A Collection of Texts in Ovir

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.

Qiki khapije mukhoowoo wo kiwiije kepeewee wii kakeewee qi wii kawipaareewee.

[ˈʔiki ˈxapije ˈmuxoːʋoː ˈʋo ˈkiʋiːje ˈkepeːʋeː ˈʋiː ˈkakeːʋeː ˈʔi ˈʋiː kaˈʋipaːɾeːʋeː]

ˈʔik
have
-i
PAST
ˈxap
all
-i
plur
-je
NOM
m-
plur
ˈux
human being
-eːʋeː
NOM
ˈʋo
in_surface
ˈkiʋ
whole
-iː
sing
-je
NOM
k-
sing
ˈep
earth
-eːʋeː
NOM
ˈʋiː
one
k-
sing
ˈak
language
-eːʋeː
NOM
ˈʔi
and
ˈʋiː
one
k-
sing
ˈaʋipaːɾ
dialect
-eːʋeː
NOM

“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.

Tiinawi ru ma kookhoowoo.

[tiːˈnaʋi ˈɾu ˈma ˈkoːxoːʋoː]

tiːˈnaʋ
journey
-i
PAST
ˈɾu
3.plur
ˈma
from_inside
k-
sing
ˈoːx
east
-eːʋeː
NOM

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Qi jaawi ru qatiije kitiqipeewee jaa kupoowoo.

[ˈʔi ˈjaːʋi ˈɾu ˈʔatiːje kiˈtiʔipeːʋeː ˈjaː ˈkupoːʋoː]

ˈʔi
and
ˈjaːʋ
find
-i
PAST
ˈɾu
3.plur
ˈʔat
wide
-iː
sing
-je
NOM
k-
sing
ˈitiʔip
plain
-eːʋeː
NOM
ˈjaː
in_inside
k-
sing
ˈup
land
-eːʋeː
NOM

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

(3)
Kapo kawepi ru wo.

[kaˈpo kaˈʋepi ˈɾu ˈʋo]

kaˈpo
thus
kaˈʋep
dwell
-i
PAST
ˈɾu
3.plur
ˈʋo
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Niwi ru he hee weriipewipii mika qi he hee jerii meriipewehe mika khiikhii.

[ˈniʋi ˈɾu ˈhe heː ʋeˈɾiːpeʋipiː miˈka ˈʔi ˈhe heː ˈjeɾiː meˈɾiːpeʋehe miˈka xiːˈxiː]

ˈniʋ
say
-i
PAST
ˈɾu
3.plur
ˈhe
1incl.plur
heː
imperative
ʋ-
make₁
ˈeɾiːpeʋ
brick
-ip
make₂
-iː
PRES
miˈka
COMP
ˈʔi
and
ˈhe
1incl.plur
heː
imperative
ˈjeɾ
burn
-iː
PRES
m-
plur
ˈeɾiːpeʋ
brick
-ehe
ACC
miˈka
COMP
xiːˈxiː
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Qiki ru keriipeweewee tiipe kikeewee.

[ˈʔiki ˈɾu keˈɾiːpeʋeːʋeː tiːˈpe ˈkikeːʋeː]

ˈʔik
have
-i
PAST
ˈɾu
3.plur
k-
sing
ˈeɾiːpeʋ
brick
-eːʋeː
NOM
tiːˈpe
PURP
k-
sing
ˈik
stone
-eːʋeː
NOM

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Qi qiki ru kimamiipeewee tiipe kaniipaakeewee.

[ˈʔi ˈʔiki ˈɾu kiˈmamiːpeːʋeː tiːˈpe kaˈniːpaːkeːʋeː]

ˈʔi
and
ˈʔik
have
-i
PAST
ˈɾu
3.plur
k-
sing
ˈimamiːp
slime
-eːʋeː
NOM
tiːˈpe
PURP
k-
sing
ˈaniːpaːk
mortar
-eːʋeː
NOM

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Ti taquruu he wiwije mukhoowoo.

[ti taˈʔuɾuː ˈhe ˈʋiʋije ˈmuxoːʋoː]

ti
NEG
taˈʔuɾ
resemble
-iː
PRES
ˈhe
1incl.plur
ˈʋiʋ
other
-i
plur
-je
NOM
m-
plur
ˈux
human being
-eːʋeː
NOM

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Humoku kameewee qi kopoowoo ru makeewee.

[huˈmoku ˈkameːʋeː ˈʔi ˈkopoːʋoː ˈɾu ˈmakeːʋeː]

hiˈmok
shape
-i
PAST
k-
sing
ˈam
fight
-eːʋeː
NOM
ˈʔi
and
k-
sing
ˈop
time
-eːʋeː
NOM
ˈɾu
3.plur
m-
plur
ˈak
language
-eːʋeː
NOM

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Nimaji ru meejakhaqewe qi manewe meemeewee.

[niˈmaji ˈɾu meːˈjaxaʔeʋe ˈʔi ˈmaneʋe ˈmeːmeːʋeː]

niˈmaj
copy
-i
PAST
ˈɾu
3.plur
m-
plur
ˈeːjaxaʔ
mammal
-eʋe
GEN
ˈʔi
and
m-
plur
ˈan
bird
-eʋe
GEN
m-
plur
ˈeːm
sound
-eːʋeː
NOM

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Khi jeepini kowuroowoo, ku nirii he kakeewee, jaa meeriije kukhukoowoo.

[ˈxi jeːˈpini ˈkoʋuɾoːʋoː, ˈku ˈniɾiː ˈhe ˈkakeːʋeː, ˈjaː ˈmeːɾiːje ˈkuxukoːʋoː]

ˈxi
but
jeːˈpin
arise
-i
PAST
k-
sing
ˈoʋiɾ
langname
-eːʋeː
NOM
ˈku
RELPRON
ˈniɾ
be
-iː
PRES
ˈhe
1incl.plur
k-
sing
ˈak
language
-eːʋeː
NOM
ˈjaː
in_inside
ˈmeːɾ
different
-iː
sing
-je
NOM
k-
sing
ˈuxik
manner
-eːʋeː
NOM

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Haaqati kii kiwiije qi kenamiije jaa paapiije kipipijeewee

[haːˈʔati ˈkiː ˈkiʋiːje ˈʔi keˈnamiːje ˈjaː ˈpaːpiːje kiˈpipijeːʋeː]

haːˈʔat
appear
-i
PAST
ˈkiː
3.sing
ˈkiʋ
whole
-iː
sing
-je
NOM
ˈʔi
and
keˈnam
perfect
-iː
sing
-je
NOM
ˈjaː
in_inside
ˈpaːp
single
-iː
sing
-je
NOM
k-
sing
ˈipipij
breath
-eːʋeː
NOM

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Ti kinehi he kakeewee.

[ti kiˈnehi ˈhe ˈkakeːʋeː]

ti
NEG
kiˈneh
evolve
-i
PAST
ˈhe
1incl.plur
k-
sing
ˈak
language
-eːʋeː
NOM

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Khamaati kii.

[xaˈmaːti ˈkiː]

xaˈmaːt
create
-i
PAST
ˈkiː
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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