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hmyg Liaid
Created byIlL, Praimhín
SettingVerse:Tricin
Hlou-Shum
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Liai (English: /li:aɪ/ lee-EYE; natively hmyg Liaid /ʰmɨ(breathy) lʲɐ̂ɪ/) is a Hlou-Shum language inspired by Hmong, Lithuanian and Mandarin.

Phonology

Consonants

Initials:

p b f v t d tl dl tr dr s c z x q j 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/

mp mb mf nt nd ntl ndl ntr ndr nc nz nq nj 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.

Sample text

Ndriauk Xiuoi /ⁿɖʐɐʊk ʃʲūɔj/ = The weeping cricket / The cricket weeps

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