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p b f v t d tl dl tr dr s c z š č ž r l k g kr gr x h m n l r /pʰ b f 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/
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 mf nt nd ntl ndl ntr ndr nc nz nč nž nk ng nkr ngr nl nr = prenasalized consonants
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
hm hn hl hr = voiceless m n l r
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==Tones==
==Tones==
Tones: a á à ã = level rising falling breathy; tone is suppressed with a ''-k'' final.
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==
==Sample text==
'''Ndriauk Šiuoi''' /ⁿɖʐɐʊk ʃʲūɔj/ = The weeping cricket / The cricket weeps
'''Ndriauk Šiuoi''' /ⁿɖʐɐʊk ʃʲūɔj/ = The weeping cricket / The cricket weeps
[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Liai]]
[[Category:Hlou-Shum languages]]

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IlL/Spare pages 1/8
hmỳ Liaĩ
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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