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'''Liai''' ('' | {{Infobox language | ||
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|creator = [[User:IlL|IlL]], [[User:Praimhín|Praimhín]] | |||
|name = {{PAGENAME}} | |||
|nativename = hmỳ Liaĩ | |||
|pronunciation= | |||
|setting = [[Verse:Tricin]] | |||
|region = Šiau Liaĩ, in Bjeheond | |||
|familycolor=hmong-mien | |||
|fam1=[[Hlou-Shum languages|Hlou-Shum]] | |||
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'''Liai''' (English: /li:aɪ/ ''lee-EYE''; natively ''hmỳ Liaĩ'' /ʰmɨ̂ lʲɐɪ(breathy)/) is a [[Hlou-Shum languages|Hlou-Shum language]] inspired by Hmong, Lithuanian and Mandarin. | |||
=Phonology= | =Phonology= | ||
Tones: a á à ã? | ==Consonants== | ||
Initials: | |||
p b v t d tl dl tr dr s c z š č ž r l k g kr gr ch h m n l r /pʰ b v tʰ d tɬʰ dɮ ʈʰ ɖ s tsʰ dz ʃ tʃʰ dʒ r l kʰ g kʰr gr x h m n l r~ɭ~ɽ/ (all in hard/soft pairs; soft tr/dr and hard x/q/j are both pronounced like the Polish cz/dż series); j /j/ | |||
mp mb nt nd ntl ndl ntr ndr nc nz nč nž nk ng nkr ngr nl nr = prenasalized consonants | |||
hm hn hl hr = voiceless m n l r | |||
Finals: just /k/ | |||
==Vowels== | |||
a/ia i u/iu = tense /a i u/ | |||
ai au iai iau ie uo iuo = as in Lithuanian | |||
uoi iuoi ieu = /uəj ʲuəj iəw/ | |||
y ye yeu = nonpalatalizing i ie ieu | |||
==Tones== | |||
Tones: a á à ã = level rising falling breathy; tone is suppressed with a ''-k'' final. | |||
==Inflectional morphology== | |||
Yes, you've read that right: Liai has inflections. | |||
===Nouns=== | |||
Cases: direct/genitive? nominative/oblique? | |||
declension classes | |||
crazy classifiers that change depending on number | |||
===Verbs=== | |||
Tense inflection? | |||
==Sample text== | |||
'''Ndriauk Šiuoi''' /ⁿɖʐɐʊk ʃʲūɔj/ = The weeping cricket / The cricket weeps | |||
[[Category:Languages]] | |||
[[Category:Liai]] | |||
[[Category:Hlou-Shum languages]] |
Latest revision as of 01:03, 10 May 2023
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hmỳ Liaĩ | |
Created by | IlL, Praimhín |
Setting | Verse:Tricin |
Hlou-Shum
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Liai (English: /li:aɪ/ lee-EYE; natively hmỳ Liaĩ /ʰmɨ̂ lʲɐɪ(breathy)/) is a Hlou-Shum language inspired by Hmong, Lithuanian and Mandarin.
Phonology
Consonants
Initials:
p b v t d tl dl tr dr s c z š č ž r l k g kr gr ch h m n l r /pʰ b v tʰ d tɬʰ dɮ ʈʰ ɖ s tsʰ dz ʃ tʃʰ dʒ r l kʰ g kʰr gr x h m n l r~ɭ~ɽ/ (all in hard/soft pairs; soft tr/dr and hard x/q/j are both pronounced like the Polish cz/dż series); j /j/
mp mb nt nd ntl ndl ntr ndr nc nz nč nž nk ng nkr ngr nl nr = prenasalized consonants
hm hn hl hr = voiceless m n l r
Finals: just /k/
Vowels
a/ia i u/iu = tense /a i u/
ai au iai iau ie uo iuo = as in Lithuanian
uoi iuoi ieu = /uəj ʲuəj iəw/
y ye yeu = nonpalatalizing i ie ieu
Tones
Tones: a á à ã = level rising falling breathy; tone is suppressed with a -k final.
Inflectional morphology
Yes, you've read that right: Liai has inflections.
Nouns
Cases: direct/genitive? nominative/oblique?
declension classes
crazy classifiers that change depending on number
Verbs
Tense inflection?
Sample text
Ndriauk Šiuoi /ⁿɖʐɐʊk ʃʲūɔj/ = The weeping cricket / The cricket weeps