A Collection of Texts in Jal

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.

Vip pot khiin chezad juw tiip lapad yeef ñinid tuf yeef fayaachid.

[vip pot xiːn t͡ʃezad d͡ʒuw tiːp lapad jeːf ɲinid tuf jeːf fajaːt͡ʃid]

vip
PAST
pot
have
xiːn
all
t͡ʃez
human being
-a
def
-d
ABS
d͡ʒuw
in_surface
tiːp
whole
lap
earth
-a
def
-d
ABS
jeːf
one
ɲin
language
-i
not.def
-d
ABS
tuf
and
jeːf
one
fajaːt͡ʃ
dialect
-i
not.def
-d
ABS

“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.

Vip chabif jis mip khiñad.

[vip t͡ʃabif d͡ʒis mip xiɲad]

vip
PAST
t͡ʃabif
journey
d͡ʒ-
plur
is
3.plur
mip
from_inside
xiɲ
east
-a
def
-d
ABS

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Tuf vip biiw jis jom gakhipid guf tiñid.

[tuf vip biːw d͡ʒis d͡ʒom ɡaxipid ɡuf tiɲid]

tuf
and
vip
PAST
biːw
find
d͡ʒ-
plur
is
3.plur
d͡ʒom
wide
ɡaxip
plain
-i
not.def
-d
ABS
ɡuf
in_inside
tiɲ
land
-i
not.def
-d
ABS

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

(3)
Yazon vip ñimaaw jis tiiw.

[jazon vip ɲimaːw d͡ʒis tiːw]

jazon
thus
vip
PAST
ɲimaːw
dwell
d͡ʒ-
plur
is
3.plur
tiːw
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Vip se jis jeew tiniijariv khag ñikher tuf jeew jiik khag tiniijid ñikher wadem.

[vip se d͡ʒis d͡ʒeːw tiniːd͡ʒariv xaɡ ɲixer tuf d͡ʒeːw d͡ʒiːk xaɡ tiniːd͡ʒid ɲixer wadem]

vip
PAST
se
say
d͡ʒ-
plur
is
3.plur
d͡ʒ-
plur
eːw
1incl.plur
tiniːd͡ʒ
brick
-ariv
make
xaɡ
imperative
ɲixer
COMP
tuf
and
d͡ʒ-
plur
eːw
1incl.plur
d͡ʒiːk
burn
xaɡ
imperative
tiniːd͡ʒ
brick
-i
not.def
-d
ABS
ɲixer
COMP
wadem
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Vip pot jis tiniijid jikeez lujud.

[vip pot d͡ʒis tiniːd͡ʒid d͡ʒikeːz lud͡ʒud]

vip
PAST
pot
have
d͡ʒ-
plur
is
3.plur
tiniːd͡ʒ
brick
-i
not.def
-d
ABS
d͡ʒikeːz
PURP
lud͡ʒ
stone
-i
not.def
-d
ABS

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Tuf vip pot jis wuchuwud jikeez miwinid.

[tuf vip pot d͡ʒis wut͡ʃuwud d͡ʒikeːz miwinid]

tuf
and
vip
PAST
pot
have
d͡ʒ-
plur
is
3.plur
wit͡ʃuw
slime
-i
not.def
-d
ABS
d͡ʒikeːz
PURP
miwin
mortar
-i
not.def
-d
ABS

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Sasam bit jeew kij chezid.

[sasam bit d͡ʒeːw kid͡ʒ t͡ʃezid]

sasam
resemble
bit
NEG
d͡ʒ-
plur
eːw
1incl.plur
kid͡ʒ
other
t͡ʃez
human being
-i
not.def
-d
ABS

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Vip vidib kidid tuf dapid ñinad jis.

[vip vidib kidid tuf dapid ɲinad d͡ʒis]

vip
PAST
vidib
shape
kid
fight
-i
not.def
-d
ABS
tuf
and
dap
time
-i
not.def
-d
ABS
ɲin
language
-a
def
-d
ABS
d͡ʒ-
plur
is
3.plur

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Vip nichir jis khaakhad khawesiy tuf vupuy.

[vip nit͡ʃir d͡ʒis xaːxad xawesij tuf vupuj]

vip
PAST
nit͡ʃir
copy
d͡ʒ-
plur
is
3.plur
xaːx
sound
-a
def
-d
ABS
xawes
mammal
-i
not.def
-j
GEN
tuf
and
vup
bird
-i
not.def
-j
GEN

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Yuul vip damok jaalad wakh ñinad jeew ñikher guf sil jibid.

[juːl vip damok d͡ʒaːlad wax ɲinad d͡ʒeːw ɲixer ɡuf sil d͡ʒibid]

juːl
but
vip
PAST
damok
arise
d͡ʒaːl
langname
-a
def
-d
ABS
wax
be
ɲin
language
-a
def
-d
ABS
d͡ʒ-
plur
eːw
1incl.plur
ɲixer
COMP
ɡuf
in_inside
sil
different
d͡ʒib
manner
-i
not.def
-d
ABS

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Vip gapak roh tiip tuf vaboon guf khow higajid

[vip ɡapak roh tiːp tuf vaboːn ɡuf xow hiɡad͡ʒid]

vip
PAST
ɡapak
appear
r-
sing
oh
3.sing
tiːp
whole
tuf
and
vaboːn
perfect
ɡuf
in_inside
xow
single
hiɡad͡ʒ
breath
-i
not.def
-d
ABS

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Vip chubuf bit ñinad jeew.

[vip t͡ʃubuf bit ɲinad d͡ʒeːw]

vip
PAST
t͡ʃibuf
evolve
bit
NEG
ɲin
language
-a
def
-d
ABS
d͡ʒ-
plur
eːw
1incl.plur

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Vip ñaziib roh.

[vip ɲaziːb roh]

vip
PAST
ɲaziːb
create
r-
sing
oh
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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