A Collection of Texts in Chuboki

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.

Jimu mæ bau feela ja wau bau dudi dai maugi gó le ditidæja gó.

[jimu mɛ ˈbau ˈfeːla ja ˈwau ˈbau ˈdudi dai ˈmauɡi ˈɡo ˈle diˈtidɛja ˈɡo]

j-
active
ti
have
-mu
PAST
mɛ
plur
s-
fem
ˈbau
the
m-
NOM
ˈfeːla
human being
j-
fem
ɡa
all
ˈwau
in_surface
f-
masc
ˈbau
the
m-
NOM
ˈdudi
earth
d-
masc
kai
whole
m-
NOM
ˈɡauɡi
language
ˈɡo
one
ˈle
and
m-
NOM
diˈtidɛja
dialect
ˈɡo
one

“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.

Jinitimu kii ja bau dæna.

[jiˈnitimu ˈkiː ˈja ˈbau ˈdɛna]

j-
active
t͡ʃiˈniti
journey
-mu
PAST
ˈkiː
3.plur.fem
ˈja
from_inside
f-
masc
ˈbau
the
m-
NOM
ˈdɛna
east

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Le jmu kii fóó mówabæfa dógu dee fóó maubu.

[ˈle jmu ˈkiː ˈfoː moˈwabɛfa ˈdoɡu ˈdeː ˈfoː ˈmaubu]

ˈle
and
j-
active
ɡu
find
-mu
PAST
ˈkiː
3.plur.fem
f-
masc
ˈkoː
a
m-
NOM
soˈwabɛfa
plain
d-
masc
ˈwoɡu
wide
ˈdeː
in_inside
f-
masc
ˈkoː
a
m-
NOM
ˈɲaubu
land

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

(3)
Kæbæ fijuchamu kii we.

[kɛˈbɛ fiˈjut͡ʃamu ˈkiː ˈwe]

kɛˈbɛ
thus
j-
active
fiˈjut͡ʃa
dwell
-mu
PAST
ˈkiː
3.plur.fem
ˈwe
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Jmu kii duu mæ bæjajoga læ we jkæ bubó le duu mæ bæjajoga læ we jaukæ bubó leñæ.

[jmu ˈkiː ˈduː mɛ bɛˈjajɔɡa lɛ we jkɛ buˈbo ˈle ˈduː mɛ bɛˈjajɔɡa lɛ we jaukɛ buˈbo leˈɲɛ]

j-
active
kɔ
say
-mu
PAST
ˈkiː
3.plur.fem
ˈduː
1incl.plur
mɛ
plur
s-
ACC
bɛˈjajɔɡa
brick
lɛ
imperative
we
1incl.plur.SUBJ
j-
active
wo
make
-kɛ
PRES
buˈbo
COMP
ˈle
and
ˈduː
1incl.plur
mɛ
plur
s-
ACC
bɛˈjajɔɡa
brick
lɛ
imperative
we
1incl.plur.SUBJ
j-
active
ɲau
burn
-kɛ
PRES
buˈbo
COMP
leˈɲɛ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Jimu kii bæjajoga nojau mæna.

[jimu ˈkiː bɛˈjajɔɡa nɔˈjau ˈmɛna]

j-
active
ti
have
-mu
PAST
ˈkiː
3.plur.fem
m-
NOM
bɛˈjajɔɡa
brick
nɔˈjau
PURP
m-
NOM
ˈt͡ʃɛna
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Le jimu kii mimaadabæ nojau mibotibi.

[ˈle jimu ˈkiː miˈmaːdabɛ nɔˈjau miˈbɔtibi]

ˈle
and
j-
active
ti
have
-mu
PAST
ˈkiː
3.plur.fem
m-
NOM
ɲiˈmaːdabɛ
slime
nɔˈjau
PURP
m-
NOM
siˈbɔtibi
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Ló jægóóbakæ duu mæ feela ji.

[lo jɛˈɡoːbakɛ ˈduː mɛ ˈfeːla ji]

lo
NEG
j-
active
wɛˈɡoːba
resemble
-kɛ
PRES
ˈduː
1incl.plur
mɛ
plur
m-
NOM
ˈfeːla
human being
j-
fem
si
other

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Dodausmu mafo le miñi mæ bau maugi kii.

[dɔˈdausmu ˈmafɔ ˈle ˈmiɲi mɛ ˈbau ˈmauɡi ˈkiː]

j-
active
dɔˈdauso
shape
-mu
PAST
m-
NOM
ˈɲafɔ
fight
ˈle
and
m-
NOM
ˈɡiɲi
time
mɛ
plur
s-
fem
ˈbau
the
m-
NOM
ˈɡauɡi
language
ˈkiː
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.

Jagɔiñmu kii mæ bau muda mæ mæ mebuugófó le mæ kauni.

[jaˈɡɔiɲmu ˈkiː mɛ ˈbau ˈmuda mɛ mɛ meˈbuːɡofo ˈle mɛ ˈkauni]

j-
active
taˈɡɔiɲɛ
copy
-mu
PAST
ˈkiː
3.plur.fem
mɛ
plur
f-
masc
ˈbau
the
m-
NOM
ˈɡuda
sound
mɛ
plur
mɛ
plur
m-
NOM
ɲeˈbuːɡofo
mammal
ˈle
and
mɛ
plur
m-
NOM
ˈkauni
bird

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Je dafaañmu bau mubóki, kæ ma jkæ bau maugi duu, dee kóó fubæfó jaaso.

[ˈje daˈfaːɲmu ˈbau ˈmuboki, ˈkɛ ma jkɛ ˈbau ˈmauɡi ˈduː, ˈdeː ˈkoː ˈfubɛfo ˈjaːsɔ]

ˈje
but
j-
active
daˈfaːɲɛ
arise
-mu
PAST
s-
fem
ˈbau
the
m-
NOM
ˈt͡ʃuboki
langname
ˈkɛ
RELPRON
ma
3.sing.fem.SUBJ
j-
active
kuː
be
-kɛ
PRES
s-
fem
ˈbau
the
m-
NOM
ˈɡauɡi
language
ˈduː
1incl.plur
ˈdeː
in_inside
s-
fem
ˈkoː
a
m-
NOM
ˈfubɛfo
manner
j-
fem
ˈt͡ʃaːsɔ
different

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Jabichimu to dai le dónuli dee kóó manamusi demó

[jaˈbit͡ʃimu ˈtɔ dai ˈle doˈnuli ˈdeː ˈkoː maˈnamusi ˈdemo]

j-
active
t͡ʃaˈbit͡ʃi
appear
-mu
PAST
ˈtɔ
3.sing.fem
d-
masc
kai
whole
ˈle
and
d-
masc
soˈnuli
perfect
ˈdeː
in_inside
s-
fem
ˈkoː
a
m-
NOM
maˈnamusi
breath
j-
fem
ˈdemo
single

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Ló jimatimu bau maugi duu.

[lo jiˈmatimu ˈbau ˈmauɡi ˈduː]

lo
NEG
j-
active
tiˈmati
evolve
-mu
PAST
s-
fem
ˈbau
the
m-
NOM
ˈɡauɡi
language
ˈduː
1incl.plur

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Fanojmu to.

[faˈnɔjmu ˈtɔ]

j-
active
faˈnɔjɔ
create
-mu
PAST
ˈtɔ
3.sing.fem

“It was created.”

(14)

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