Underlandish

Phonotactics
(C)(C)V(C)(C) is the common/basic syllable structure. Some common consonant clusters would include:

Tone
There are three tones, which have three different symbols. These three symbols are as follows: acute accent ( ´ ), macron ( ¯ ), and grave accent ( ` ). All it takes to change the tone of a word is one of these symbols above any one vowel in that word. So, the acute denotes a rising tone, the macron makes the word have a normal, one pitch tone, and finally, the grave indicates a lowering tone, going from at least mid-high down to a lower pitch tone.

In the lexicon/dictionary of this language, the tone of every word will have at least one of the symbols mentioned above. Truly, it does not matter which vowel they go over (as mentioned above), so they will be written in a form shown below:

word ˜ [m]

(the m will be explained lower)

It just so happens to be that in the word word the only vowel is o but we now know that if word had more vowels in it, the macron ( ˜ ) could be written above any vowel.

Now, the whole point of the tonal system in this language is to denote gender. Much like German, there are three genders, but in this conlang, it is simply defined as/called tone. In German, the three genders are masculine, feminine, and neutral. In this conlang, they are raising, middling, and lowering. Above, you see and example word. The m stands for middling. This is just for confirmation that the word is, in fact, a one pitch tone. So, if that word above was written to have a grave accent, but had an [r] next to it, that would simply be incorrect.

Basis
The constituent of this language is formed from this poem, by Lewis Carroll:

Jabberwocky
by Lewis Carroll

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.

“Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!”

He took his vorpal sword in hand; Long time the manxome foe he sought— So rested he by the Tumtum tree And stood awhile in thought.

And, as in uffish thought he stood, The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! And through and through The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing back.

“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!” He chortled in his joy.

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.