Xha'Ruun-Vokh: Sha-En Ven-El (The First Word)
A story in the Xha'Ruun language. Time: −9 780 Y.B.
El the-vex the-ven en-ak-ven. — She was sitting at the clay wall of the hut. (She earth-on earth-inessive be-PAST-DIR)
El khal-thar sha-ven en-ak-ven. — She was looking at her fingers. (She finger-ACC see be-PAST-DIR)
Khal-mor the-vex thar-el the-ven — Fingers leaving marks on wet clay. (Finger-from earth-on mark-PL earth-inessive — conceptual)
Translation Notes:
- All sentences: SOV order
- Verbs: mandatory evidentiality suffix
- Past tense: -ak
- Direct evidence: -ven (the narrator sees)
- Plural: -el on thar (mark)
- Cases: the-vex = on earth (superessive -vex), the-ven = to/in earth (dative -ven)
End of story in Xha'Ruun.