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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

  1. Noun/Verb Phrase:
    • Noun/Verb + Adjective/Adverb
  2. 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
e this e² = "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 (ba- prefix)
tig⁵ age Noun
tip to see Verb
5krep head Animate noun
5grop hand 5grop² = "arm"
5grop⁻¹ = "foot"

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

  1. Split the number into groups of four digits.
  2. Each group αβγδ is pronounced as αaβoγeδin.
    • If a digit is 0, skip its consonant-vowel pair.
    • Special case: "0000" is pronounced an.
  3. Join all groups and prefix with i-.

Example: 1145141919810

  1. Split: 1 1451 4191 9810
  2. Convert:
    • 1 → bin
    • 1451 → batogebin
    • 4191 → taborebin
    • 9810 → rahoben
  3. 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
top to gather
top5 to add
top2 to unite
geg country, state
lak to make
ter earth
bel animal
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