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 ən tsiu zə dɛjəlwə ʒɛjə jumən
/pa wən ən tsiu zə dɛ'jəlwə 'ʒɛjə 'jumən/
part one and two DEF declare.of right.of human.
Parts one and two of the declaration of human rights.
ɛjə bɔwn la zə sɛjəm. ɛjə fiu ən təŋ, ən'so dɛjə dʒi jəʒi wə ulin. ze fu ɛjə.
/'ɛjə bɔwn la zə 'sɛjəm. 'ɛjə fiu ən səŋ, ən'so 'dɛu dʒi 'ɛjə wə 'ulin. ze fu 'ɛjə/
all born PERF DEF same. all feel and think, andso should treat all with love. this 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 ɛjə kəu, mɛjən, wemijən, kwi bil, bilə u wɛjə, bilə u lend, pɔu bil en bilə mɛni xa sɛjəm ʒejə.
/ble bil, wa bil, 'bilə 'ɛjə kəu, 'mɛjən, 'wemijən, kwi bil, 'bilə u wɛjə, 'bilə u lend, pɔu bil en 'bilə 'mɛni xa '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.