A Collection of Texts in Omaf

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.

Geɺ gun fóz bókh pes zhbet boing dey bärr woikh dey bauðäjið.

[ˈɡeɺ ɡun ˈfoz ˈbox ˈpes ˈʒbet ˈbɔiŋ ˈdej ˈbær ˈwɔix ˈdej ˈbauðæd͡ʒið]

ˈɡe
have
-ɺ
PAST
ɡun
indicative.active
ˈfoz
all
b-
NOM
ˈox
human being
ˈpes
in_surface
ˈʒbet
whole
b-
NOM
ˈɔiŋ
earth
ˈdej
one
b-
NOM
ˈær
language
ˈwɔix
and
ˈdej
one
b-
NOM
ˈauðæd͡ʒið
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.

Läðaiɺ gun zhoy zhaush bäth.

[læˈðaiɺ ɡun ˈʒɔj ˈʒauʃ ˈbæθ]

læˈðai
journey
-ɺ
PAST
ɡun
indicative.active
ˈʒɔj
3.plur
ˈʒauʃ
from_inside
b-
NOM
ˈæθ
east

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Woikh shaiɺ gun zhoy skäy zboirr bailiyas laiɺ skäy bem.

[ˈwɔix ˈʃaiɺ ɡun ˈʒɔj ˈskæj ˈzbɔir ˈbailijɑs ˈlaiɺ ˈskæj ˈbem]

ˈwɔix
and
ˈʃai
find
-ɺ
PAST
ɡun
indicative.active
ˈʒɔj
3.plur
sk-
sing
ˈæj
a
ˈzbɔir
wide
b-
NOM
ˈailijɑs
plain
ˈlaiɺ
in_inside
sk-
sing
ˈæj
a
b-
NOM
ˈem
land

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

(3)
Witów histoiɺ gun zhoy zdurr.

[wiˈtow hiˈstɔiɺ ɡun ˈʒɔj ˈzdur]

wiˈtow
thus
hiˈstɔi
dwell
-ɺ
PAST
ɡun
indicative.active
ˈʒɔj
3.plur
ˈzdur
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Keɺ gun zhoy hos jid las hurazhbab häzeth woikh hos ðäd las hurazhbab häzeth vasaup.

[ˈkeɺ ɡun ˈʒɔj ˈhɔs ˈd͡ʒid lɑs ˈhuɾɑʒbɑb hæˈzeθ ˈwɔix ˈhɔs ˈðæd lɑs ˈhuɾɑʒbɑb hæˈzeθ vɑˈsaup]

ˈke
say
-ɺ
PAST
ɡun
indicative.active
ˈʒɔj
3.plur
ˈhɔs
1incl.plur
ˈd͡ʒi
make
-d
PRES
lɑs
imperative.active
h-
ACC
ˈuɾɑʒbɑb
brick
hæˈzeθ
COMP
ˈwɔix
and
ˈhɔs
1incl.plur
ˈðæ
burn
-d
PRES
lɑs
imperative.active
h-
ACC
ˈuɾɑʒbɑb
brick
hæˈzeθ
COMP
vɑˈsaup
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Geɺ gun zhoy burazhbab rrungoið bof.

[ˈɡeɺ ɡun ˈʒɔj ˈbuɾɑʒbɑb ruˈŋɔið ˈbɔf]

ˈɡe
have
-ɺ
PAST
ɡun
indicative.active
ˈʒɔj
3.plur
b-
NOM
ˈuɾɑʒbɑb
brick
ruˈŋɔið
PURP
b-
NOM
ˈɔf
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Woikh geɺ gun zhoy barukib rrungoið baufichuch.

[ˈwɔix ˈɡeɺ ɡun ˈʒɔj ˈbɑɾukib ruˈŋɔið ˈbaufit͡ʃut͡ʃ]

ˈwɔix
and
ˈɡe
have
-ɺ
PAST
ɡun
indicative.active
ˈʒɔj
3.plur
b-
NOM
ˈɑɾukib
slime
ruˈŋɔið
PURP
b-
NOM
ˈaufit͡ʃut͡ʃ
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Khäskad gun rrig hos win bókh.

[xæˈskɑd ɡun riɡ ˈhɔs ˈwin ˈbox]

xæˈskɑ
resemble
-d
PRES
ɡun
indicative.active
riɡ
NEG
ˈhɔs
1incl.plur
ˈwin
other
b-
NOM
ˈox
human being

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Thadäɺ gun bis woikh burr zhoy bärr.

[θɑˈdæɺ ɡun ˈbis ˈwɔix ˈbur ˈʒɔj ˈbær]

θɑˈdæ
shape
-ɺ
PAST
ɡun
indicative.active
b-
NOM
ˈis
fight
ˈwɔix
and
b-
NOM
ˈur
time
ˈʒɔj
3.plur
b-
NOM
ˈær
language

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Nächiɺ gun zhoy lærrangirr woikh leth bæz.

[næˈt͡ʃiɺ ɡun ˈʒɔj ˈlɛrɑŋir ˈwɔix ˈleθ ˈbɛz]

næˈt͡ʃi
copy
-ɺ
PAST
ɡun
indicative.active
ˈʒɔj
3.plur
l-
GEN
ˈɛrɑŋir
mammal
ˈwɔix
and
l-
GEN
ˈeθ
bird
b-
NOM
ˈɛz
sound

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Som khikhäɺ gun bómäf, mich hlud gun hos bärr, laiɺ skäy choiz bazal.

[ˈsɔm xiˈxæɺ ɡun ˈbomæf, ˈmit͡ʃ ˈɬud ɡun ˈhɔs ˈbær, ˈlaiɺ ˈskæj ˈt͡ʃɔiz ˈbɑzɑl]

ˈsɔm
but
xiˈxæ
arise
-ɺ
PAST
ɡun
indicative.active
b-
NOM
ˈomæf
langname
ˈmit͡ʃ
RELPRON
ˈɬu
be
-d
PRES
ɡun
indicative.active
ˈhɔs
1incl.plur
b-
NOM
ˈær
language
ˈlaiɺ
in_inside
sk-
sing
ˈæj
a
ˈt͡ʃɔiz
different
b-
NOM
ˈɑzɑl
manner

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Shtäthæɺ gun dash zhbet woikh gistev laiɺ skäy fæth boithayub

[ʃtæˈθɛɺ ɡun ˈdɑʃ ˈʒbet ˈwɔix ɡiˈstev ˈlaiɺ ˈskæj ˈfɛθ ˈbɔiθɑjub]

ʃtæˈθɛ
appear
-ɺ
PAST
ɡun
indicative.active
ˈdɑʃ
3.sing
ˈʒbet
whole
ˈwɔix
and
ɡiˈstev
perfect
ˈlaiɺ
in_inside
sk-
sing
ˈæj
a
ˈfɛθ
single
b-
NOM
ˈɔiθɑjub
breath

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Khihiɺ gun rrig hos bärr.

[xiˈhiɺ ɡun riɡ ˈhɔs ˈbær]

xiˈhi
evolve
-ɺ
PAST
ɡun
indicative.active
riɡ
NEG
ˈhɔs
1incl.plur
b-
NOM
ˈær
language

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Humæɺ gun dash.

[huˈmɛɺ ɡun ˈdɑʃ]

huˈmɛ
create
-ɺ
PAST
ɡun
indicative.active
ˈdɑʃ
3.sing

“It was created.”

(14)

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