Babel

The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11: 1-9)

Burum-Mindik (Sombia-Siawari)

Anutunöŋ ambazip yeŋgö keuŋini mendeŋnök.

  1. Mutuk miaŋgöreŋ gölmeŋi gölmeŋi pakpak yeŋön keu mohot jigetka miaŋön mindirim eŋgii malget.
  2. Mewö mala mosöta wehön kotkotŋe göröken anda Babilon uruŋe gölme köröŋi ketaŋi kun miwikŋaiba miaŋgöreŋ miriŋini memba tatket.
  3. Miaŋgöreŋ tata nanŋinök kewö eraum-mötket: “Mönö kaget. Nini mönö birik mem mözözömgöba könöpnöŋ ohoinga köhöikŋi akŋe. “Mewö jiba miri selŋi membingöra köt jamönjiŋ qahöpmö, birik ala sutŋine gölme sapösapö qandöŋ ewö algetka miaŋön birik mi mekötahöm eŋgiyök.
  4. Nup mewö memba kunbuk kewö jiget: “Mönö kaget. Nini mönö naninaŋgöra siti kun memba miaŋgöreŋ miri köröpŋi kötökŋi (taua) meinga boŋan suep oseima. Mewö oseiiga qahö deŋqeŋda gölme pakpak dop köla laŋ anda malbinbuköra mönö nanini qetbuŋaninambuk akin.”
  5. Mewö jiba nup megetmö, Kembunöŋ ambazip siti aka miri köröpŋi megeri, mi ekŋamgöra erök.
  6. Eta mi eka kewö jiyök: “Yeŋön simbisembel qahöpmö, urumohot könagesö aka keuŋini mohot jiba kinda yuai ki könahiba meze ewö, könaŋgep i me wai membingö areŋini albeak, mi mönö miaŋgöra qahö osiba qaköme.
  7. Ayop, nini mönö gölmenöŋ geba keuŋini mem sohoinga kambu kun yeŋön kambu tosatŋi yeŋgö keuŋini qahö möt asariba malme.”
  8. Kembunöŋ mewö jiba ambazip miaŋgöreŋ mendeŋqendeŋ eŋgiiga gölme körek dop köla anda kaba siti memegö nupŋi jöhöba mosötket.
  9. Kembunöŋ ambazip pakpak yeŋgö keuŋini mem sohoyöhi, miaŋgöra miri miaŋgö qetŋi Babel (eŋololoŋ siksauk) ahök. Miaŋgöreŋök Kembunöŋ i mendeŋqendeŋ eŋgiiga deŋda gölme pakpak dop köla anget. Mewö.

Source: http://pngscriptures.org/bmu/GEN11.htm#V0

Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl

Information about Burum-Mindik
http://www.ethnologue.com/language/bmu

Tower of Babel in Trans-New Guinea languages

Amele, Awara, Barai, Beami, Bimin, Binumarien, Blagar, Borong, Burum-Mindik, Dadibi, Faiwol, Guhu-Samane, Huli, Kamasau, Kamono, Kamula, Kanasi, Kanite, Komba, Kosarek, Kosena, Kyaka, Maia, Maring, Narak, Ngaing, Numanggang, Samberigi, Siroi, Tairora, Tuma-Irumu, Una, Waris, Waskia, Yali, Yipma, Yongkom

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