User:I am islptng/Sandbox
Revive the Abandoned Powerful Conlang
In 2022, I created a simple conlang at school. I kept the dictionary and added many words into it... until the dictionary was missing. Now I can hardly remember it.
...Except a sentence that I used to insult my headmaster secretly:
0git3 bob 3tap-1
Pronounced "Trigitap-bob-untaptal".
Now, I'll recreate it... that looks like the previous, but the meanings are completely different.
Pronunciation
Consonants
Pronounced similarly to English, with the following exceptions:
- r can be any rhotic sound (e.g., /r/, /ɾ/, /ɹ/, or even /l/ like in some Japanese dialects).
Vowels
The vowels are:
- a, o, e, i
Pronounced as in Japanese (short and pure).
Word Formation
Words follow the structure: (prefix) + Starting Consonant + Vowel + Ending Consonant + (suffix)
Starting Consonants
Allowed single consonants:
- p, t, k, b, d, g
Allowed consonant clusters:
- pr, tr, kr, br, dr, gr
Exceptions:
- Pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, and numbers may omit the starting consonant.
Ending Consonants
Allowed: p, t, k, b, d, g, r, l, n
Vowels
Only four vowels are used: a, o, e, i
Affixes
Suffixes (Written Before the Word)
Suffixes determine the word's grammatical role:
- 1 (no suffix) → Verb/pronoun/preposition/conjunction
- 2 (-al) → Adjective or adverb
- 3 (-an) → Noun (inanimate)
- 5 (-ar) → Noun (animate)
Exceptions: Most pronouns, prepositions, and conjunctions do not use suffixes.
Prefixes (Written as Superscript)
| Prefix | Form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| -5 | ka- | Combined meaning of -1 and 5 |
| -3 | da- | Combined meaning of -1 and 3 |
| -2 | pa- | Combined meaning of -1 and 2 |
| -1 | a- | Inverts the word's meaning |
| 0 | la- | Similar to "en-" in "enable" |
| 1 | (none) | Neutral meaning |
| 2 | ba- | One degree greater than normal |
| 3 | ta- | Two degrees greater than normal |
| 5 | ga- | Abstract or conceptual meaning |
Grammar & Syntax
Phrase Structure
- Noun/Verb Phrase:
- Noun/Verb + Adjective/Adverb
- Sentence Structure:
- Noun + Intransitive Verb (+ Preposition + Noun)
- Noun + Transitive Verb + Noun (+ Preposition + Noun)
Tense Markers
Tense is optionally marked before the verb:
- a → Past tense ("did")
- e → Future tense ("will do")
- i → Present progressive ("is doing")
- (No marker) → Simple present ("do/does")
Dictionary
Core Words
| Word | Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| prap | hello | ||
| pat | me (pronoun) | No suffix | |
| et | also, and | Conjunction | |
| ek | but | Conjunction | |
| ep | so | Conjunction | |
| eg | then | Conjunction | |
| eb | this | eb² = "that" | |
| bob | to be | Verb (no suffix) | |
| tap | to eat | Verb | |
| git | to study | Verb | |
| pit | to play | Verb | |
| 5tet | man (animate) | 2tet = "masculine" (adj.) | |
| dek | to like | dek² = "to love" 5dek = "friend" (animate noun) | |
| 2pod | good | Adjective | |
| 5tig | age | Noun | |
| tip | to see | Verb | |
| lop | to say | Verb | 3lop⁵ = "language" |
| 5krep | head | Animate noun | |
| 5grop | hand | 5grop² = "arm" 5grop⁻¹ = "foot" | |
| top | add | Verb | |
| 2kreb | Clever |
Numerals
Digits are assigned consonants: 1 = b, 2 = p, 3 = d, 4 = t, 5 = g, 6 = k, 7 = l, 8 = h, 9 = r
Number Pronunciation Rules
- Split the number into groups of four digits.
- Each group αβγδ is pronounced as αaβoγeδin.
- If a digit is 0, skip its consonant-vowel pair.
- Special case: "0000" is pronounced an.
- Join all groups and prefix with i-.
Example: 1145141919810
- Split: 1 1451 4191 9810
- Convert:
- 1 → bin
- 1451 → batogebin
- 4191 → taborebin
- 9810 → rahoben
- Combine: ibinbatogebintaborebinrahoben
Fractions
The fraction bar is pronounced enk. Example: 11 4514 / 191 9810 → ibebintagobetinenkiborebinrahoben
Unofficial
If anybody has some idea, you can put here as well.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| geg | country, state |
| lak | to make |
| ter | earth |
| bel | animal |