A Collection of Texts in Doeh

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.

Mav zhäty pøt shuj bip pos gyzh lʉn lʉsh gen kym jus llʉw kym sumizh.

[mɑv ʒæc pøt ʃuj bip pos ɡyʒ lʉn lʉʃ ɡen kym jus ʎʉw kym sumiʒ]

mɑv
have
ʒæc
PAST
pøt
all
ʃuj
human being
bip
whole
pos
earth
ɡyʒ
surface
lʉn
LOC
lʉʃ
in
ɡen
plur
kym
one
jus
language
ʎʉw
and
kym
one
sumiʒ
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.

Llillah zhäty mam vuzh gih tyʉt byty.

[ʎiʎɑh ʒæc mɑm vuʒ ɡih cʉt byc]

ʎiʎɑh
journey
ʒæc
PAST
mɑm
3.plur
vuʒ
east
ɡih
inside
cʉt
ABL
byc
from

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Llʉw gaw zhäty mam dyig zhyb lejä dyig lludy gih lʉn lʉsh.

[ʎʉw ɡɑw ʒæc mɑm ɟiɡ ʒyb lejæ ɟiɡ ʎuɟ ɡih lʉn lʉʃ]

ʎʉw
and
ɡɑw
find
ʒæc
PAST
mɑm
3.plur
ɟiɡ
a
ʒyb
wide
lejæ
plain
ɟiɡ
a
ʎuɟ
land
ɡih
inside
lʉn
LOC
lʉʃ
in

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

(3)
Pʉnab sitäv zhäty mam tyn.

[pʉnɑb sitæv ʒæc mɑm tyn]

pʉnɑb
thus
sitæv
dwell
ʒæc
PAST
mɑm
3.plur
tyn
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Bʉj zhäty mam shib täh sugegäsh faty täk llʉw shib täh sugegas faty nityish täk.

[bʉj ʒæc mɑm ʃib tæh suɡeɡæʃ fɑc tæk ʎʉw ʃib tæh suɡeɡɑs fɑc niciʃ tæk]

bʉj
say
ʒæc
PAST
mɑm
3.plur
ʃib
1incl.plur
tæh
3.sing.POSS
suɡeɡ
brick
-æʃ
make
fɑc
imperative
tæk
GEN
ʎʉw
and
ʃib
1incl.plur
tæh
3.sing.POSS
suɡeɡ
brick
-ɑs
burn
fɑc
imperative
niciʃ
thoroughly
tæk
GEN

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

(5)

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

Mav zhäty mam sugeg shʉb lʉn tetyf.

[mɑv ʒæc mɑm suɡeɡ ʃʉb lʉn tetyf]

mɑv
have
ʒæc
PAST
mɑm
3.plur
suɡeɡ
brick
ʃʉb
stone
lʉn
LOC
tetyf
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Llʉw mav zhäty mam bolaf täjun lʉn tetyf.

[ʎʉw mɑv ʒæc mɑm bolɑf tæjun lʉn tetyf]

ʎʉw
and
mɑv
have
ʒæc
PAST
mɑm
3.plur
bolɑf
slime
tæjun
mortar
lʉn
LOC
tetyf
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Møllyl llin shib tyä shuj gen.

[møʎyl ʎin ʃib cæ ʃuj ɡen]

moʎyl
resemble
ʎin
NEG
ʃib
1incl.plur
cæ
other
ʃuj
human being
ɡen
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Demøzh zhäty llih llʉw sam mam täk jus gen keb.

[demøʒ ʒæc ʎih ʎʉw sɑm mɑm tæk jus ɡen keb]

demøʒ
shape
ʒæc
PAST
ʎih
fight
ʎʉw
and
sɑm
time
mɑm
3.plur
tæk
GEN
jus
language
ɡen
plur
keb
3.plur.POSS

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Mishäz zhäty mam zhikeh gen llʉw kal gen gen täk zhiz gen keb.

[miʃæz ʒæc mɑm ʒikeh ɡen ʎʉw kɑl ɡen ɡen tæk ʒiz ɡen keb]

miʃæz
copy
ʒæc
PAST
mɑm
3.plur
ʒikeh
mammal
ɡen
plur
ʎʉw
and
kɑl
bird
ɡen
plur
ɡen
plur
tæk
GEN
ʒiz
sound
ɡen
plur
keb
3.plur.POSS

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Jʉv zʉlän zhäty jus sum nof zaz døh dyig laty ha gih lʉn lʉsh.

[jʉv zʉlæn ʒæc jus sum nof zɑz døh ɟiɡ lɑc hɑ ɡih lʉn lʉʃ]

jʉv
but
zʉlæn
arise
ʒæc
PAST
jus
language
sum
1incl.plur.POSS
nof
be
zɑz
3.plur.OBJ
døh
langname
ɟiɡ
a
lɑc
different
hɑ
manner
ɡih
inside
lʉn
LOC
lʉʃ
in

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Nøsyn zhäty faz bip llʉw bideh dyig gʉm jebäd gih lʉn lʉsh

[nøsyn ʒæc fɑz bip ʎʉw bideh ɟiɡ ɡʉm jebæd ɡih lʉn lʉʃ]

nosyn
appear
ʒæc
PAST
fɑz
3.sing
bip
whole
ʎʉw
and
bideh
perfect
ɟiɡ
a
ɡʉm
single
jebæd
breath
ɡih
inside
lʉn
LOC
lʉʃ
in

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Vebʉf zhäty llin jus sum.

[vebʉf ʒæc ʎin jus sum]

vebʉf
evolve
ʒæc
PAST
ʎin
NEG
jus
language
sum
1incl.plur.POSS

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Tyʉlef zhäty faz.

[cʉlef ʒæc fɑz]

cʉlef
create
ʒæc
PAST
fɑz
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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