Senjecas - Tower of Babel

Pronunciation table

p	b	f	v	m̃	m			t	d	þ	ð	ɫ	l			ṡ	ż	s	z	r	n			k	g	x	ƣ	h	ȝ			š	s̨			i	e	a	õ	o	u			ĭ	ě	ŭ
/p/	/b/	/ɸ/	/β/	/m̥/	/m/			/t/	/d/	/θ/	/ð/	/l̥/	/l/			/ʦ/	/ʣ/	/s/	/z/	/ɾ̥/	/n/			/k/	/g/	/ç/	/ʝ/	/j̊/	/j/			/sʷ/	/sʲ/			/i/	/e/	/ä/	/ɒ/	/o/	/u/			/ɪ/	/ɛ/	/ʊ/

babela̋s þőőro - The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9)

ivrěȝeka̋s úúda tarne̋xaþo

Translated from the Hebrew

Literal translation of the Hebrew text

• 1. And.was all earth of.language one and.of.speech one.
• 2. And.it.was as.they.traveled from.east, they.found level.valley in.land.of Shinar, and they.lived.there.
• 3. And.said each.one to.his.neighbor, "Come, let.us.make bricks and.burn (them) thoroughly." And.was to.them the.brick for.stone, and.the.asphalt it.was to.them for.mortar.
• 4. And.they.said, "Come, let.us.build.for.ourselves city and tower with.its.top in.the.heavens, and.make for. ourselves name, lest.we.be.scattered on.face.of all.the.earth.
• 5. And.came.down Jhwh to.see the.city and.the.tower which had.built sons.of Adam.
• 6. And.said Jhwh, "See, people one and language one to all them and this they.are.beginning to.do. And. now not will.be.restrained from them all which they.have.imagined to.do.
• 7. Come, let.us.go and.mix.up there their.language so that not they can understand one language their neighbor's.
• 8. And scattered Jhwh them from there over.the.face.of all.the.earth, and they.ceased from.building the.city.
• 9. Therefore was.called its.name Babel because there mixed.up Jhwh speech.of all.the.earth and.from. there scattered.them.abroad Jhwh on.face.of all.the.earth.

Senjecan text

• 1. da őru v̌e̋e̋tu se̋m ȝeka̋sk̬e se̋m sam̃m̃a̋sk̬' e-e̋sa:
• 2. da—ȝa nus. méti a̋a̋usam áfa e-ta̋ƣa. mexa̋s ṡinara̋s éna le̋e̋po le̋ðom e-de̋e̋si e-e̋sa. da tóru e-m̃e̋e̋sa:
• 3. da nı̋ı̋gu nu-hausűs o e-te̋e̋a m̃a ǧe̋me: m̃ú teeƣta̋inon te̋e̋ge da xófvi (non) a̋iðe m̃a. da teeƣta̋ino tainős ðééa núm o e-e̋sa da diiðı̋mo pikős ðééa núm o e-e̋sa:
• 4. da e-te̋e̋a m̃a ǧe̋me: m̃ú mim̃úm éra rı̋ȝomk̬e no-főőro numőm éna þőőromk̬e de̋me. da mim̃úm éra fe̋e̋tom va̋a̋ne—meetáádi őro v̌eetős moorős éva ża̋a̋daþus ile̋ȝa m̃ar:
• 5. da ȝa̋hm̃u—ȝa adamű' sűnus non e-dĭde̋mi—rı̋ȝomk̬e főőromk̬e na̋a̋ku tááda e-ı̋za:
• 6. da ȝa̋hm̃u e-te̋e̋a m̃a eenő. le̋uðu se̋m (e̋sa) da őru núm o se̋m ȝe̋ka (e̋sa). da nus nom kı̋u tőda. da ímu nus—ȝa nom kı̋u nĭna̋mi—őrom ápa bőþaþ' u-ı̋la ne:
• 7. ǧe̋me: m̃ú a̋te da tóru nu-ȝe̋kam m̨a̋ne. meetáádi nu-hausű' se̋m ȝe̋kam þume̋ȝa m̃ar:
• 8. da ȝa̋hm̃u tórþis őro v̌eetős moorős éva nun e-ża̋a̋da. da nus rı̋ȝom de̋mu e-de̋usa:
• 9. nááru no-fe̋e̋to babe̋la fe̋e̋taþo ı̋la. hi ȝa̋hm̃u tóru őro v̌eető' sa̋m̃am e-m̃a̋na. da ȝa̋hm̃u tórþis őro v̌eetős moorős éva láfvi nun e-ża̋a̋da⁝

Glossing abbreviations

1s/p = first person singular/plural	V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural)	CAUS = causative	EQU = equative degree	INS = instrument	Q = interrogative particle
2s/p = second person singular/plural	ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective)	DES = desiderative	F = feminine	INT = intensive prefix	QUOT = direct quotation
3 = third person	ADV = adverb	DIM = diminutive	FRQ = frequentative	M = masculine	REL = relativizer
4 = fourth person	AG = agent	ELIS = elision	FUT = future	PP = patient (past) participle	RPRF = recent perfective
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	EP = epenthesis	IMP = imperative	PRF = perfect	SBJ = subjunctive
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AUG = augmentative	ELT = elative	INC = inchoative	PRV = privative prefix	SUP = supine
N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural)			IND = indicative	PST = past

Gloss

da	őru-Ø	v̌e̋e̋t-u	se̋m	ȝek-a̋s=k̬e	se̋m	sam̃-a̋s=k̬-'	e=e̋s-a
and	all-ABS	earth-N.s	one	language-G.s=and	one	speech-G.s-and-ELIS	PST=be-IND

da	ȝa	n-us	méti	a̋a̋us-am	áfa	e=ta̋ƣ-a	mex-a̋s	ṡinar-a̋s	éna	le̋e̋po-Ø	le̋ð-om	e=de̋e̋s-i	e=e̋s-a	da	tóru	e=m̃e̋e̋sa
and	that	3-N.s	as	east-A.s	from	PST=journey-IND	land-G.s	Shinar-G.s	in	wide-ABS	valley-A.s	PST=find-REL	PST=be-IND	and	there	PST=live-IND

da	nı̋ı̋g-u	nu=haus-űs	o	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	ǧe̋m-e	m̃-ú	teeƣ-ta̋in-on	te̋e̋g-e	da	xóf-vi	n-on	a̋ið-e	m̃ar
and	each-N.s	his=neighbor-G.s	to	PST=say-IND	QUOT	come-IMP	1p-V	bake-stone-A.p	bake-IMP	and	thorough-ADV	3-N.p	burn-IMP	QUOT

da	teeƣ-ta̋in-o	tain-ős	ðééa	n-úm	o	e=e̋s-a	da	diiðı̋m-o	pik-ős	ðééa	n-úm	o	e=e̋s-a
and	bake-stone-N.s	stone-G.s	in.place.of	3-G.s	to	PST=be-IND	and	asphalt-N.s	pitch-G.s	in.place.of	3-G.s	to	PST=be-IND

da	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	ǧe̋m-e	m̃-ú	mi=m̃-úm	éra	no=főőr-o	num-őm	éna	étu	rı̋ȝ-om=k̬e	þőőr-om=k̬e	de̋m-e
and	PST=say-IND	QUOT	come-IMP	1p-V	self=1p-G	for	its=top	heaven-GN.p	in	with	city-A.s=and	tower-A.s=and	build-IMP

da	mi=m̃-úm	éra	fe̋e̋t-om	va̋a̋n-e	meetáádi	őro-Ø	v̌eet-ős	moor-ős	éva	ża̋a̋d-a-þ-us	il-e̋ȝ-a	m̃ar
and	self=1p-GN	for	name-A.s	make-REL	lest	all-ABS	earth-G.s	surface-G.s	on	scatter-IND-PP-N.s	become-SBJ-IND	QUOT

da	ȝa̋hm̃-u	ȝa	adam-ű-'	sűn-us	n-on	e=dɪ~de̋m-i	rı̋ȝ-om=k̬e	főőr-om=k̬e	na̋a̋k-u	tááda	e=ı̋z-a
and	Jhwh-N.s	that	Adam-G.s-ELIS	son-N.s	3p-NM	PST=PRF~build-REL	city-A.s=and	tower-A.s=and	see-SUP	in.order.to	PST=come.down-IND

da	ȝa̋hm̃-u	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	eenő	le̋uð-u	se̋m	e̋s-a	da	őru-Ø	n-úm	o	se̋m	ȝe̋k-a	e̋s-a
and	Jhwh-N.s	PST=say-IND	QUOT	behold	people-N.s	one	be-IND	and	all-ABS	3-GN.p	to	one	language-N.s	be-IND

da	n-us	þ-om	kı̋-u	tőd-a	da	ímu	n-us	ȝa	n-om	kı̋-u	nɪ~na̋m-i	őr-om	ápa	bőþ-a-þ-'	u-ı̋l-a	ne
and	3-NM.p	4-A.s	do-SUP	begin-IND	and	now	3-NM.p	that	3-A.s	do-SUP	PRF~imagine-REL	all-A.s	from	restrain-IND-PP-ELIS	FUT=become-IND	not

ǧe̋m-e	m̃-ú	a̋t-e	da	tóru	nu=ȝe̋k-am	m̨a̋n-e	táádi	nu=haus-ű-'	se̋m	ȝe̋k-am	þum-e̋ȝ-a	mee	m̃ar
come-IMP	1p-VC	go-IMP	and	there	his=language-A.s	confuse-IMP	in.order	his=neighbor-G.s-ELIS	one	language-A.s	understand-SBJ-IND	not	QUOT

da	ȝa̋hm̃-u	tór=þis	őro-Ø	v̌eet-ős	moor-ős	éva	n-un	e=ża̋a̋d-a	da	n-us	rı̋ȝ-om	de̋m-u	e=de̋us-a
and	Jhwh-N.s	there=from	all-ABS	earth-G.s	surface-G.s	on	3-A.p	PST=scatter-IND	and	3-G.s	city-A.s	build-SUP	PST=stop-IND

nááru	no=fe̋e̋t-o	babe̋l-a	fe̋e̋t-a-þ-o	ı̋l-a	hi	ȝa̋hm̃-u	tóru	őro-Ø	v̌eet-ő-'	sa̋m̃-am	e=m̨a̋n-a
therefore	its-name-N.s	Babel-N.s	name-IND-PP-N.s	become-IND	for	Jhwh-N.s	there	all-ABS	earth-G.s-ELIS	speech-A.s	PST=mix-IND

da	ȝa̋hm̃-u	tór=þis	őro-Ø	v̌eet-ős	pint-ős	éva	la̋f-vi	n-un	e=ża̋a̋d-a
and	Jhwh-N.s	there=from	all-ABS	earth=G.s	surface-G.s	on	broad-ADV	3-A.p	PST=scatter-IND