Introduction
Yengyu (YAYNG-yoo) is foremost descendent from English with influence from many other languages.
Phonology
Consonants total 21 in number.
| Labial | Alveolar | Post-Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n~ŋ | |||
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g | ||
| Semi-Plosive | ts r | ||||
| Fricative | f v | s z | ʃ ʒ | x | h |
| Approximant | w | l | j | ||
Vowels are 9 in total.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɪ | u |
| Mid | e | ə | o |
| Open | ɛ | a | ɔ |
Example
Pa wən en tsiu də dɛjəlarə jumən ʒejə:
/pa wən en tsiu də dɛjə'larə 'jumən 'ʒejə/
part one and two DEF declare human right.
Parts one and two of the declaration of human rights.
jəʒə tsə la də sɛjəm. jəʒə fiu en təŋ, ensu dɛjə dʒi jəʒi we ulin. diz lə fɔu jəʒə.
/'jəʒə tsə la də 'sɛjəm. 'jəʒə fiu en təŋ, en'su 'dɛjə dʒi 'jəʒə we 'ulin. diz lə fɔu 'jəʒə/
all born PERF DEF same. all feel and think, andso should treat all with love. this GAV for all.
All are born equally. All feel and think, and (thus) should treat all with love. this goes for all.
ble bil, wa bil, bilə jəni kəu, mɛjən, wemiən, kwi bil, bilə u wɛjə, bilə u lend, pɔu bil en bilə mɛni ɛjə sɛjəm ʒejə.
/ble bil, wa bil, 'bilə 'jəni kəu, 'mɛjən, 'wemiən, kwi bil, 'bilə u wɛjə, 'bilə u lend, pɔu bil en 'bilə 'mɛni 'ɛjə 'sɛjəm 'ʒejə/
black people, white people, people.of any color, men, women, [...], poor people and people.of money have same right.
Black people, white people, people of any color, men, women, [...], poor people, and rich people have the same rights.