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|setting = [[Verse:Tricin]]
|setting = [[Verse:Schngellstein]]
|region = Bjeheond
|region = Bjeheond
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'''Shum''' (''shoom''; native name ''llhau syuun'') is a Hlou-Shum language inspired by Marathi, Hmong and one of IlL's old sketches, Reber Wiebian.
'''Shum''' (''shoom''; native name ''llhau syuun'') is a tonal language inspired by Marathi, Hmong and one of Inthar's old sketches, Reber Wiebian.


==Introduction==
==Introduction==
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===Registers===
===Registers===
There are two main registers of Shumian, traditionally called White (''Syuun Bhaan'') and Green (''Syuun Dlas''). The main difference is that White Shumian uses lots of loans from [[Rhythoed]].


===Prosody===
===Prosody===
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===Morphophonology===
===Morphophonology===
==Morphology==
==Morphology==
Shumian is completely isolating and head-initial.
Shum is completely isolating and head-initial.


* ''laan'' (I), ''mhais'' (boat) ⇒ ''mhais laan'' (my boat)
* ''tlan'' (I), ''mhais'' (boat) ⇒ ''mhais tlan'' (my boat)
* ''ruub'' (eye), ''be'' (water) ⇒ ''be ruub'' (tears)
* ''ruub'' (eye), ''be'' (water) ⇒ ''be ruub'' (tears)


===Pronouns===
===Pronouns===


Shumian pronouns are based on rank, not person or gender. (''laan'' is used only in textbooks)
Shum pronouns are based on rank, not person or gender. (''tlan'' is used only in textbooks)


==Numbers==
==Numbers==
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*nlhaha 'fire'
*nlhaha 'fire'
*be 'water'
*be 'water'
*laan 'I'
*tlan 'I'
*mhais 'boat'
*mhais 'boat'