Qiupei

An article by Tobybonkers.

Qiupei is a new language for De Western Half, a nation that was the result of an earthquake that broke Hong Kong in half and the other half exploding. Unfortunately, only 2 people survived: a boy and a girl.

Native language name: Zhúpài

Alphabet

A B Ƞ Ч D E G I J K L Ł M N Ŋ O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Zh

Ƞ - like Russian ц

Ч - like in Russian

G - like in Russian х

J - like in Russian ш

Ł - like 'th' in this

Ŋ - like 'ng' in sing

Q - like 'k' but further back

U - like 'e' in roses

V - like 'uh'

X - like in Russian ж

Y - like in Russian дж

Z - like in Russian дз

Zh - like ch, but more plosive

Tones

Mai - May (level tone)

Mái - sudden (rising tone)

Mài - mail (falling tone)

Mǎi - Mary (falling-rising tone)

Mải - drunk (slipping tone)

Mai~ - the (wild tone)

Sample

Would you like a drink?

Чǎŋá nủ чén gv? Would(ques) you like drink? :

that is Daniel's hat

Tỏ mà Daniel (Dánỉfà?) That Hat Daniel(posses)

This is my piano

Zhv jù v̌ kaŋzhún This is I piano

Please see De Grand Lexicon for Qiupei!!!

Famous Writings

Historic Organs of De Western Half (Mai~ Yo Bàŋ Dv̉ Organ Ƞủ)

Numbers

łíŋ - zero

tan - one

v̀ - two

gáu - three

gǎi - four

jai~ - five

it - six

ƞản - seven

guǎ - eight

ƞi - nine

gàn - ten

чẻn - a large number