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 Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:23 pm
Another East Asian influenced one.
All words are made of syllables.
V
VV (u+V ; i+V ; V+i)
CV
CiV
CuV
CVC (n ; ng)
A- father
E- bet
I- me
O- bowl
U- you
Ai- eye
Ao- down
Oi- boy
Ę- Mandarin 'shi', English foot
Consonates like Mandarin Pinyin:
B,D,F,G,H,J,K,L,M,N,Ng,P,Q,R,S,X,T,Z
Ts- rats
Zh- measure
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Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:27 pm
The pronouns, (I, You, He/she, and then plurals to the side)
Na--Na nieng
Da--Da nieng
Jie--Jie nieng
Meimei- to be
Wo- How
A- what
Hing'o- who
Paotsia- when
Jiji- where
Dao- why
Tie- and
Daijie- Yourself
Naijie- Myself
Jiejie- Himself
Naijienieng- Ourselves
Daijienieng- Yourselves
Jiejienieng- Themselves
Huo- question particle
E- subject particle
Mi- past particle
Xi- future particle
Hae- Object particle
Gei- not, negative particle
I- predicate nominative, predicate adjective particle
Ię- possessive particle (to be used like Mandarin 'de', or Japanese 'no')
All verbs come on one form, and need adverbs, or one of two particles for tense.
Word order is always SOV, with particles coming after the word they modify, and the question particle all the way at the end.
Na e Ameiya tsiaong i meimei.
I am an American (person).
Da nieng e Ameiya tsiaong nieng i meimei huo?
Are you all Americans (American people)?
Sentences can be shortened:
{Da nieng Ameiya tsiaong nieng meimei?}
But only if the meaning is obvious.
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Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:28 pm
How about some verbs?
Meimei- to be
Xi'an- to hear (to overhear, or just hear)
Xidua- to listen to (to pay attention to)
Nemang- to eat, drink, consume, take medicine
Hina- to speak, converse, talk to
Hinang- to sing, recite
Xeixei- to go
All verbs can be turned into Passive voice verbs with a little grammar change.
Na ię gienanu e kahake hae tobi nemang mi.
My dog ate the cake yesterday.
Kahake hae mi tobi na ię gienanu nemang.
The cake was eaten yesterday by my dog.
To make Passive voice, the tense marker, and all time adverbs go directly after the subject.
BUT!
The subject is actually still an object.
Get it?
Like, cake is still marked as an object, and dog as a subject, but 'cake' is used as a subject in the Passive voice.
Active voice is used when speaking informally.
Passive voice is always used when speaking formally.
Honorifics:
Class I go after the person's name.
Class II go before the person's name.
* denotes that the honorific uses the last name only.
Class I:
*San- used for older men.
*Sana- used for older women.
*Sang- used for younger or same-aged, but more formal men.
*Sang'a- used for younger or same-aged, but more formal women.
Tsia- used for younger men.
Tsiada- used for boys
Tiou- used for younger women
Tiouda- used for girls
Class II:
*Jinaha- married man
*Jinaji- unmarried man
*Jinajian- if you do not know the status of the man
*Koko**- married woman
*Kokoji- unmarried woman
*Kokojian- if you are not sure
*Bin'an- teacher (educational)
*Bin'ang- teacher (activities)
*Bing'ang- teacher (language)
Ma'a- Mother (used when speaking nicely)
Ba'a- Father (used when speaking nicely)
Pajinai- sexy (used between lovers or in a couple)
**Make sure not to confuse this with the word for ' god, deity' {Koukou}.
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Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:29 pm
Adjectives, just like honorifics, come in two Classes, depending on where they go.
Class I (after noun):
Numbers
Colour
Appearance
State of being (mood, emotion)
Class II (before):
Smell
Taste
Sound
Feel
Participle (burnt food)*
All others are considered Class I.
* This si formed by adding the past particle, 'mi', to the beginning of the verb.
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Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:35 pm
Wordlists and Culture
The name of the language is actually Xiujien, but Pang Mei Xiujien is another name for it.
'Pang mei' means 'beautiful word'.
{Pang= pretty; mei = sound}
The country of Xiujia is small nation neighbouring what is now The People's Republic of China.
The official languages are Pang Mei Xiujien (99%), Mandarin Chinese (70%), and English (50%).
The motto is 'Na nieng Sarang xi!', or 'We will stay strong!'
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Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:47 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:50 pm
dude I was just waiting for this to be open for posting! I always love your creations!!! mine are... rather pathetic at best lol
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:08 am
Trey Shen dude I was just waiting for this to be open for posting! I always love your creations!!! mine are... rather pathetic at best lol Ie'ien!
It's nice to know that people like something you make up.
I really like your conlang Zarodranne.
I would actually learn it if there were even the slightest possibility.
I always think my conlangs are way too easy.
I just dont want to make extensive grammar that is impossible to learn.
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