A Collection of Texts in Anoko

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.

Naa ruure wi rokiiwoo mee me raiwoo ru haqa maa ru hoqaanoqi.

[naː ˈɾuːɾe wi ˈɾokiːwoː ˈmeː me ˈɾaiwoː ˈɾu ˈhaʔa ˈmaː ˈɾu ˈhoʔaːnoʔi]

naː
PAST
ɾ-
indicative
ˈuːɾe
have
wi
all
ɾ-
def
ˈokiː
human being
-woː
plur
ˈmeː
in_surface
me
whole
ɾ-
def
ˈaiwoː
earth
ˈɾu
one
h-
not.def
ˈaʔa
language
ˈmaː
and
ˈɾu
one
h-
not.def
ˈoʔaːnoʔi
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.

Naa rautiqe ne wi raapii.

[naː ˈɾautiʔe ˈne ˈwi ˈɾaːpiː]

naː
PAST
ɾ-
indicative
ˈautiʔe
journey
ˈne
3.plur
ˈwi
from_inside
ɾ-
def
ˈaːpiː
east

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Maa naa raiwo ne paatu hopemeepee ra haiwe.

[ˈmaː naː ˈɾaiwo ˈne ˈpaːtu ˈhopemeːpeː ˈɾa ˈhaiwe]

ˈmaː
and
naː
PAST
ɾ-
indicative
ˈaiwo
find
ˈne
3.plur
ˈpaːtu
wide
h-
not.def
ˈopemeːpeː
plain
ˈɾa
in_inside
h-
not.def
ˈaiwe
land

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

(3)
Wakau naa ruuniwe ne ke.

[waˈkau naː ˈɾuːniwe ˈne ˈke]

waˈkau
thus
naː
PAST
ɾ-
indicative
ˈuːniwe
dwell
ˈne
3.plur
ˈke
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Naa roonu ne kuu papekutoopu kooqaa maa kuu patu hapekutoowoohii kooqaa niipai.

[naː ˈɾoːnu ˈne ˈkuː ˈpapekutoːpu koːˈʔaː ˈmaː ˈkuː ˈpatu ˈhapekutoːwoːhiː koːˈʔaː niːˈpai]

naː
PAST
ɾ-
indicative
ˈoːnu
say
ˈne
3.plur
ˈkuː
1incl.plur
p-
imperative
ˈapekutoː
brick
-pu
make
koːˈʔaː
COMP
ˈmaː
and
ˈkuː
1incl.plur
p-
imperative
ˈatu
burn
h-
not.def
ˈapekutoː
brick
-woː
plur
-hiː
ACC
koːˈʔaː
COMP
niːˈpai
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Naa ruure ne hapekutoo peni hota.

[naː ˈɾuːɾe ˈne ˈhapekutoː peˈni ˈhota]

naː
PAST
ɾ-
indicative
ˈuːɾe
have
ˈne
3.plur
h-
not.def
ˈapekutoː
brick
peˈni
PURP
h-
not.def
ˈota
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Maa naa ruure ne hookareku peni huquwiire.

[ˈmaː naː ˈɾuːɾe ˈne ˈhoːkaɾeku peˈni ˈhuʔuwiːɾe]

ˈmaː
and
naː
PAST
ɾ-
indicative
ˈuːɾe
have
ˈne
3.plur
h-
not.def
ˈoːkaɾeku
slime
peˈni
PURP
h-
not.def
ˈuʔuwiːɾe
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Rinipa poo kuu qii hokiiwoo.

[ˈɾinipa poː ˈkuː ʔiː ˈhokiːwoː]

ɾ-
indicative
ˈinipa
resemble
poː
NEG
ˈkuː
1incl.plur
ʔiː
other
h-
not.def
ˈokiː
human being
-woː
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Naa rupaawi hekee maa haupu ne raqawoo.

[naː ˈɾupaːwi ˈhekeː ˈmaː ˈhaupu ˈne ˈɾaʔawoː]

naː
PAST
ɾ-
indicative
ˈupaːwi
shape
h-
not.def
ˈekeː
fight
ˈmaː
and
h-
not.def
ˈaupu
time
ˈne
3.plur
ɾ-
def
ˈaʔa
language
-woː
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.

Naa raakaaru ne hauteemiwiwooka maa haipowooka rekawoo.

[naː ˈɾaːkaːɾu ˈne ˈhauteːmiwiwoːka ˈmaː ˈhaipowoːka ˈɾekawoː]

naː
PAST
ɾ-
indicative
ˈaːkaːɾu
copy
ˈne
3.plur
h-
not.def
ˈauteːmiwi
mammal
-woː
plur
-ka
GEN
ˈmaː
and
h-
not.def
ˈaipo
bird
-woː
plur
-ka
GEN
ɾ-
def
ˈeka
sound
-woː
plur

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Re naa rumiino ranooko, ta riiwoo kuu raqa, ra himo hakoma.

[ˈɾe naː ˈɾumiːno ˈɾanoːko, ˈta ˈɾiːwoː ˈkuː ˈɾaʔa, ˈɾa ˈhimo ˈhakoma]

ˈɾe
but
naː
PAST
ɾ-
indicative
ˈumiːno
arise
ɾ-
def
ˈanoːko
langname
ˈta
RELPRON
ɾ-
indicative
ˈiːwoː
be
ˈkuː
1incl.plur
ɾ-
def
ˈaʔa
language
ˈɾa
in_inside
ˈhimo
different
h-
not.def
ˈakoma
manner

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Naa rokeno tuu me maa wepaake ra monee haronema

[naː ˈɾokeno ˈtuː me ˈmaː weˈpaːke ˈɾa ˈmoneː ˈhaɾonema]

naː
PAST
ɾ-
indicative
ˈokeno
appear
ˈtuː
3.sing
me
whole
ˈmaː
and
weˈpaːke
perfect
ˈɾa
in_inside
ˈmoneː
single
h-
not.def
ˈaɾonema
breath

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Naa raimipi poo kuu raqa.

[naː ˈɾaimipi poː ˈkuː ˈɾaʔa]

naː
PAST
ɾ-
indicative
ˈaimipi
evolve
poː
NEG
ˈkuː
1incl.plur
ɾ-
def
ˈaʔa
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Naa rauwiitaa tuu.

[naː ˈɾauwiːtaː ˈtuː]

naː
PAST
ɾ-
indicative
ˈauwiːtaː
create
ˈtuː
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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