Selkup Texts with Phonetic Introduction and Vocabulary

20 Selkup Texts

1.
tabe*k

mat one'k tul'de^p tawee*j;ap ,
one*k tabe * p gaj{ee* gap ,
one'k mooyne* gagle , Iggrak ,
one*k tabe * t qooby*mdg n'ii]glee*be.

2.

kuga't mat warga'k. . ,

kuga't mat warga'k , naga't wargaa*det guumel quula.
t^^l^* oogo't qwgclcp (qweclp ) qwaadegpyydct , qor7gp
gaageSpyydgt , goobgrp wadeSpyydgt . oogo't quula aa
oo7lalj[e§pyvdgt, t'ipe'r^ kybama* rla oo7laj{egpaadgt ". gkola
mina'n wary , fa, mat ooYlalj^egpap kybamaa'rlap guumgl
geexe i ruu2gl ^eexe. tapo't mat toombak war7 qwago'nd
ren'ingra'd oo7lal^e8pugu .

Texts with Translation 21

The Squirrel

I bought the rifle myself [l
myself (the) rifle bought],

I shoot the squirrel myself
[myself (the) squirrel (I) shoot],

(When) I was going home, I ssuig
[myself home (I) went, (1) sangj:

rU skin the squirrel myself
[myself (the) squirrel's skin (I) pull off].

In the Place Where I Live.

(In the place) where I live there the Selkups live
[there live Selkup people]. Long ago they fished [they long
ago fish caught], shot bears [bear shot], picked berries
[berry picked]. Long ago people didn't learn [not learned],
now children (can) learn (go to school). Our school
[school at us] (is) big (and) fine. I teach the children
in the Selkup language and in the Russian language.
Now I arrived to the large city, (to) Leningrad to learn.

22 Selkup Texts

3.

gaptee* ii^e kaj^a

Clkykumba, warkykumba ii^e kaj^a. kaaSSna gelt kwaja'ml
soot awarmuu* tko. ookr bar poonege* (t) saj iij(e ka^ap
karauu*limbad , ora*lbad i onjj mat gwannymba'd . naga* t
iij^e kaj(ap kyygy* wary Saanot^g Z^aagggu , podgu i_ amgu* .
iij^e kaj(a gurle maadgrlella. yyj(a*lguk poonege* sajo'n :

"■ rn^t teeka t6na*t Sup mela'x , naca*t pale *x war"/
qwgclgP i uudlend maSyk kyba* qwgglep tadgu. ponege :^a,j
uudyt iij^e kajap. tab limb ad koog SiivCp tuund , pone get
xajo*nd gaagymbad. ponege xajgaalyk nabii'l'is * xajd syywe .
pooneget saj Suurelba, £ut puuj^ond patkylbaa. iij^e ka]^a
moyne* kurax .

4.

gaptee* aa^degad i kanaJ5ad

aaj{dee (aaSdee ) i kana*k zaspoo*r*il*i , kuud£*p mii-gaut
warYla*y naadryd xaz*a*jn. aagdee yj(a*lguk :

— nnaSy'k keekla'y naadra, naat tabyp nnagou*t taadgrkwa*
waj(ee* aabdykwa'na .

a kana'k yj{a*lguk :

— nnaSSyk (sic ! ) keeklay naadra , nnat pel' jljo^nab muudak,
maadyp karauu*linnibap .

under gemad xaza* jn na CCJYP i kadeku'd:

~ ^y^ee* taaSgndii* (taa^gndii* ) naadrak , tii meeka
Synnee* nuiSny* .

Texts with Translation 23

3,

(A) Tale (about) li^e Kaj^a (chunn iige )

{Once upon a tinme there) lived [lived, was] iij^e kaga .
Everyday (he) went to the forest to hunt. Once the forest-
devil watched for iij[e kaj^a, caught (him), and brought honne
[to himself]. There (he) wanted to throw ii^e kajja into a
big tun, (wanted) to cook and eat (him), iij^e kajifa burst
into tears [cried], (and) began to ask (him). (He) said to
the forest-devil:

— I shall nnake you [you make] (a) pot of clay [clay pot],
(I'll) put there [there put] (a) big fish, let nae (go) to bring
(here a) soiall fish [let nne snaall fish bring]. The forest-
devil let iij{e kaj[a (go). He took a lot of [nnuch] ashes frona
the fire, and threw (the ashes) into the eyes of the forest-
devil [the forest-devil into the eyes threw]. The eyes of the
forest-devil filled with ashes [of the forest-devil filled the
eyes with ashes]. The forest-devil burst into tears and hid
himself in the ground. iij[e kaj^a ran home [home ran],

4.

(A) Tale about the Reindeer and the Dog

The reindeer and the dog began to discuss which of
them [of us] the owner likes more. The reindeer said:

— (He) likes nne very much [me very much likes], I
carry him through the tajga [l him through the tajga carry],
I nourish (him) with flesh.

But the dog said;

— (He) likes rne very nnuch [me very nnuch likes], I bark
the whole night, guard the house [house guard].

The owner heard this conversation and said:

— (I) like both of you. I need both of you [you me both
are necessary].

24 Selkup Texts

kwere i kaaga

ceey kaa^a paktyrx poot moolaut (e ) i^ koogik cencekuk,
^ kwgre aamdy aaryo^YV^^ xoyynj(e*§pa :

~ q.^jko* tat , kaaja, koogjk geengand ?
_a kaaga yJSa*lguk:
" ^^^ tarband, mat SeepteSpak?
kwcre yj{a*lguk :
"* ^^^ koogik genga, kak tat, naa koogik SeepteSpa.

Texts with Translation 25

5,

The Crow and the Mai

£pie_

(A) white magpie was springing among the branches of
a tree [of a tree among the branches] and was speaking much
[much spoke], and there was a crow sitting nearby [and a crow
sat not far], and it asked:

- Why do you speak much, magpie?
[And] the magpie said:

- (Do) you think (that) I (ever) lie?
The crow said:

- (He) who speaks as much [nnuch speaks], as you (yourself)
[thatl often tells lies [much lies].

SELKUP " ENGLISH VOCABULARY

The alphabet of the Tym - dialect of the Selkup language
was put together by us possibly according to the English
alphabet.

The alphabet:

a, a, b, c, d, £, e, f_, £, X* 1* 1* IS' h il' HI' £'

n/, 21, O, O, £, £, £, £, J_. _t, U, U, W. X» X* 1'

(In Russian words there are also: c^, r' , £^»t], z^, _z. )

a

but, and

abee'dacgu

to have dinner

abizaajembugu*

to hurt

adel^gu*

to wait

agaroo'd (R. )*

kitchen garden

ak

mouth

al'cegu', ar^gu*

to fall, to fall down

amdgu, anndegu,

to sit

anngu

to eat up

apja't' (R. )*

again

aptal^gu-

to light

aryo't

far away

awarnno

plunder; booty

aw

auntie; mother

awd

(his) mother (with poss.

suff. )

awe * Ipugu, awee * spugu

to eat

awcrgu

to eat

aw re spugu

to eat

aa(a)

no, not

aabdygu*, aabydgu*

to feed

aadel^gu*

to show

aadgu. aadegu

to see

aanadeyo, aamdE7o

tsar

aanndegu *

to sit

Russian

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Selkup Texts

aar7o*nd aside

aar7o*7vt near, not far

aaw left

aawneke * — eneke * (awnekee * — enekee ) aunties — nurses

aa^dee reindeer

ara , ara

old. mam, grandfather, husband

baja*rski (paja'raki)
. , . -bar

a landowner's
... time s

caacfiu

caanri^e

cacgu , ca^gu , cacg gu,

- cad , cadet

can (R. )

canjgu*

5agee *tSmbugu

ca7yl?ygu'

captee*

cee7 , ce7

ce7la7 , ce7la*7 ceeqla7

eel

cel'egga*, gel*e*gga

^ennn^ a

5emn*a l*ika

cenc

cencgu* , ^en^Cgu*

cew

5ewlika, 6ewli*ka

5oobCr

— 5omb

to go

frog

to throw, to shoot, to shoot

dead

because of

tun, pail

to go out

to hurry, to make haste

to remove

tale, fable

white

quickly

day

calf

brother

little brother

speech, stock, phrase

to talk, to converse

privet

privet (by a pet name)

berry

during

Selkup-English Vocabulary-

Si

cu earth, soil; clay; land

gum (subst. ) Selkup

cumbng* , cumpne*> curabyng * wolf

cuumel (adj. ) Selkup

^^inmr.l- qu'p (plur. : cuumel - quu* la ) Selkup [ mcinj

cur£*lgu Lo burst into tears, to begin

to cry
curgu to cry, to weep

curie bitterly [weeping]

5wecka thin

cweese home

dal'se (R.)
_dor6a*wa (toroo'wa)

fur the r

good day, how do you do

ele*ipugu
elgu* , elkegu*
epgu* , epugu*

to live
to live
to lie

Lgv

ee^g^

to be

to become

Clkygu - warkygu

gtt/ see: ot , uud /

SI

to hang

to live (. . . once upon a time;
in usual phrases at the be-
ginning of tales)
water; wine
speech; word

ec

ggd *

CCptgu , ggptygu*

(his, her) father
to drop, to let fall

* = Em, mat Sm *my father', £l, tat £1 'your father',
It^ * tabt' t ^ £,d 'his, her father', (My narrator knew this
word only with possessive suffix. )

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Texts

fa, faa

fak, faalla'k

good
well, de

imja'l pajaa (paja*)

and
wizard (v

iid, jiid

iigu , iigu* , jiigu*
iirikadi (iil'lkady )
ii^e ka^a

son

to tcLke

little son

chum ii^e (a mythological hero)

jiigu see 11 gu
jiid see iid

kaa^a

kaa^na ( kaazna )

kadgu *

kajil

kajnaja*

kak (R. )

kalgu*

karaa'ska (R, )

kana*k

kan'irigu , kan^ii^gu*

kaptyggu*

karauu'lymbugu

karauu*lir)gu

kavjo*r (R. )

kawpi *

kadi (kjadi )

keekla*7

ke

magpie

every

to tell, to say

what kind of

nothing

how

to rennain

coach

dog

to drive away

to hide (oneself)

to guard

to watch (for sy)

carpet

shawl

pot (for berries)

very much

hill

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ked-par

hill

kercgu. kerccgu

to wake (up)

keskCfiu*

to go (to)

kjek (keek)

powe r fully

kiekla'7 (keekla*7)

very much

kiot (kOt)

ten

kjunde (ktlnde)

horse

kold

Ob

kondalgu

to fall asleep

kondee*(5gu

to go to bed

kondygu*

to go to bed

kon^ergu' (see: qon^er

■£b1)

to see, to catch sight of

koc, ko5i, ko^ik(kpo2,

koo5ik)many, much

koowrik (R. )

(small) carpet

krasaa'wica (R. )

beautiful woman

krysa* (krasa* )

porch

ku, kuu

where, which way, in
which direction

ku^aYannaj

nowhe re

kuca't, kuuCa't, kuca

M

where, in which direction,
which way

ku6a*ta

somewhere

ku^au'ta

from somewhere

ku^i^d

where, which way

ku5i*dnaj

nowhere

kud, kuud

who

kudna*j, kudnaja*, kudymna"

'ja nobody

kungu

to run away

kund , kunde

for long

kupee *3eski

a merchant's. . . , belong-
ing to a merchant

kupee ' s

merchant, tradesman

kuralgu*

to runnoff, to r\in away,
to start, to run

kuraleJpugu*

to run

kurisal

a hen's, belonging a hen

kuia'k

how many, how nnuch

ku?[aa*nem (ku2aa*nem)

once; sonne day

ku?a't (ku2a*t)

when

kuudet (<kud)

whose

kwajagu*

to go

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gelkup Tgxti

kwgre

ky, _k^

kyba* » kybaa*

kyba'jce

kybama'rla

kylika*

kyna'k

kywr

i*k

crow

river, stream

little, small

little; child; (little) brother

child r An

brook, stroam(let)

mouth, estuai-y of a river

(of a stream)

nearly

lada*

lakwa'ccgu
larymbugu*
ler

bow

to laugh

to fear; to get frightened

song

to sing

bone

maadgrgu*

maatkond

mad

mancmbugu* , mannCmbugu*

man^ee*j?gu

mase * (< mat )

masyk, masy'k (< mat )

mat

mat . . .-rn

mat

ma^ ^

maj(o*l

nnedgrgu; nnedergu*

medgu*, medugu*

medrespugu*

nneegu

naeeka ( < mat)

meespugu

ixtegu*

mesaa* jembugu

mesa'lgu

me^pugu*

to beg

home

house

to look

to look^ to glance

with me

me

I; my

nny

home; to (into) a house

tajga; forest

forest -

to overtake

to come to, to reach

to overtake

to do, to mctke

to me

to do

to give; to present, to set (lesson

to disturb, to trouble

to tear out, to save

to give; to set (lesson)

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me^a*lbugu

mi, mii

miimak

mina'n ( <ini)

mo^aund

0107 "

mo7£r (mooYgr)

moo7ne * (mo7ne * , moo7ng* )

moola

moorclgu*

muudgu

mudren'ee'je (R. )
mukga'lbel
muktyt
myga, myga*

to dance

we, our

next to, close by

at Us

after sy, later

back

meadow

home; back

branch; bush

to break

tail

to bark

wi se r , cle ve re r

humped (back)

six

needle

na, naa

naa

naadcrgu*

naadcrnaadi — n'emdi

naadymnagee *la

naagcr

naa7o*r , naa7or , naa7ur

naa7urkj6*t (- kO*t )

naaxe ( <na)

na^aa'bgt

na^a*t

naci*t ( naa5it )
naci'tsc

nadeeka

nade*k

nade*r

nade'lika (nadeelika)

nadgu*

nafstreecu (R, )

ne, nee

neelika

this, that

lo, look, well

lo like

in love and agreement

it will do, it is suitable

letter

three

thirty [three (tirnes) ten]

to that

there

there

there, in that direction

in the same direction, also

also there

girl

girl

week

girl

to marry

towards

daughter

(little) daughter

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Selkup Texts

neelikadv

nirark

nir^i'kss , nil* ji*psc
HiilSil* nil* jii* , nircii*
nun^
nup

(little) daughter

so

in the same way, likewise

such, the same kind, so

thunder, storm

God

n*ab (plur. : n* aabla )

n' aabi *

n*ai

n'ar7
n*axk£lgu*
n/emd, n'emdg
n'e moozet (R. )
n*e tuzii* (R. )
n'eetua (R. )
n*ewee*sta (R. )
n'idgu
n'ingggu*

n'uil (^ n^ujil)

duck, wild -duck

egg

bread

red

to stretch

agreement

cannot

don't grieve

there is not, there is no

bride, fiancee

to kiss

to take off

hare

sweet

grass; hay

od, ood hand, sleeve

ogo t (oogo't ) earlier; long ago

o7la^espugu* (oo7lal^elpugu* )to learn

9h QQ^

omdgu*, omdcgu*

omdalj^gu*
omtggu
one*k
onc*nj^

ookcr, ookr

ookert

ooker - bar (ookr - ba*r )

head

to sit down; to sit, to be

sitting

to set

to pray

myself, yourself. . .

alone

myself, yourself, . .

one

(him, her) alone, only (him.

once

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oopket (postp. )

oojemgu*

or

oralgu*

orwe^pugu , orweespugu

ostol, osto*l

at

to hide, to conceal

strength

to catch, to capture

to grow

table

ode * ^pugu
6t (see £tt)

to drink
water

paaro*7et (postp. )

paarond , paaro'nd , paarynd

(postp. )

paarout , paaroutg (postp. )

pa adcl, paadg 1

paja'tko (j )iigu*

paktegu*

paktyrgu*

pakty5gu*

panno*§n*ijok

pangu*

pan^sctku*

paralel^ygu*

paroute (postp. )

pargegu* (pargggu' )

patkylgu* (paktylgu* ? )

paza* r { < R. baza*r )

per^o'nrib

pendgu*

pet

picaa* ( piccaa*)

piir (R. )

po , poo

pod

onto , on

onto

on, along

green

(woven) sledges

(he) duck

wife, old women; grandmother

to marry (a wonnan)

to spring, to jump (once)

to caper, to jump (several

times)

to spring, to jump (once)

to place, to put

to place, to put

to swim (to be swimming)

to go back, to return

on

to exclaina

to go down, to dive

nnarket

during the whole night

to look for

night

pike

rich meal, feast

wood

year

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Selkup Texts

pod^u

to cook

potnaa ga

paper

pon^

moor, fen

poolespugu*

to swallow

poone (poone)

street

poo

stone

poonege

wizard (she)

poonege* saj

innp, fiend of the forest

praSsa'j (R. )

good bye

puu^o7y*t (postp. )

beyond, over

puu^ond, puu^end, puucgnd

in, within, into the inner part

under (down)

puu^ooyct

in, within

pyrgyk

high above

qaj

what

qajil

what kind of

qajinduk, qajindu'k

how, what kind of

qajko, qajko'

why

qalgu-

to remain; to lag behind

qandu*k

how

qam^ugu*

to pour

qart

nnorning; in the nnorning

qaa^yq (qaa^yq, qaazyk)

head over heels

qe

hill

qeettgu'

to hit

32.

ear

qob

skin, hide

qor^gu*

to catch sight of, to see

qondalgu (kondalgu)

to fall asleep

^ondee*^^u (kondee*

^^gu)

to go to bed

qondygu* (kondygu*)

to go to bed

qon^ergu*

to see, to catch sight of

qory

bear

qoiqaa'lyk

badly

qosti •

bad, badly

qostygu*

to recognize, to know

qot

aside

qup (plur. quula)

man, human being

quttaree

as a human being, on human
voice

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f^uul'e

dead (in' to fall dead')

(^wa5

town

qwadee cgu

to kill

qwadee'spugu

to get, to acquire

qwadgu*

to kill

qwajaa7et (postp. )

near, next to

qwaja gu

to go

qwaq

shoulde r

qwandgu*, qwandcgu'

to carry away

qwangu , qwangu

to go away, to depart.

to start

qwapt

skein, reel

qwatgu *

to kill

qweecdi

beautiful

qweedgu

to get angry

qwel

fish

qwel - £i5aa' ( - pi^caa')

pike (fish - pike)

qwergu*

to call, to summon

ciygygu

to want

ruuzel adj. (subst. ruuz )

Russian

sadaa'n'i , sada'n'je

saj

saj (see xaj )

samastre'l (R. )

seredHi'ncUid (postp. )

soo*lotcl

sprawedrii *wal (adj. )

sredn'il

sud (R. )

swetki *

syba'k

task, work

forest

eye

arrow

among; in the middle of

golden

just

middle

judgnaent, sentence

wreath of flowers

softly

^aannal (zaannal)
garga'l^ggu

greedy

to put on (clothes)

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Selkup Texts

se

seeptggu*

sergu

^ergu*

siw (syw)

skola (R. )

Io7o*r

Sorombugu*

got

gynne e *

language

to (tell a) lie

to put on

to go in, to enter

ashes

school

stove

to flow

forest

both

taadergu*

taaggndii* ( < tat)

tab

tabee'lika , tabe'lika

tabe'k

to carry, to transport

you (ace. )

he, she, it

squirrel

squirrel

they

his, her, its

tabla* ( < tab)

tabt , tabyt , taabst ( < tab)

tabyn, taabyn, taabgn ( < tab) (to) him, her, it (dat. )

taby-p , taabep ( < tab) him, her. it (ace. )

tabygtja (tabyyStja*) taabygtja7g

taabytijaa7g they (two, both)

tabygtja'nan { < tabystja ) their (of two, of both)

tabygtja'nnan ( < tabygtja )

tadgu*

tapo*t

tapge'l

tase*, tasse ( < tat)

tagggnd ( < tat)

tat

tat . . .-J.

taw

tawgu*

tarbgu*, tarbugu*

tee

teeka, tejka { < tat )

tew

tgnd

with them, at them (in

"habeo" constructions)

to bring

now

today

with you

you (ace. )

you

your

this

to buy

to think

off, away

(to) you (dat. )

tooth

here

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tcng u* . tgnugu* ( tenugu * )

tii

tiL . . - ill

tiila

tjaawylge'l ( tjaawlg^el ,

tob

tommut ( <tob )

torgu

tprcgu* (tpr^ggu* )

t6na*k

toogu, toogu*

tooipugu

toow, toow - po

tu

tuboo*wal

tu

turde*

tyka*

tynd

to know
you; your (plur. )
your (plur. )
nearer
tjaawl^el) tonnorrow

leg

along the bank (of a river);
on the edge
to read
to run up (to)
pot

to arrive

to hurry, to make haste
larch, larch-tree
wing
oaken
fire

rifle, gun
here, to this place
here

ustuu*l

chair

ud evening

unte*l*5gu , unteTcgu* (undel*^gu*) to hear

uub^gu to start, to depart

uud (see gtt) wine

uudet in the evening

uudgu, uudgu * to send, to let go

wacgu* ( wagigu* )
wadelpugu*
wand
wandmuci*

to raise, to pick up, to lift up

to collect, to gather

face

towel

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Selkup Texts

warge spugu

wary

warY teewc'l

war7la*7

warkcgu*

wage * jfgu, walee *^gu

wa^e mbgu , wase mbugu

wase*mble, toogu

wa^qwatgu*

wat (watt)

weerjggu , weeri'^ugu
weelna k
wes' (R, )
wyyru^iggu*

to live

big, large

with large teeth

more powerfully

to live

to fly away; to fly up, to jump

to fly

to arrive on wings (flying)

to be scattered

way, road

flesh, meat

to believe

ever, always

all; end (of a tale)

to save, to help out

xaj (see saj) eye

xan^grgu* , xan^grgu to play

xare^lgu to harness

xjabargu* (xabargu* ) to break

xo7yn^gu* , xo7yn^ygu* (xoowan^gu*)
xyr cow

to ask

yda* (see gdgu * )
y^algu *

(it) hangs

don't. . , (by forbidding)

to say, to tell

^aut (postp. )

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JUN - 5 1968

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