A Collection of Texts in Tag

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.

Мам ҁтад дикв раўч ӈвикикв шаўм диб тат̇ ҁтәп пам квәкв д̇ив гәквъит квәкв.

[mam ᵏǀad dikʷ ɾaut͡ʃ ŋʷikʼikʷ ʃaum dib taʈ ᵏǀəp pam kʷəkʷ ɖiʋ həkʼʷit kʷəkʷ]

mam
PAST
ᵏǀad
have
di
the
-kʷ
neut
ɾaut͡ʃ
all
ŋʷikʼ
human being
-ikʷ
plur
ʃaum
in_surface
di
the
-b
fem
taʈ
whole
ᵏǀəp
earth
pam
language
kʷəkʷ
one
ɖiʋ
and
həkʼʷit
dialect
kʷəkʷ
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.

Мам миквәп ґвәб ҁтус диквъ муквъ.

[mam mikʷəp ɡʷəb ᵏǀus dikʼʷ mukʼʷ]

mam
PAST
mikʷəp
journey
ɡʷəb
3.plur.neut
ᵏǀus
from_inside
di
the
-kʼʷ
masc
mukʼʷ
east

“They journeyed from the east.”

(2)
Д̇ив мам ҁтир̇ ґвәб чан ситаґ ка пум.

[ɖiʋ mam ᵏǀiɽ ɡʷəb t͡ʃan sitaɡ ka pum]

ɖiʋ
and
mam
PAST
ᵏǀiɽ
find
ɡʷəb
3.plur.neut
t͡ʃan
wide
sitaɡ
plain
ka
in_inside
pum
land

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

(3)
Кәкав мам с̇ирав ґвәб нәш.

[kəkaʋ mam ʂiɾaʋ ɡʷəb nəʃ]

kəkaʋ
thus
mam
PAST
ʂiɾaʋ
dwell
ɡʷəb
3.plur.neut
nəʃ
there

“Thus they dwelled there.”

(4)

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

Мам ҁта ґвәб муӈвидикв квъир пәс ну ґвам магуш д̇ив муӈвидикв квъир маӈ ну ґвам магуш ґастан.

[mam ᵏǀa ɡʷəb muŋʷidikʷ kʼʷiɾ pəs nu ɡʷam mahuʃ ɖiʋ muŋʷidikʷ kʼʷiɾ maŋ nu ɡʷam mahuʃ ɡastan]

mam
PAST
ᵏǀa
say
ɡʷəb
3.plur.neut
muŋʷid
brick
-ikʷ
plur
kʼʷiɾ
1incl.plur
pəs
make
nu
imperative
ɡʷam
1incl.plur.SUBJ
mahuʃ
COMP
ɖiʋ
and
muŋʷid
brick
-ikʷ
plur
kʼʷiɾ
1incl.plur
maŋ
burn
nu
imperative
ɡʷam
1incl.plur.SUBJ
mahuʃ
COMP
ɡastan
thoroughly

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

(5)

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

Мам ҁтад ґвәб муӈвид фиґваквъ нас̇.

[mam ᵏǀad ɡʷəb muŋʷid fiɡʷakʼʷ naʂ]

mam
PAST
ᵏǀad
have
ɡʷəb
3.plur.neut
muŋʷid
brick
fiɡʷakʼʷ
PURP
naʂ
stone

“They had bricks for stone.”

(6)
Д̇ив мам ҁтад ґвәб шиту фиґваквъ ӈвисәґ.

[ɖiʋ mam ᵏǀad ɡʷəb ʃitu fiɡʷakʼʷ ŋʷisəɡ]

ɖiʋ
and
mam
PAST
ᵏǀad
have
ɡʷəb
3.plur.neut
ʃitu
slime
fiɡʷakʼʷ
PURP
ŋʷisəɡ
mortar

“And they had slime for mortar.”

(7)

A Creation Myth

We are not like other people.

Ӈуӈ квиниф квъир гәд ӈвикикв.

[ŋuŋ kʷinif kʼʷiɾ həd ŋʷikʼikʷ]

ŋuŋ
NEG
kʷinif
resemble
kʼʷiɾ
1incl.plur
həd
other
ŋʷikʼ
human being
-ikʷ
plur

“We do not resemble other humans.”

(8)

Their languages were shaped by struggle and time.

Мам р̇ад̇ун̇ вәґв д̇ив дуӈ ґвәб кат дикв памикв фин̇.

[mam ɽaɖuɳ ʋəɡʷ ɖiʋ duŋ ɡʷəb kʼat dikʷ pamikʷ fiɳ]

mam
PAST
ɽaɖuɳ
shape
ʋəɡʷ
fight
ɖiʋ
and
duŋ
time
ɡʷəb
3.plur.neut
kʼat
GEN
di
the
-kʷ
neut
pam
language
-ikʷ
plur
fiɳ
3.plur.neut.POSS

“Their languages were shaped by fight and time.”

(9)

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

Мам с̇әшир ґвәб синәд̇икв д̇ив фапикв кат дикв шишикв р̇әс̇.

[mam ʂəʃiɾ ɡʷəb sinəɖikʷ ɖiʋ fapikʷ kʼat dikʷ ʃiʃikʷ ɽəʂ]

mam
PAST
ʂəʃiɾ
copy
ɡʷəb
3.plur.neut
sinəɖ
mammal
-ikʷ
plur
ɖiʋ
and
fap
bird
-ikʷ
plur
kʼat
GEN
di
the
-kʷ
neut
ʃiʃ
sound
-ikʷ
plur
ɽəʂ
3.plur.masc.POSS

“They copied the sounds of mammals and birds.”

(10)

But our language arose in a different way.

Ваўс̇ мам шадаґ ҁтаўр̇ диквъ т̇аґв дикв пам т̇ич ка ґвән пир.

[ʋauʂ mam ʃadaɡ ᵏǀauɽ dikʼʷ ʈaɡʷ dikʷ pam ʈit͡ʃ ka ɡʷən piɾ]

ʋauʂ
then
mam
PAST
ʃadaɡ
arise
ᵏǀauɽ
be
di
the
-kʼʷ
masc
ʈaɡʷ
langname
di
the
-kʷ
neut
pam
language
ʈit͡ʃ
1incl.plur.POSS
ka
in_inside
ɡʷən
different
piɾ
manner

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

(11)

It was born whole and perfect in a single breath.

Мам кушад̇ ҁнәк тат̇ д̇ив т̇икус ка ҁна гәшайӈ

[mam kʼuʃaɖ ᵑǀəkʼ taʈ ɖiʋ ʈikʼus ka ᵑǀa həʃaiŋ]

mam
PAST
kʼuʃaɖ
appear
ᵑǀəkʼ
3.sing.neut
taʈ
whole
ɖiʋ
and
ʈikʼus
perfect
ka
in_inside
ᵑǀa
single
həʃaiŋ
breath

“It appeared whole and perfect in a single breath”

(12)

Our language did not evolve; it was created.

Мам ӈуӈ вәд̇әс дикв пам т̇ич.

[mam ŋuŋ ʋəɖəs dikʷ pam ʈit͡ʃ]

mam
PAST
ŋuŋ
NEG
ʋəɖəs
evolve
di
the
-kʷ
neut
pam
language
ʈit͡ʃ
1incl.plur.POSS

“Our language did not evolve.”

(13)
Мам ҁнитәш ҁнәк.

[mam ᵑǀitəʃ ᵑǀəkʼ]

mam
PAST
ᵑǀitəʃ
create
ᵑǀəkʼ
3.sing.neut

“It was created.”

(14)

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