O nhia

Classification and Dialects
This is a language spoken by the O nhia people on the So Thish planet. It has many features that are not found in any other language on Earth.

Phonotactics
An ordinary syllable is (C1)V+(T)(C2)


 * C1 is any single consonant. It may or may not be in syllables.
 * V is vowel. It is a required component.
 * T is tone. It is placed above the single vowel, the second vowel of the diphthong, and the vowel cluster. Peaking tone can't be used for diphthongs and vowel clusters. It may or may not be in syllables.
 * C2 is a single consonant among the following: n̼, t̼, ŋ, k. It may or may not be in syllables.

Nouns and Verbs
Both nouns and verbs in this language have only one form and are not changed by any factor.

Syntax
Object + Verb + Subject

Adjectives
Adjectives can be used to describe both nouns and verbs. Its position is after the word it modifies.

Adverbs
Adverbs are used to add elements such as time, place, ... to a sentence.

Pronouns
This language has word for "I", "you". But for "we", "they", we add luiong after the words of "I" and "you". Example: pun - I; pun luiong - we

For third person pronouns, we add determiner iua (that) after nouns. And for plural of them, we add "uio" after them. Example: xiam iua - that man; noak iua - he; noak iua uio - they (male);...

Determiners
Determiners is similar to adjectives in every way.

Tone
Now let's learn a very exciting and diffucult part! Tone is very new for English native speaker, but don't worry, there are only 3 tones in O nhia and it won't take much time to learn:


 * 1) Mid tone (IPA: ˧): It's like there's no tone. Example: car
 * 2) Rising tone (IPA: ˧˥): Basically, which syllable has this tone are all read higher. Just like the syllables that stress falls on in English. Example: predict
 * 3) Falling tone (IPA: ˨˩): Any syllable with this tone is read lower. Example: international
 * 4) Peaking tone (IPA: ˧˥˧): This is the most difficult tone to pronounce in O nhia. You need to read the rising tone first and then read the falling tone seamlessly. Example: you know it?