Gedig van Illich-Svitych

‘n Gedig in gekonstrueerde Proto-Nostraties geskryf deur die groot Nostratikus Vladislav Markovich Illich-Svitych:

Language is a ford through the river of time It leads us to the dwelling of those gone ahead But he does not arrive there Who is afraid of deep water

Illich-Svitych's spelling:

KelHä wetei ʕaKun kähla kaλai palhʌ-kʌ na wetä śa da ʔa-kʌ ʔeja ʔälä ja-ko pele tuba wete

International Phonetic Alphabet

/KʼelHæ wetʼei ʕaKʼun kæhla/ /kʼ atɬai palhVkʼV na wetæ/ /ɕa da ʔakʼV ʔeja ʔælæ/ /jakʼ o pele tʼuba wete/

Tongue time-of water-of path/ford gone-of dwelling-to us lead(s) he but there-to come(s) no(t) which-who fear(s) deep water