Albandarian (A˩˧ba˥˩hi˥˧)

Albandarian A˩˧ba˥˩hi˥˧
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
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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

Consonants

	Bilabial	Labiodental	Alveolar	Palato-alveolar	Palatal	Velar
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

	Front	Back
Close	i	u
Close-mid	e	o
Open	a

Diphthongs

	a	e	i	o	u
a			ia		ua
e			ie	oe	ue
i	ai	ei		oi	ui
o	ao		io		uo
u			iu	ou

Triphthongs

	i	u
ai		uai
ao	iao
ei		uei
ou	iou

Tones

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.

˥	˧˥	˥˧˥	˥˧	˧˥˧	˧	˧˩˧	˩˧	˩˥	˩˧˩	˥˩	˧˩	˩
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

Albandarian has a fairly intuitive sandhi to aid in pronunciation. It goes as follows.

Sandhi	Transcription	Realization
˥˧˥ + ˥˧˥ → ˥˧ + ˧˥	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

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
/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
/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

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

Example Sentences of Albandarian
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

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

English	Albandarian
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

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˩)

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
A˧˩˧a˩	Member of the Night-hearth (A˧˩˧a˩) Clan

Individual names (Tue˩mu˩)

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
La˩˥	Calm Breeze

Birth names (Mo˥mu˩)

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
A˧˩˧a˩la˩˥	Calm Breeze of the Night-hearth Clan

Formal names (Bue˥˩mu˩)

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
Va˩˧nei˥a˧˩˧a˩ La˩˥	Calm Breeze from the Night-hearth Clan, Agent of the Albandarian Peacekeeping and Reconnaissance Force

Preferred names (I˧˥mu˩)

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
Ei˥a˧˩˧a˩la˩˥

Example Texts

Sentences

English	Five children play.
Albandarian	Da˧˥˧ moi˩ mo˥ sei˧˩˧shou˧˩.
Direct translation	Five [measure word for sentient beings] child use-joy.

English	The car has started.
Albandarian	Cho˧˥˧zo˧ jei˩˧˩ga˧ ha˧˩.
Direct translation	Wheel-vessel exert[completed action] energy.

English	School has begun again.
Albandarian	Pei˥˧˥ma˥lei˩˧ fia˩ mei˩ga˧.
Direct translation	Knowledge-house again begin[completed action].

English	Three yellow daffodils nod gaily.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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

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.>>