Babel Text in Xinkutlan

1.  ehu enamutl tlaxaq nai utlil acil dzoilab sacunil.
2.  enpilen itl senllesirikatl kuarasuan oronil cinaritlil, a pentepaludika
ma kemutil.
3.  enutlika ke: "ehu, na diromec napekil sedidzugudecil."  enulika
tlepiluz napekil, a xuriluan hodzil.
4.  kei enutlika ke: "ehu, na dinapenec tapanil xulilab taqanuanil.
kaqinana didzurasec ma dazuril seditupunixec cer tlaxaqilitl.
5.  la enken satel ututl ilapenai tapanilana xulilab senilnapen itlil.
6.  enutl ututl ilapenai: "udzarika sa kal- sutl utlil sacunil xin ac-
rokapatlika mula, roceiben cer ita.
7.  "ehu, na roracetsatla utlil satel, kaqinana seroralutlenika cer ke."
8.  keqinana entupun ututl ilapenai ikal kemutuz tlaxaqitl nai.  enlotika
seinapen tapanil.
9.  kuruz imdzura tapan beibal- kemut enracetsa ututl ilapenai utlil
tlaxaquz nai.  kemutuz entupun ututl ilapenai ikal tlaxaqitl nai.


Gloss:

1.  now LPT-H-speak world all language-P one-P word-P-with G-common-P.
2.  LPT-find person G-LPT-migrate-3pl(an)-in east-to plain-P Shinar-in-P,
also PF-LPT-dwell-CAU-3pl(an) RF there-P.
3.  LPT-speak-3pl(an) MT: "now, let NFT-make-1pl(inc) brick-P G-NFT-bake-
CAU-1pl(inc)-P."  LPT-use-3pl(an) stone-P-from brick-P, also mortar-P-to
tar-P
4.  then LPT-speak-3pl(an) MT: "now, let NFT-build-1pl(inc) citadel-P tower-
P-with heaven-to-P.  this_way-at NFT-be_named-APS-1pl(inc) RF name-P G-NFT-
scatter-PSS-1pl(inc) not world-P-in.
5.  but LPT-see G-descend god creator citadel-P-at tower-P-with G-LPT-C-
build person-P.
6.  LPT-speak god creator: "RPT-begin-3pl(an) if this - G-speak language-P
G-common-P nation one - IFT-intend-3pl(an) anything, IFT-impossible not 3pl
(in).
7.  "now, let IFT-mix-2rh language-P G-descend, this_way-at G-IFT-
understand-3pl(an) not MT."
8.  that_way-at LPT-scatter god creator 3pl(an)-P there-from world-in all.
LPT-cease-3pl(an) G-LPT-build* citadel-P
9.  this_reason-from DPT-be_named citadel Babel - there LPT-mix god creator
language-P world-from all.  there-from LPT-scatter god creator 3pl(an)-P
world-in all.

*se- (G) + en- (LPT) + n-initial = sein-

P    patientive
LPT  Legendary Past tense
DPT  Distant Past
RPT  Recent Past
IFT  Immediate Future
NFT  Near Future
G    gerundive
PF   perfective
C    continuous
H    habitual
APS  antipassive
PSS  passive
CAU  causative
RF   reflexive
MT   mutual (each other)
3pl(in)  3rd person plural (inanimate)
3pl(an)  3rd person plural (animate)
2rh      2nd person (royal honorific)
1pl(inc) 1st person plural (inclusive)