20-word language attempt

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Structure words:        Pronunciation guide:
a  not                  fAther
=E5  many                 rounded 'a'
=E6  this                 cAt
=F8  that                 rounded 'e'
e  causes, precedes     bet
y  is like              like '=FC', but over-rounded
ai (proword)

Basic words:
o  self, one, universe
ei sense
oi hot
ui sound
ia man
io mind
u  solid, earth
=FC  liquid, water        rounded 'i'
I  gas, air             back, high, unrounded (fIr)
i  light
=F6  space, place         like French 'eu'
uo do


For comparison:
o =FC u ia u uo (ai) io ei. ai o a e oi ei.
I can eat glass. It doesn't hurt me.

o     =FC      u        ia  u      uo
self (liquid soldid) (man solid) do
I     glass           eat

(ai)
[declares ai to refer to last complete idea, in this case
=FC u ia i uo, the object.]

io   ei.    ai      o    a   e     oi  ei.
(mind sense) proword self not cause hot sense.
can.         It      me   not does  hurt.


Sentence structure is essentially SOV.

The idea is that all concepts must enter the mind somehow. I thought that=
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the most fundamental were probably senses, so I included some sense words=
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Then some words to construct relationships between these. The most=20
interesting part, I think, is the proword. When any concept has been=20
explained, it can be assigned to the proword and re-used.

Possible revisions include adjustment of the fundamental concepts, additi=
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of relationship-words, addition of proword capabilities.

Dan Neilson
nulnulnul@hotmail.com


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