The Universal Language Project aims to develop a constructed language that can serve as a universal means of communication worldwide. This repository is open to contributions from all—your ideas, suggestions, and feedback are welcome!
Our language is guided by four core principles:
Simplicity: The language is designed to be easy to learn and use for people of all ages and backgrounds.
Inclusiveness: It reflects concepts and terminology from diverse cultures and regions.
Evolving Vocabulary: The language will adapt over time through a community-driven process for introducing new terms.
Accessibility: Documentation and learning materials will be available in multiple languages to lower participation barriers.
We are in the early conceptual phase, gathering feedback on these broad design principles. No vocabulary or grammar rules are set in stone yet.
We encourage you to contribute by sharing:
- Important concepts or culturally significant terms from your own language.
- Suggestions on inclusive terminology and potential biases to avoid.
- Ideas for structuring future collaboration and community decision-making.
- Contributions to documentation, including translations that expand our global reach.
Please open new issues or submit pull requests with your thoughts.
Based on community input, our next steps will include:
- Drafting a core vocabulary.
- Proposing initial phonemic spelling and pronunciation rules.
- Developing processes for ongoing contributions and decision-making.
- Translating key documents and launching multilingual discussion forums.
Our goal is to create the most globally inclusive language possible.
Below is our initial word list—a work in progress for the Universal Language Project.
- wa: one
- tu: two
- tori: three
- fe: four
- nimo: five
- noka: person
- maika: man
- vika: woman
- toto: child
- mama: mother
- dada: father
- ahna: child (as a family member)
- soma: sibling
- nono: grandparent
- sola: sun
- vona: water
- fola: tree
- bula: sky
- lana: land
- fela: leaf
- hono: wind
- kapa: head
- mata: eye
- dora: hand
- pina: foot
- kora: heart
- diki: see
- hiki: hear
- jina: say/speak
- sora: go/walk
- koma: give
- tema: take
- nima: come
- soda: good/happy
- lasa: bad/sad
- wena: like
- tolo: love
- fia: want
- lisi: stone
- sina: sand
- kina: leaf
- kera: fruit
- mani: tool
- ena: and
- ono: or
- da: is/are
- no: not
- la: the
Below are some sample sentences using our vocabulary. These examples are experimental and subject to refinement:
Introduction:
Wa sora noka. Ma nama da Pedro.
(One person walks. My name is Pedro.)
Describing People:
Maika granda da. Vika tika no da.
(The man is tall. The woman is not small.)
Family:
Mama no da fola. Dada ena ahna diki sola.
(Mother is by the tree. Father and child see the sun.)
Nature:
Sola brila ena bula azul da. Vona corre ena rio.
(The sun shines and the sky is blue. Water flows in the river.)
Actions:
Nono nima kana. Toto sora ena lana verde.
(Grandparent comes to eat. Child walks on the green land.)
Emotions:
Ahna soda risa. Vika lasa plora.
(The child laughs happily. The woman cries sadly.)
Possession:
Ma koma fola la soma. Soma koma lisi la ma.
(I give the leaf to the sibling. Sibling gives the stone to me.)
Descriptive Statement:
Fela verde sime ena sola calor. Kera amarilo dulce da.
(The green leaf shines in the warm sun. The yellow fruit is sweet.)
We welcome your feedback on these sentence structures and vocabulary choices.
Below is an initial attempt at a simple love poem in our universal language, complete with pronunciation guidelines.
Mata tu soda diki,
(mah-tah too soh-da dee-kee)
Kora mova siente.
(koh-rah moh-vah syen-teh)
Ahna fola verde,
(ah-nah foh-lah vehr-deh)
Toto bello dulce,
(toh-toh beh-yoh dool-seh)
Tu mana alegre,
(too mah-nah ah-leh-greh)
Mo sinta felice.
(moh seen-tah feh-lee-cheh)
Sol de luz calor,
(sole deh looz kah-lore)
Besa yo ena tu.
(beh-sah yoh eh-nah too)
Kora mita fola,
(koh-rah mee-tah foh-lah)
Amor para siempre.
(ah-mor pah-rah siem-preh)
Heart Seeing (Translation)
My two eyes see sweet,
My heart feels movement.
Green leaf beautiful,
Child sweet pleasant,
Your spirit happy,
I feel happy.
Sun of warm light,
Kiss me in you.
Heart entwined leaf,
Love forever.
We invite feedback on the poem’s structure, vocabulary, and cultural sensitivity as we continue to refine our language.
The Universal Language Project is a collaborative effort to create a global language that is coherent, inclusive, and continuously evolving. Your contributions and insights are vital to our success. We look forward to building this language together.
Feel free to open new issues or submit pull requests. Thank you for your interest and participation!