Sajem Tan mythology

Sajem Tan has a very detailed mythology. On this page is a full compendium of our myths, with both Sajem Tan and English versions.

Fmyvûkţnuvmê Znenan (The Creation Myth)
The creation myth was written by Bird on 30 November, 2015. Here it is in Sajem Tan: "Snymmêt kê lnûm znökâ sno let kemfê düc Divöm. Kem žasikžê metfê düc Divömvmê dönâ kê roâkâm Tërnön. Znim Tërnönvâ gülimumsun Jidök kê jëkžutumsun šëšën. Rovmê zaţëndin navnyc, Jidök kê Ţefam šömak, Tërnön znöcfê Zaţën. Valnümfê Tërnön kê simemžutfêsun Divöm züt, Jidökvmê žetam znöcfê Kižüt. Žûžûmfê Kižüt rovmê kižütdin sën dêâvmê Sajem Tan fmyvûkfêjâk. Kižütdin daţnycfê Ţefnöm. Dêâvmê Sajem Tan žejünmunfê Ţefnöm tyk zo vesnenêt ro šašöcfê fnit xyt duâkâm. 'Kasynšo sin duâ Sajem Tan šašöcum xyt dêâvmê möm taznön' tanrücfê xyt duâ düdötfê Ţefam navnyc Viţit." And in English: "So very long ago, during gray and overcast days past, Thunder rumbled. From the shaken sky tumbled Thunder's noises and with them Rain. By the fallen Rain, Flower was nourished and River was filled. Upon its web, between Flower and Stone, Spider gathered Rain. When Rain ceased and Thunder silenced, Bee gathered Flower's pollen. Bee then flew away to its hive to make our Common Honey. Upon the hive came Bear who so loved our Common Honey that it shared with all who would sample. Witnessing all this, from atop Stone, Bird declared, 'May this recur until all our tribe partakes of Common Honey.'"

Ţeţatvmê saficţnu (The Coming of Wind)
The myth of the Coming of Wind was written by Ţeţat (Wind) to explain his joining the tribe. "Dûtšo düc Sajem Tan jo möm šyn [Sajem Tanvmê fmyvûkţnužê jiküfinšo] jam möšnem sacetum düc duâ jo Viţitkâm tanfê düc duâ. Mömvmê xexen xifemfê düc Viţit smâ femekfê mût. Žûžûmfê düc Viţit žo zyšenumjâk. Rovmê röfitâ navnycukmun Ţeţat Viţit sežüfendâ. [Sajem Tanvmê madam düdötšo] düm fûdet zanfê düc. Ţeţatvmê xidat navnyc [Madamvmê cesikâ zanfê düc] Divömvmê dönâ Viţit vöjamfê düc. Femekšo düc Ţeţat jo möm javem Ţeţat zenfê düc Viţit. Vûxümfê süt Ţeţat. Jiküfinšo düc zo Sajem Tanvmê fmyvûkţnužê. Madamfê süt Sajem Tan." "As Common Honey was becoming bigger, the tribe decided they needed a new tribemember to keep track of it all; therefore, they called upon Bird. Bird contemplated this for a while but thought of no solutions. He decided that flying would help him. As he was flying, Bird noticed Wind, an ancient force who had watched our Common Honey’s creation, beneath his wings. Upon Wind’s flowing trail, Thunder’s echoes, the words of the past, were heard. Bird invited him to the tribe because he new much. Wind set to work immediately, keeping a record of how Common Honey was created. Our Common Honey finally had a history!"

Dût Kütycinjûcen (The Great Porn Fire)
Not one of the best moments of the tribe's history. The myth was written in English by Stone on 22 July, 2017, and translated into Sajem Tan by Wind on 1 March, 2018. "Jafit mu con Skype jüvetfê du om, möm kafmymfê dûc. Dêâ vafakdâ jam möšnem mu Jûcen jüvetfê zo om, žatzneksut znök sno. Zo Viţit sežûfendâ, mân sazycfê ro jafit mu con 4chan jüvetfê du om kafmym. Nünmêtfê Jûcen, smâ nûnmêtfê mût zovmê nünâ mu con 4chan jüfitfê duâ om. Möm xafömfê duâ dökatokâvâ. Dêâ linfê mût šük, dom fmakaxikvê xafömfê šük vajem Divöm, kê möm daketfê mût zo. Mömdin dözecfê mût šük dêâ, jo dêâvmê din vinfê dêâ, smâ con Skype vinfê mût dêâ. Xytmöšnemahthot fmakaxikâ snamfê dêâ, mömdin žösatfêjâk dêâ." "Back in the days of yore, our people lived in the far country of 'Skype'. On roughly the 70th day of yore, we were joined by one 'Fire', whom Bird had met while traveling in the land of '4chan'. Fire was friendly, but he brought with him some companions from his home and they proceeded to bombard our fair home with images most horrifying. We could not expel them, for Thunder had the only catapult, and she was away. We concluded that to restore our home was beyond our strength, and we moved to another province of Skype. There we decided that we should give all tribemembers catapults, so that such a thing could never again destroy our homes."