Proto-Austronesian Hebrew/Texts

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2. Fujisaka's katakana
3. Romanization of katakana
4. Parsing

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Genesis 1:1-2:3 (Bereshit)

בראשית ברא אלהים את השמים ואת הארץ

berāšīt barā ʔēlohīm ʔeθ haššamajim weʔeθ haʔarec

bi-rāšīti	barā	ʔēlohīmu	ʔeθ	šamajema	wi-ʔeθ ʔareca
ビリ̅キ゚̅チ	バ̅ラ̅	ヒ̅ル゜ハマ	タ	カ゚メマ	ヰタㇽサ゚。
birīŋīti	bārā	hīluhama	ta	ŋamema	wi-tarca.
in-beginning	he.created	the.gods²	D.A.	heavens²	and.D.A.land.

In the beginning, the Twin-God created a pair-of-heavens and Earth.

והארץ היתה תהו ובהו
wehaʔarec hajetā θohū wavohū

wi-ha-ʔarec	hajetah	tohū	wi-bohū
ヰハㇽツ	ホ̅タ̅	トフ̅	ヰボフ̅。
wi-harcu	hōjetā	tohū	wi-bohū.
and-the-earth	was.CAUS.OBJ	roar	and-emptiness.

And the Earth was made to be a roar and emptiness.

וחשך על־פני תהום ורוח אלהים מרחפת על־פני המים
weχošek ʕal-penej θehōm weruaħ ʔelohīm meraħefet ʕal-penej hamajin

we-χošek	ʕal	penej	θehōm	we-ruaħ	ʔelohīm	meraħefet	ʕal	penej	hamajin
ヰハ̅コ̣̅ケ゚̅ク	ラ̅゜	パㇴ	チホミ	ヰハ̅ル̅ㇳ	イ̅ル゜ハマ	ミラ̅カ̣プツ	ラ̅゜	パㇴ	モミ。
wi-hā-qōŋēku	lā	pan	tihowmi	wi-hā-rūt	ʔīluhama	mirāqaputu	lā	pan	moyemi.
and-the-darkness	over	face-of	deep.sea	and-the-spirit-of	gods²	was.hovering	over	face-of	waters²

And the darkness was over the face of the deep, but the spirit of the Twin-God was hovering over the waters of the pair-of-waters.