A Collection of Texts in Nyag

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.

Tam sưdz djotyaɹ dziwưd dơơdaɹ pibuy saituy rtơh bol bơpuy mar bol habơdjuy.

[t̪am ˈsɯd͡z ˈt͡ʃot͡ɕaɹ ˈd͡ziʋɯd̪ ˈd̪ɤːd̪aɹ ˈpibuj ˈsait̪uj ˈʈɤh ˈbol̪ ˈbɤpuj ˈmar ˈbol̪ haˈbɤt͡ʃuj]

t̪am
PAST
ˈsɯ
have
-d͡z
POS
ˈt͡ʃot͡ɕ
all
-aɹ
NOM
ˈd͡ziʋ
human being
-ɯd̪
plur
ˈd̪ɤːd̪
whole
-aɹ
NOM
ˈpib
earth
-uj
sing
ˈsait̪
surface
-uj
sing
ˈʈɤh
in
ˈbol̪
one
ˈbɤp
language
-uj
sing
ˈmar
and
ˈbol̪
one
haˈbɤt͡ʃ
dialect
-uj
sing

“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.

Tam phiyodz ’ek ’aimuy jufuy djan.

[t̪am pʰiˈjod͡z ˈʔek ˈʔaimuj ˈd͡ʒufuj ˈt͡ʃan̪]

t̪am
PAST
pʰiˈjo
journey
-d͡z
POS
ˈʔek
3.plur
ˈʔaim
east
-uj
sing
ˈd͡ʒuf
inside
-uj
sing
ˈt͡ʃan̪
from

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Mar tam chedz ’ek gaakaɹ rartokuy tyưjuy jufuy rtơh.

[ˈmar t̪am ˈxed͡z ˈʔek ˈɡaːkaɹ raˈʈokuj ˈt͡ɕɯd͡ʒuj ˈd͡ʒufuj ˈʈɤh]

ˈmar
and
t̪am
PAST
ˈxe
find
-d͡z
POS
ˈʔek
3.plur
ˈɡaːk
wide
-aɹ
NOM
raˈʈok
plain
-uj
sing
ˈt͡ɕɯd͡ʒ
land
-uj
sing
ˈd͡ʒuf
inside
-uj
sing
ˈʈɤh
in

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

(3)
Qukẽẽdz tam dzidadz ’ek dơdj.

[quˈkə̃ːd͡z t̪am d͡ziˈd̪ad͡z ˈʔek ˈd̪ɤt͡ʃ]

quˈkə̃ːd͡z
thus
t̪am
PAST
d͡ziˈd̪a
dwell
-d͡z
POS
ˈʔek
3.plur
ˈd̪ɤt͡ʃ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Tam jơdz ’ek ɹưưb tyaspưrtuludz qip mar ɹưưb tyaspưrtưd phưdz qip yapơrt.

[t̪am ˈd͡ʒɤd͡z ˈʔek ˈɹɯːb t͡ɕaˈspɯʈul̪ud͡z qip ˈmar ˈɹɯːb t͡ɕaˈspɯʈɯd̪ ˈpʰɯd͡z qip jaˈpɤʈ]

t̪am
PAST
ˈd͡ʒɤ
say
-d͡z
POS
ˈʔek
3.plur
ˈɹɯːb
1incl.plur
t͡ɕaˈspɯʈ
brick
-ul̪u
make
-d͡z
POS
qip
imperative
ˈmar
and
ˈɹɯːb
1incl.plur
t͡ɕaˈspɯʈ
brick
-ɯd̪
plur
ˈpʰɯ
burn
-d͡z
POS
qip
imperative
jaˈpɤʈ
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Tam sưdz ’ek tyaspưrtuy chaibuy chahưs.

[t̪am ˈsɯd͡z ˈʔek t͡ɕaˈspɯʈuj ˈxaibuj xaˈhɯs]

t̪am
PAST
ˈsɯ
have
-d͡z
POS
ˈʔek
3.plur
t͡ɕaˈspɯʈ
brick
-uj
sing
ˈxaib
stone
-uj
sing
xaˈhɯs
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Mar tam sưdz ’ek wasaduy chaboɹuy chahưs.

[ˈmar t̪am ˈsɯd͡z ˈʔek ʋaˈsad̪uj xaˈboɹuj xaˈhɯs]

ˈmar
and
t̪am
PAST
ˈsɯ
have
-d͡z
POS
ˈʔek
3.plur
ʋaˈsad̪
slime
-uj
sing
xaˈboɹ
mortar
-uj
sing
xaˈhɯs
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Phityij ɹưưb chijaɹ dziwưd.

[pʰiˈt͡ɕid͡ʒ ˈɹɯːb ˈxid͡ʒaɹ ˈd͡ziʋɯd̪]

pʰiˈt͡ɕi
resemble
-d͡ʒ
NEG
ˈɹɯːb
1incl.plur
ˈxid͡ʒ
other
-aɹ
NOM
ˈd͡ziʋ
human being
-ɯd̪
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Tam gidzaidz yẽpuy mar chưưkuy ’ek bơpưd.

[t̪am ɡiˈd͡zaid͡z ˈjə̃puj ˈmar ˈxɯːkuj ˈʔek ˈbɤpɯd̪]

t̪am
PAST
ɡiˈd͡zai
shape
-d͡z
POS
ˈjə̃p
fight
-uj
sing
ˈmar
and
ˈxɯːk
time
-uj
sing
ˈʔek
3.plur
ˈbɤp
language
-ɯd̪
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.

Tam tazudz ’ek lungetyhưd mar tazưd tyhẽẽchưd.

[t̪am t̪aˈzud͡z ˈʔek l̪uˈŋet͡ɕʰɯd̪ ˈmar ˈt̪azɯd̪ ˈt͡ɕʰə̃ːxɯd̪]

t̪am
PAST
t̪aˈzu
copy
-d͡z
POS
ˈʔek
3.plur
l̪uˈŋet͡ɕʰ
mammal
-ɯd̪
plur
ˈmar
and
ˈt̪az
bird
-ɯd̪
plur
ˈt͡ɕʰə̃ːx
sound
-ɯd̪
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Ladj tam ɹazudz ɹưưb bơpuy gơdz ñaaguy qaithaɹ nưñuy jufuy rtơh.

[ˈl̪at͡ʃ t̪am ɹaˈzud͡z ˈɹɯːb ˈbɤpuj ˈɡɤd͡z ˈɲaːɡuj ˈqait̪ʰaɹ ˈn̪ɯɲuj ˈd͡ʒufuj ˈʈɤh]

ˈl̪at͡ʃ
but
t̪am
PAST
ɹaˈzu
arise
-d͡z
POS
ˈɹɯːb
1incl.plur
ˈbɤp
language
-uj
sing
ˈɡɤ
be
-d͡z
POS
ˈɲaːɡ
langname
-uj
sing
ˈqait̪ʰ
different
-aɹ
NOM
ˈn̪ɯɲ
manner
-uj
sing
ˈd͡ʒuf
inside
-uj
sing
ˈʈɤh
in

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Tam wañaudz doos dơơdaɹ mar wuphodaɹ ñauɹaɹ gi’iirtuy jufuy rtơh

[t̪am ʋaˈɲaud͡z ˈd̪oːs ˈd̪ɤːd̪aɹ ˈmar ʋuˈpʰod̪aɹ ˈɲauɹaɹ ɡiˈʔiːʈuj ˈd͡ʒufuj ˈʈɤh]

t̪am
PAST
ʋaˈɲau
appear
-d͡z
POS
ˈd̪oːs
3.sing
ˈd̪ɤːd̪
whole
-aɹ
NOM
ˈmar
and
ʋuˈpʰod̪
perfect
-aɹ
NOM
ˈɲauɹ
single
-aɹ
NOM
ɡiˈʔiːʈ
breath
-uj
sing
ˈd͡ʒuf
inside
-uj
sing
ˈʈɤh
in

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Tam ngiwaj ɹưưb bơpuy.

[t̪am ŋiˈʋad͡ʒ ˈɹɯːb ˈbɤpuj]

t̪am
PAST
ŋiˈʋa
evolve
-d͡ʒ
NEG
ˈɹɯːb
1incl.plur
ˈbɤp
language
-uj
sing

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Tam dunodz doos.

[t̪am d̪uˈn̪od͡z ˈd̪oːs]

t̪am
PAST
d̪uˈn̪o
create
-d͡z
POS
ˈd̪oːs
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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