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|creator = [[User:IlL|IlL]], [[User:Praimhín|Praimhín]] | |creator = [[User:IlL|IlL]], [[User:Praimhín|Praimhín]] | ||
|name = {{PAGENAME}} | |name = {{PAGENAME}} | ||
|nativename = | |nativename = hmỳ Liaĩ | ||
|pronunciation= | |pronunciation= | ||
|setting = [[Verse:Tricin]] | |setting = [[Verse:Tricin]] | ||
|region = | |region = Šiau Liaĩ, in Bjeheond | ||
|familycolor=hmong-mien | |familycolor=hmong-mien | ||
|fam1=[[Hlou- | |fam1=[[Hlou-Shum languages|Hlou-Shum]] | ||
|script= | |script= | ||
|iso3= | |iso3= | ||
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'''Liai''' (English: /li:aɪ/ lee-EYE; natively '' | '''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= | ||
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Initials: | Initials: | ||
p b | 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 | 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 | ||
Finals: just / | Finals: just /k/ | ||
==Vowels== | ==Vowels== | ||
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ai au iai iau ie uo iuo = as in Lithuanian | 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== | ||
Tones: a á à ã = level rising falling | 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]] | |||