The Invention of Color in Tydotsuy

English

One day, in the country of Súiacuil, Colo Brun noticed that it was hard to tell things apart. There were outlines and shapes, but there was just one color, which they called L̊aight.

Ze told this to Blæc Dærc, who made it so that some things did not reflect light, and ze named them after zemself.

Tydotsuy (Romanization)

Así·el thattei Kaitu Hukies swíethwilsie esla apeiniþ hwih latþphanie; fapeiniþ naasnet femippoy. Hwih la'ifbwai menilswet fdy'hoospy; elh hwih la'ifbwai ofúu hat puospy; fphuy mobbyh pietit.

Ful testet snoo Swatel Mepingepheh; fphuy ese anáa pyupolyy puo tuhpoy·ot; hyf olyy denaapheh dupoysnut mobbyhbut.

Glosses

One day, in the country of Súiacuil, Colo Brun noticed that it was hard to tell things apart.

jasiul JTaxtui Jtkaite ohetkiuS jswieTwilsiZ jusla japuiniSc JwYH jlaxScPaniu
jfapuiniSc JnASnZx jfemixpai

Así·el thattei Kaitu Hukies swíethwilsie esla apeiniþ hwih latþphanie; fapeiniþ naasnet femippoy.

[ɑ.ˈsi.ɛl ˈtʰɑt̚.tei ˈkai.tu ˈhu.kɪ̆ə̆s ˈswɪə.tʰwil.sɪə ˈɛs.lɑ ɑ.ˈpei.niθ ˈhwih ɬɑt̚.ˈt̪θpʰɑ.nɪ̆ə̆; fɑ.ˈpei.niθ ˈnɑː.snɛp̚ pfɛ.ˈmip̚.pɔy]

ja

jsiul

JTaxtui

Jtkaite

ohetkiuS

jswieTwil

siZ

jusla

japuiniSc

JwYH

jlax

jScPaniu

f

japuiniSc

JnA

SnZx

jfe

Jmixpai

A=

si·el

thattei

Kaitu

Hukies

swiethwil

=sie

esla

apeiniþ

hwih

lat–

þphanie;

f–

apeiniþ

naa

=snet

fe–

mippoy

/ɑ

ˈsi.ɛl

ˈtʰɑt̚.tei

ˈkai.tu

ˈhu.kɪəs

ˈswɪə.tʰwil

sɪə

ˈɛs.lɑ

ɑ.ˈpei.niθ

ˈhwih

lɑt̚

ˈθpʰɑ.nɪə;

f

ɑ.ˈpei.niθ

ˈnɑː

snɛt̚

fɛ

ˈmip̚.poy/

A=

clf

day

Colo

Brun

Súiacúil

=loc

happen

see

cat

stv-

difficult;

nmz-

see

thing

=pos

nmz-

difference.

There were outlines and shapes,

JwYH jlaxifbwai Jmenilswex ofdixhASpi

Hwih la'ifbwai menilswet fdy'hoospy;

[ˈhwih ɬɑʔ.ˈif.bwai mɛ.ˈnil.swɛp̚ bvdyʔ.ˈhoː.spy;]

JwYH	jlax	jifbwai	Jmenilswex	ofdixhA	Spi
Hwih	la'–	ifbwai	menilswet	fdy'hoo	=spy;
/ˈhwih	lɑt̚	ˈif.bwai	mɛ.ˈnil.swɛt̚	fdyʔ.ˈhoː	spy;/
cat	stv-	sit	outline	shape	=com;

but there was just one color, which they called L̊aight.

juL JwYH jlaxifbwai oafE jhax OpuaSpi
ofPui Omaxbih Jpietix

elh hwih la'ifbwai ofúu hat puospy; fphuy mobbyh pietit.

[ˈɛɬ ˈhwih ɬɑʔ.ˈif.bwai ɔ.ˈfuː ˈhɑp̚ ˈpyʊs.py; ˈfpʰʊy ˈmɔp̚.byh ˈpɪə.tit̚]

juL	JwYH	jlax	jifbwai	oa	ofE	jhax	OpuaSpi	ofPui	Omaxbih	Jpietix
elh	hwih	la'–	ifbwai	o=	fuu	hat	puospy;	fphuy	mobbyh	pietit
/ˈɛɬ	ˈhwih	lɑt̚	ˈif.bwai	o	ˈfuː	ˈhɑt̚	ˈpyʊs.py;	ˈfpʰʊy	ˈmop̚.byh	ˈpɪə.tit̚/
but	cat	stv-	sit	a=	clf	color	only;	which	was_called	white.

Ze told this to Blæc Dærc,

oful JtuStex oSnA jswatul JmepinkePZh

Ful testet snoo Swatel Mepingepheh;

[ˈful ˈtɛs.tɛt̚ ˈʦnoː ˈswɑ.tɛl mɛ.pi.ˈŋɛ.pʰɛh;]

oful	JtuStex	oSnA	jswatul	Jmepinke	PZh
Ful	testet	snoo	Swatel	Mepinge	=pheh;
/ˈful	ˈtɛs.tɛt̚	ˈsnoː	ˈswɑ.tɛl	mɛ.ˈpi.ŋɛ	pʰɛh;/
clf	tell	this	Blæc	Dærc	=dat;

who made it so that some things did not reflect light, and ze named them after zemself.

ofPui juse janA OpiepalI Opua Otehpaiax
ohif oalI JdenAPZh OdepaiSnZx Omaxbihbex

fphuy ese anáa pyupolyy puo tuhpoy·ot; hyf olyy denaapheh dupoysnut mobbyhbut.

[ˈfpʰʊy ˈɛ.sɛ ɑ.ˈnɑː pyʊ.pɔ.ˈlyː ˈpyʊ tuh.ˈpɔy.ɔt; ˈhyf ɔ.ˈlyː dɛ.ˈnɑː.pʰɛh tu.ˈpɔ̆y̆s.nut mɔp̚.ˈbyh.put̚]

ofPui

juse

ja

JnA

Opiep

oalI

Opua

Oteh

Opaiax

ohif

oalI

Jde

JnA

PZh

Ode

Opai

SnZx

Omaxbihbex

fphuy

ese

a=

naa

pyup–

olyy

puo

tuh–

poy·ot;

hyf

olyy

de=

naa

=pheh

du=

poy

=snut

mobbyhbut

/ˈfpʰʊy

ˈɛ.sɛ

ɑ

ˈnɑː

pyʊt̚

o.ˈlyː

ˈpyʊ

tuh

ˈpoy.ot;

ˈhyf

o.ˈlyː

dɛ

ˈnɑː

pʰɛh

du

ˈpoy

snut̚

mop̚.ˈbyh.but̚/

which

make

indf=

thing

neg-

give

any

nmz-

reflect;

and

give

the=

thing

=dat

the=

self

=pos

name.