A Collection of Texts in Nyan

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.

Zhóm zhul moren ni’n khien huen jømen zhal pó’n dis zhal qadzo.

[ˈʒom ʒul ˈmɔren ˈnḭn ˈkʰien ˈhuen ˈd͡ʒømen ˈʒal ˈpo̰n ˈdis ˈʒal ʔaˈd͡zɔ]

ˈʒo
have
-m
indicative
ʒul
PAST
ˈmɔr
human being
-en
def
ˈnḭn
in_surface
ˈkʰi
earth
-en
def
ˈhu
whole
-en
def
ˈd͡ʒøm
all
-en
def
ˈʒal
one
ˈpo̰n
language
ˈdis
and
ˈʒal
one
ʔaˈd͡zɔ
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.

Muyæm zhul dzail qæl tyünen.

[muˈjɛm ʒul ˈd͡zail ˈʔɛl ˈt͡ɕynen]

muˈjɛ
journey
-m
indicative
ʒul
PAST
ˈd͡zail
3.cl.1
ˈʔɛl
from_inside
ˈt͡ɕyn
east
-en
def

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Dis qum zhul dzail wes dzi’rær khẽn wes chil yælen.

[ˈdis ˈʔum ʒul ˈd͡zail ˈwes d͡zḭˈrɛr ˈkʰə̃n ˈwes ˈt͡ʃil ˈjɛlen]

ˈdis
and
ˈʔu
find
-m
indicative
ʒul
PAST
ˈd͡zail
3.cl.1
ˈwe
a
-s
cl.4
d͡zḭˈrɛr
plain
ˈkʰə̃n
in_inside
ˈwe
a
-s
cl.4
ˈt͡ʃil
land
ˈjɛl
wide
-en
def

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

(3)
Zidü’s zhótyóm zhul dzail bim.

[ziˈdy̰s ʒoˈt͡ɕom ʒul ˈd͡zail ˈbim]

ziˈdy̰s
thus
ʒoˈt͡ɕo
dwell
-m
indicative
ʒul
PAST
ˈd͡zail
3.cl.1
ˈbim
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Nóm zhul dzail rul ser la’r tyülœn dzæn buka’l dis yül ser la’r tyülœn dzæn buka’l ñókol.

[ˈnom ʒul ˈd͡zail ˈrul ser la̰r t͡ɕyˈlœn ˈd͡zɛn buˈka̰l ˈdis ˈjyl ser la̰r t͡ɕyˈlœn ˈd͡zɛn buˈka̰l ɲoˈkɔl]

ˈno
say
-m
indicative
ʒul
PAST
ˈd͡zail
3.cl.1
ˈru
make
-l
imperative
ser
1incl.SUBJ
la̰r
ACC
t͡ɕuˈlœn
brick
ˈd͡zɛn
1incl
buˈka̰l
COMP
ˈdis
and
ˈjy
burn
-l
imperative
ser
1incl.SUBJ
la̰r
ACC
t͡ɕuˈlœn
brick
ˈd͡zɛn
1incl
buˈka̰l
COMP
ɲoˈkɔl
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Zhóm zhul dzail tyülœn kakail kha’.

[ˈʒom ʒul ˈd͡zail t͡ɕyˈlœn kaˈkail ˈkʰa̰]

ˈʒo
have
-m
indicative
ʒul
PAST
ˈd͡zail
3.cl.1
t͡ɕuˈlœn
brick
kaˈkail
PURP
ˈkʰa̰
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Dis zhóm zhul dzail kumir kakail qazho’l.

[ˈdis ˈʒom ʒul ˈd͡zail kuˈmir kaˈkail ʔaˈʒɔ̰l]

ˈdis
and
ˈʒo
have
-m
indicative
ʒul
PAST
ˈd͡zail
3.cl.1
kuˈmir
slime
kaˈkail
PURP
ʔaˈʒɔ̰l
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Tyüɹøm tyós dzæn mor cheen.

[t͡ɕyˈɹøm t͡ɕos ˈd͡zɛn ˈmɔr ˈt͡ʃeen]

t͡ɕuˈɹø
resemble
-m
indicative
t͡ɕos
NEG
ˈd͡zɛn
1incl
ˈmɔr
human being
ˈt͡ʃe
other
-en
def

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Katom zhul chæs dis tyaul pó’nen dzail.

[kaˈtɔm ʒul ˈt͡ʃɛs ˈdis ˈt͡ɕaul ˈpo̰nen ˈd͡zail]

kaˈtɔ
shape
-m
indicative
ʒul
PAST
ˈt͡ʃɛs
fight
ˈdis
and
ˈt͡ɕaul
time
ˈpo̰n
language
-en
def
ˈd͡zail
3.cl.1

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Lutyæm zhul dzail rtóen kó’gem dis yü’n.

[luˈt͡ɕɛm ʒul ˈd͡zail ˈʈoen ko̰ˈɡem ˈdis ˈjy̰n]

luˈt͡ɕɛ
copy
-m
indicative
ʒul
PAST
ˈd͡zail
3.cl.1
ˈʈo
sound
-en
def
ko̰ˈɡem
mammal
ˈdis
and
ˈjy̰n
bird

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Dzin kharœm zhul mam win pó’nen dzæn ñanen buka’l khẽn wes rtar chómen.

[ˈd͡zin kʰaˈrœm ʒul ˈmam win ˈpo̰nen ˈd͡zɛn ˈɲanen buˈka̰l ˈkʰə̃n ˈwes ˈʈar ˈt͡ʃomen]

ˈd͡zin
but
kʰaˈrœ
arise
-m
indicative
ʒul
PAST
ˈma
be
-m
indicative
win
3.cl.2.SUBJ
ˈpo̰n
language
-en
def
ˈd͡zɛn
1incl
ˈɲan
langname
-en
def
buˈka̰l
COMP
ˈkʰə̃n
in_inside
ˈwe
a
-s
cl.4
ˈʈar
manner
ˈt͡ʃom
different
-en
def

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Chizaim zhul tau huen dis hó’meren khẽn wes zhi’kil zólen

[t͡ʃiˈzaim ʒul ˈtau ˈhuen ˈdis ho̰ˈmeren ˈkʰə̃n ˈwes ʒḭˈkil ˈzolen]

t͡ʃiˈzai
appear
-m
indicative
ʒul
PAST
ˈtau
3.cl.4
ˈhu
whole
-en
def
ˈdis
and
ho̰ˈmer
perfect
-en
def
ˈkʰə̃n
in_inside
ˈwe
a
-s
cl.4
ʒḭˈkil
breath
ˈzol
single
-en
def

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Khugaum zhul tyós pó’nen dzæn.

[kʰuˈɡaum ʒul t͡ɕos ˈpo̰nen ˈd͡zɛn]

kʰuˈɡau
evolve
-m
indicative
ʒul
PAST
t͡ɕos
NEG
ˈpo̰n
language
-en
def
ˈd͡zɛn
1incl

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Hó’kim zhul tau.

[ho̰ˈkim ʒul ˈtau]

ho̰ˈki
create
-m
indicative
ʒul
PAST
ˈtau
3.cl.4

“It was created.”

(14)

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