language VOL III | Li-Wen Overhall

[Kitomine 902]

 

 The Language of the Yutiao Gang Li-Ren

VOL III

 

 

Published by 

The Grand Secretariat

On the Year of The Pigman, 188 S.A.

 

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The Li-Ren culture re-emerges on the mainland after well over a century has passed since the fall of Yong Ping on the old continent. However, to any observant scholar of Li-Ren culture, they will note a variety of changes in the culture, most particularly the language. This is not a matter of widespread change but a matter of immigration and the movement of the Li-Ren people over the last one hundred years.

 

Whereas the old culture of Li-Ren found in the Jade State of Yong Ping were from the land of Ai-Zho, having fled the oppressive regime led by the Li Dynasty to live in Almaris, the new wave of Li-Ren influence upon the mainland are from the land of Yutiao Gang. A simple overview of this matter is that the Li-Ren of Yutiao Gang were not fleeing an oppressive regime but a people of sailors and merchants who set about discovering a new world. 

 

The Li-Ren of Yutiao Gang were apart from those of Ai-Zho for so long that they formed their own language and culture, and now that they are the majority of the Li-Ren influence of Aevos, said differences will be more common to see. The first, and most important change for the people of Aevos to understand is the language, of which shall be explained and written out here.

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Table of contents

1.Greetings

2.Common Words and Phrases

3. Family

4. People

5. Curse Words and Insults

6. Numbers

7. Dates and Times

8. Honourifics

 

 

Yutiao Gang Li-Wen is so far from the language of Ai-Zho Li-Wen, that it is often considered its own language and not a dialect of Li-Wen. The former can be considered more modern Li-Wen whereas the latter is better described as traditional. As such the Jun-Lei Cultural Association has decided to offer up the following list of words and phrases to the people of Aevos to help understand the Li-Wen language in a simple manner.

 

 

GREETINGS
ENGLISH	LI-WEN	LI-ZI
Hello (informal)	hai  / halou	嗨 / 哈喽
Hello (used for strangers or very formal)	nihao  / ninhao (formal, used for teachers)	你好 / 您好
Good Morning (semi-formal)	zaoshang hao	早上好
Good Morning (informal)	zao  or zao a	早 / 早啊
Good Afternoon	xiawu hao	下午好
Good Evening	wanshang hao	晚上好
Good Night	wanan	晚安
Goodbye	zaijian	再见

 

 

YES AND NO
There are no direct translations for “yes” or “no,” as similar terms are used in select contexts
TERMS	EXAMPLES	LI-WEN	LI-ZI
Shi - I am. / It is. Bushi - I am not / It is not. Confirms something is true/false.	Q: Are you from Jun Lei? A: Yes, I am. B: No, I am not.	Q: Ni laizi Jun Lei ma? A: Shi. B: Bushi.	Q: 你来自菌类吗？ A: 是。 B: 不是。
Dui - Correct / right. Budui - Incorrect / not right. Expresses agreement/disagreement.	Q: I think flowers are beautiful. A: Yes, I agree. B: No, I disagree.	Q: Wo juede hua hen mei. A: Dui. B: Budui.	Q: 我觉得花很美. A: 对 B: 不对
Keyi - May / Can Bu keyi - May not / cannot Indicates permission.	Q: May I take pictures here? A: Yes, you can! B: No, you cannot.	Q: Zheli keyi paizhao ma? A: Keyi! B: Bu keyi.	Q: 这里可以拍照吗? A: 可以! B: 不可以.
Meiyou - Don’t have / Have not [done something] Also used to politely deflect compliments.	Q: Do you have money? A: I do not have money. Q: Have you eaten? A: I haven’t eaten.	Q: Ni you qian ma? A: Wo meiyou qian. Q: Ni chile ma? A: Wo hai meiyou chi.	Q:你有钱吗？ A: 我没有钱。 Q: 你吃了吗? A: 我还没有吃.

 

 

COMMON WORDS AND PHRASES
ENGLISH	LI-WEN	LI-ZI
Thank you	xiexie (thank you)  duoxie (many thanks)	谢谢 多谢
You’re welcome	bu keqi (no need to be polite) buyong xie (no need to thank [me]!)	不客气 不用谢
Pretty/Handsome	piaoliang (pretty) / shuai (handsome) mei (pretty for humans or objects/art)	漂亮 / 帅 美
Delicious VERY Delicious	hao chi / meiwei hao chi jile! / hao chi juele	好吃 / 美味 好吃极了! / 好吃绝了!
Multi-use exclamation	aiya	哎呀
I’m Sorry	bu haoyisi (less formal, can also be ‘excuse me’) duibuqi (used only when done something wrong)	不好意思 对不起
I don’t know	wo bu zhidao	我不知道
Do you speak Li-Wen?	ni hui jiang liwen ma?	你会讲李文吗？
I do not speak Li-Wen	wo bu hui liwen	我不会李文
Not bad!	bucuo	不错
Particle for yes/no questions (add to end of sentence)	ma?	吗？

 

 

FAMILY
ENGLISH	LI-WEN	LI-ZI
Mother	mama	妈妈
Father	baba	爸爸
Grandma	nainai	奶奶
Grandpa	yeye	爷爷
Older sister	jiejie	姐姐
Younger sister	meimei	妹妹
Older brother	gege	哥哥
Younger brother	didi	弟弟
Daughter	nüer	女儿
Son	erzi	儿子

 

 

PEOPLE
ENGLISH	LI-WEN	LI-ZI
Foreigner(s)	laowai (slang)	老外
Human / Humans	renlei	人类
Elf / Elves	jingling	精灵
High-Elf / High-Elves	gaodeng jingling	高等精灵
Wood Elf / Wood Elves	mu jingling	木精灵
Dark Elf / Dark Elves	hei’an jinling	黑暗精灵
Dwarf / Dwarves	airen	矮人
Orc / Orcs	banshouren	半兽人
Halfling	banshenren	半身人
Musin	laoshuren	老鼠人
Kharajyr	baoren	豹人

 

 

CURSE WORDS AND INSULTS
ENGLISH	LI-WEN	LI-ZI
Fool (lighthearted) “silly melon”	shagua	傻瓜
“Little Devil” (For children)	xiao gui	小鬼
Idiot (negative) “stupid egg”	bendan	笨蛋
Jackass	chun lu	蠢驴
Suck up	paimapi	拍马屁
****	cao	肏 (sometimes 操)
White Foreigner(s) (Chiefly High-Elves)	guilao (derogatory for ‘westerner’)	鬼佬
“**** your ancestors to the eighteenth generation”	cao ni zuzong shiba dai ni zuzong shiba dai	操你祖宗十八代

 

 

NUMBERS
ENGLISH	LI-WEN	LI-ZI
Zero	ling	零
One	yi	一
Two	er	二
Three	san	三
Four	si	四
Five	wu	五
Six	liu	六
Seven	qi	七
Eight	ba	八
Nine	jiu	九
Ten	shi	十
Multiples of ten ex. twenty	#shi ershi	# 十 二十
One hundred	yi bai	一百

 

 

DATES & TIMES
ENGLISH	LI-WEN	LI-ZI
Year	nian	年
Month	yue	月
Week	xingqi	星期
Day	ri	日
Yesterday	zuotian	昨天
Today	jintian	今天
Tomorrow	mingtian	明天

 

 

HONORIFICS
Honorifics typically follow a surname. They are not used as rigidly as in other Eastern cultures.
ENGLISH	LI-WEN	LI-ZI	EXAMPLES
Lord (title)	-gong	-公	“Lord Jiang” jiang-gong / 蒋公
Mister	-xiansheng	-先生	“Mister Jiang” jiang-xiansheng / 蒋先生
Miss	-nüshi	-女士	“Miss Chen” chen-nüshi / 陈女士
Teacher	-laoshi	-老师	“Teacher Meng” meng-laoshi / 孟老师
Professor	-jiaoshou	-教授	“Professor Wang” wang-jiaoshou / 王教授
School Head	-xiaozhang	-校长	“Headmaster Xu” xu-xiaozhang / 徐校长
Doctor (informal) Doctor (formal)	-dafu -yisheng	-大夫 -医生	“Doctor Song” song-dafu / 宋大夫 song-yisheng / 宋医生
Master (of martial arts, of a craft, etc)	-shifu	-师傅	“Master Li” li-shifu / 李师傅

 

 

MARKET TERMS
ENGLISH	LI-WEN	LI-ZI
Money	qian	钱
Minas	yuan kuai (colloquial)	元 块
Cups (measuring word)	bei	杯
Bottles (measuring word)	ping	瓶
How much is [item]?	[item/amount of item] duoshao qian?	[item] 多少钱？
Example: How much are three cups of tea?	San bei cha doushao qian?	三杯茶多少钱?
[Item] is [cost].	[item + cost] kuai	[item + cost]块
Example: The bread is five minas.	mianbao wu kuai.	面包五块
Can it be cheaper? (Bargaining)	neng pianyi dian ma?	能便宜点吗？

 

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It is the hope of the Jun Lei Village council that this missive shall help those who wish to understand both the culture and workings of Li-Ren culture. If you have any questions upon Li-Ren culture, please simply come to the Jun Lei Village and ask, we shall be more than happy to discuss culture with you.
Zaijian!

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Spoiler

 

We decided to update the Li-Wen language as we felt it was both terribly out of date and could be expanded on overall.

Li-Wen translations by Marshmire and Kitomine

Post written by High_Fire

 

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Signed,

Her Ladyship, Mochou

High Elder and Koe Shoya of Jùn Lèi

 

Her Excellency, Kato Hanako
The Lady Beauty

 

His Lordship, Jiang Chenyun

The Lord Liushang

 

 

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