A Collection of Texts in Bozh

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.

Swbpénéǹzwquaqw ᵑǀʼurr rzïᵏǀʼwìb ddưǹrsgq dṭezq rrauṣʈʼ rzïnxiìzwdt yåzwgwénéǹshṭ swgkùswdṭ ᵏǀʼwansw yåshish’ưsgqu swgkùswdṭ.

[sʷpʼẽː̰ˈzʷkʷaqʷ ˈᵑǀʼuɽ ʐɨᵏǀʼʷḭˈb ɗɯ̰̃ˈʂqʼ ˈtʼˤəzq ˈɽausˤʈʼ ʐɨᵑǁiː̰ˈzʷtʼ jɑzʷɡʷẽː̰ˈʃtˤ sʷkʼṵˈsʷtʼˤ ˈᵏǀʼʷãsʷ jɑʃiˈʃʔɯskʼʷ sʷkʼṵˈsʷtʼˤ]

sʷpʼẽː̰ˈzʷkʷ
have
-aqʷ
PAST
ˈᵑǀʼuɽ
all
ʐɨ-
cl.4
ᵏǀʼʷḭˈb
human being
ɗɯ̰̃ˈʂqʼ
in
ˈtʼˤəzq
whole
ˈɽausˤʈʼ
earth
ʐɨ-
cl.4
ᵑǁiː̰ˈzʷtʼ
surface
jɑ-
cl.2
zʷɡʷẽː̰ˈʃtˤ
language
sʷkʼṵˈsʷtʼˤ
one
ˈᵏǀʼʷãsʷ
and
jɑ-
cl.2
ʃiˈʃʔɯskʼʷ
dialect
sʷkʼṵˈsʷtʼˤ
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.

Sgqodẓaiʈʼaqw ṭaìrzdtw nc̣ïrs bbizhbɔìsrt rzïrsơngw.

[sqʼoˈd͡zˤaiʈʼaqʷ tˤaḭˈʐtʼʷ ˈᵑǀˤɨʂ ɓiʒbɔḭˈsʈ ʐɨˈʂɤŋʷ]

sqʼoˈd͡zˤaiʈʼ
journey
-aqʷ
PAST
tˤaḭˈʐtʼʷ
3.cl.4
ˈᵑǀˤɨʂ
from
ɓi-
cl.3
ʒbɔḭˈsʈ
east
ʐɨ-
cl.4
ˈʂɤŋʷ
inside

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
ᵏǀʼwansw nàz’aqw ṭaìrzdtw kưnzwp ncơzwdw gqwirsdtïï̀rzgq ddưǹrsgq kưnzwp ḍéṣp rzïrsơngw.

[ˈᵏǀʼʷãsʷ na̰ˈzʔaqʷ tˤaḭˈʐtʼʷ ˈkɯ̃zʷp ˈᵑǀɤzʷdʷ qʼʷiʂtʼɨː̰ˈʐqʼ ɗɯ̰̃ˈʂqʼ ˈkɯ̃zʷp ˈdˤesˤp ʐɨˈʂɤŋʷ]

ˈᵏǀʼʷãsʷ
and
na̰ˈzʔ
find
-aqʷ
PAST
tˤaḭˈʐtʼʷ
3.cl.4
k-
NOM
ˈɯ̃
a
-zʷp
cl.1
ˈᵑǀɤzʷdʷ
wide
qʼʷiʂtʼɨː̰ˈʐqʼ
plain
ɗɯ̰̃ˈʂqʼ
in
k-
NOM
ˈɯ̃
a
-zʷp
cl.1
ˈdˤesˤp
land
ʐɨ-
cl.4
ˈʂɤŋʷ
inside

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

(3)
Shʈʼưtẓïnrzgqw ddwatzas’aqw ṭaìrzdtw dtananzhgq.

[ʃʈʼɯˈt͡sˤɨ̃ʐqʼʷ ɗʷaˈt͡sasʔaqʷ tˤaḭˈʐtʼʷ ˈtʼãːʒqʼ]

ʃʈʼɯˈt͡sˤɨ̃ʐqʼʷ
thus
ɗʷaˈt͡sasʔ
dwell
-aqʷ
PAST
tˤaḭˈʐtʼʷ
3.cl.4
ˈtʼãːʒqʼ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Sibpaqw ṭaìrzdtw tẓïǹʈʼ sïr ᵏǀʼïgưḍénq ᵏǀʼwansw tẓïǹʈʼ bbigưḍénq sïr tzwừqw swgqdtùbp.

[ˈsipʼaqʷ tˤaḭˈʐtʼʷ t͡sˤɨ̰̃ˈʈʼ sɨr ᵏǀʼɨɡɯˈdˤẽq ˈᵏǀʼʷãsʷ t͡sˤɨ̰̃ˈʈʼ ɓiɡɯˈdˤẽq sɨr t͡sʷɯ̰ˈqʷ sʷqʼᵊtʼṵˈpʼ]

ˈsipʼ
say
-aqʷ
PAST
tˤaḭˈʐtʼʷ
3.cl.4
t͡sˤɨ̰̃ˈʈʼ
1incl
sɨr
imperative
ᵏǀʼɨ-
make
ɡɯˈdˤẽq
brick
ˈᵏǀʼʷãsʷ
and
t͡sˤɨ̰̃ˈʈʼ
1incl
ɓi-
cl.3
ɡɯˈdˤẽq
brick
sɨr
imperative
t͡sʷɯ̰ˈqʷ
burn
sʷqʼᵊtʼṵˈpʼ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Swbpénéǹzwquaqw ṭaìrzdtw bbigưḍénq ɹaskoshrt dzơʈʼ.

[sʷpʼẽː̰ˈzʷkʷaqʷ tˤaḭˈʐtʼʷ ɓiɡɯˈdˤẽq ɹaˈskoʃʈ ˈd͡zɤʈʼ]

sʷpʼẽː̰ˈzʷkʷ
have
-aqʷ
PAST
tˤaḭˈʐtʼʷ
3.cl.4
ɓi-
cl.3
ɡɯˈdˤẽq
brick
ɹaˈskoʃʈ
PURP
ˈd͡zɤʈʼ
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
ᵏǀʼwansw swbpénéǹzwquaqw ṭaìrzdtw swdtazwbpéǹzhʈʼ ɹaskoshrt bbibïshdṭïzg.

[ˈᵏǀʼʷãsʷ sʷpʼẽː̰ˈzʷkʷaqʷ tˤaḭˈʐtʼʷ sʷtʼazʷpʼḛ̃ˈʒʈʼ ɹaˈskoʃʈ ɓibɨˈʃtʼˤɨzɡ]

ˈᵏǀʼʷãsʷ
and
sʷpʼẽː̰ˈzʷkʷ
have
-aqʷ
PAST
tˤaḭˈʐtʼʷ
3.cl.4
sʷtʼazʷpʼḛ̃ˈʒʈʼ
slime
ɹaˈskoʃʈ
PURP
ɓi-
cl.3
bɨˈʃtʼˤɨzɡ
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Swpéskơswtåzgw tẓïǹʈʼ dtizwgw rzïᵏǀʼwìb.

[sʷpeˈskɤsʷtɑzɡʷ t͡sˤɨ̰̃ˈʈʼ ˈtʼizʷɡʷ ʐɨᵏǀʼʷḭˈb]

sʷpeˈskɤsʷt
resemble
-ɑzɡʷ
NEG
t͡sˤɨ̰̃ˈʈʼ
1incl
ˈtʼizʷɡʷ
other
ʐɨ-
cl.4
ᵏǀʼʷḭˈb
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Pamunraqw rzïbbïnïǹzhħgw ᵏǀʼwansw ẓbpưừbb ṭaìrzdtw yåzwgwénéǹshṭ.

[paˈmũraqʷ ʐɨɓɨ̃ː̰ˈʒɢʷ ˈᵏǀʼʷãsʷ zˤpʼɯː̰ˈɓ tˤaḭˈʐtʼʷ jɑzʷɡʷẽː̰ˈʃtˤ]

paˈmũr
shape
-aqʷ
PAST
ʐɨ-
cl.4
ɓɨ̃ː̰ˈʒɢʷ
fight
ˈᵏǀʼʷãsʷ
and
zˤpʼɯː̰ˈɓ
time
tˤaḭˈʐtʼʷ
3.cl.4
jɑ-
cl.2
zʷɡʷẽː̰ˈʃtˤ
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.

Ddworzħgweerwaqw ṭaìrzdtw ɹưrzïtẓiṣtìdd ᵏǀʼwansw ɹưrzïdzwoòrs yårzgkundzw.

[ɗʷoˈʐɢʷəːrʷaqʷ tˤaḭˈʐtʼʷ ɹɯʐɨt͡sˤisˤtḭˈɗ ˈᵏǀʼʷãsʷ ɹɯʐɨd͡zʷoː̰ˈʂ jɑˈʐkʼũd͡zʷ]

ɗʷoˈʐɢʷəːrʷ
copy
-aqʷ
PAST
tˤaḭˈʐtʼʷ
3.cl.4
ɹɯ-
GEN
ʐɨ-
cl.4
t͡sˤisˤtḭˈɗ
mammal
ˈᵏǀʼʷãsʷ
and
ɹɯ-
GEN
ʐɨ-
cl.4
d͡zʷoː̰ˈʂ
bird
jɑ-
cl.2
ˈʐkʼũd͡zʷ
sound

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Rzqiniǹsk c̣iqwàṛaqw tẓïǹʈʼ yåzwgwénéǹshṭ c̣é̀rn yåbboorz’ ddưǹrsgq kưnṣdtw ncogw bbirdi’ rzïrsơngw.

[ʐqĩː̰ˈsk ᵏǀˤiqʷa̰ˈrˤaqʷ t͡sˤɨ̰̃ˈʈʼ jɑzʷɡʷẽː̰ˈʃtˤ ᵏǀˤḛˈɳ jɑˈɓoːʐʔ ɗɯ̰̃ˈʂqʼ ˈkɯ̃sˤtʼʷ ˈᵑǀoɡʷ ɓiˈɖiʔ ʐɨˈʂɤŋʷ]

ʐqĩː̰ˈsk
but
ᵏǀˤiqʷa̰ˈrˤ
arise
-aqʷ
PAST
t͡sˤɨ̰̃ˈʈʼ
1incl
jɑ-
cl.2
zʷɡʷẽː̰ˈʃtˤ
language
ᵏǀˤḛˈɳ
be
jɑ-
cl.2
ˈɓoːʐʔ
langname
ɗɯ̰̃ˈʂqʼ
in
k-
NOM
ˈɯ̃
a
-sˤtʼʷ
cl.3
ˈᵑǀoɡʷ
different
ɓi-
cl.3
ˈɖiʔ
manner
ʐɨ-
cl.4
ˈʂɤŋʷ
inside

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

ɹorzé̀nwaqw zhbuẓdtw dṭezq ᵏǀʼwansw rwoẓrtừẓħgw ddưǹrsgq kưnzwp sanansqw gquåṣqờswgk rzïrsơngw

[ɹoʐḛˈnʷaqʷ ˈʒbuzˤtʼʷ ˈtʼˤəzq ˈᵏǀʼʷãsʷ rʷozˤʈɯ̰ˈzˤɢʷ ɗɯ̰̃ˈʂqʼ ˈkɯ̃zʷp ˈsãːsqʷ kʼʷɑsˤqɤ̰ˈsʷkʼ ʐɨˈʂɤŋʷ]

ɹoʐḛˈnʷ
appear
-aqʷ
PAST
ˈʒbuzˤtʼʷ
3.cl.2
ˈtʼˤəzq
whole
ˈᵏǀʼʷãsʷ
and
rʷozˤʈɯ̰ˈzˤɢʷ
perfect
ɗɯ̰̃ˈʂqʼ
in
k-
NOM
ˈɯ̃
a
-zʷp
cl.1
ˈsãːsqʷ
single
kʼʷɑsˤqɤ̰ˈsʷkʼ
breath
ʐɨ-
cl.4
ˈʂɤŋʷ
inside

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Gqwash’ïǹsquaqwåzgw tẓïǹʈʼ yåzwgwénéǹshṭ.

[qʼʷaʃʔɨ̰̃ˈskʷaqʷɑzɡʷ t͡sˤɨ̰̃ˈʈʼ jɑzʷɡʷẽː̰ˈʃtˤ]

qʼʷaʃʔɨ̰̃ˈskʷ
evolve
-aqʷ
PAST
-ɑzɡʷ
NEG
t͡sˤɨ̰̃ˈʈʼ
1incl
jɑ-
cl.2
zʷɡʷẽː̰ˈʃtˤ
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Gưrzgwashquaqw zhbuẓdtw.

[ɡɯˈʐɡʷaʃkʷaqʷ ˈʒbuzˤtʼʷ]

ɡɯˈʐɡʷaʃkʷ
create
-aqʷ
PAST
ˈʒbuzˤtʼʷ
3.cl.2

“It was created.”

(14)

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