conlangs1-12 Exercise 1: A Language Sheet ========================================== One possible answer: a small auxiliary language for travellers called "Viaje". Purpose: So that two travellers with no shared language can arrange food, a bed and directions quickly. Kind: auxlang. Sounds: consonants p t k b d g m n s l r vowels a e i o u Syllables: (C)V(C) Stress: next-to-last syllable Writing: Latin letters Order: subject - verb - object; describing word before the noun Marking: plural -s past -is future -os negation: no before the verb Roots: a posteriori, borrowed from widely known languages Words (22): mi, vi, el, kasa, aqua, pan, tabla, amiko, bona, mala, grandi, movi, vidi, manji, drinki, dormi, dona, voli, yes, no, hola, adio. Affix: -ero "one who": manjiero "eater" Sample text: Mi voli pan. I want bread. Vi vidi kasa. You see the house. El drinki aqua. He/she drinks water. Mi no dormi. I do not sleep. Your own language will differ. Check that every item on the checklist has an answer and that the sample text follows your own rules.