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# Falling tone(lower): 31 | # Falling tone(lower): 31 | ||
# Falling tone(higher): 51 | # Falling tone(higher): 51 | ||
# Wavy tone: 214 | |||
Besides, we have also tone 0 which works like soft tone in Chinese. | |||
= Grammar = | = Grammar = | ||
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=== Classifier === | |||
Since both the Sino-Tibetan language family languages have a large number of measure words, we also use the measure word system here, stipulating that nouns must be combined with numerals using measure words. | Since both the Sino-Tibetan language family languages have a large number of measure words, we also use the measure word system here, stipulating that nouns must be combined with numerals using measure words. | ||
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* For plants (especially trees): <code>ke1</code> | * For plants (especially trees): <code>ke1</code> | ||
* For flat objects: <code>pian4</code> | * For flat objects: <code>pian4</code> | ||
=== Function Words === | |||
==== Tense ==== | |||
* Past tense: Add "le0" after the sentence. EG: <code>I have finished eating.</code> → <code>nga2 fan4 dza1 le0.</code> | |||
* Future tense: Add "jiang1" before the verb. EG: <code>I'm going to eat.</code> → <code>nga2 jiang1 dza1 fan4.</code> | |||
==== Possessive ==== | |||
We use "ge0" for possessive. Such as: My book → nga2 ge0 shu1. | |||
==== Directive ==== | |||
We use "dou1" for directive. Such as: The book is on the desk. → Shu1 dou1 dzhuo1-shang3. | |||
= Example = | |||
== A "simple" sentence == | |||
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Za2tian1, na4 sam1 no2 nian2-ge2 hok4-zen2, he2-bian1 ge0 xiao5-shu4-lin2 dou1, jiang1 liang5 tiao2 mei3-li4 ge0 niao5 nga2 le0. | |||
Yesterday, those three young students saw two pretty birds in the little forest. | |||
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= Sinicization Plan = | |||
Given that this language belongs to the Sino-Tibetan family, we also offer a Sinicized (even exaggerated) mode—where each syllable is represented by a single character. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ Partially Examples | |||
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! Syllables !! Sinicized !! Meaning !! Why? | |||
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| nga2 || 我 || I || Classical Chinese: Please pay the copyright fee. | |||
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| fan4 || 饭 || meal || | |||
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| dza1 || 食 || eat || | |||
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| zen2 || 人 || person || | |||
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| kong1 || 嶂 || mountain || I personally think that 嶂 has more momentum than 山. | |||
|- | |||
| nam2 || 湳 || water || Invented character. | |||
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| hok4 || 学 || learn || | |||
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| wa4 || 话 || talking || | |||
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| seng1 || 声 || sound || | |||
|- | |||
| mi2 || 眸 || eye || 眸 seems more poetic than 目. | |||
|- | |||
| More || Examples || Coming || Soon | |||
|} | |||
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Phonetic Alphabet: Za2tian1, na4 sam1 no2 nian2-ge2 hok4-zen2, he2-bian1 ge0 xiao5-shu4-lin2 dou1, jiang1 liang5 tiao2 mei3-li4 ge0 niao5 nga2 le0. | |||
Sinicized: 昨晛,彼三侬年格学人,河边格小树林兜,将两条美俪格鸟睚了。 | |||
Compare with standard Chinese: 昨天,那三个年轻的学生,在河边的小树林里,看见了两只美丽的鸟。 | |||
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