Babel

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

Akha (A˯ka˯daw˯‎)

Miˇ tsaˬ kʼoeˇ taˆ dawˬ gʼawˬ mya jeˬ baw laˇ-euˬ

  1. Aˇ dahˬ beh ngeh, miˇ tsaˬ kʼoeˇ taˆ kʼaˇ jawˇ-eu tsawˇ haˬ dawˬ tawˆ luꞈ, dawˬ tiˬ jeˬ tehꞈ-ehˇ ngehˬ-euˬ meh.
  2. Aˬ yawꞈ maꞈ jawˇ duˬ maˬ ziꞈ leˇ dah-ehˇ, nahˇ ma doˆ kʼehˬ paw doe doe-ehˇ pawˇ pawˇ-ehˇ jawˇ luꞈ ngeh, Baˬbuˇloˬ miˇ kʼahˬ laꞈ kʼoeˇ deh saˇ tiˬ tsahˇ iˇ zaˬ-awˇ, kʼoeˇ gaˇ jawˇ duˬ dah-euˬ meh.
  3. Kʼoeˇ ngeh jawˇ, “Oe uiˬ-awˬ. Aˬ dui maꞈ tsaˬ byaˆ tehˆ-awˇ puiˆ kaˇ-euˇ” lehˇ, aˬ yawꞈ maꞈ tiˬ gʼaˬ tiˇ gʼaˬ cawˬ-euˬ meh. Kʼoeˇ naˇ, aˬ yawꞈ maꞈ tsaˬ byaˆ jaˆ laˇ-awˇ, tsaˬ byaˆ gawˬ ngeh tiˬ siˬ tiˇ siˬ bi tsehꞈ ziꞈ leˇ nya-eu aˇ dziˬ tiˬ jeˬ kʼawꞈ jaˆ laˇ-euˬ meh.
  4. “Aˬ dui maꞈ maˬ ya gʼawˬ maˬ ya gʼehˇ-iˇ-eu gʼaˇ duˬ maˬ ehˇ, tsawˇ myahˇ doˆ-awˇ kʼahˬ sehˇ jaˆ-eu tsawˇ haˬ deuˬ pyeuꞈ laˇ-eu gʼaˇ duˬ maˬ ehˇ, meuˬ tiˬ meuˬ teˬ-awˇ, mˬ-ahˇ tuˆ-eu nymˇ nymˇ ma tiˬ nymˇ gawˬ kaˇ-euˇ” lehˇ, aˬ yawꞈ maꞈ ehˇ-eu meh.
  5. Kʼoeˇ naˇ, Sahˬpaˬ Miˬyehˇ zaꞈ ka le-awˇ, tsawˇ haˬ kʼoeˇ deuˬ neh gawˬ taˬ-euˬ meuˬ kʼoeˇ meuˬ hawˇ-eu nymˇ nymˇ ma kʼoeˇ nymˇ-ahˇ haw le-euˬ meh.
  6. Sahˬpaˬ Miˬyehˇ ehˇ-eu, “Haw sheˇ. Tsawˇ haˬ heu deuˬ tsawˇ jeuˬ tiˬ jeuˬ tehꞈ-ehˇ pyeuꞈ-awˇ, dawˬ tiˬ jeˬ tehꞈ-ehˇ ngehˬ-eu miˇ neh, heu loꞈ-ehˇ mˇ doˆ nya-eu nga. Heu-aˬ, aˇ dahˬ beh-eu tehꞈ nga siˬ. Gʼawˬ myahˇ maˬ gʼeh-ehˇ aˬ yawꞈ maꞈ kʼaˇ mˇ mawꞈ-eu jeˬ mˇ nya-eu aˇ tiˆ keuˆ laˇ-eu nga.
  7. Aˬ yawꞈ maꞈ tiˬ gʼaˬ neh ngehˬ-euˬ dawˬ tiˬ gʼaˬ maˬ gʼoˆ siˬ nya-ehˇ bi pyeuꞈ-iˇ-eu gʼaˇ duˬ, aˬ dui zaꞈ ka-iˇ-awˇ, aˬ yawꞈ maꞈ-euˬ dawˬ-ahˇ laˆ bahˬ laˆ baˆ nehˬ kaˇ-euˇ.”
  8. Kʼoeˇ naˇ, Sahˬpaˬ Miˬyehˇ neh tsawˇ haˬ kʼoeˇ deuˬ-ahˇ miˇ kʼahˬ doe ni bi jawˇ byaˆ jiˇ-euˬ miˇ neh, aˬ yawꞈ maꞈ meuˬ kʼoeˇ meuˬ maˬ paˇ teˬ ni byehˇ byoˆ-euˬ meh.
  9. Meuˬ kʼoeˇ meuˬ-ahˇ Baˬbuˇloˬ lehˇ kuˇ-euˬ meh. Aˬ jeˬ miˇ neh ehˇ naˇ, meuˬ kʼoeˇ meuˬ laꞈ kʼoeˇ tsawˇ haˬ zaˬ deuˬ dawˬ maˬ ngehˬ cawˬ taꞈ nya ni, aˬ yawꞈ maꞈ-euˬ dawˬ-ahˇ Sahˬpaˬ Miˬyehˇ laˆ bahˬ laˆ baˆ nehˬ-awˇ, aˬ yawꞈ maꞈ-ahˇ miˇ kʼahˬ doe ni bi jawˇ byaˆ jiˇ-euˬ meh.

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1722/GEN.11.AHK

Akha is a Soutern Loloish language spoken in Myanmar, China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.

Information about Akha
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akha_language
http://www.language-archives.org/language/ahk

Tower of Babel in Tibeto-Burman languages

Achang, Akha, Angami, Burmese, Chang, Bawm, Chin Falam, Chin Haka, Chin Tedim, Gangte, Hrangkhol, Jingpho, Karbi, Karen (S'gaw), Konyak, Kuki, Ladakhi, Lahu, Lashi, Lhao Vo, Liangmai Naga, Lipo, Lisu, Garo, Hmar, Mara Chin, Mizo, Paite Chin, Phom (Naga), Poumei (Naga), Siyin, Sunuwar, Tangkhul, Thadou, Tibetan, Vaiphei, Wancho (Naga), Zeme

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