Albandarian A˩˧ba˥˩hi˥˧ | |||||||||||||
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Type | Isolating analytic | ||||||||||||
Alignment | Topic prominent accusative | ||||||||||||
Head direction | Initial | ||||||||||||
Tonal | Yes | ||||||||||||
Declensions | No | ||||||||||||
Conjugations | No | ||||||||||||
Genders | No | ||||||||||||
Nouns decline according to... | |||||||||||||
Case | Number | ||||||||||||
Definiteness | Gender | ||||||||||||
Verbs conjugate according to... | |||||||||||||
Voice | Mood | ||||||||||||
Person | Number | ||||||||||||
Tense | Aspect | ||||||||||||
Meta-information | |||||||||||||
Progress | 0% | ||||||||||||
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Creator | Ghostelm |
Albandarian (natively A˩˧ba˥˩hi˥˧ [a˩˧ba˥˩çi˥˧]) is a language isolate spoken natively by the Albandarian people (A˩˧ba˥˩dei˩˥ [a˩˧ba˥˩dei˩˥]), a fairly short-lived amphibian of the tropical, archipelago-rich ocean planet Alba (A˩˧ba˥˩ [a˩˧ba˥˩]) and their colony worlds.
Current Objectives:
Describing Albandarian grammar
Describing the native writing system
Phonology[edit | edit source]
Consonants[edit | edit source]
Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Palato-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
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Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
Plosive | p b | t d | k g | |||
Fricative | f v | s z | ʃ ʒ | ç ʝ | ||
Affricate | t͡ʃ d͡ʒ | |||||
Approximant | l |
- All consonants can occur as onsets, except ŋ, which only appears as a syllabic consonant.
- The consonants m, l, and n can be either onsets or syllabic consonants.
- There are no codas.
Vowels[edit | edit source]
Front | Back | |
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Close | i | u |
Close-mid | e | o |
Open | a |
Diphthongs[edit | edit source]
a | e | i | o | u | |
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a | ia | ua | |||
e | ie | oe | ue | ||
i | ai | ei | oi | ui | |
o | ao | io | uo | ||
u | iu | ou |
Triphthongs[edit | edit source]
i | u | |
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ai | uai | |
ao | iao | |
ei | uei | |
ou | iou |
Tones[edit | edit source]
Albandarian has a complex tonal system consisting of three pitch tones (˥, ˧, ˩), three falling tones (˥˧, ˥˩, ˧˩), three rising tones (˩˧, ˩˥, ˧˥), and four complex contour tones (˥˧˥, ˧˥˧, ˧˩˧, ˩˧˩). The following table provides examples of each in the order they traditionally have on Alba.
˥ | ˧˥ | ˥˧˥ | ˥˧ | ˧˥˧ | ˧ | ˧˩˧ | ˩˧ | ˩˥ | ˩˧˩ | ˥˩ | ˧˩ | ˩ |
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Ta˥ | Ta˧˥ | Ta˥˧˥ | Ta˥˧ | Ta˧˥˧ | Ta˧ | Ta˧˩˧ | Ta˩˧ | Ta˩˥ | Ta˩˧˩ | Ta˥˩ | Ta˧˩ | Ta˩ |
habit, to practice | to contrast | canal | rust | art | horizon | to come, to arrive | pest, to annoy | petal | echo, to echo | coral | to twist | dirt |
Tonal Sandhi[edit | edit source]
Albandarian has a fairly intuitive sandhi to aid in pronunciation. It goes as follows.
Sandhi | Transcription | Realization |
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˥˧˥ + ˥˧˥ → ˥˧ + ˧˥ | Ou˥˧˥zei˥˧˥ 'student' | Ou˥˧zei˧˥ |
˧˥˧ + ˧˥˧ → ˧˥ + ˥˧ | Cai˧˥˧cho˧˥˧ 'spaceship' | Cai˧˥cho˥˧ |
˥˧˥ + ˧˥˧ → ˥˧˥ + ˥˧ | So˥˧˥fe˧˥˧ 'sorghum' | So˥˧˥fe˥˧ |
˧˥˧ + ˥˧˥ → ˧˥˧ + ˧˥ | Cho˧˥˧tu˥˧˥ 'submarine' | Cho˧˥˧tu˧˥ |
˩˧˩ + ˩˧˩ → ˩˧ + ˧˩ | Zui˩˧˩ si˩˧˩ nia˧˥ 'ten stars' | Zui˩˧ si˧˩ nia˧˥ |
˧˩˧ + ˧˩˧ → ˧˩ + ˩˧ | Foe˧˩˧ta˧˩˧ 'to come in' | Foe˧˩ta˩˧ |
˩˧˩ + ˧˩˧ → ˩˧˩ + ˩˧ | Zui˩˧˩pie˧˩˧ 'seventeen' | Zui˩˧˩pie˩˧ |
˧˩˧ + ˩˧˩ → ˧˩˧ + ˧˩ | Pie˧˩˧zui˩˧˩ 'seventy' | Pie˧˩˧zui˧˩ |
Orthography[edit | edit source]
When Albandarian is transcribed using the Latin alphabet, most phonemes are written the same as their IPA symbols. The ones that do not are written as listed in the table below.
Phoneme | Grapheme | Example |
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/d͡ʒ/ | j | /d͡ʒe˧˥/ Je˧˥ 'bay' |
/t͡ʃ/ | ch | /t͡ʃe˧/ Che˧ 'late morning' |
/k/ | c | /ke˧˥/ Ce˧˥ 'crimson, regret' |
/ʒ/ | zh | /ʒe˩˧˩/ Zhe˩˧˩ 'hello, welcome' |
/ʃ/ | sh | /ʃe˩/ She˩ 'foot' |
/ʝ/ | y | /ʝe˥˧/ Ye˥˧ 'meadow' |
/ç/ | h | /çe˥˧/ He˥˧ ' never |
/ŋ/ | ng | /ŋ˥˧/ Ng˥˧ 'soldier' |
When Albandarian is transcribed using its own writing system, most phonemes have a separate symbol. The ones that do not are written with the equivalent of what is listed in the table below.
Phoneme | Grapheme | Example |
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/d͡ʒ/ | [di] | /d͡ʒe˧˥/ [die˧˥] 'bay' |
/t͡ʃ/ | [ti] | /t͡ʃe˧/ [tie˧] 'late morning' |
/ʒ/ | [zi] | /ʒe˩˧˩/ [zie˩˧˩] 'hello, welcome' |
/ʃ/ | [si] | /ʃe˩/ [sie˩] 'foot' |
These disparities in spelling are due to phonemic shifts which have occurred in Albandarian since the latest spelling reform.
Phonotactics[edit | edit source]
The syllable structure of Albandarian is very simple, only allowing a (C)V structure where the optional onset can be any single consonant besides ŋ and the nucleus can be a vowel, a diphthong, a triphthong, or one of four syllabic consonants (l, m, n, or ŋ). Syllabic consonants cannot pair with an onset.not pair with an onset.
Vocabulary[edit | edit source]
Example Sentences of Albandarian |
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I am a man. |
Vi˩˧˩ ma˧˥ ai˥. (lit. I am [a] male.) |
I love you. |
Li˧˩ ma˧˥ vi˩˧˩ba˥ mao˥˧. (lit. You are my heart) (most commonly used equivalent)
Vi˩˧˩ a˥˧ li˧˩. (literal translation) |
I will give you horses. |
Vi˩˧˩ da˧˩ hio˥˩ li˧˩ mo˧˥yi˧˥. (lit. I [will] soon give you horse[s].) |
Do you hear the sound from the east? |
Li˧˩ li˩ma˥ di˥˧ ou˧˥ za˥˧ hai˧˩ cui˥? (lit. You hear what sound comes from [the] east?)
Li˧˩ ma˥ di˥˧ ou˧˥ za˥˧ hai˧˩ cui˥? (lit. You perceive what sound comes from [the] east?) |
This is a constructed language. |
Hi˥˧ e˥˩ ma˧˥ga˧ hi˥˧ ba˥ la˩l˩. (lit. This language has been [a] language of purposeful construction.) |
The Number System[edit | edit source]
The Albandarian number system is decimal.
To derive words such as first, second, etc. one simply attaches the word ma˥ to the end of the number.
- Li˥ma˥ = first
- Mu˧˥ma˥ = second
- Cho˩˧zui˩˧˩pie˧˩˧ma˥ = eighty-seventh
0 - Ao˩
1 - Li˥
2 - Mu˧˥
3 - Ne˥˧˥
4 - Bo˥˧
5 - Da˧˥˧
6 - Giu˧
7 - Pie˧˩˧
8 - Cho˩˧
9 - Cia˩˥
10 - Zui˩˧˩
11 - Zui˩˧˩li˥
12 - Zui˩˧˩mu˧˥
13 - Zui˩˧˩ne˥˧˥
14 - Zui˩˧˩bo˥˧
15 - Zui˩˧˩da˧˥˧
16 - Zui˩˧˩giu˧
17 - Zui˩˧˩pie˧˩˧
18 - Zui˩˧˩cho˩˧
19 - Zui˩˧˩cia˩˥
20 - Mu˧˥zui˩˧˩
30 - Ne˥˧˥zui˩˧˩
40 - Bo˥˧zui˩˧˩
50 - Da˧˥˧zui˩˧˩
60 - Giu˧zui˩˧˩
70 - Pie˧˩˧zui˩˧˩
80 - Cho˩˧zui˩˧˩
90 - Cia˩˥zui˩˧˩
100 - Sue˥˩
101 - Sue˥˩li˥
200 - Mu˧˥sue˥˩
222 - Mu˧˥sue˥˩mu˧˥zui˩˧˩mu˧˥
1,000 - Vuo˧˩
10,000 - Yua˩
100,000 - Hei˥
1,000,000 - Foi˧˥
10,000,000 - Lou˥˧˥
100,000,000 - Oe˥˧
109 - Mai˧˥˧
1010 - Nao˧
1011 - Bao˧˩˧
1012 - Jou˩˧
1013 - Giao˩˥
1014 - Puei˩˧˩
1015 - Tuai˥˩
1016 - Ci˧˩
1017 - Zo˩
1018 - Su˥
Swadesh List[edit | edit source]
English | Albandarian |
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I | Vi˩˧˩ |
You (singular) | Li˧˩ |
He | Ia˧ |
She | Ia˥ |
They (singular) | Ia˩ |
We | Vi˩˧˩uai˧˩ (exclusive)
Li˧˩vi˩˧˩ (inclusive) |
You (plural) | Li˧˩uai˧˩ |
They | Ia˧uai˧˩ (masculine plural)
Ia˥uai˧˩ (feminine plural) Ia˩uai˧˩ (neutral plural) |
This | E˥˩ |
That | Cha˥ |
Here | Loi˥ |
There | Ba˧˥ |
Who | Cou˩˧˩ |
What | Di˥˧ |
Where | Niu˧˥ |
When | Ng˥˩ |
How | Di˥˧miou˩˥ |
Not | Si˥˩ |
All | Dao˩˧˩ |
Much | A˥ |
Some | Hua˧˥l˧˩ |
Few | Hua˧˥ |
Other | Yu˥ |
One | Li˥ |
Two | Mu˧˥ |
Three | Ne˥˧˥ |
Four | Bo˥˧ |
Five | Da˧˥˧ |
Big | Gi˧mu˧ |
Long | Gi˧pou˩˥ |
Thick | Gi˧hoi˥ |
Heavy | Gi˧shao˩ |
Small | Dua˧mu˧ |
Short | Dua˧a˥ |
Narrow | Dua˧hoi˥ |
Thin | Dua˧hoi˥ |
Female | O˥˧˥ |
Male | Ai˥ |
Human | Te˧˥ya˧˥˧dei˩˥ |
Child | Mo˥ |
Wife | Cao˥˧˥o˥˧˥ /cao˥˧o˧˥/ |
Husband | Cao˥˧˥ai˥ |
Mother | Co˥˧liu˧˩˧ (mother)
Co˥˧ (mom) |
Father | Liu˧˩˧ya˧˥ (father)
Ya˧˥ (dad) |
Animal | Hei˥˧˥ |
Fish | Ma˩˥n˧˩ |
Bird | Mi˥n˧˩ |
Dog | Hu˥˧n˧˩ |
Louse | Po˩˧˩oe˧˥˧vi˥˩ |
Snake | Hua˧˥je˥˧˥ |
Worm | Di˧˥˧ |
Tree | Liu˥ |
Forest | Vue˧˥liu˥ |
Stick | Na˥˧˥ |
Fruit | Zu˧˥ |
Seed | So˥˧˥ |
Leaf | Pai˥˩ |
Bark | Ei˩˧˩ |
Grass | Fia˧˥ |
Rope | Mi˧˩nao˧˩ |
Skin | Dou˧ |
Meat | Hei˥˧˥zu˧˥ |
Blood | Gou˩˧ |
Bone | E˥˧ |
Fat | Hei˥˧˥liao˥˧ |
Egg | Loi˩˥ |
Horn | Cuai˥˧ |
Feather | Zu˥˩nei˩˧˩ |
Hair | Bei˧˩ |
Head | Hoi˩ |
Ear | Jao˥˧˥ |
Eye | Via˩˥ |
Nose | Zhie˧ |
Mouth | Liao˥˩ |
Tooth | Zhao˥˧ |
Tongue | L˧ |
Fingernail | Mie˩˧˩ |
Foot | She˩ |
Leg | Bo˧˥˧ |
Knee | Fa˥˧ |
Hand | Zhu˥˩ |
Wing | Bia˧˩ |
Belly | Yua˧ |
Guts | Co˩˥ |
Neck | Gao˩ |
Back | Dou˧bua˩˧ |
Breast | E˧˥˧n˧liao˥˧ |
Heart | Vei˩˧ |
Liver | Oi˩ |
To drink | Yio˩˧ |
To eat | Cue˩˧˩ |
To bite | Ao˧˥ |
To suck | Nio˧˥ |
To spit | Cu˥˧ |
To vomit | Hi˧˥˧ |
To blow | Nai˩˥ |
To breathe | Zhu˩ |
To laugh | Suai˥˧ |
To see | Zi˩˥ (to look)
Zi˩˥ma˥ (to see) |
To hear | Li˩ (to listen)
Li˩ma˥ (to hear) |
To know | Pei˥˧˥ma˥ |
To think | Ei˩˥ |
To smell | Gua˩˧ |
To fear | Gi˧huei˧˥ |
To sleep | Luai˧˥˧ |
To live | Bu˥˧˥ |
To die | Co˥˧˥ |
To kill | Vi˩˥ |
To fight | Zao˩˧˩ |
To harvest | Guo˧ |
To hunt | Hei˥˧˥guo˧ |
To hit | Nu˧ |
To cut | Yia˧˥ |
To split | Zao˧˥ |
To stab | Ue˥˩ |
To scratch | Mie˩˧˩ |
To dig | Sa˩˧ |
To swim | Nei˩˧˩ |
To fly | Nei˩˧˩ |
To walk | Cai˩˧˩ |
To come | Ta˧˩˧ |
To lie down | Che˥ |
To sit | Tao˧˥˧ |
To stand | Cua˥˧ |
To turn | N˧˩ |
To fall | Guai˥˩ |
To give | Hio˥˩ |
To hold | Mui˩˥ |
To squeeze | Shuei˩˧˩ |
To rub | Gio˧˩ |
To wash | Mu˥˧ |
To wipe | Tao˩˧˩ |
To pull | No˧˥ |
To push | Ji˥˧ |
To throw | Lou˩˧˩ |
To tie | Piou˥ |
To sew | Di˧˩˧ |
To count | Ba˧˩guo˧ |
To say | Pei˥˧˥ |
To sing | Pei˥˧˥ |
To play | Sei˧˩˧shou˧˩ |
To float | Cua˥˧yo˧˩ |
To flow | Bue˩yo˧˩ |
To freeze | Ho˥˩mao˩˧ |
To swell | Lue˧˩ |
Sun | Lei˩˧nia˧˥ (Alba's star) (lit. Homestar)
So˥nia˧˥ (Sol) |
Moon | Sha˧ |
Star | Nia˧˥ |
Water | Yo˧˩ |
To rain | Ao˥guai˥˩ |
River | Miou˩˥a˥ |
Lake | Ei˧˩˧ |
Ocean | Ba˥˩ |
Salt | Fo˧ |
Stone | Hou˥ |
Sand | Na˥ |
Dust | Bi˧˥ |
Soil | Ta˩ |
Cloud | Ao˥yo˧˩ (cloud)
Cio˥˩ (stormcloud) |
Fog | Jao˩˥ |
Sky | Ao˥ |
Wind | La˩˥ (calm breeze)
Pua˥˧˥ (wind) Shi˧ (strong wind) |
Snow | Ho˥˩bi˧˥ |
Ice | Ho˥˩ |
Smoke | Cha˧˥ao˥yo˧˩ |
Fire | Yio˩˥ |
Ash | Yio˩˥bi˧˥ |
To burn | Mei˧˥˧yio˩˥ |
Road | Lue˥˧ |
Mountain | Tuai˧˥˧ |
Infrared | Hie˥ |
Red | Ju˧˥ (pale pink)
Zou˧˥ (bright pink) A˧˥ (salmon pink) Huei˧˥ (hot pink) Loi˧˥ (electric pink) Uo˧˥ (rose) Na˧˥ (pale red) Bei˧˥ (bright red) Yu˧˥ (red) Ce˧˥ (crimson) Moi˧˥ (deep red) So˧˥ (magenta) |
Orange | Vei˥˧˥ (red-orange)
Uai˥˧˥ (pale orange) Cao˥˧˥ (bright orange) Zao˥˧˥ (peach) Io˥˧˥ (orange) Hai˥˧˥ (burnt orange) Yiou˥˧˥ (deep orange) Ba˥˧ (yellow-orange) |
Yellow | Dei˧˥˧ (bright yellow)
Tu˧˥˧ (yellow) Sha˧˥˧ (gold) Ai˧˥˧ (amber) |
Green | Hu˧ (chartreuse)
Lio˧˩˧ (pale green) Nuai˧˩˧ (green) Mui˧˩˧ (dark green) Tao˩˧ (blue-green) |
Blue | Ve˩˥ (pale cyan)
Oi˩˥ (cyan) Ciou˩˧˩ (baby blue) Gao˩˧˩ (sky blue) Liao˩˧˩ (pale blue) Zuo˩˧˩ (blue) Jo˩˧˩ (deep blue) Ne˩˧˩ (midnight blue) |
Purple | Fou˥˩ (blue-violet)
Luo˧˩ (pale purple) Bua˧˩ (bright purple) Ei˧˩ (puce) Suei˧˩ (indigo) Shou˧˩ (purple) Ti˧˩ (deep purple) |
Ultraviolet | Dai˩ |
White | Oe˩˥ |
Black | Cha˧˥ |
Night | Fai˥˧˥a˧˩˧ (two nights ago)
Shao˧a˧˩˧ (last night) Fai˥˧˥ (evening, dusk) Shao˧ (early night) A˧˩˧ (night) Sao˩˧ (midnight) Gai˧˥˧ (pre-dawn) Sao˩˧a˧˩˧ (tomorrow night) Gai˧˥˧a˧˩˧ (two nights from now) |
Day | Pia˩ha˥˩ (day before yesterday)
Che˧ha˥˩ (yesterday) Pia˩ (early morning, dawn) Che˧ (late morning) Ha˥˩ (day) Vi˥˧˥ (noon) Lio˩ (early afternoon) Hei˥˧ (late afternoon) Lio˩ha˥˩ (tomorrow) Hei˥˧ha˥˩ (day after tomorrow) |
Year | Fai˥˧˥zhue˧˥˧ /fai˥˧˥zhue˥˧/ (two years ago)
Shao˧zhue˧˥˧ (last year) Zhue˧˥˧ (year) Lio˩zhue˧˥˧ (next year) Hei˥˧zhue˧˥˧ (two years from now) |
Warm | Yio˩˥ma˥ |
Cold | Ho˥˩ma˥ |
Full | Loi˩˥ma˥ |
New | Cio˩ma˥ |
Old | Yuei˧ma˥ |
Good | Vuo˧˥˧ |
Bad | Huai˩˥ |
Rotten | Ya˥˧ma˥ |
Dirty | Ta˩ma˥ |
Straight | Ya˧ma˥ |
Round | Huei˥˧˥ma˥ |
Sharp | Cuai˥˧ma˥ |
Dull | Na˥˧˥ma˥ |
Smooth | Ao˩˥ma˥ |
Wet | Ba˥˩ma˥ |
Dry | Zoe˧ma˥ |
Correct | Da˧˥ |
Near | Nia˥˧ |
Far | Pui˧˩˧ |
Right | Huei˧˩ |
Left | Jou˧˥˧ |
At | Ga˥˩ |
In | Foe˧˩˧ |
With | Piao˩˧˩ |
And | Ci˩ |
If | Lua˧˩ |
Because | Tou˩˥ |
Name | Mu˩ |
Naming Conventions[edit | edit source]
Albandarians bear many names throughout their lives, and the culture has complex naming traditions and even more complicated conditions for what name it is appropriate to call someone else. It is wise for people visiting Albandarian space to memorize these conventions, lest they cause offense.
Clan names (Dao˥mu˩)[edit | edit source]
This concept is easy enough to understand, this is the name of the clan the individual in question comes from. These are typically not used on their own to discuss an individual person unless it is in some sort of representative setting.
Example | Translation |
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A˧˩˧a˩ | Member of the Night-hearth (A˧˩˧a˩) Clan |
Individual names (Tue˩mu˩)[edit | edit source]
Similar to the human concept of given names, though it tends to be either a vocabulary word or a group of vocabulary words, typically and traditionally ones which portray certain traits the individual's parents would like their offspring to exhibit. Calling someone by their tue˩mu˩ is seen as fairly intimate, but typically not offensive, though the person in question may ask that they be called by a different i˧˥mu˩ instead.
Example | Translation |
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La˩˥ | Calm Breeze |
Birth names (Mo˥mu˩)[edit | edit source]
These are the names Albandarians are given directly following or soon after they hatch. Mo˥mu˩ are formed of combinations of the dao˥mu˩ with the tue˩mu˩. As the term birth names suggests, mo˥mu˩ are used for children until they come of age. They are also typically used by parents toward their children affectionately after such a date. Depending on the person and the position they occupy, they may allow close friends to call them by their mo˥mu˩ once they've come of age, but many find this to be highly offensive and/or highly inappropriate, as doing so is often seen as extraordinarily patronizing.
Example | Translation |
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A˧˩˧a˩la˩˥ | Calm Breeze of the Night-hearth Clan |
Formal names (Bue˥˩mu˩)[edit | edit source]
Once an Albandarian has come of age and an occupation has been chosen, they take on their bue˥˩mu˩. This is a two part name consisting of their profession combined with their dao˥mu˩ serving as the first part, and their tue˩mu˩ serving as the second part. Bue˥˩mu˩ are used similar to how full names are used in human society.
Example | Translation |
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Va˩˧nei˥a˧˩˧a˩ La˩˥ | Calm Breeze from the Night-hearth Clan, Agent of the Albandarian Peacekeeping and Reconnaissance Force |
Preferred names (I˧˥mu˩)[edit | edit source]
I˧˥mu˩ are chosen permutations of an individual's bue˥˩mu˩ that the individual wishes to be known by to friends and peers on a day-to-day basis.
Example |
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Ei˥a˧˩˧a˩la˩˥ |
Example Texts[edit | edit source]
Sentences[edit | edit source]
English | Five children play. |
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Albandarian | Da˧˥˧ moi˩ mo˥ sei˧˩˧shou˧˩. |
Direct translation | Five [measure word for sentient beings] child use-joy. |
English | The car has started. |
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Albandarian | Cho˧˥˧zo˧ jei˩˧˩ga˧ ha˧˩. |
Direct translation | Wheel-vessel exert[completed action] energy. |
English | School has begun again. |
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Albandarian | Pei˥˧˥ma˥lei˩˧ fia˩ mei˩ga˧. |
Direct translation | Knowledge-house again begin[completed action]. |
English | Three yellow daffodils nod gaily. |
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Albandarian | Ne˥˧˥ ou˥ li˩˥li˧pai˥˩ tu˧˥˧ gui˧˩ shou˧˩pe˧. |
Direct translation | Three [measure word for flowers] daffodil yellow nod joy[adverbial modifier]. |
English | The weary traveler slept soundly last night. |
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Albandarian | Dei˩˥yi˩ miou˩˥a˥ma˥ shao˧a˧˩˧ luai˧˥˧ tu˥˧˥ma˥pe˧. |
Direct translation | Travel-person river-essence early-night-night sleep depth-essence[adverbial modifier]. |
English | Softly the great white snowflakes fell last winter. |
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Albandarian | Ho˥˩bi˧˥ ba˥ ji˩˧˩ gi˧mu˧, oe˩˥ shao˧di˩˧˩ guai˥˩ bei˧˩ma˥pe˧. |
Direct translation | Ice-dust [possessive particle] scale have-size, white early-night-winter fall fur-essence[adverbial modifier]. |
English | My little white kitten purrs softly while sleeping on the rug for three hours. |
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Albandarian | Vi˩˧˩ ba˥ hue˧˥n˧˩ao˥˧˥ hua˧˥, oe˩˥ ti˩ ne˥˧˥ cia˧ no˩˥ zha˩˧˩ ga˥˩ guo˧˩˧ luai˧˥˧ ng˥˩ niou˧. |
Direct translation | I [possessive particle] baby-cat small, white for three [measure word for abstract concepts] hour rug upon [continuous action] sleep while purr. |
English | The baby's ball has rolled away. |
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Albandarian | Huei˥˧˥ ba˥ ao˥˧˥ yie˧˥˧ga˧ ha˧˥. |
Direct translation | Ball [possessive particle] baby roll[completed action] away. |
English | The dew has faded rapidly in Homestar's warm light |
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Albandarian | Ma˥˧, ng˥˩ lei˩˧nia˧˥ ba˥ hei˧ yio˩˥ma˥ foe˧˩˧, zhuai˥ga˧. |
Direct translation | Dew, while Homestar [possessive particle] steady-light fire-essence within, fade[completed action]. |
English | Some beautiful roses are blooming in our garden. |
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Albandarian | Hua˧˥l˧˩ ou˥ uo˧˥dua˧˥ juei˧˩ma˥ li˧˩vi˩˧˩ ba˥ hao˥˧ foe˧˩˧ guo˧˩˧ dou˩˧dua˧˥. |
Direct translation | Some [measure word for flowers] rose-colored-flower beauty-essence you-me [possessive particle] garden within [continuous action] unfold-flower. |
English | I am doing calisthenics in the meadow with my mother. |
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Albandarian | Ye˥˧ foe˧˩˧ piao˩˧˩ vi˩˧˩ ba˥ co˥˧liu˧˩˧ vi˩˧˩ guo˧˩˧ hiu˩ juei˧˩la˥˧. |
Direct translation | Meadow within with me [possessive particle] mother I [continuous action] perform beauty-strength. |
English | Can you come up here tomorrow? |
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Albandarian | Li˧˩ fa˧˥a˥ta˧˩˧ lio˩ha˥˩ cui˥? |
Direct translation | You able-up-come early-afternoon-day [interrogative particle]? |
English | Let's go to the library. |
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Albandarian | Li˧˩vi˩˧˩ ha˧˥ ou˥˧˥hao˥˧ o˥. |
Direct translation | You-me go study-garden [suggestive particle]. |
English | A vase of beautiful flowers had stood on the window sill for many years. |
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Albandarian | Li˥ pou˩˥ dui˧ ba˥ dua˧˥ juei˧˩ma˥ a˥ cia˧ zhue˧˥˧ chuei˩˥zhua˥˧˥ ga˥˩ cua˥˧ga˧. |
Direct translation | One [measure word for long, straight objects] vase [possessive particle] flower beauty-essence many [measure word for abstract concepts] year window-lip on stand[completed action]. |
English | Along the beach the little bolabiter crawls steadily south. |
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Albandarian | Bo˥˩la˥˧ao˧˥ha˧˥ hua˧˥ shu˥˧ lai˥ ha˩˥suai˧˩ ye˥ma˥pe˧. |
Direct translation | Bolabiter small beach along crawl-south balance-essence[adverbial modifier]. |
English | Swiftly over the dark waters sailed the three little boats. |
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Albandarian | Ne˥˧˥ fuei˧˩ tu˧ hua˧˥ yo˧˩ a˧˩˧ma˥ a˥ ga˥ vou˧˥ma˥pe˧. |
Direct translation | Three [measure word for vehicles] boat small water night-essence over sail speed-essence[adverbial modifier]. |
English | When will your guests from Kira arrive? |
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Albandarian | Li˧˩ ba˥ shu˩˧˩ ba˥ Ci˩ya˥ ta˧˩˧ ng˥˩? |
Direct translation | You [possessive particle] guest [possessive particle] Kira arrive when? |
English | Twelve bottles of palm wine fell onto the floor and exploded the day before yesterday. |
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Albandarian | Zui˩˧˩mu˧˥ pou˩˥ mai˥˩ ba˥ la˥lu˥˧ pia˩ha˥˩ vui˥˩ ga˥˩ guai˥˩ cio˥˩yio˩˥. |
Direct translation | Ten-two [measure word for long, straight objects] glass-bottle [possessive particle] palm-tree-wine floor upon fall explode. |
English | The hummingbird is the most gentle of creatures. |
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Albandarian | I˥mi˥n˧˩ ma˧˥ di˥ ca˧˥˧ma˥ ba˥ dao˩˧˩ gua˧˥ hei˥˧˥. |
Direct translation | Soul-bird be more gentleness-essence [possessive particle] all [measure word for animals in general] animal. |
English | Shall I compare thee to a summer's day/Thou art more lovely and more temperate. |
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Albandarian | Lua˧˩ li˧˩ muei˧˩ ha˥˩ ba˥ gou˧, lua˧˩ juei˧˩ma˥ ci˩ la˩˥ma˥. |
Direct translation | If you [comparative particle] day [possessive particle] summer, then beauty-essence and calm-wind-essence. |
English | If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head. |
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Albandarian | Lua˧˩ bei˧˩ ma˧˥ lao˩˥, lua˧˩ cha˧˥ lao˩˥ u˥ ia˥ba˥ yi˥˩ cio˥˧˥. |
Direct translation | If hair be wire, then black wire sprout-out-of her[possessive particle] scalp. |
English | The crow drops some pebbles into the pitcher and raises the water to the brim. |
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Albandarian | Ti˧˩mi˥n˧˩ di˧˩ hua˧˥l˧˩ jui˥˧ hua˧˥hou˥ dui˧ foe˧˩˧ bao˥˧˥ yo˧˩ liao˥˩ ga˥˩. |
Direct translation | Deep-purple-bird drop some [measure word for rather small, inanimate objects of various shapes] small-stone pitcher into raise water opening onto. |
English | By tomorrow night we will have ground grain around the fire and practiced the art of saying much about nothing. |
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Albandarian | Sao˩˧a˧˩˧ li˧˩vi˩˧˩ yio˩˥ ge˩˥ng˩ma˥ pi˥˩ga˧ so˥˧˥ ta˥ga˧ lai˥˧pei˥˧˥a˥. |
Direct translation | Midnight-night you-I fire ripple-shape-essence grind[completed action] grain practice[completed action] nothing-speak-much. |
English | On the green and shady hill a modest violet grows. |
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Albandarian | Mia˥˧ nuai˧˩˧ piao˩˧˩ gou˧˩ a˥ u˥ li˥ ou˥ fou˥˩dua˧˥ lao˧˥ma˥. |
Direct translation | Downward-sloping-hillside green with shadow much grow one [measure word for flowers] blue-violet-flower humility-essence. |
English | The thunder is loud and the lightning plays among the clouds. |
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Albandarian | Cio˥˩hi˥˧ chu˧˥a˥ cio˥˩dou˧˥ sei˧˩˧shou˧˩ cio˥˩ ya˧˩. |
Direct translation | Stormcloud-song noise-much stormcloud-flickering-light expend-energy stormcloud between. |
English | The moss upon the forest bark is my guiding star in storm-cloaked night. |
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Albandarian | Hiu˩˥ ei˩˧˩ ba˥ vue˧˥liu˥ ga˥˩ ma˧˥ vi˩˧˩ ba˥ lue˥˧nia˧˥ a˧˩˧ tua˥˧˥ca˩˥. |
Direct translation | Moss bark [possessive particle] gather-tree upon be me [possessive particle] path-star night storm-hidden. |
English | The palms bow down their weary heads and let the wind pass by. |
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Albandarian | Lu˥˧ choi˩˥ ia˩uai˧˩ ba˥ hoi˩ miou˩˥a˥ma˥ nai˩˥ pua˥˧˥ shai˥˩. |
Direct translation | Palm-tree bow-down their(plural neutral) [possessive particle] head river-essence allow wind pass-by. |
The Lord's Prayer[edit | edit source]
Li˧˩vi˩˧˩ ba˥ liu˧˩˧ya˧˥, ia˧ cou˩˧˩ cu˥˧˥ lei˩˧ao˥ma˥ foe˧˩˧, a˥˩mei˧˥˧n˥,
<<Our father, he who resides in heaven, amen,>>
Li˧˩vi˩˧˩ ba˥ liu˧˩˧ya˧˥, lia˧˩ ba˥ mu˩ ta˥˩i˥;
<<Our father, your name is holy;>>
Li˧˩vi˩˧˩ vi˥˧˥ha˥˩ ng˧ ti˩ yiu˧˩dui˧˩;
<<We ask today for sustaining bread;>>
Ci˩ hio˥˩ o˥˩ ti˩ si˥˩miou˩˥, cua˩˧ li˧˩vi˩˧˩ hio˥˩o˥˩ si˥˩miou˩˥;
<<And give mercy for wrongdoings, as we forgive wrongdoings;>>
Si˥˩miao˧˥ li˧˩vi˩˧˩ io˩˥, ci˩ yu˧ li˧˩vi˩˧˩ ha˧˥ dao˩˧˩bei˧˩˧ Ai˧˥˧ia˩ ao˧˩.
<<Lead us not into obsession, and deliver us from the hateful one forever.>>
Nai˩˥ lia˧˩ ba˥ dao˥a˥ ta˧˩˧;
<<Allow your kingdom to come;>>
Nai˩˥ lia˧˩ ba˥ ji˩ ga˧ sai˩, cua˩˧ lei˩˧ao˥ma˥ foe˧˩˧.
<<Allow your will to be completed here, as in heaven.>>
A˥˩mei˧˥˧n˥.
<<Amen.>>