Saxuma/Texts

Below are sample texts for the Saxuma language.

Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

English	Saxuma	IPA	Gloss
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.	Damáx zénu hip úmano vin gíjo i alá díni i rus nay.	dɑ̀ˈmáɕ ˈd͡zɛ́.nu ˈxipʰ ˈú.mɑ.no βin ˈgí.ʑo i ɑ̀ˈlá ˈdí.ni i ˈr̥uh ˈnaj	are-born.hab all.cons person human as free and have.attr dignity and right equal.
They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.	Aw bacá románu i korásu êma, i sū sirú bacakóm to korásu yúnem.	ˈɑw bɑ̀ˈcá r̥òˈmá.nu i kòˈrá.su ˈe᷉ː.ma ǀ i ˈsuː sìˈr̥ú bɑ.càˈkóm to kòˈrá.su jú.nɛm	have 3p.dat reason.cons and heart.cons ethics, and should behave 3p.dat-ref with heart.cons fraternity.

Now summer is gone.../Вот и лето прошло...

Below is a translation of the Russian poem "Now summer is gone.../Вот и лето прошло..." by Arseny Tarkovsky.

Russian	Saxuma	IPA	Gloss	English Back-Translation
Вот и лето прошло, Словно и не бывало. На пригреве тепло. Только этого мало.	Niqi kenē silaw i, Enlyax ryuna dē wa. Toxfay nes am lis, Bas mesna sē wa.	nɛˈʔi ˈkɛ.neː siˈlɑw i ɛɲˈʎaɕ r̥i̯uˈna ˈdeː wa toɕˈɸaj nɛs ˈam lih bas mɛsˈna ˈseː wa	now summer leave.perf and int-can exist.neg 3s emph warm.inch this day well but is-enough.neg yet emph	Now summer has gone and I feel it might not have been. This day is starting to warm nicely, But it isn't enough.
Все, что сбыться могло, Мне, как лист пятипалый, Прямо в руки легло, Только этого мало.	Zen lawsá zûsa Ba pome ome pē wa Or hap to ī zā, Bas mesna sē wa.	ˈʣɛn loˈsa ˈzuː.sa, ba poˈme oˈme ˈpeː wa or̥ hapʰ to ˈiː ˈzaː bas mɛsˈna ˈseː wa	all can.attr happen.perf, upon hand 1s.gen press emph close-to leaf with finger five but is-enough.neg yet emph	All that can has happened, Pressing upon my hand Like a leaf with five fingers, But it isn't enough.
Понапрасну ни зло, Ни добро не пропало, Все горело светло, Только этого мало.	Yone ka susyo, Sin kayx o ēma. Hasyo ni pirin zen, Bas mesna sē wa.	ˈjo.ne ka suˈɕo sin kai̯ɕ o eːˈma haˈɕo ni ˈpi.r̥in ʣɛn bas mɛsˈna ˈseː wa	nothing abs lose.perf if evil or good burn.perf in light all but is-enough.neg yet emph	Nothing was lost, Whether good or evil. All burned brightly, But it isn't enough.
Жизнь брала под крыло, Берегла и спасала, Мне и вправду везло. Только этого мало.	Seve ya bome kovax, I mek mobyu fey'wa. Garax hona mek zu ya, Bas mesna sē wa.	ˈsɛ.βe ja ˈbo.me koˈβaɕ i mɛkʰ moˈmi̯u ˈɸe.wa gɑˈraɕ hoˈna mɛkʰ ʣu ja bas mɛsˈna ˈseː wa	life voc 1s.dat care.hab and 1s.abs be.caus-perf lucky-emph protect.hab lovely 1s.abs 2s voc but is-enough.neg yet emph	O life you have cared for me, And made me lucky. You have protected me well, But it isn't enough.