The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11: 1-9)
A translation of the Tower of Babel story in Aleut (Unangam tunuu/umsuu), an Eskimo language spoken in Alaska and Sibera.
- Tax huzuu tanam ataqan tunuum ama liidax̂ tunun.
- Ama anĝaĝinam Qagaa hadaax, ukukus tanaa Sxinarim ama
tigikux̂ agaax̂
- Ama hiĝakus agiicha, "Haqax̂tal, tanam ulaan tingin
aguunil, ama ataĝul." Ama tanam ulaan chumliisikus, ama agiicha.
- Tamaan hiĝakus, "Haqax̂tal, tanadgusiigamax tingin aguunil
as kangan inkam, ama asaasal tingin aguunil, chisakus alixs sagimaĝix̂
huzuu tanam."
- Ama Aguuĝum kimikux̂ ukux̂takux̂ tanadgusiigamam,
qanang tayaĝurum agukux̂.
- Ama aguuĝum hiĝakux̂, "suĝtal,
Anĝaĝinakus, ama huzungin ataqan tunuum, ama akux̂
aguqam malgakus. Ama anaĝitalakan akix̂taasakus hamamaasalagakux̂
tixchis matakus.
- Haqaĝtal, tingin utikus ama tunuu hix̂sachx̂ilagada,
ataqan agiicha aadazakux̂ tutalagakus
- Aguuĝum chisakux̂ sagimaĝim huzuungin tanam, ama
tingin aĝiilakus tanadgusilĝum agul.
- Asaa Babiilal, Aguuĝum hamamaasalagada tunuum huzuu tanam. Ama
Aguuĝum chisaa alixsa sagimaĝim huzuungis tanam.
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