A Collection of Texts in Naget

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.

Носԟвичиф ниԟ јәәф де’ԟвеез гвәј миир дә’чәәс ӈев дә’че’ԟ џив ӈев дә’качоԟ.

[nosqʷit͡ʃif niq jæːf dḛqʷeːz ɡʷæj miːr dæ̰t͡ʃæːs ŋew dæ̰t͡ʃḛq d͡ʒiw ŋew dæ̰kɑt͡ʃoq]

nos-
3.sing.masc.indicative.PAST
qʷi
have
-p
none.OBJ
-t͡ʃif
not.Q
niq
active.POS
jæːf
all
j-
NOM
d͡zḛkʷ-
plur
qʷeːz
human being
ɡʷæj
in_surface
miːr
whole
l-
LOC
tæ̰k-
sing
t͡ʃæːs
earth
ŋew
one
j-
NOM
tæ̰k-
sing
d͡ʒḛq
language
d͡ʒiw
and
ŋew
one
j-
NOM
tæ̰k-
sing
skɑt͡ʃoq
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.

Носкаџучиф ниԟ доџ би’п дә’те’ј.

[noskɑd͡ʒut͡ʃif niq dod͡ʒ bḭp dæ̰tḛj]

nos-
3.sing.masc.indicative.PAST
kɑd͡ʒu
journey
-p
none.OBJ
-t͡ʃif
not.Q
niq
active.POS
do̰
3.plur.fem
-oːd͡ʒ
plur
bḭp
from_inside
l-
LOC
tæ̰k-
sing
rḛj
east

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Џив нокәчиф ниԟ доџ ԟәф дә’цинуӈ боџ дә’поом.

[d͡ʒiw nokæt͡ʃif niq dod͡ʒ qæf dæ̰t͡sinuŋ bod͡ʒ dæ̰poːm]

d͡ʒiw
and
nos-
3.sing.masc.indicative.PAST
ɡæ
find
-p
none.OBJ
-t͡ʃif
not.Q
niq
active.POS
do̰
3.plur.fem
-oːd͡ʒ
plur
qæf
wide
j-
NOM
tæ̰k-
sing
sinuŋ
plain
bod͡ʒ
in_inside
l-
LOC
tæ̰k-
sing
poːm
land

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

(3)
Вобар ношо’дечиф ниԟ доџ чоӈ.

[wobɑr noʃo̰det͡ʃif niq dod͡ʒ t͡ʃoŋ]

wobɑr
thus
nos-
3.sing.masc.indicative.PAST
ʒo̰de
dwell
-p
none.OBJ
-t͡ʃif
not.Q
niq
active.POS
do̰
3.plur.fem
-oːd͡ʒ
plur
t͡ʃoŋ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Нонучиф ниԟ доџ јеџ чонечиф ниԟ ѕе’поожәк личәр џив јеџ чомеечиф ниԟ ѕе’поожәк личәр цусууп.

[nonut͡ʃif niq dod͡ʒ jed͡ʒ t͡ʃonet͡ʃif niq d͡zḛpoːʒæk lit͡ʃær d͡ʒiw jed͡ʒ t͡ʃomeːt͡ʃif niq d͡zḛpoːʒæk lit͡ʃær t͡susuːp]

nos-
3.sing.masc.indicative.PAST
ŋu
say
-p
none.OBJ
-t͡ʃif
not.Q
niq
active.POS
do̰
3.plur.fem
-oːd͡ʒ
plur
jæː
1incl.plur
-oːd͡ʒ
plur
t͡ʃoŋ-
1incl.plur.imperative.PRES
de
make
-qʷ
3.plur.fem.OBJ
-t͡ʃif
not.Q
niq
active.POS
d͡ʒ-
ACC
d͡zḛkʷ-
plur
boːʒæk
brick
lit͡ʃær
COMP
d͡ʒiw
and
jæː
1incl.plur
-oːd͡ʒ
plur
t͡ʃoŋ-
1incl.plur.imperative.PRES
peː
burn
-qʷ
3.plur.fem.OBJ
-t͡ʃif
not.Q
niq
active.POS
d͡ʒ-
ACC
d͡zḛkʷ-
plur
boːʒæk
brick
lit͡ʃær
COMP
t͡susuːp
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Носԟвичиф ниԟ доџ дә’поожәк ви’сквооп дә’туп.

[nosqʷit͡ʃif niq dod͡ʒ dæ̰poːʒæk wḭskʷoːp dæ̰tup]

nos-
3.sing.masc.indicative.PAST
qʷi
have
-p
none.OBJ
-t͡ʃif
not.Q
niq
active.POS
do̰
3.plur.fem
-oːd͡ʒ
plur
j-
NOM
tæ̰k-
sing
boːʒæk
brick
wḭskʷoːp
PURP
l-
LOC
tæ̰k-
sing
rup
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Џив носԟвичиф ниԟ доџ дә’ӈәспо’ч ви’сквооп дә’ԟәәзал.

[d͡ʒiw nosqʷit͡ʃif niq dod͡ʒ dæ̰ŋæspo̰t͡ʃ wḭskʷoːp dæ̰qæːzɑl]

d͡ʒiw
and
nos-
3.sing.masc.indicative.PAST
qʷi
have
-p
none.OBJ
-t͡ʃif
not.Q
niq
active.POS
do̰
3.plur.fem
-oːd͡ʒ
plur
j-
NOM
tæ̰k-
sing
ŋæspo̰t͡ʃ
slime
wḭskʷoːp
PURP
l-
LOC
tæ̰k-
sing
qæːzɑl
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Жинизачиф чип јеџ џииф де’ԟвеез.

[ʒinizɑt͡ʃif t͡ʃip jed͡ʒ d͡ʒiːf dḛqʷeːz]

ʒit͡s-
3.sing.masc.indicative.PRES
mizɑ
resemble
-p
none.OBJ
-t͡ʃif
not.Q
t͡ʃip
active.NEG
jæː
1incl.plur
-oːd͡ʒ
plur
d͡ʒiːf
other
j-
NOM
d͡zḛkʷ-
plur
qʷeːz
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Носи’бәчиф ниԟ дә’тиик џив дә’ке’ѕ де’че’ԟ доџ.

[nosḭbæt͡ʃif niq dæ̰tiːk d͡ʒiw dæ̰kḛd͡z dḛt͡ʃḛq dod͡ʒ]

nos-
3.sing.masc.indicative.PAST
sḭbæ
shape
-p
none.OBJ
-t͡ʃif
not.Q
niq
active.POS
j-
NOM
tæ̰k-
sing
t͡siːk
fight
d͡ʒiw
and
j-
NOM
tæ̰k-
sing
skḛd͡z
time
j-
NOM
d͡zḛkʷ-
plur
d͡ʒḛq
language
do̰
3.plur.fem
-oːd͡ʒ
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.

Нофесԟвичиф ниԟ доџ де’цеж се’квииӈвој џив се’ԟваӈ.

[nofesqʷit͡ʃif niq dod͡ʒ dḛt͡seʒ sḛkʷiːŋʷoj d͡ʒiw sḛqʷɑŋ]

nos-
3.sing.masc.indicative.PAST
besqʷi
copy
-p
none.OBJ
-t͡ʃif
not.Q
niq
active.POS
do̰
3.plur.fem
-oːd͡ʒ
plur
j-
NOM
d͡zḛkʷ-
plur
seʒ
sound
f-
GEN
d͡zḛkʷ-
plur
sqʷiːŋʷoj
mammal
d͡ʒiw
and
f-
GEN
d͡zḛkʷ-
plur
qʷɑŋ
bird

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Кууԟ носԟвабичиф ниԟ дә’ӈеет, ѕец жичиижиф ниԟ дә’че’ԟ јеџ, боџ гәл дә’кур.

[kuːq nosqʷɑbit͡ʃif niq dæ̰ŋeːt, d͡zet͡s ʒit͡ʃiːʒif niq dæ̰t͡ʃḛq jed͡ʒ, bod͡ʒ ɡæl dæ̰kur]

kuːq
but
nos-
3.sing.masc.indicative.PAST
qʷɑbi
arise
-p
none.OBJ
-t͡ʃif
not.Q
niq
active.POS
j-
NOM
tæ̰k-
sing
ŋʷeːt
langname
d͡zeː
RELPRON
-et͡s
sing
ʒit͡s-
3.sing.masc.indicative.PRES
t͡ʃiː
be
-z
3.plur.masc.OBJ
-t͡ʃif
not.Q
niq
active.POS
j-
NOM
tæ̰k-
sing
d͡ʒḛq
language
jæː
1incl.plur
-oːd͡ʒ
plur
bod͡ʒ
in_inside
ɡæl
different
l-
LOC
tæ̰k-
sing
squr
manner

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Носавочиф ниԟ ѕец миир џив мисԟвир боџ жи’т дә’чеезеб

[nosɑwot͡ʃif niq d͡zet͡s miːr d͡ʒiw misqʷir bod͡ʒ ʒḭt dæ̰t͡ʃeːzeb]

nos-
3.sing.masc.indicative.PAST
jɑwo
appear
-p
none.OBJ
-t͡ʃif
not.Q
niq
active.POS
d͡zɑː
3.sing.masc
-et͡s
sing
miːr
whole
d͡ʒiw
and
misqʷir
perfect
bod͡ʒ
in_inside
ʒḭt
single
l-
LOC
tæ̰k-
sing
ʃeːzeb
breath

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Ношишуучиф чип дә’че’ԟ јеџ.

[noʃiʃuːt͡ʃif t͡ʃip dæ̰t͡ʃḛq jed͡ʒ]

nos-
3.sing.masc.indicative.PAST
ʃiʃuː
evolve
-p
none.OBJ
-t͡ʃif
not.Q
t͡ʃip
active.NEG
j-
NOM
tæ̰k-
sing
d͡ʒḛq
language
jæː
1incl.plur
-oːd͡ʒ
plur

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Ноновичиф ниԟ ѕец.

[nonowit͡ʃif niq d͡zet͡s]

nos-
3.sing.masc.indicative.PAST
ŋowi
create
-p
none.OBJ
-t͡ʃif
not.Q
niq
active.POS
d͡zɑː
3.sing.masc
-et͡s
sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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