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NYESHANGTE LANGUAGE BOOK

This is a language resource for ALL members of the Nyeshangte community:
- Practice reading and writing in Nyeshangte.
- Increase your vocabulary.
- Help the next generation learn Nyeshangte!

SECTION 1 - SPELLING RULES

Spelling Rules
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क * Attaching -री to words

ख * Spelling vowels in चु, चोको, ॱउ, ॱओको

ङ * Vowels with nasals आँ, एँ, इँ, ओँ, उँ

च  * Attaching -च (continual marker)

छ * Attaching -चे to nouns (plural)

ङ्‍य * आ- attached before verbs (negative)

च्य * -च्ये, च्यी, -च्यो verb endings

छ्‍य * Connecting verbs + लाङ्‍प (need to)

ट * मो, मोमु, and मे after verbs

ठ * -च्यी and -च्ये past verb endings; counting १-५

त * -तो, -लो, and -नो verb endings for commands

थ * Questions and responses, positive & negative

न * Spelling numbers ११-२० 

प * Spelling with voiceless प, ट, च्य, त, क; Numbers २, २२, २२२

फ * ता ॱपिचे ॱपि किन because; Numbers ३, ३३, ३३३

म * When to use short and long vowels ि and ी; Numbers ४, ४४, ४४४

य * Nouns followed by योङ with; Numbers ५, ५५, ५५५

र * Verb + पी about to; Numbers ६, ६६, ६६६

ल * Nasal changes with verb endings; Numbers ७, ७७, ७७७

व * Verb + खेम्प can, and verb + रेम्प know how to; Numbers ८, ८८, ८८८

श्य * हायाङ ॱपिले verb-किन whenever, आ-verb ॱतोनी until; Numbers ९, ९९, ९९९

श्‍ह्र * Words with श्ह्र; noun +ल possessive; verb ॱपिले नाराङ before 

स * Verb -चे while; verb + किन if

ह * Verb + ॱति तच्ये time to; verb + आ might; हा + verb just

ल्ह * Verb -ले even though; verb -ले त OK if; verb + साङ ख मो to like

अ * Nyeshangte tone overview

आ * Spelling high tone words

इ * Spelling low tone words

उ * Spelling high-falling tone words

ए * Spelling low-falling tone words

ओ * -ले Adverb ending; however, whenever, wherever, whatever

SECTION 2 - NYESHANGTE GRAMMAR

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