A Collection of Texts in Tinya

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.

[ˈjewil kul ˈnairin wauŋ t͡ʃol ˈnoɲin bir ˈto ka ˈxam ˈxair t͡ʃuˈbopi ˈxam]

ˈjew
have
-il
active
kul
PAST
ˈnair
all
-in
fem
wauŋ
human being
t͡ʃol
surface
ˈnoɲ
whole
-in
fem
bir
earth
ˈto
in
ka
language
ˈxam
one
ˈxair
and
t͡ʃuˈbopi
dialect
ˈxam
one

“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.

[haˈŋumil kul ˈko ju don ˈwim]

haˈŋum
journey
-il
active
kul
PAST
ˈko
3.fem
ju
inside
don
east
ˈwim
from

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)

[ˈxair ˈjaibil kul ˈko ˈnoŋin naˈdoral ju mul ˈto]

ˈxair
and
ˈjaib
find
-il
active
kul
PAST
ˈko
3.fem
ˈnoŋ
wide
-in
fem
naˈdoral
plain
ju
inside
mul
land
ˈto
in

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

(3)

[naˈɡo ɲuˈqoxil kul ˈko ˈɲau]

naˈɡo
thus
ɲuˈqox
dwell
-il
active
kul
PAST
ˈko
3.fem
ˈɲau
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

[ˈmaiɲil kul ˈko kiˈŋidimalil run ˈɡai ˈxair ˈpitil run kiˈŋidim ɡaˈqaum ˈɡai]

ˈmaiɲ
say
-il
active
kul
PAST
ˈko
3.fem
kiˈŋidim
brick
-al
make
-il
active
run
imperative
ˈɡai
1incl
ˈxair
and
ˈpit
burn
-il
active
run
imperative
kiˈŋidim
brick
ɡaˈqaum
thoroughly
ˈɡai
1incl

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

(5)

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

[ˈjewil kul ˈko kiˈŋidim pin ɡaˈkan]

ˈjew
have
-il
active
kul
PAST
ˈko
3.fem
kiˈŋidim
brick
pin
stone
ɡaˈkan
PURP

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)

[ˈxair ˈjewil kul ˈko hiˈpibam kaˈteta ɡaˈkan]

ˈxair
and
ˈjew
have
-il
active
kul
PAST
ˈko
3.fem
hiˈpibam
slime
kaˈteta
mortar
ɡaˈkan
PURP

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

[maˈpunil bar ˈɡai ˈkadin wauŋ]

maˈpun
resemble
-il
active
bar
NEG
ˈɡai
1incl
ˈkad
other
-in
fem
wauŋ
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

[jaˈŋaidil kul qin ˈxair nan ka ˈko]

jaˈŋaid
shape
-il
active
kul
PAST
qin
fight
ˈxair
and
nan
time
ka
language
ˈko
3.fem

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

[muˈlujil kul ˈko nor ɡuˈboqil ˈxair taim]

muˈluj
copy
-il
active
kul
PAST
ˈko
3.fem
nor
sound
ɡuˈboqil
mammal
ˈxair
and
taim
bird

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

[ˈpoŋ tiˈnaŋil kul ˈtiɲa, ˈŋor ˈdaikil ka ˈɡai, ju ˈŋoqum ˈqamaŋ ˈto]

ˈpoŋ
but
tiˈnaŋ
arise
-il
active
kul
PAST
ˈtiɲa
langname
ˈŋor
RELPRON
ˈdaik
be
-il
active
ka
language
ˈɡai
1incl
ju
inside
ˈŋoq
different
-um
masc
ˈqamaŋ
manner
ˈto
in

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

[ɡuˈt͡ʃidil kul ˈdil ˈnoɲum ˈxair huˈlexum ju ˈmaibum baˈŋinin ˈto]

ɡuˈt͡ʃid
appear
-il
active
kul
PAST
ˈdil
3.masc
ˈnoɲ
whole
-um
masc
ˈxair
and
huˈlex
perfect
-um
masc
ju
inside
ˈmaib
single
-um
masc
baˈŋinin
breath
ˈto
in

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

[ɲiˈxaɡil kul bar ka ˈɡai]

ɲiˈxaɡ
evolve
-il
active
kul
PAST
bar
NEG
ka
language
ˈɡai
1incl

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)

[t͡ʃaˈtiwil kul ˈdil]

t͡ʃaˈtiw
create
-il
active
kul
PAST
ˈdil
3.masc

“It was created.”

(14)

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