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.
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