A Collection of Texts in Paba

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.

Jaame raaro ruu te ña ruu gi me kuu re ta taa mi geñiwaa taa.

[jaːme ɾaːɾo ɾuː te ɲa ɾuː ɡi me kuː ɾe ta taː mi ɡeɲiwaː taː]

jaːme
have
ɾaːɾo
PAST
ɾuː
the
te
all
ɲa
human being
ɾuː
the
ɡi
whole
me
earth
kuː
surface
ɾe
in
ta
language
taː
one
mi
and
ɡeɲiwaː
dialect
taː
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.

Kiraasi raaro do ruu du bu gii.

[kiɾaːsi ɾaːɾo do ɾuː du bu ɡiː]

kiɾaːsi
journey
ɾaːɾo
PAST
do
3
ɾuː
the
du
east
bu
inside
ɡiː
from

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Mi siku raaro do nugoo nisasi kaa bu re.

[mi siku ɾaːɾo do nuɡoː nisasi kaː bu ɾe]

mi
and
siku
find
ɾaːɾo
PAST
do
3
nuɡoː
wide
nisasi
plain
kaː
land
bu
inside
ɾe
in

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

(3)
Rutee nobasi raaro do ni.

[ɾuteː nobasi ɾaːɾo do ni]

ɾuteː
thus
nobasi
dwell
ɾaːɾo
PAST
do
3
ni
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Mura raaro do koo ririti mokee roña tazi bizi mi koo ririti mokee tuu tazi jañi bizi.

[muɾa ɾaːɾo do koː ɾiɾiti mokeː ɾoɲa tazi bizi mi koː ɾiɾiti mokeː tuː tazi jaɲi bizi]

muɾa
say
ɾaːɾo
PAST
do
3
koː
1incl
ɾiɾiti
brick
mokeː
ACC
ɾoɲa
make
tazi
imperative
bizi
GEN
mi
and
koː
1incl
ɾiɾiti
brick
mokeː
ACC
tuː
burn
tazi
imperative
jaɲi
thoroughly
bizi
GEN

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

(5)

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

Jaame raaro do ririti ma sedi.

[jaːme ɾaːɾo do ɾiɾiti ma sedi]

jaːme
have
ɾaːɾo
PAST
do
3
ɾiɾiti
brick
ma
stone
sedi
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Mi jaame raaro do guusemii subiwaa sedi.

[mi jaːme ɾaːɾo do ɡuːsemiː subiwaː sedi]

mi
and
jaːme
have
ɾaːɾo
PAST
do
3
ɡuːsemiː
slime
subiwaː
mortar
sedi
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Jootiba siri koo ko ña.

[joːtiba siɾi koː ko ɲa]

joːtiba
resemble
siɾi
NEG
koː
1incl
ko
other
ɲa
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Tidaata raaro ja mi kii do bizi ruu ta.

[tidaːta ɾaːɾo ja mi kiː do bizi ɾuː ta]

tidaːta
shape
ɾaːɾo
PAST
ja
fight
mi
and
kiː
time
do
3
bizi
GEN
ɾuː
the
ta
language

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Rakahu raaro do dugoki mi mo bizi ruu rii.

[ɾakahu ɾaːɾo do duɡoki mi mo bizi ɾuː ɾiː]

ɾakahu
copy
ɾaːɾo
PAST
do
3
duɡoki
mammal
mi
and
mo
bird
bizi
GEN
ɾuː
the
ɾiː
sound

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Pi haagani raaro koo bizi ruu ta woo ruu paaba dajuu maaki bu re.

[pi haːɡani ɾaːɾo koː bizi ɾuː ta woː ɾuː paːba dajuː maːki bu ɾe]

pi
but
haːɡani
arise
ɾaːɾo
PAST
koː
1incl
bizi
GEN
ɾuː
the
ta
language
woː
be
ɾuː
the
paːba
langname
dajuː
different
maːki
manner
bu
inside
ɾe
in

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Zuugima raaro do gi mi disijaa tiidi hasazuu bu re

[zuːɡima ɾaːɾo do ɡi mi disijaː tiːdi hasazuː bu ɾe]

zuːɡima
appear
ɾaːɾo
PAST
do
3
ɡi
whole
mi
and
disijaː
perfect
tiːdi
single
hasazuː
breath
bu
inside
ɾe
in

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Puubiino raaro siri koo ruu ta.

[puːbiːno ɾaːɾo siɾi koː ɾuː ta]

puːbiːno
evolve
ɾaːɾo
PAST
siɾi
NEG
koː
1incl
ɾuː
the
ta
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Moojetoo raaro do.

[moːjetoː ɾaːɾo do]

moːjetoː
create
ɾaːɾo
PAST
do
3

“It was created.”

(14)

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