"Vladislav Illich-Svitych - 1934 - 1966"
— Epitaphs
January 1, 1970
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K̥elHä wet̥ei ʕaK̥un kähla k̥aλai palhʌ-k̥ʌ na wetä śa da ʔa-k̥ʌ ʔeja ʔälä ja-k̥o pele t̥uba wete — A poem in the hypothetical Proto-Nostratic language, a version of which was reconstructed by Illich-Svitych. English translation: "Language is a ford through the river of time, It leads us to the dwelling of those gone before; But he cannot arrive there, Who fears deep water".
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K̥elHä wet̥ei ʕaK̥un kähla k̥aλai palhʌ-k̥ʌ na wetä śa da ʔa-k̥ʌ ʔeja ʔälä ja-k̥o pele t̥uba wete — A poem in the hypothetical Proto-Nostratic language, a version of which was reconstructed by Illich-Svitych. English translation: "Language is a ford through the river of time, It leads us to the dwelling of those gone before; But he cannot arrive there, Who fears deep water".