Aliaan v0.5.0

Background

Aliaan is a constructed language designed for simplicity and efficiency in communication. It is primarily formed from a limited set of words and concise grammatical structures. Aliaan is spoken in Aliaand.

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Phonology

A - /a/ B - /b/ D - /d/ E - /e/ F - /f/ G - /ɡ/ H - /h/ I - /i/ J - /ʒ/ K - /k/ L - /l/ M - /m/ N - /n/ Ñ - /ɲ/ O - /o/ P - /p/ R - /ɾ/ S - /s/ T - /t/ U - /u/ X - /ʃ/

[TODO: PHONOTACTICS AND DIPHTONGS]

Vocabulary

Pronouns:

• "ow" - 1st Singular - I, me
• "owe" - 1st Plural - we, us
• "fu" - 2nd Singular - you
• "fue" - 2nd Plural - you all
• "ta" - 3rd Singular - he,she,it
• "tae" - 3rd Plural - they, them
• "dat" - That

Verbs:

• "yika" - like
• “asala” - to love
• “ruko” - to speak
• “anubu” - to hate
• "arok" - to be (is/am/are)
• "euki" - to have
• "egin" - to do/make
• "jaso" - to receive
• "joan" - to go
• "jakin" - to know
• "hartu" - to take
• "ikusi" - to see
• "etorri" - to come
• "pentsatu" - to think
• "begiratu" - to look
• "nahi" - to want
• "eman" - to give
• "erabili" - to use
• "aurkitu" - to find
• "galdetu" - to ask
• "lan" - to work
• "sentitu" - to feel
• "saiatu" - to try
• "usi" - to let
• "deitu" - to call
• "behar" - to need
• "bilakatu" - to become
• "geratu" - to stay
• "tukku" to fuck

Interjections:

• "on" - yes
• "sey" - no, denying
• "owow" - wow
• "oli" - hi
• "looap" - goodbye
• "malwan" - goodnight
• "mal poto" - good morning

Conjunctions:

• "ok" - and
• "rengatik" - because, because of
• "gok" - also

Nouns:

To make a noun plural. Say it twice, bound by a "-". For instance got (cat) in plural would be got-got (cats).

• "got" - cat
• "dadi" - dad
• "esea" - house
• "txakurra" - dog
• "autoa" - car
• "mahaia" - table
• "aulkia" - chair
• "suhaisa" - tree
• "liburua" - book
• "pilota" - ball
• "ordenagailua" - computer
• "pertsona" - person
• "familia" - family
• "laguna" - friend
• "ama" - mother
• "aita" - father
• "seme" - child
• "anaia" - brother
• "areba" - sister
• "emastea" - wife
• "senara" - husband
• "janaria" - food
• "ura" - water
• "ogia" - bread
• "esnea" - milk
• "kafea" - coffee
• "te" - tea
• "fruitua" - fruit
• "haragi" - meat
• "baraski" - vegetable
• "biskosa" - cake
• "hiri" - city
• "herialdea" - country
• "heri" - town
• "kalea" - street
• "etxea" - home
• "eskola" - school
• "dendak" - store
• "jatesea" - restaurant
• "parkea" - park
• "bulegoa" - office
• "debora" - time
• "modua" - way
• "bisitsa" - life
• "mundua" - world
• "lana" - work
• "sistema" - system
• "informasioa" - information
• "ideia" - idea
• "problema" - problem
• "egia" - fact
• "omo" - day
• "gasto" - ghost

Adjectives:

• "gart" - black
• "fukowa" - pretty
• "posgarria" - happy
• "ona" - good
• "handia" - big
• "saharra" - old
• "gorria" - red
• "beroa" - hot
• "triste" - sad
• "borobil" - round
• "leuna" - smooth
• "gosoa" - sweet
• "jakintsua" - smart
• "lagungarria" - friendly
• "osasuntsua" - healthy
• "txukuna" - clean
• "askarra" - fast
• "luse" - long
• "saharra" - old
• "urdina" - blue
• "hotsa" - cold
• "erraldoia" - huge
• "berria" - new
• "garrats" - sour
• "urruna" - far
• "beroa" - warm
• "urreskoa" - golden
• "harrigarria" - surprising
• "bisia" - alive
• "horia" - yellow
• "txikia" - small
• "sabala" - wide
• "garbia" - clean
• "gutxia" - few
• "sikina" - dirty
• "susena" - straight
• "indartsua" - strong
• "mundukoa" - worldwide
• "gasi" - salty
• "eguskitsu" - sunny
• "egiko" - real
• "txada" - fake

Time

• "inomo" - today
• "batomo" - yesterday
• "ranomo" - tomorrow
• "oseomo" - now

Grammar

Articles

Modifiers:

• "des" - indicates ownership
• "ah" - indicates a yes/no question

Cases:

• "kari" - recipient or affected. 'to'

Time cases

• "-ho" - indicates a verb already happened. ex. (yikaho = liked)
• "-lai" - indicates a verb will happen
• "-ose" - indicates a verb is happening

Word Order:

The typical word order in Aliaan is Subject-Verb-Object.

Example Sentences:

1. "ow yika fu." - I like you.
2. "ow yika fu des got." - I like your cat.
3. "fu yika ow ah?" - Do you like me?
4. "ow asala fu." - I love you.
5. "fu asala ow des got-got." - You love my cats.
6. "ow ruko kari fu." - I speak to you.
7. "fu ruko kari ow ah?" - Do you speak to me?
8. "on, ow yika fu." - Yes, I like you.
9. "sey, ow sey yika fu des got-got." - No, I don't like your cats.

In Aliaan, sentences are constructed by placing the subject first, followed by the verb and then the object, if any. Modifiers such as "des" for ownership or "ah" for questions are placed where appropriate within the sentence.