Kijeb texts (Sohlob)
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Duzbaximu
This text can be seen in the original script on the Kijeb writing page.
For a grammar overview see the main Kijeb article.
(1)
| i | -myu | tata | giwri | Duzba- | ximu, | ||||
| this | -ADV | I | king | sun- | shield, | ||||
| imyu tata giwri duzba-ximu, | |||||||||
| "Like this king Duzbaximu (Sun-shield)," | |||||||||
(2)
| giwri | Kudna | -ximu | -t | mrisu | -na, |
| king | peace | -shield | -DAT | son | -3.SG.MASC.POSS |
| giwri kudna-ximut mrisuna, | |||||
| "king Kudnaximu's (Peace-shield's) son," | |||||
(3)
| fand | -i | -n | -ta | -ru: |
| say | -IPF | -PRES | -1.SG. | -3.SG.INANIM. |
| fandintaru: | ||||
| "I say:" | ||||
(4)
| kwizd(y) | -yu | kiba | -ta | -tyu |
| twelve | -ORDINAL | year | -1.SG.POSS | -LOC |
| kwizdyu kibatatyu | ||||
| "in my twelfth year" | ||||
(5)
| i | -ŋu | natra | -yu | u | -ŋu | natra | -sya |
| this | -ANIM.SG. | river | -ABL | that (far) | -ANIM.SG. | river | -ALL |
| iŋu natrayu uŋu natrasya | |||||||
| "from this river to yon river" | |||||||
(6)
| giwri | un | -i | -r | -a | -dya |
| king | be | -IPF | -PAST | -PTCP | -when (CNJ) |
| giwri uniradya, | |||||
| "when I was king," | |||||
(7)
| i | -ru | fidnya | -s | dyusf | -i | -r | -ta | -ru. |
| this | -INANIM.SG | stone | -ACC | make | -IPF | -PAST | -1.SG | -3.SG.INANIM |
| iru fidnyas dyusfirtaru. | ||||||||
| "I made this stone." | ||||||||
(8)
| ifi | giwri | -t | nitpi | tyazgu | -na | -n | fidnya | -s |
| and | king | -DAT | six | elephant | -3.SG.MASC.POSS | -PLUR | stone | -ACC |
| Ifi giwrit nitpi tyazgunan fidnyas | ||||||||
| "And six of the king's elephants (the) stone" | ||||||||
(9)
| gwispri | -t | stripu | -ru | -sya | gwird | -i | -r | -(ŋ)gu | -ru. |
| mountain | -DAT | top | -3.SG.INANIM.POSS | -ALL | pull | -IPF | -PAST | -3.PL.ANIM | -3.SG.INANIM |
| gwisprit stripurusya gwirdirguru. | |||||||||
| "to the mountain's top they pulled it." | |||||||||
| Imyu tata giwri Duzba-ximu, giwri Kudna-ximut mrisuna, fandintaru: kwizdyu kibatatyu iŋu natrayu uŋu natrasya giwri uniradya, iru fidnyas dyusfirtaru. Ifi giwrit nitpi tyazgunan fidnyas gwisprit stripurusya gwirdirguru. | "I king Duzbaximu, son of king Kudnaximu say this: In my twelfth year (as king), being king from this river to yon river I made this stone. And six of the king's elephants pulled the stone to the top of the mountain." |
