A Collection of Texts in Tu

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The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1–9)

Ʃʲkʼˠɛɺʲ ʃˠpʰˤʉp͡fˤ ɸˠɶ#ː꜖ðˤ ʒʲt̪ˤu#ːlˠ ɮʲɛkʰˠʉ#ː꜒꜖ʈʼʲ vʲɛ#꜒꜖ʒˠ kʷɵ#θʲ ɮʲɛtʰˠiː꜒꜖q͡χˠ lʲa꜖꜒dˠ kʷɵ#θʲ pʰˤɵ#ː꜒kʼˠ qˠe#̰꜖sˠ ʒˠkʷi꜒ɾˠ ʃˠpʼʲœ#ː̰꜖fˤ zˤqʰʲɵ̰꜒ɻˠ ʒˠkʷi꜒ɾˠ zˠɡʱʷʉ#ʒʲkʰʷɔ#ː꜖꜒mʲ. Ʃʲkʼˠɛɺʲ ʃˠpʰˤʉp͡fˤ ʜʲᵊʂʲtʰʲɞː꜒꜖d͡ʒ zʲɡʱˤarˠ fʲɛ#꜒pˠ ʈʰˠᵊsʲ ᵑǃˤaḭ꜖ɰˠ ʈʰˠᵊsʲ dʱˤᵊ꜒꜖pˠ ᵑǀˤu꜒tʼˠ, zˤqʰʲɵ̰꜒ɻˠ ʃʲkʼˠɛɺʲ ʃˠpʰˤʉp͡fˤ fʲɶ꜖ħʲ fʲɛ#꜒pˠ sʲkˠo#̰꜒qʼˠ ʂʲkˤɵːɰʷau꜒꜖ɽʱʲ ɢʲyzʷkʼʷyː꜒sˤ kʷɵ#θʲ sʲkˠo#̰꜒qʼˠ ʛˤa̰꜖vˤ kʷɵ#θʲ dʱˤᵊ꜒꜖pˠ qˠe#̰꜖sˠ, zʲtʼˠʉɣʲo#ː꜖d͡ʒʱʲ ʃʲkʼˠɛɺʲ ʃˠpʰˤʉp͡fˤ ᵑǀʱʲeɡˠa̰꜖xˠ zʲɡʱˤarˠ fʲɛ#꜒pˠ ɡʷɔ̰꜒ʕʲ. Ʃʲkʼˠɛɺʲ ʃˠpʰˤʉp͡fˤ θˠa꜖tɬˠ fʲɛ#꜒pˠ zʲɡʱˤarˠ ʐʲpʲo̰꜖k͡xˤ bˠu#ɣʲ ʃˠpʰˤʉp͡fˤ sʷpʰˤiʕʲ hkˤʉɠʷiːɡˤu#ː̰꜒lˠ sˤtʰʷaːʒʲdʲɞ̰꜖r̥ʲ zˤqʰʲɵ̰꜒ɻˠ zʲɡʱˤarˠ ʐʲpʲo̰꜖k͡xˤ bˠu#ɣʲ ʃˠpʰˤʉp͡fˤ sʷpʰˤiʕʲ ɽʱʲifˠiːɡˤu#ː̰꜒lˠ sˤtʰʷaːʒʲdʲɞ̰꜖r̥ʲ t͡sʰˤoŋˤa#ː̰꜒t̪ˤ. Ʃʲkʼˠɛɺʲ ʃˠpʰˤʉp͡fˤ ɸˠɶ#ː꜖ðˤ fʲɛ#꜒pˠ ʃˠpʼʲiːɡˤu#ː̰꜒lˠ kʷɵ#θʲ ɠʲa꜒꜖t͡sʲ pʼˠɛ#ːhtʷɞː꜒꜖kʼʲ, zˤqʰʲɵ̰꜒ɻˠ ʃʲkʼˠɛɺʲ ʃˠpʰˤʉp͡fˤ ɸˠɶ#ː꜖ðˤ fʲɛ#꜒pˠ ʃˠhtʲakʼˤœ̰꜖t͡sˠ kʷɵ#θʲ ᵑǃˠatˠɔ꜒꜖t͡ʃ pʼˠɛ#ːhtʷɞː꜒꜖kʼʲ.

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. 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. And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.

A Creation Myth

ʐˠt̪ʷikʼˠ n̥ˤe#ːnˤ sʷkʰʲy#ːn̪ˤø#̰꜖l̪ˠ ʐʲpʲo̰꜖k͡xˤ ʒʲt̪ˤu#ːlˠ ɮʲɛkʰˠɔ꜖ħˠ vʲɛ#꜒꜖ʒˠ. Ʃʲkʼˠɛɺʲ ʃˠpʰˤʉp͡fˤ n̥ʷʉzʲɡʱˠɞː꜒nˤ ʒʲdʱʷœ#꜖꜒rˠ zˤqʰʲɵ̰꜒ɻˠ ɥʲᵊ̰꜖ʜˠ kʼʷɵːpʼˠ fʲɛ#꜒pˠ ʒʲt̪ˤu#ːlˠ ʃˠpʼʲœ#ː̰꜖fˤ. Ʃʲkʼˠɛɺʲ ʃˠpʰˤʉp͡fˤ ᵑǀʱʷɵʈʼˠu꜖꜒ɹˤ fʲɛ#꜒pˠ ʒʲt̪ˤu#ːlˠ kʼʷɵːpʼˠ ʒʲt̪ˤu#ːlˠ ʂʲqˠimˠe#꜖꜒zˠ zˤqʰʲɵ̰꜒ɻˠ ʒʲt̪ˤu#ːlˠ joː꜖ʐʲ ʒʲt̪ˤu#ːlˠ htʲœ꜖ɣʲ. Ʒˠɖʱʲɔ#ː̰꜖ʒʲ ʃʲkʼˠɛɺʲ ʃˠpʰˤʉp͡fˤ ʂʲqʼˤizʲkʼʲɶ#꜖꜒ʐˠ zʲɡʱˤarˠ tʰʲʉ꜒꜖ɹˠ, sʲpʲʉ#ː꜒tʼʲ ʐˠt̪ʷikʼˠ ʃˠpʰˤʉp͡fˤ xˠoɬˠ ʕˠɔɽʱˠ ᵏǀʰʲᵊ̰꜒zˠ ʃˠpʼʲœ#ː̰꜖fˤ, kʷɵ#θʲ sʲkˠo#̰꜒qʼˠ t͡sʷaːhtʲai꜒꜖p͡fʲ ʒʲtʰˤɶː꜖n̪ʲ kʷɵ#θʲ dʱˤᵊ꜒꜖pˠ qˠe#̰꜖sˠ. Ʃʲkʼˠɛɺʲ ʃˠpʰˤʉp͡fˤ ɡʱˠɛʒˠtʲy꜒꜖zˠ ʡˠø꜖r̥ˠ tʰˠiː꜒꜖q͡χˠ zˤqʰʲɵ̰꜒ɻˠ sʲkʲœ#ʃʲqʼˤy꜒꜖ʋˤ kʷɵ#θʲ sʲkˠo#̰꜒qʼˠ ᵑǃʼˤuzʲdʲeː꜖ʃʲ sˤhpˤøt͡ʃʰˠɶ꜖d̪ˤ kʷɵ#θʲ dʱˤᵊ꜒꜖pˠ qˠe#̰꜖sˠ. Ʃʲkʼˠɛɺʲ n̥ˤe#ːnˤ ᵏǁʰʲaɗˤa꜒꜖ʋʲ zʲɡʱˤarˠ ʃˠpʼʲœ#ː̰꜖fˤ, ʃʲkʼˠɛɺʲ ʃˠpʰˤʉp͡fˤ sˤkʼˤɞkʼˤoː̰꜖θʲ zʲɡʱˤarˠ ʡˠø꜖r̥ˠ.

We are not like other people. Their languages were shaped by struggle and time. They copied the sounds of beasts and birds, and they learned to speak like that. But our language arose in a different way. It was born whole and perfect in a single breath. Our language did not evolve; it was created.

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