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==Regular Plural== | |||
If a word ends in a vowel, the plural ending is -m; if it ends in a consonant, the plural ending is -en | If a word ends in a vowel, the plural ending is -m; if it ends in a consonant, the plural ending is -en | ||
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hants 'letter' > hantsen 'letters, alphabet' | hants 'letter' > hantsen 'letters, alphabet' | ||
nizh 'wife, woman' > nizhen 'wives' | |||
bangcho 'ball' > bangchom 'balls'; li 'kilometer' > lim 'kilometers' | bangcho 'ball' > bangchom 'balls'; li 'kilometer' > lim 'kilometers' | ||
==Singulative== | |||
Some nouns are plural by default and take a plural ending to indicate the singulative | |||
chif 'food' > chiffen '(pieces of) food' | |||
=Adjectives= | =Adjectives= | ||
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Adjectives end in -d or -id | Adjectives end in -d or -id | ||
dad 'big'; shoud 'small' | (n)dad 'big'; shoud 'small'; (ng)haod 'good'; waid 'bad' | ||
fantsid 'domestic'; haitsid 'puerile'; quaisid 'fast'; manid 'slow'; shinid 'new' joad 'old'; quaid 'expensive'; lenid 'cheap' | |||
==Pronominal Adjectives== | |||
wad, nid, tad; wamid, nimid, tamid | wad, nid, tad; wamid, nimid, tamid | ||
==Colloquialisms== | |||
'nizh-e nid' 'wife and your own/wife and kids' | |||
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blue - lants | blue - lants | ||
gray - wais | |||
==Directions== | |||
central - jong | |||
east - dombu | |||
west - shimen | |||
north - beimen | |||
south - nammen | |||
=Numbers= | =Numbers= | ||
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I ate - wa chil | I ate - wa chil | ||
I was eating - wa chig | |||
Latest revision as of 11:15, 9 June 2017
| Lunar Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Pronounced: | [Unknown] |
| Timeline and Universe: | Polycosm |
| Species: | Human |
| Spoken: | Unknown |
| Total speakers: | Unknown |
| Writing system: | Chinese, Roman |
| Genealogy: | Descendant of Mandarin |
| Typology: | |
| Morphology: | Analytic |
| Morphosyntax: | Unknown |
| Word order: | SVO |
| Credits | |
| Creator: | Linguarum Magister |
| Created: | 2016 |
Lunar Chinese Creole
This is a Lunar Chinese creole spoken by descendants of Americans.
Pronouns
1s wa 1p wam
2s ni 2p nim
3s ta 3p tam
Plurals
Regular Plural
If a word ends in a vowel, the plural ending is -m; if it ends in a consonant, the plural ending is -en
haits 'child' > haitsen 'children'; beits 'cup' > beitsen 'cups'; fants 'housing unit' > fantsen 'housing units'
hants 'letter' > hantsen 'letters, alphabet'
nizh 'wife, woman' > nizhen 'wives'
bangcho 'ball' > bangchom 'balls'; li 'kilometer' > lim 'kilometers'
Singulative
Some nouns are plural by default and take a plural ending to indicate the singulative
chif 'food' > chiffen '(pieces of) food'
Adjectives
Adjectives end in -d or -id
(n)dad 'big'; shoud 'small'; (ng)haod 'good'; waid 'bad'
fantsid 'domestic'; haitsid 'puerile'; quaisid 'fast'; manid 'slow'; shinid 'new' joad 'old'; quaid 'expensive'; lenid 'cheap'
Pronominal Adjectives
wad, nid, tad; wamid, nimid, tamid
Colloquialisms
'nizh-e nid' 'wife and your own/wife and kids'
Colors
white - bais
black - heis
red - honks
yellow - wonks
green - lis
blue - lants
gray - wais
Directions
central - jong
east - dombu
west - shimen
north - beimen
south - nammen
Numbers
number - shits
0 - ling
1 - i
2 - leng
3 - san
4 - si
5 - u
6 - lo
7 - chi
8 - ba
9 - jo
10 - shi
100 - bai
1000 - chen
1,0000 - wan
Verb
I eat - wa chi
I ate - wa chil
I was eating - wa chig
