My 500th post! The Babel Text in Old Albic

Hallo!

This is my 500th post to CONLANG, and on this occasion I'd like to
present you the Babel text in Old Albic.

Here it is:

Am Barad Babelas

1. Mar ahara cvanthas Aramaras sam tañemas a sam cvararemas.
2. Sí heinsi amana austarana, apheni phalas ndoras Senararas
   a aveni tathas.
3. A acvessi ranana: Ha techiemi vi tacelim a mbestiemi tethim.
   A adareri tacelim phar ønti a smach phar terchi a acvessi:
4. Ha beriemi vi caras a barad am racoa emi tili Nabom
   am chverniemir vi ñgom narna daphalyhi vim cvanemana ndoremarana.
5. Hal anarhaisa o Hero am terasa am caras a am barad
   im abareri i cvastehini,
6. a acvassa o Hero: Tera, hara sam pholemas a sam tañemas semas,
   a hara san am hajas chvararemas semaremas.
   Sal hara nachvarad nan sena amas cvanas
   amas hastareri chvaras tathas.
7. Ha nuhejimi a heñiemi tañ semas am na nalestiri rim.
8. Ha adatharera o Hero emana ndoremana cvanemana
   am handeri baras amas cararas.
9. Ha ñgomara am caras Babel
   car ahañara o Hero tañ emas ndoremas cvanemas,
   a adatharera emana ndoremana cvanemana.

Interlinear:

Am        Barad     Babelas
the:I-OBJ tower-OBJ Babel-LOC

1. Mar ahara        cvanthas  Aramaras
1. but AOR-be-3SG:P whole-LOC world-LOC-LOC

   sam     tañemas         a   sam     cvararemas.
   one-OBJ language-PL-LOC and one-OBJ speech-PL-LOC

2. Sí heinsi          amana     austarana,
2. as move-IMPF-3PL:A the:I-ALL east-ALL

   apheni         phalas    ndoras   Senararas
   AOR-find-3PL:A plain-OBJ land-LOC Senar-LOC-LOC

   a   aveni           tathas.
   and AOR-dwell-3PL:P 3I:SG-LOC

3. A   acvessi         ranana:
3. and AOR-speak-3PL:A each.other-DAT

   Ha techiemi               vi         tacelim
   so mould-SUBJ-3SG:P-1PL:A 1PL.IN-AGT brick-PL-OBJ

   a   mbestiemi             tethim.
   and bake-SUBJ-3SG:P-1PL:A 3I:PL-OBJ

   A   adareri             tacelim      phar ønti
   and AOR-use-3SG:P-3PL:A brick-PL-OBJ for  stone-INST

   a   smach   phar  terchi
   and tar-OBJ for  mortar-INST

   a   acvessi:
   and AOR-speak-3PL:A

4. Ha beriemi                vi         caras    a   barad
4. so build-SUBJ-3SG:P-1PL:A 1PL.IN-AGT city-OBJ and tower-OBJ

   am         racoa           emi        tili     Nabom
   REL-PL-OBJ reach-FUT-3SG:P the:I-INST tip-INST heaven-OBJ

   am   chverniemir             vi        ñgom
   that make-COND-3SG:P-1PL:A-M 1PLIN-AGT name-OBJ

   narna daphalyhi          vim
   lest  disperse-FUT-1PL:P 1PL.IN-OBJ

   cvanemana ndoremarana.
   all-ALL   land-PL-LOC-ALL

5. Hal  anarhaisa         o         Hero
5. then AOR-down-go-3SG:A the:M-AGT lord-AGT

   am   terasa          am        caras    a   am        barad
   that see-3SG:P-3SG:A the:I-OBJ city-OBJ and the:I-OBJ tower-OBJ

   im         abareri               i          cvastehini,
   REL-PL-OBJ AOR-build-3SG:P-3PL:A the:PL-AGT human-child-PL-AGT

6. a   acvassa         o         Hero:
6. and AOR-speak-3SG:A the:M-AGT lord-AGT

   Tera,   hara     sam     pholemas
   see-IMP be-3SG:P one-OBJ people-PL-LOC

   a   sam     tañemas         semas,
   and one-OBJ language-PL-LOC 3A:PL-LOC

   a   hara     san      am        hajas     chvararemas  semaremas.
   and be-3SG:P this-OBJ the:I-OBJ begin-OBJ do-VN-PL-LOC
3A:PL-LOC-PL-LOC

   Sal hara     nachvarad      nan         sena
   now be-3SG:P impossible-OBJ nothing-OBJ 3A:PL-DAT

   amas         cvanas
   the:I-PL-LOC everything-LOC

   amas    hastareri        chvaras   tathas.
   REL-LOC plan-3SG:P-3PL:A do-VN-OBJ 3I:SG-LOC

7. Ha nuhejimi
7. so descend-SUBJ-1PL:A

   a   heñiemi                  tañ          semas
   and confuse-SUBJ-3SG:P-1PL:A language-OBJ 3A:PL-LOC

   am   na  nalestiri              rim.
   that not understand-3PL:P-3PL:A each.other-OBJ

8. Ha   adatharera               o         Hero
8. thus AOR-disperse-3PL:P-3SG:A the:M-AGT lord-AGT

   emana        ndoremana   cvanemana
   the:I-PL-ALL land-PL-ALL all-PL-ALL

   am   handeri           baras        amas  cararas.
   that cease-3SG:P-3PL:A build-VN-OBJ I-LOC city-LOC

9. Ha   ñgomara    am        caras    Babel
9. thus name-3SG:P the:I-OBJ city-OBJ Babel

   car     ahañara                 o         Hero
   because AOR-confuse-3SG:P-3SG:A the:M-AGT lord-AGT

   tañ          emas         ndoremas    cvanemas,
   language-OBJ the:I-PL-LOC land-PL-LOC all-PL-LOC

   a   adatharera
   and AOR-disperse-3PL:P-3SG:A

   emana        ndoremana   cvanemana.
   the:I-PL-ALL land-PL-ALL all-PL-ALL

Abbreviations:

1      first person
2      second person
3      third person
A      agent agreement
AGT    agentive case
ALL    allative case
AOR    aorist
COND   conditional
DAT    dative case
FUT    future
I      inanimate
IMPF   imperfect
IN     inclusive
INST   instrumental case
LOC    locative case
M      middle voice
M      masculine
OBJ    objective case
P      patient agreement
PL     plural
REL    relative
SG     singular
SUBJ   subjunctive
VN     verbal noun

Vocabulary:

Aram            world
austar          east
bar-            to build
barad           tower
caras           city
cvan-           all
cvanth-         whole
cvas-           to speak
cvaras          speech
cvasta          human
cvastahena      human-child
chvar-          to make, to do
chvaras         deed (VN of chvar-)
daphal-         to disperse
darar-          to use
dathar-         to disperse
hai-            to move
hand-           to cease
has-            to be
hastar-         to plan
hena            child
hero            lord
mbast-          to bake
Nabo            heaven
nachvarad       impossible
nalast-         to understand
narna           lest
ndor            land
nuhai-          to descend
ñgom            name
ñgomar-         to name
phalas          plain
phola           people
phan-           to find
rac-            to reach
ran             each other
sí              as
smach           tar
tacal           brick
tach-           to mould
tañ             tongue, language
tarch           mortar
ter-            to see, to look at
til             tip
van-            to dwell

Comments?  Undeserved praise?

Greetings,

Jörg.

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