A Collection of Texts in Pang

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.

Н̇ип р̇ир̇ т̇аапат н̇уӈ чин̇иб̱, ҁнайӈ т̇ин̇, ҁтус̇аш, ҁнайӈ нан, кваҁтус̇ шит њаўт̇уб̱ нааӈ шит ҁтуӈваўтуб̱.

[ˈɳip ɽiɽ ˈʈaːpat ˈɳuŋ ˈt͡ʃiɳiɓ, ˈᵑǀaiŋ ˈʈiɳ, ˈᵏǀuʂaʃ, ˈᵑǀaiŋ ˈnan, kʷaˈᵏǀuʂ ˈʃit ˈɲauʈuɓ ˈnaːŋ ˈʃit ᵏǀuˈŋʷautuɓ]

ˈɳip
have
ɽiɽ
PAST
ˈʈaːp
human being
-at
plur
ˈɳuŋ
in_surface
ˈt͡ʃiɳ
earth
-iɓ
sing
ˈᵑǀaiŋ
RELPRON
ˈʈiɳ
whole
ˈᵏǀuʂ
the
-aʃ
fem
ˈᵑǀaiŋ
RELPRON
ˈnan
all
kʷa-
plur
ˈᵏǀuʂ
the
ˈʃit
one
ˈɲauʈ
language
-iɓ
sing
ˈnaːŋ
and
ˈʃit
one
ᵏǀiˈŋʷaut
dialect
-iɓ
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.

Писа р̇ир̇ с̇аан нииф т̇ашиб̱ ҁтус̇ут̇.

[piˈsa ɽiɽ ˈʂaːn ˈniːf ˈʈaʃiɓ ˈᵏǀuʂuʈ]

piˈsa
journey
ɽiɽ
PAST
ˈʂaːn
3.plur.neut
ˈniːf
from_inside
ˈʈaʃ
east
-iɓ
sing
ˈᵏǀuʂ
the
-iʈ
masc

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Нааӈ т̇айс̇ р̇ир̇ с̇аан ҁтатииб̱иб̱ квииӈ чайњиб̱ њаўӈв, ҁнайӈ шип, њаўӈвут̇.

[ˈnaːŋ ˈʈaiʂ ɽiɽ ˈʂaːn ᵏǀaˈtiːɓiɓ ˈkʷiːŋ ˈt͡ʃaiɲiɓ ˈɲauŋʷ, ˈᵑǀaiŋ ˈʃip, ˈɲauŋʷuʈ]

ˈnaːŋ
and
ˈʈaiʂ
find
ɽiɽ
PAST
ˈʂaːn
3.plur.neut
ᵏǀaˈtiːɓ
plain
-iɓ
sing
ˈkʷiːŋ
in_inside
ˈt͡ʃaiɲ
land
-iɓ
sing
ˈɲauŋʷ
a
ˈᵑǀaiŋ
RELPRON
ˈʃip
wide
ˈɲauŋʷ
a
-iʈ
masc

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

(3)
Памайк такаўб̱ р̇ир̇ с̇аан нан̇.

[paˈmaik taˈkauɓ ɽiɽ ˈʂaːn ˈnaɳ]

paˈmaik
thus
taˈkauɓ
dwell
ɽiɽ
PAST
ˈʂaːn
3.plur.neut
ˈnaɳ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Шук р̇ир̇ с̇аан б̱ат̇ сич р̇инин̇атињ р̇ип ҁнак нааӈ ҁнан̇ сич р̇инин̇атињ ӈвин̇ап р̇ип ҁнак.

[ˈʃuk ɽiɽ ˈʂaːn ˈɓaʈ sit͡ʃ ɽiˈniɳatiɲ ˈɽip ᵑǀak ˈnaːŋ ˈᵑǀaɳ sit͡ʃ ɽiˈniɳatiɲ ŋʷiˈɳap ˈɽip ᵑǀak]

ˈʃuk
say
ɽiɽ
PAST
ˈʂaːn
3.plur.neut
ˈɓaʈ
make
sit͡ʃ
imperative
ɽiˈniɳ
brick
-at
plur
-iɲ
ACC
ˈɽip
1incl.plur
ᵑǀak
3.sing.neut.POSS
ˈnaːŋ
and
ˈᵑǀaɳ
burn
sit͡ʃ
imperative
ɽiˈniɳ
brick
-at
plur
-iɲ
ACC
ŋʷiˈɳap
thoroughly
ˈɽip
1incl.plur
ᵑǀak
3.sing.neut.POSS

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

(5)

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

Н̇ип р̇ир̇ с̇аан р̇инин̇иб̱ т̇атаўт̇ ӈвиис̇иб̱.

[ˈɳip ɽiɽ ˈʂaːn ɽiˈniɳiɓ ʈaˈtauʈ ˈŋʷiːʂiɓ]

ˈɳip
have
ɽiɽ
PAST
ˈʂaːn
3.plur.neut
ɽiˈniɳ
brick
-iɓ
sing
ʈaˈtauʈ
PURP
ˈŋʷiːʂ
stone
-iɓ
sing

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Нааӈ н̇ип р̇ир̇ с̇аан ҁтушууӈуб̱ т̇атаўт̇ такаўпуб̱.

[ˈnaːŋ ˈɳip ɽiɽ ˈʂaːn ᵏǀuˈʃuːŋuɓ ʈaˈtauʈ taˈkaupuɓ]

ˈnaːŋ
and
ˈɳip
have
ɽiɽ
PAST
ˈʂaːn
3.plur.neut
ᵏǀiˈʃuːŋ
slime
-iɓ
sing
ʈaˈtauʈ
PURP
taˈkaup
mortar
-iɓ
sing

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Кусун мињ р̇ип т̇аапат, ҁнайӈ р̇им.

[kuˈsun miɲ ˈɽip ˈʈaːpat, ˈᵑǀaiŋ ˈɽim]

kiˈsun
resemble
miɲ
NEG
ˈɽip
1incl.plur
ˈʈaːp
human being
-at
plur
ˈᵑǀaiŋ
RELPRON
ˈɽim
other

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Ҁниспайкв р̇ир̇ ӈишиб̱ нааӈ кис̇иб̱ њаўт̇ат кваҁтус̇ б̱им с̇аан.

[ᵑǀiˈspaikʷ ɽiɽ ˈŋiʃiɓ ˈnaːŋ ˈkiʂiɓ ˈɲauʈat kʷaˈᵏǀuʂ ɓim ˈʂaːn]

ᵑǀiˈspaikʷ
shape
ɽiɽ
PAST
ˈŋiʃ
fight
-iɓ
sing
ˈnaːŋ
and
ˈkiʂ
time
-iɓ
sing
ˈɲauʈ
language
-at
plur
kʷa-
plur
ˈᵏǀuʂ
the
ɓim
3.plur.neut.POSS
ˈʂaːn
3.plur.neut

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Сит̇ас р̇ир̇ с̇аан р̇уупат кваҁтус̇ б̱им т̇аӈвайскватип нааӈ саачатип.

[siˈʈas ɽiɽ ˈʂaːn ˈɽuːpat kʷaˈᵏǀuʂ ɓim ʈaˈŋʷaiskʷatip ˈnaːŋ ˈsaːt͡ʃatip]

siˈʈas
copy
ɽiɽ
PAST
ˈʂaːn
3.plur.neut
ˈɽuːp
sound
-at
plur
kʷa-
plur
ˈᵏǀuʂ
the
ɓim
3.plur.neut.POSS
ʈaˈŋʷaiskʷ
mammal
-at
plur
-ip
GEN
ˈnaːŋ
and
ˈsaːt͡ʃ
bird
-at
plur
-ip
GEN

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Пакв чуӈваўк р̇ир̇ паӈиб̱ ҁтус̇ут̇, ҁнайӈ шаа њаўт̇уб̱ ҁтус̇ ки, квииӈ с̇ан̇иб̱, ҁнайӈ квайп, њаўӈв.

[ˈpakʷ t͡ʃuˈŋʷauk ɽiɽ ˈpaŋiɓ ˈᵏǀuʂuʈ, ˈᵑǀaiŋ ˈʃaː ˈɲauʈuɓ ˈᵏǀuʂ ki, ˈkʷiːŋ ˈʂaɳiɓ, ˈᵑǀaiŋ ˈkʷaip, ˈɲauŋʷ]

ˈpakʷ
but
t͡ʃiˈŋʷauk
arise
ɽiɽ
PAST
ˈpaŋ
langname
-iɓ
sing
ˈᵏǀuʂ
the
-iʈ
masc
ˈᵑǀaiŋ
RELPRON
ˈʃaː
be
ˈɲauʈ
language
-iɓ
sing
ˈᵏǀuʂ
the
ki
1incl.plur.POSS
ˈkʷiːŋ
in_inside
ˈʂaɳ
manner
-iɓ
sing
ˈᵑǀaiŋ
RELPRON
ˈkʷaip
different
ˈɲauŋʷ
a

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Њис̇аакв р̇ир̇ ӈис, ҁнайӈ т̇ин̇, нааӈ, ҁнайӈ мунут̇, квииӈ сушаўр̇уб̱, ҁнайӈ кааӈв, њаўӈв

[ɲiˈʂaːkʷ ɽiɽ ˈŋis, ˈᵑǀaiŋ ˈʈiɳ, ˈnaːŋ, ˈᵑǀaiŋ muˈnuʈ, ˈkʷiːŋ suˈʃauɽuɓ, ˈᵑǀaiŋ ˈkaːŋʷ, ˈɲauŋʷ]

ɲiˈʂaːkʷ
appear
ɽiɽ
PAST
ˈŋis
3.sing.neut
ˈᵑǀaiŋ
RELPRON
ˈʈiɳ
whole
ˈnaːŋ
and
ˈᵑǀaiŋ
RELPRON
miˈnuʈ
perfect
ˈkʷiːŋ
in_inside
siˈʃauɽ
breath
-iɓ
sing
ˈᵑǀaiŋ
RELPRON
ˈkaːŋʷ
single
ˈɲauŋʷ
a

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Шут̇аў р̇ир̇ мињ њаўт̇уб̱ ҁтус̇ ки.

[ʃuˈʈau ɽiɽ miɲ ˈɲauʈuɓ ˈᵏǀuʂ ki]

ʃiˈʈau
evolve
ɽiɽ
PAST
miɲ
NEG
ˈɲauʈ
language
-iɓ
sing
ˈᵏǀuʂ
the
ki
1incl.plur.POSS

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Тупун р̇ир̇ ӈис.

[tuˈpun ɽiɽ ˈŋis]

tiˈpun
create
ɽiɽ
PAST
ˈŋis
3.sing.neut

“It was created.”

(14)

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