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diff --git a/src/phono.md b/src/phono.md index 6c21631..0fb49eb 100644 --- a/src/phono.md +++ b/src/phono.md @@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ There are five tones: - mid level [33]: a -- low [21]: à -- high [44]: á -- rising [324]: ǎ or â +- low falling [21]: à +- high rising [34]: á ## Phonotactics diff --git a/src/pos.md b/src/pos.md index d8d6cb7..d03cfc1 100644 --- a/src/pos.md +++ b/src/pos.md @@ -32,19 +32,11 @@ nouns. Note that first plural personal pronoun is always exclusive. Gendered pronouns are chiefly used among people who are equal and close to one another, but not blood-related. -| Person | Male | Female | Male (intimate) | Female (intimate)| -|--------|--------|--------|-----------------|------------------| -| 1st | min | dwi | na | mì | -| 2nd | hon | hja | san | kun | -| 3rd | hàn | mù | ba | njan | - -Note: "intimate" pronouns are used between lovers. - -There is no gender-neutral pronouns in this category. Nonbinary people usually -pick the one they're most comfortable with or invent neopronouns, though that -meets several criticism from many linguistic purists. Another option for them -is to use kinship pronouns, which include gender-neutral pronouns for sibling -(though, not age-neutral). +| Person | Neutral | Neutral (familiar) | Male (familiar) | Female (familiar) | +|--------|---------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------| +| 1st | min | dwi | na | mì | +| 2nd | hon | hja | san | kun | +| 3rd | hàn | mù | ba | njan | ### Hierarchical @@ -55,8 +47,8 @@ Hierarchical pronouns comes in pair, with one in the higher position and one in the lower: - chieftain (kjá) - denizen (tò) -- teacher (se) - student (him) -- leader (zi) - follower (him) +- teacher (se) - student (hin) +- leader (zi) - follower (hin) One can be in several of these relationships at once. For example, one of the denizen can be the chieftain's teacher, in which case @@ -70,21 +62,21 @@ each party uses the lower pronoun for oneself and the higher for the other. - father: ba - father's elder brother: fa - father's elder brother's wife: nàn - - father's elder sister: bǎ + - father's elder sister: bá - father's elder sister's husband: gon - father's younger sibling: hju - father's younger sibling's spouse: tin - mother: ma - mother's elder brother: fá - mother's elder brother's wife: nàn - - mother's elder sister: zǐ + - mother's elder sister: sì - mother's elder sister's husband: gon - - mother's younger sibling: vǎ + - mother's younger sibling: vá - mother's younger sibling's spouse: mjé - elder brother: kje - elder sister: dje - younger sibling: nen -- child: sǔn +- child: su - niece/nephew: swá - grandchild: gun - great-grandchild: ngi @@ -139,27 +131,27 @@ To refer to number zero (0), one use the negation particle *khan*. | 1 | khì | | 2 | fwo | | 3 | sa | -| 4 | bǔ | -| 5 | nǎ | -| 6 | nǎ khì | -| 7 | nǎ fwo | -| 8 | nǎ sa | -| 9 | nǎ bǔ | +| 4 | bú | +| 5 | ná | +| 6 | ná khì | +| 7 | ná fwo | +| 8 | ná sa | +| 9 | ná bú | | 10 | ljá | | 11 | ljá khì | | 12 | ljá fwo | | 13 | ljá sa | -| 14 | ljá bǔ | -| 15 | ljá nǎ | -| 16 | ljá nǎ khì | -| 17 | ljá nǎ fwo | -| 18 | ljá nǎ sa | -| 19 | ljá nǎ bǔ | +| 14 | ljá bú | +| 15 | ljá ná | +| 16 | ljá ná khì | +| 17 | ljá ná fwo | +| 18 | ljá ná sa | +| 19 | ljá ná bú | | 20 | fwo lja | -| 100 | sǎ | +| 100 | sá | | 1000 | hwèn | -| 1048 | hwèn khan sǎ bǔ lja nǎ sa | -| 10000 | mǎ | +| 1048 | hwèn khan sá bú lja ná sa | +| 10000 | má | 10000 is a very big number already. In daily speech this number is synonymous with infinity. The next big word is *cwé*, 1000000000000 (trillion) if you @@ -169,8 +161,8 @@ really insist. - several, few: ní - many: fjè -- plenty: mǎ mǎ -- all: khǎ +- plenty: má má +- all: khá ## Preposition @@ -196,7 +188,7 @@ inside the parentheses in the below list can be omitted. - because… so…: dà… so… - though… but…: mà… nha… - (either)… or…: (vo)… vo… -- (neither)… nor…: (cǎ)… cǎ… +- (neither)… nor…: (cá)… cá… - (both)… and…: (na)… na… - … in order to…: ni… lun… |