A Collection of Texts in Wail

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.

Kautad khing sis juun jum tas chad baip kaich biil baip gaboon.

[ˈkautad xiŋ ˈsis ˈjuːn ˈjum ˈtas ˈt͡ʃad ˈbaip ˈkait͡ʃ ˈbiːl ˈbaip ɡaˈboːn]

ˈkaut
have
-ad
PAST.not.Q
xiŋ
indicative.active.POS
ˈsis
all
ˈjuːn
human being
ˈjum
in_surface
ˈtas
whole
ˈt͡ʃad
earth
ˈbaip
one
ˈkait͡ʃ
language
ˈbiːl
and
ˈbaip
one
ɡaˈboːn
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.

Punechad khing wan zaik waun.

[puˈnet͡ʃad xiŋ ˈwan ˈzaik ˈwaun]

puˈnet͡ʃ
journey
-ad
PAST.not.Q
xiŋ
indicative.active.POS
ˈwan
3.plur
ˈzaik
from_inside
ˈwaun
east

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Biil harad khing wan kang bachon zoot wa.

[ˈbiːl ˈharad xiŋ ˈwan ˈkaŋ baˈt͡ʃon ˈzoːt ˈwa]

ˈbiːl
and
ˈhar
find
-ad
PAST.not.Q
xiŋ
indicative.active.POS
ˈwan
3.plur
ˈkaŋ
wide
baˈt͡ʃon
plain
ˈzoːt
in_inside
ˈwa
land

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

(3)
Gamang hijaulad khing wan jai.

[ɡaˈmaŋ hiˈjaulad xiŋ ˈwan ˈjai]

ɡaˈmaŋ
thus
hiˈjaul
dwell
-ad
PAST.not.Q
xiŋ
indicative.active.POS
ˈwan
3.plur
ˈjai
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Ngipad khing wan jej chazid has gihuus dinaus biil jej saudid has gihuus dinaus gisur.

[ˈŋipad xiŋ ˈwan ˈjej ˈt͡ʃazid has ɡiˈhuːs diˈnaus ˈbiːl ˈjej ˈsaudid has ɡiˈhuːs diˈnaus ɡiˈsur]

ˈŋip
say
-ad
PAST.not.Q
xiŋ
indicative.active.POS
ˈwan
3.plur
ˈjej
1incl.plur
ˈt͡ʃaz
make
-id
PRES.not.Q
has
imperative.active.POS
ɡiˈhuːs
brick
diˈnaus
COMP
ˈbiːl
and
ˈjej
1incl.plur
ˈsaud
burn
-id
PRES.not.Q
has
imperative.active.POS
ɡiˈhuːs
brick
diˈnaus
COMP
ɡiˈsur
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Kautad khing wan gihuus zitir maat.

[ˈkautad xiŋ ˈwan ɡiˈhuːs ziˈtir ˈmaːt]

ˈkaut
have
-ad
PAST.not.Q
xiŋ
indicative.active.POS
ˈwan
3.plur
ɡiˈhuːs
brick
ziˈtir
PURP
ˈmaːt
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Biil kautad khing wan lachis zitir bizul.

[ˈbiːl ˈkautad xiŋ ˈwan laˈt͡ʃis ziˈtir biˈzul]

ˈbiːl
and
ˈkaut
have
-ad
PAST.not.Q
xiŋ
indicative.active.POS
ˈwan
3.plur
laˈt͡ʃis
slime
ziˈtir
PURP
biˈzul
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Gadehid gaw jej pan juun.

[ɡaˈdehid ɡaw ˈjej ˈpan ˈjuːn]

ɡaˈdeh
resemble
-id
PRES.not.Q
ɡaw
indicative.active.NEG
ˈjej
1incl.plur
ˈpan
other
ˈjuːn
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Widozad khing mum biil chikh wan kaich.

[wiˈdozad xiŋ ˈmum ˈbiːl ˈt͡ʃix ˈwan ˈkait͡ʃ]

wiˈdoz
shape
-ad
PAST.not.Q
xiŋ
indicative.active.POS
ˈmum
fight
ˈbiːl
and
ˈt͡ʃix
time
ˈwan
3.plur
ˈkait͡ʃ
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.

Haguungad khing wan chinudin biil tikin miz.

[haˈɡuːŋad xiŋ ˈwan t͡ʃiˈnudin ˈbiːl ˈtikin ˈmiz]

haˈɡuːŋ
copy
-ad
PAST.not.Q
xiŋ
indicative.active.POS
ˈwan
3.plur
t͡ʃiˈnud
mammal
-in
plur.GEN
ˈbiːl
and
ˈtik
bird
-in
plur.GEN
ˈmiz
sound

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

De wiremad khing wail, dir naukhid khing jej kaich, zoot saz kas.

[ˈde wiˈremad xiŋ ˈwail, ˈdir ˈnauxid xiŋ ˈjej ˈkait͡ʃ, ˈzoːt ˈsaz ˈkas]

ˈde
but
wiˈrem
arise
-ad
PAST.not.Q
xiŋ
indicative.active.POS
ˈwail
langname
ˈdir
RELPRON
ˈnaux
be
-id
PRES.not.Q
xiŋ
indicative.active.POS
ˈjej
1incl.plur
ˈkait͡ʃ
language
ˈzoːt
in_inside
ˈsaz
different
ˈkas
manner

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Parolad khing dap tas biil hingaaz zoot woon raring

[paˈrolad xiŋ ˈdap ˈtas ˈbiːl hiˈŋaːz ˈzoːt ˈwoːn raˈriŋ]

paˈrol
appear
-ad
PAST.not.Q
xiŋ
indicative.active.POS
ˈdap
3.sing
ˈtas
whole
ˈbiːl
and
hiˈŋaːz
perfect
ˈzoːt
in_inside
ˈwoːn
single
raˈriŋ
breath

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Hibikad gaw jej kaich.

[hiˈbikad ɡaw ˈjej ˈkait͡ʃ]

hiˈbik
evolve
-ad
PAST.not.Q
ɡaw
indicative.active.NEG
ˈjej
1incl.plur
ˈkait͡ʃ
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Lagudad khing dap.

[laˈɡudad xiŋ ˈdap]

laˈɡud
create
-ad
PAST.not.Q
xiŋ
indicative.active.POS
ˈdap
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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