Babel

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

Yipma (Baruya)

Aꞌmwera anga saamɨnaangeꞌ Baivelɨ mɨjayeꞌmwagamamilaawɨyaaꞌ

1-9 Kwaakevakɨ aꞌmwe mwaalesara yagaala avaala pɨrɨꞌna dɨneꞌ. Kumɨ sara kwaaka Sinaana kaanna wɨna yeꞌ. Wɨna yeva dɨneꞌ “Gotɨyai sara nedaꞌ ‘Yuyaba dɨmwalamaryɨla!’ nedaka kɨrɨꞌ nemɨ kwaaka gazabazaba mamwalamaryaanna! Dava nemɨ aꞌmwe naangaina yɨmaꞌnyɨna yaadeine. Nemɨ anga naanga madaatheꞌ nabaai anga saamɨnaangeꞌ sɨlyaꞌbɨsaꞌ madaathera,” dɨneꞌ. Miꞌna dɨneva anga madaapɨjɨ Gotɨyai daka “Nɨmɨ walanganaawɨma!” daka walaabaꞌ. Walaabaka wanganaka “Aꞌmwera kunnya yawɨꞌna yapɨjɨyavɨ sara nyɨpɨdɨka!” daka “Aꞌmwera yagaala geꞌ geꞌ dɨpɨꞌdeꞌnana,” daka taalɨta kagɨnyɨwagaꞌ sagaaꞌ yagaala avaalyaꞌ desara sagaaꞌ yagaala geꞌ geꞌ dɨna yeꞌ. Yagaala geꞌ geꞌ dɨna yeva “Anga naangeba madɨna yɨvanɨgoꞌ warana!” deva mamajeꞌ. Anga mamajara kyeꞌ Gotɨyai wɨdaasɨna kyaꞌ anga gazabazabanna mwalamaryɨna yeꞌ. Anga naangeba yosɨnna yeva sara yagalyaꞌmaꞌnɨka sabanneꞌ dɨnɨkesɨ Baivelɨ. Yagaala geꞌ geꞌ yɨmaꞌnyɨna yakebanne yayaꞌ Baivelɨ sara woꞌnyɨna yaꞌ.

Source: Jenɨzɨzɨ. Yipma Genesis and New Testament. Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc., 1994. http://pngscriptures.org/byr/GEN11.htm#V0

Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl

Yipma is a Trans-New Guinea language spoken in Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea.

More information about Yipma
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yipma_language
http://www.ethnologue.org/language/byr

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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