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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.
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| nam2 || 湳 || water || Invented character.
|-
| 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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