŋʷ
east

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
پوپ نٓوض حا بن سڅٓدن يك سڃ سف ࣂم سونٓي۔

[paup nˤaudˤ heʔ bin sat͡sˤedan jok seɲ sif kʷam saunˤij]

paup
and
nˤaudˤ
find
heʔ
PAST
bin
3.plur.fem
s-
NOM
at͡sˤedan
plain
jok
in
s-
NOM
eɲ
inside
s-
NOM
if
land
kʷam
3.sing.masc.POSS
s-
NOM
aunˤij
wide

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

(3)
څٓࣂپ ڃحگو حا بن گوگ۔

[t͡sˤokʷap ɲuhiɡʷ heʔ bin ɡʷoɡ]

t͡sˤokʷap
thus
ɲuhiɡʷ
dwell
heʔ
PAST
bin
3.plur.fem
ɡʷoɡ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

پن حا بن بڃ ڃط سڅموࣂ ن ࣂم پوپ بڃ سص سڅموࣂ ضبڭ ن ࣂم۔

[pen heʔ bin boɲ ɲitˤ sit͡samiʋekʷ na kʷam paup boɲ sisˤ sit͡samiʋekʷ dˤibaŋ na kʷam]

pen
say
heʔ
PAST
bin
3.plur.fem
boɲ
imperative
ɲitˤ
make
s-
NOM
it͡s-
plur
amiʋekʷ
brick
na
1incl.plur
kʷam
3.sing.masc.POSS
paup
and
boɲ
imperative
sisˤ
burn
s-
NOM
it͡s-
plur
amiʋekʷ
brick
dˤibaŋ
thoroughly
na
1incl.plur
kʷam
3.sing.masc.POSS

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

(5)

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

ࣂڭ حا بن سموࣂ يمن سڭ۔

[kʷeŋ heʔ bin samiʋekʷ jumen suŋ]

kʷeŋ
have
heʔ
PAST
bin
3.plur.fem
s-
NOM
amiʋekʷ
brick
jumen
PURP
s-
NOM
uŋ
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
پوپ ࣂڭ حا بن سچگڭ يمن سڅدگو۔

[paup kʷeŋ heʔ bin sot͡ʃaɡiŋ jumen sut͡saduɡʷ]

paup
and
kʷeŋ
have
heʔ
PAST
bin
3.plur.fem
s-
NOM
ot͡ʃaɡiŋ
slime
jumen
PURP
s-
NOM
ut͡saduɡʷ
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

بديڭو دب ن سڅوڭ ࣂم سي۔

[bidaiŋʷ dab na sit͡sauŋ kʷam saj]

bidaiŋʷ
resemble
dab
NEG
na
1incl.plur
s-
NOM
it͡s-
plur
auŋ
human being
kʷam
3.sing.masc.POSS
s-
NOM
aj
other

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

نٓستف حا سوࣂ پوپ سࣂ سڅي ࣂگو بن۔

[nˤustaf heʔ saukʷ paup sikʷ sit͡sej kʷoɡʷ bin]

nˤustaf
shape
heʔ
PAST
s-
NOM
aukʷ
fight
paup
and
s-
NOM
ikʷ
time
s-
NOM
it͡s-
plur
ej
language
kʷoɡʷ
3.plur.fem.POSS
bin
3.plur.fem

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

گگوࣂ حا بن سڅڭو څٓت سڅڅمص پوپ سڅڃ۔

[ɡeɡʷikʷ heʔ bin sit͡siŋʷ t͡sˤot sit͡sit͡semusˤ paup sit͡saɲ]

ɡeɡʷikʷ
copy
heʔ
PAST
bin
3.plur.fem
s-
NOM
it͡s-
plur
iŋʷ
sound
t͡sˤot
3.plur.neut.POSS
s-
NOM
it͡s-
plur
it͡semusˤ
mammal
paup
and
s-
NOM
it͡s-
plur
aɲ
bird

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

ڭوي فريگو حا طم ڭووچ سمࣂ سي كنٓ يك سڃ سڅر ࣂم سوفگ۔

[ŋʷaj fuɾaiɡʷ heʔ tˤem ŋʷaut͡ʃ semikʷ sej kunˤ jok seɲ sot͡saɾ kʷam saufiɡ]

ŋʷaj
then
fuɾaiɡʷ
arise
heʔ
PAST
tˤem
3.sing.fem.SUBJ
ŋʷaut͡ʃ
be
s-
NOM
emikʷ
langname
s-
NOM
ej
language
kunˤ
1incl.plur.POSS
jok
in
s-
NOM
eɲ
inside
s-
NOM
ot͡saɾ
manner
kʷam
3.sing.masc.POSS
s-
NOM
aufiɡ
different

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

څحࣂ حا وض ࣂم سف پوپ ࣂم سڃڅص يك سڃ سڅمب ࣂم سسس

[t͡sihakʷ heʔ ʋudˤ kʷam saf paup kʷam siɲit͡sesˤ jok seɲ sat͡sumab kʷam sisis]

t͡sihakʷ
appear
heʔ
PAST
ʋudˤ
3.sing.neut
kʷam
3.sing.masc.POSS
s-
NOM
af
whole
paup
and
kʷam
3.sing.masc.POSS
s-
NOM
iɲit͡sesˤ
perfect
jok
in
s-
NOM
eɲ
inside
s-
NOM
at͡sumab
breath
kʷam
3.sing.masc.POSS
s-
NOM
isis
single

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

گوڭوص حا دب سي كنٓ۔

[ɡʷaŋʷisˤ heʔ dab sej kunˤ]

ɡʷaŋʷisˤ
evolve
heʔ
PAST
dab
NEG
s-
NOM
ej
language
kunˤ
1incl.plur.POSS

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
دڅٓت حا وض۔

[dot͡sˤit heʔ ʋudˤ]

dot͡sˤit
create
heʔ
PAST
ʋudˤ
3.sing.neut

“It was created.”

(14)

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