Saxuma/Texts

Below are sample texts for the Saxuma language.

Glossing key

1	first person
2	second person
3	third person
abs	absolutive
attr	attributive
caus	causative
cons	construct
dat	dative
def	definitive
dual	dual
fut	future
gen	genitive
hab	habitual
hs	hearsay
hort	hortative
inch	inchoative
inf	inferential
int	intuitive
moon	moon
neg	negative
p	plural
past	past
perf	perfective
pros	prospective
ref	reflexive
s	singular
sun	sun
sup	superessive

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 stat.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.
Листьев не обожгло, Веток не обломало... День промыт, как стекло, Только этого мало.	Hap ne maw hase i, Koy ne maw ni kē wa Pori vin zalo umex, Bas mesna sē wa.	ˈhapʰ ˈne ˈmɑw haˈse i ˈkoj ˈne ˈmɑw ni ˈkeː wa ˈpo.r̥i βin ˈʣa.lo ˈu.mɛç bas mɛsˈna ˈseː wa	leaf none stat burn and branch none stat in shambles emph clear like glass sky but is-enough.neg yet emph	No leaves are burning, No branches are broken, The sky is clear as glass, But it isn't enough.