> I'm enclosing Lesson 3 of my online Uusisuom course. The language's main web
> forum can be found at this link
>
http://pub56.ezboard.com/buusisuomanewworldlanguage
>
>
> New words:
>
> Kiroja - book
> Joroja - pen
> Suom - language
> Sut - word
> Huva - building
> Komputeri - computer
> Televisija - television
> Sutoja - telephone
>
> New verbs:
>
> Kirti - to read
> Jorti - to write
> Sutti - to speak
> Halti - to want
>
> NOTE: The suffix '-oja' can be translated as meaning 'tool' or 'instrument'.
> Therefore kirti = to read, kir + oja = kiroja (reading instrument) a book.
>
> Some sentences using the new words:
>
> I write my words in pen - Joran sutnutat jorojatto.
> The little girl wants to read a book - Turtalu halollu kirti kiroja.
> In the building is a telephone - Huvasa suuollu sutoja.
>
> NOTE: To say that you do an action with a particular object eg. 'I write
> with a (by) pen, you use the suffix '-tto' after the word for the object
> making the action. For example, I speak by telephone - Sutan sutojatto.
>
> Pronouns:
>
> I - Ynu
> You - Yte or Ytte
> He/she/it - Yllu
> We - Ymme
> They - Ynne
>
> Some more sentences:
>
> I read (past tense) the book to him - Kiranju kiroja yllutin.
> Did you speak to them? - Sutetju ynnetin?
>
> NOTE: The suffix '-tin' indicates 'to' as in 'I read TO him'.
>
> NOTE: There is no need to change he > him or they > them in Uusisuom. The
> pronouns never change form.
>
> NOTE: Never, ever use a pronoun ahead of a verb - for example 'I speak to
> the boy' would be translated as 'Sutan poilutin.' Change verb endings to
> indicate the subject.
>
> Conditional tense:
>
> Conditional tense is formed by adding '-vo' to the end of the verb forms.
>
> Suuanvo - I would be
> Suuetvo - you would be
> Suuolluvo - he/she/it would be
> Suummevo - we would be
> Suunnevo - they would be
>
> Negative:
>
> To form the negative from a verb, remove the '-ti' from the end of the verb'
> s infinitive and put 'en', 'et', 'ellu', 'emme' or 'enne' before the verb.
> For example:
>
> Suuti - to be
> En suu - I am not
> Et suu - you are not
> Ellu suu - he/she/it is not
> Emme suu - we are not
> Enne suu - they are not
>
> To put the negative into past or future tense, add the '-ju' (past) or '-su'
> (future) ending to the first part of the verb. For example:
>
> Enju suu - I was not
> Emmesu suu - we will not be
>
> Some sentences:
>
> Are they at the house? They are not at the house - Suunne ruutisa? Enne suu
> ruutisa
> Would they be in the room? - Suunnevo salosa?
>
>
> Daniel Tammet
> daniel44@btinternet.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel44" <Daniel44@...>
> To: <CONLANG@...>
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 10:36 PM
> Subject: Re: Uusisuom language (Online lesson)
>
>
> > Uusisuom's influences are Finnish and Lithuanian. I know very little
> Russian
> > anyway.
> >
> > I really do believe Uusisuom would make a great international language
> > because it really is extremely neutral. It is a unique and special
> language
> > and I thank all members of this list who have voiced their support for it
> so
> > far.
> >
> > Daniel
> > daniel44@btinternet.com
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Raymond Brown" <ray.brown@...>
> > To: <CONLANG@...>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 7:16 AM
> > Subject: Re: Uusisuom language (Online lesson)
> >
> >
> > > At 6:53 pm +0100 28/3/01, Daniel44 wrote:
> > > >Raymond,
> > > >
> > > >Thank you for your kind words of support for the Uusisuom language.
> > > >
> > > >I have used these three languages (Finnish, Lithuanian, Russian) as my
> > main
> > > >influences because they are languages I have some knowledge of.
> > >
> > > That's a good reason if you're just constructing a language for your own
> > > pleasure and/or the pleasures of others - what's commonly called an
> > > "artlang" on this list.
> > >
> > > >I also
> > > >believe that they are good models for different reasons. Finnish is
> > arguably
> > > >the most beautiful natural language in the world,
> > >
> > > I happen to agree - and so, apparently, did JRR Tolkien of Quenya &
> > > Sindarin fame.
> > >
> > > >Russian is spoken by
> > > >hundreds of millions of people the world over, from Eastern Europe to
> the
> > > >tip of Alaska
> > >
> > > Yes - but why? It was taken thither by the Tsarist armies and continued
> > to
> > > be used over this vast area in the old Soviet Union. To many it is,
> alas,
> > > too much identified with a language of imperialism.
> > >
> > > If Uusisuom is to have any appeal for the international use that you
> would
> > > like it to have, I would suggest forgetting the Russian influence (or at
> > > least, minimizing it).
> > >
> > > >and Lithuanian has wonderful grammatical forms. Lithuanian is
> > > >also highly prized among language scholars for its link to Sanskrit in
> > India
> > > >dating back thousands of years.
> > >
> > > Very true - and, again, a perfectly good reason to use it in the
> > > construction of an artlang.
> > >
> > > >Finnish and Lithuanian have to be among the
> > > >oldest living languages still in modern use in Europe.
> > >
> > > But young, maybe, compared with Basque :)
> > >
> > > Now a blend of Finnish, Lithuanian & Basque could really make an
> excellent
> > > artlang! And if you pushed it as an international medium it could
> > > certainly claim neutrality.
> > >
> > > [snip]
> > > >
> > > >Pronouns are distinct from verb endings, though related for ease of
> > > >learning. Again, though perhaps not common in auxiliary languages, verb
> > > >endings are common in many natural languages.
> > >
> > > True.
> > >
> > > >I understand your point about the numbers, though people DO distinguish
> > > >between thirteen and thirty. It's a question of how well the speaker
> > > >pronounces.
> > >
> > > It is also effected by interference between speaker & listener, no
> matter
> > > how clear the speaker is. The fact that 13 & 30 not infrequently have
> to
> > > be repeated to make communication clear is testimony to this.
> > >
> > > >Again, my main priority is ease of learning.
> > >
> > > Well, from that point of view, I would think the modern Welsh system
> > (apart
> > > from the occasional initial consonant mutation) is even easier:
> > >
> > > 1 un
> > > 2 dau
> > > 3 tri
> > > 4 pedwar
> > > 5 pump [_pum_ before a noun]
> > > 6 chwech [_chwe_ before a noun]
> > > 7 saith
> > > 8 wyth
> > > 9 naw
> > > 10 deg
> > >
> > > 11 un deg un
> > > 12 un deg dau
> > > 13 un deg tri
> > > 14 un deg pedwar
> > > etc
> > >
> > > 20 dau ddeg ['soft mutation' after _dau_]
> > > 21 dau ddeg un
> > > 22 dau ddeg dau
> > > 23 dau ddeg tri
> > > etc
> > >
> > > 30 tri deg
> > > 40 pedwar deg
> > > 50 pum deg
> > > 60 chwe deg
> > > 70 saith deg
> > > 80 wyth deg
> > > 90 naw deg
> > > 100 cant
> > >
> > > Ray.
> > >
> > > =========================================
> > > A mind which thinks at its own expense
> > > will always interfere with language.
> > > [J.G. Hamann 1760]
> > > =========================================
> > >
> >
>