A Collection of Texts in Nyagh

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.

Dam zhard pabb rzej rzait rtaubb zhap kau baw rsard kau najaun.

[dam ʒaɖ paɓ ʐəj ʐait ʈauɓ ʒap kau baw ʂaɖ kau najaun]

dam
have
ʒaɖ
PAST
paɓ
all
ʐəj
human being
ʐait
whole
ʈauɓ
earth
ʒap
in_surface
kau
one
baw
language
ʂaɖ
and
kau
one
najaun
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.

Fasakh zhard ferd ğaj ñeesh.

[fasax ʒaɖ fəɖ ɣaj ɲəːʃ]

fasax
journey
ʒaɖ
PAST
fəɖ
3
ɣaj
east
ɲəːʃ
from_inside

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Rsard khart zhard ferd rdaun kartap faz wairz.

[ʂaɖ xaʈ ʒaɖ fəɖ ɖaun kaʈap faz waiʐ]

ʂaɖ
and
xaʈ
find
ʒaɖ
PAST
fəɖ
3
ɖaun
wide
kaʈap
plain
faz
land
waiʐ
in_inside

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

(3)
Rsanañ sarraij zhard ferd bbaikh.

[ʂanaɲ saɽaij ʒaɖ fəɖ ɓaix]

ʂanaɲ
thus
saɽaij
dwell
ʒaɖ
PAST
fəɖ
3
ɓaix
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Gaj zhard ferd bbaurr bbaw mal rzakan khazh rsard bbaurr karn mal rzakan bbapaad khazh.

[ɡaj ʒaɖ fəɖ ɓauɽ ɓaw mal ʐakan xaʒ ʂaɖ ɓauɽ kaɳ mal ʐakan ɓapaːd xaʒ]

ɡaj
say
ʒaɖ
PAST
fəɖ
3
ɓauɽ
1incl
ɓaw
make
mal
imperative
ʐakan
brick
xaʒ
GEN
ʂaɖ
and
ɓauɽ
1incl
kaɳ
burn
mal
imperative
ʐakan
brick
ɓapaːd
thoroughly
xaʒ
GEN

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

(5)

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

Dam zhard ferd rzakan rdeñ rsakheert.

[dam ʒaɖ fəɖ ʐakan ɖəɲ ʂaxəːʈ]

dam
have
ʒaɖ
PAST
fəɖ
3
ʐakan
brick
ɖəɲ
stone
ʂaxəːʈ
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Rsard dam zhard ferd fajaij gagaart rsakheert.

[ʂaɖ dam ʒaɖ fəɖ fajaij ɡaɡaːʈ ʂaxəːʈ]

ʂaɖ
and
dam
have
ʒaɖ
PAST
fəɖ
3
fajaij
slime
ɡaɡaːʈ
mortar
ʂaxəːʈ
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Gasrtaad lard bbaurr tait rzej.

[ɡasʈaːd laɖ ɓauɽ tait ʐəj]

ɡasʈaːd
resemble
laɖ
NEG
ɓauɽ
1incl
tait
other
ʐəj
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Rrarsaig zhard chaurn rsard ñach ferd khazh baw.

[ɽaʂaiɡ ʒaɖ t͡ʃauɳ ʂaɖ ɲat͡ʃ fəɖ xaʒ baw]

ɽaʂaiɡ
shape
ʒaɖ
PAST
t͡ʃauɳ
fight
ʂaɖ
and
ɲat͡ʃ
time
fəɖ
3
xaʒ
GEN
baw
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.

Kharsaakh zhard ferd rsañairz rsard wang khazh rtem.

[xaʂaːx ʒaɖ fəɖ ʂaɲaiʐ ʂaɖ waŋ xaʒ ʈəm]

xaʂaːx
copy
ʒaɖ
PAST
fəɖ
3
ʂaɲaiʐ
mammal
ʂaɖ
and
waŋ
bird
xaʒ
GEN
ʈəm
sound

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Wap badarn zhard ñaağ, zharr kam bbaurr khazh baw, rtaut ğart wairz.

[wap badaɳ ʒaɖ ɲaːɣ, ʒaɽ kam ɓauɽ xaʒ baw, ʈaut ɣaʈ waiʐ]

wap
but
badaɳ
arise
ʒaɖ
PAST
ɲaːɣ
langname
ʒaɽ
RELPRON
kam
be
ɓauɽ
1incl
xaʒ
GEN
baw
language
ʈaut
different
ɣaʈ
manner
waiʐ
in_inside

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Zhadaj zhard ferd rzait rsard zamal rnais gapel wairz

[ʒadaj ʒaɖ fəɖ ʐait ʂaɖ zamal ɳais ɡapəl waiʐ]

ʒadaj
appear
ʒaɖ
PAST
fəɖ
3
ʐait
whole
ʂaɖ
and
zamal
perfect
ɳais
single
ɡapəl
breath
waiʐ
in_inside

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Rnawech zhard lard bbaurr baw.

[ɳawət͡ʃ ʒaɖ laɖ ɓauɽ baw]

ɳawət͡ʃ
evolve
ʒaɖ
PAST
laɖ
NEG
ɓauɽ
1incl
baw
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Rnastab zhard ferd.

[ɳastab ʒaɖ fəɖ]

ɳastab
create
ʒaɖ
PAST
fəɖ
3

“It was created.”

(14)

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