General Information[]
Xliú Жmyǜ is a conlang based on Chinese.In fact,the creator ,I am a Chinese myself.Because I cannot use English as fluently as Chinese,if you want more details,please go to Conlang Wikia in Chinese.
☀http://zh.yuyan.wikia.com/wiki/Xli%C3%BA_my%C7%9C
It is a tone language,when you say a word in rising tone and falling tone,it has different meanings.
The writing system of the language can show not only the pronunciation of a word,but also its general meaning.
Writing Systems[]
Meaning Letters[]
Nouns[]
| Letter | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 孑Σ | （about human ） |
| 木γ | （about plants） |
| 犭β | （about animals） |
| 米π | （man-made small things） |
| 月ρ | （a part of human or animal body） |
| 土Д | （places,big constructions） |
| 云Ж | （nonobjective） |
| 石α | （about nonmetal） |
| 钅Ψ | （about metal） |
| 斤Ω | （units） |
Verbs[]
| Letter | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 扌η | （shape changes,hand actions） |
| λ | （ displacements,foot actions） |
| 忄Φ | （actions about brain,senses or nature） |
| 讠θ | ( sending air or waves out） |
Adjectives[]
| Letter | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 王Я | （ commendatory ） |
| 不И | （ derogatory ） |
| 十Δ | （ neutral ） |
Others[]
Other kinds of words do not have meaning letters.
Pronunciation Letters[]
| Letter | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| b卜 | /b/ |
| p白 | /pʰ/ |
| m马 | /m/ |
| f夫 | /f/ |
| d歹 | /d/ |
| t牜 | /tʰ/ |
| n女 | /n/ |
| l力 | /l/ |
| g各 | /g/ |
| k口 | /kʰ/ |
| h合 | /h/ |
| j几 | /d͡ʑ/ |
| q气 | /ʨʰ/ |
| x | /ɕ/ |
| z冫 | /dz/ |
| c亻 | /tsʰ/ |
| s幺 | /s̪/ |
| r日 | /ɻ/ |
| zh氵 | /ɖ͡ʐ/ |
| ch彳 | /ʈ͡ʂʰ/ |
| sh纟 | /ʂʰ/ |
| w旡 | /w/ |
| y衤 | /j/ |
| a一 | [ä] |
| o丨 | [ʊ̯o̞] |
| e乚 | [ə] |
| i√ | [i̯]
[ɻ̩](after zh、ch、sh) [ɹ̩](after z、c、s) |
| u丿 | [u̯] |
| ü乀 | [y̯] |
| n](after a e i u ü) | [n] |
| ng[(after a e i o) | [ŋ] |
When letters are put together,they pronounce the same as that in Chinese Pinyin.
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In Western writing system,which is based on Latin,Greek and Cyril letters,the tone is shown on the major letter of a word.In Estern writing system,which is based on Chinese characters,the sign 丶 is used to show falling tone,without this,it means the rising tone.
Basic Grammar[]
Nouns[]
Used as subjects or objects
Pronouns have the same meaning letters as the nouns they refer to.
E.g.Σwò(I,me)，βtá（it,refer to an animal）
Verbs[]
Used alone are before objects or clauses.
"Φwéi" can be used before adjectives.
Modal verbs（E.g.Φknéng<be able to>,θkyì<be allowed to>）are used before other verbs.
Some verbs（E.g.Φxwàng<want>）are not only ordinary verbs but also modal verbs.
Adjectivs[]
Used before nouns or after "Φwéi"
Numbers[]
| English | xliú myǜ |
|---|---|
| one | jià |
| two | ì |
| three | bìng |
| four | díng |
| five | ù |
| six | jì |
| seven | géng |
| eight | xín |
| nine | rén |
| ten | (jià) chòu |
| zero | zì |
| 3.14 | bìng yòu jià díng |
| two thirds | ì bì bìng |
| 1234567809 | jià yóu ì shén bìng wèi díng wú ù sì jì chén géng mòu xín yín rén |
Grammar Words[]
d[]
Used after attributives,especially when they are not adjectives.
yjí[]
Used to link two nouns or adjectives.
mshén[]
Used as an attributive to form a special question.
shfòu[]
Used before verbs to form general questions.
shí[]
Used after adverbial clauses of time.
zcóng,zhdào[]
Since,until
bèi[]
Used before verbs,means "be done"
zái[]
Used between objects and subjects.
ǘ[]
Used before nouns to form attributives or adverbs.
zhjián,shàng,xià,etc.[]
Used after "ǘ+nouns" ,mean "in/among/between","on/over/above","under/beneath/below".
lgè,ngè,lduí,nduí[]
This,that,these,those
Non-grammar Words[]
Used before verbs or adjectives.
E.g.tjí（the most），shzhóng（all the time）
Link words[]
Used before compound sentences.
E.g.kdàn（but）,zhyín（because）
However,two link words can be used in one sentence.
Sometimes they can be used right before noun phrases.
Sentences[]
On most occasions,V+O+zái+S.
Adverbial modifiers are used before verbs,attributives are used before nouns.
In clauses,except compound sentences,S+V+O.(Sometimes subjects are not necessary when they're clear)
In poems,subjects,especially "Σwò(I)""Σmwò(We)", are not necessary
Imperative sentences usually begin with verbs without subjects "Σnóng(You,single)","Σmnóng(You,plural)"
"Φwéi+adj.+zái+S+V"means "sb. do sth. ~ly".
Most words have only one forms.
Except some special words E.g.Σnóng（you,single）-Σmnóng（you,plural ）,lgè（this）-lduí（these），Σwò(I)-Σwmài（my）.
