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Afrihili

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All nouns, and only nouns and adjectives modifying nouns, begin with a vowel. In the singular this will be different from the final vowel of the word; the plural is formed by making it the same as the final vowel. For example,
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covers various African languages, as well as words from many other sources "so Africanized that they do not appear foreign", although no specific etymologies are indicated by the author. However, the
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Kwaku na Akua mai atapiro atajirin wɛna liwa yide fu kusa. Ni atapiro atajirin mai imulezi ibarin wɛna yɛ f'amotsoala. Ni amotsoala yɛ arenobo kika Kwaku na Akua baitu fu duka yɛ ukuetu upapam tare.
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prefixes, with the subject pronouns written together with the verb. (Subject pronouns are not used if there is a noun subject.) Objects, however, are written separately after the verb: From
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Instead of ringing for an ambulance for help, he came and stood beside the lorry and shouted, "Your money, if you are not dead! Your money if you are not dead!"
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Although the passengers in a lorry, which was travelling to Afrilikrom, were complaining that he was driving too fast, the driver continued to drive fast.
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In the opposite direction, nouns drop their initial vowels to form verbs, and with the appropriate change in final vowel, adjectives. So, from
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Nouns are derived from verbs or adjectives by prefixing the opposite of the final vowel, according to the triangle above. So, from
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Koda ni amɛgenda ɛn arabiyado, kɛna rigenda to Afrilikrom, rifunda kɛna lɛriwako harakalo ma, ni ɛmɛwako lidinga wakode harakalo.
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Many grammatical processes are accomplished by exchanging a vowel with its directional opposite on the triangle:
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Ku atapiro mai afu okisiwa so nehi nesa bɛ, na ni imao no inta tabonadi you. Fumai arafi f'amotsoala tɔ okisiwa.
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is similar to Swahili, but in addition there is the 'vowel triangle', which is central to Afrihili inflection:
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of English expressions, perhaps due to the strong English influence on written Swahili and Akan. For example,
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The following text, from a 1971 newsletter, was clipped on its left margin. Missing words are in brackets.
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a / \ u e ɛ / \ ɔ __ o __ i
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designed in 1970 by Ghanaian historian K. A. Kumi Attobrah (Kumi Atɔbra) to be used as a
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When an adjective or numeral follows a noun, it takes the initial vowel of the noun as
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One of the passengers, on hearing this, closed his eyes and pretended he was dead.
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He had almost arrived in the town, when the lorry ran into a tree beside the road.
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Some of the passengers received wounds and some died. The driver was not hurt.
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does not participate in these swaps, but is used in other situations (below).
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amɛganda (earlier amɛgenda) bi lipewa apira na bi lifua. mɛwako lipirabwa ko.
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uma rendeke tɛ adoncho tɛ ɛtaya, lɛliwa eri ni arabiyado te na likukua,
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is 'throughout'—at least in the original, 1970 version of the language.
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A summary of additional details of the verbal and derivational system,
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For possession, pronouns are prefixed on a noun, dropping their vowel:
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rɛ lɛlundi ni ɛndɛmo mu, pɛna ni iyado luduri muto umuti ni uzo te.
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An Afrihili newsletter (1971 version) on Roger Blench's website.
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characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see
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Kama mingipewa l'arafi gaba milijo paasa, mingijira lε.
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La Ricerca della Lingua Perfetta nella Cultura Europea
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Ni Afrihili Oluga. The African Continental Language
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The name of the language is a combination of 1375: 1286: 1256: 1218: 1158: 1112: 1103: 1087: 1024: 1016: 941: 833: 592: 531: 509: 2444:Constructed languages introduced in the 1970s 1505: 8: 838:'I would eat / used to eat in the morning', 401:also have their English and Swahili values, 313:is 'through' (as in 'through this remedy'), 1597: 1512: 1498: 1490: 18: 989:'some of the boys' (the definite article 333:with the addition of two vowel letters, 2329:Conlanging: The Art of Crafting Tongues 1404: 1341:na pe fu, ɛn reti yo lijika l'oliso na 870:, which are pluralized with the suffix 192:question marks, boxes, or other symbols 905:Some suffixes are full syllables, as 797:(subjunctive, may), and a perfect in 7: 1452:"Afrihili: An African Interlanguage" 317:is 'out' (as in to go outside), and 488:'to determine' comes the adjective 928:'be happy'. However, most have an 850:'if y'all would come, you'd eat', 285:(Attobrah's native language). The 14: 2336:In the Land of Invented Languages 1444:K. A. Kumi Attobrah (1970, 1973) 993:is here reduced and suffixed to 801:. Simple present is not marked. 1021:'a pleasant and good language' 544:'one', then the neutral vowel 530:'to determine' comes the noun 215:'the Afrihili language') is a 1: 2408:List of constructed languages 1421:Kre tumilɔ dinga-de, nuliwate 1377:Dɛna wungida wuriyɛ ka omuntu 679:) would have waited for him ( 973:, with opposite word order. 587:'reading is good'. (Compare 293:is quite English, with many 53:intended for use throughout 887:Ki omulenzi, omulenzi kinzi 785:(present continuous -ing), 571:, and so always begin with 237:. The author, a native of 2475: 1147:What would you have done? 1092:– Find a good place to eat 2439:Zonal auxiliary languages 2413:List of language creators 2398: 846:'we were eating (when)', 178: 100:, derived primarily from 26: 1450:William S. Annis (2014) 1026:kana oluga, oluga okanan 1008:, as well as the suffix 893:Ka omukama, omukama kama 824:'you & I will eat', 789:(past continuous -ing), 325:Script and pronunciation 2385:Interlingue/Interlingua 1552:International auxiliary 1376: 1287: 1269:– some, some or other; 1257: 1219: 1159: 1113: 1104: 1089:Sama papa obeka al dude 1088: 1025: 1017: 942: 834: 761:Tense prefixes include 616:) 'to house', and from 593: 532: 510: 71:international auxiliary 2090:Middle-earth languages 1018:oluga ozurin na opapan 965:?) is either a suffix 862:'This' and 'that' are 858:Demonstrative pronouns 793:(conditional, would), 563:) are formed from the 329:The language uses the 309:is 'into'; similarly, 180:This article contains 2459:Constructed languages 2365:Esperanto/Interlingua 2266:Esperanto orthography 1845:Pan-Germanic language 1627:Communicationssprache 1521:Constructed languages 1006:grammatical agreement 854:'the man has eaten'. 848:kama kungiwa, kungidu 98:a posteriori language 1857:Pan-Romance language 1732:Latino sine flexione 912:(to get or become): 781:(habitual present), 620:'electricity' comes 217:constructed language 66:constructed language 2434:Languages of Africa 1874:Pan-Slavic language 777:(habitual future), 741:Possessive pronouns 687:Nominative pronouns 508:'boys'; similarly, 339:⟨Ɔ ɔ⟩ 335:⟨Ɛ ɛ⟩ 261:Afrihili draws its 37:K. A. Kumi Attobrah 2454:Languages of Ghana 2449:1970 introductions 2261:Constructed script 1737:Lingua Franca Nova 1717:International Sign 1231: ? – arrive; 597:'a harvest', from 540:'to disgrace' and 514:is 'language' and 375:⟨sh⟩ 371:⟨ch⟩ 2421: 2420: 2276:Tolkien's scripts 2249: 2248: 1966:Logopandecteision 1929:Dutton Speedwords 1862:Neolatino Romance 1742:Lingwa de planeta 1415:form is used for 1396: 1395: 1273:– to hurt/wound; 1183:– a lorry/truck; 987:kisi pen imulenzi 773:(habitual past), 691:Pronouns include 643:'determinative', 591:'harvesting' and 275:African languages 213:Ni Afrihili Oluga 206: 205: 188:rendering support 184:phonetic symbols. 50:Setting and usage 2466: 2370:Esperanto/Novial 2194:Ritual and other 2035:Elvish languages 1956:Lingua generalis 1944:Astrolinguistics 1598: 1514: 1507: 1500: 1491: 1432: 1409: 1379: 1311:– an ambulance; 1298: 1295: 1291: 1260: 1222: 1162: 1128: 1127: 1116: 1107: 1091: 1082: 1058:– Good afternoon 1028: 1020: 945: 837: 835:miliidu ɛn zinga 830:miyɛɛdu ɛn zinga 807:relative clauses 657:are formed with 635:are formed with 608:'a house' comes 596: 535: 513: 416: 408: 392: 384: 376: 372: 365:. There are two 360: 352: 340: 336: 257:Source languages 174: 158: 142: 135: 126: 121: 19: 2474: 2473: 2469: 2468: 2467: 2465: 2464: 2463: 2424: 2423: 2422: 2417: 2394: 2375:Ido/Interlingua 2348: 2322:Bridge of Words 2297: 2245: 2189: 1999: 1990: 1905: 1806: 1727:Langue nouvelle 1603: 1593: 1591: 1585: 1523: 1518: 1465: 1441: 1436: 1435: 1419:clauses, as in 1410: 1406: 1401: 1335:(unidentified) 1296:kama wufuaseko. 1294:! W'agoji 1293: 1290:! W'agoji 1289: 1195:– to complain; 1187:– that, which; 1123: 1081:! Afuraho 1080: 1036: 899:Imukazi kangazi 860: 842:'I am eating', 759: 743: 689: 665:'to wait for', 630: 601:'to harvest'.) 585:ɔsomade yɛ papa 524: 492:'determinate'. 458: 448: 374: 370: 338: 334: 327: 277:, particularly 259: 186:Without proper 170: 154: 151: 138: 131: 124: 117: 89: 34:Created by 17: 12: 11: 5: 2472: 2470: 2462: 2461: 2456: 2451: 2446: 2441: 2436: 2426: 2425: 2419: 2418: 2416: 2415: 2410: 2405: 2399: 2396: 2395: 2393: 2392: 2387: 2382: 2377: 2372: 2367: 2362: 2356: 2354: 2350: 2349: 2347: 2346: 2339: 2332: 2325: 2318: 2311: 2305: 2303: 2299: 2298: 2296: 2295: 2294: 2293: 2288: 2283: 2273: 2268: 2263: 2257: 2255: 2251: 2250: 2247: 2246: 2244: 2243: 2238: 2233: 2228: 2223: 2218: 2213: 2208: 2203: 2197: 2195: 2191: 2190: 2188: 2187: 2182: 2177: 2172: 2167: 2162: 2157: 2152: 2147: 2139: 2134: 2129: 2124: 2119: 2114: 2113: 2112: 2107: 2102: 2097: 2087: 2082: 2077: 2072: 2067: 2062: 2057: 2052: 2047: 2042: 2037: 2032: 2027: 2022: 2017: 2012: 2006: 2004: 1992: 1991: 1989: 1988: 1983: 1978: 1976:Real Character 1973: 1968: 1963: 1958: 1953: 1952: 1951: 1941: 1936: 1931: 1926: 1921: 1915: 1913: 1907: 1906: 1904: 1903: 1898: 1893: 1888: 1887: 1886: 1881: 1871: 1870: 1869: 1864: 1854: 1853: 1852: 1842: 1837: 1832: 1827: 1822: 1816: 1814: 1808: 1807: 1805: 1804: 1799: 1794: 1789: 1784: 1779: 1774: 1769: 1764: 1759: 1754: 1749: 1744: 1739: 1734: 1729: 1724: 1719: 1714: 1709: 1704: 1699: 1694: 1693: 1692: 1682: 1681: 1680: 1674: 1669: 1664: 1659: 1654: 1649: 1644: 1639: 1629: 1624: 1619: 1614: 1608: 1606: 1595: 1587: 1586: 1584: 1583: 1582: 1581: 1576: 1571: 1561: 1560: 1559: 1549: 1548: 1547: 1542: 1531: 1529: 1528:Classification 1525: 1524: 1519: 1517: 1516: 1509: 1502: 1494: 1488: 1487: 1480:Afrihili Notes 1476: 1464: 1463:External links 1461: 1460: 1459: 1448: 1440: 1437: 1434: 1433: 1403: 1402: 1400: 1397: 1394: 1393: 1383: 1380: 1372: 1371: 1349: 1346: 1344:nya lɛlifuase. 1337: 1336: 1302: 1299: 1283: 1282: 1264: 1261: 1253: 1252: 1226: 1223: 1215: 1214: 1212: 1211:– to continue 1166: 1163: 1155: 1154: 1148: 1145: 1139: 1138: 1135: 1132: 1122: 1119: 1118: 1117: 1109: 1108: 1100: 1099: 1093: 1085: 1077: 1071: 1065: 1064:– Good evening 1059: 1053: 1052:– Good morning 1047: 1035: 1034:Sample phrases 1032: 1031: 1030: 1029:'one language' 1022: 983:imulenzin kisi 981:'some of us', 969:or a particle 946:'be seen'; or 903: 902: 896: 890: 859: 856: 852:ni omuntu lodu 809:(who, which). 758: 757:Tense prefixes 755: 753:'your money'. 749:'his letter', 742: 739: 711:'we' (not you) 699:'me and you', 688: 685: 629: 626: 559:Verbal nouns ( 552:'a disgrace', 523: 520: 504:'boy' becomes 456: 447: 444: 331:Latin alphabet 326: 323: 258: 255: 241:(Akrokɛri) in 204: 203: 190:, you may see 176: 175: 168: 160: 159: 152: 147: 144: 143: 136: 128: 127: 122: 114: 113: 112:Language codes 109: 108: 95: 91: 90: 88: 87: 86: 85: 84: 83: 64: 62: 58: 57: 51: 47: 46: 43: 39: 38: 35: 31: 30: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2471: 2460: 2457: 2455: 2452: 2450: 2447: 2445: 2442: 2440: 2437: 2435: 2432: 2431: 2429: 2414: 2411: 2409: 2406: 2404: 2401: 2400: 2397: 2391: 2390:Lojban/Loglan 2388: 2386: 2383: 2381: 2378: 2376: 2373: 2371: 2368: 2366: 2363: 2361: 2360:Esperanto/Ido 2358: 2357: 2355: 2351: 2345: 2344: 2340: 2338: 2337: 2333: 2331: 2330: 2326: 2324: 2323: 2319: 2317: 2316: 2315:A Secret Vice 2312: 2310: 2309:Esperantology 2307: 2306: 2304: 2300: 2292: 2289: 2287: 2284: 2282: 2279: 2278: 2277: 2274: 2272: 2269: 2267: 2264: 2262: 2259: 2258: 2256: 2252: 2242: 2239: 2237: 2234: 2232: 2229: 2227: 2224: 2222: 2221:Lingua ignota 2219: 2217: 2214: 2212: 2209: 2207: 2204: 2202: 2199: 2198: 2196: 2192: 2186: 2183: 2181: 2178: 2176: 2173: 2171: 2168: 2166: 2163: 2161: 2158: 2156: 2153: 2151: 2148: 2146: 2144: 2140: 2138: 2135: 2133: 2130: 2128: 2125: 2123: 2120: 2118: 2115: 2111: 2108: 2106: 2103: 2101: 2098: 2096: 2093: 2092: 2091: 2088: 2086: 2083: 2081: 2078: 2076: 2073: 2071: 2068: 2066: 2063: 2061: 2058: 2056: 2053: 2051: 2048: 2046: 2043: 2041: 2038: 2036: 2033: 2031: 2028: 2026: 2023: 2021: 2018: 2016: 2015:Belter Creole 2013: 2011: 2008: 2007: 2005: 2003: 1997: 1993: 1987: 1984: 1982: 1979: 1977: 1974: 1972: 1969: 1967: 1964: 1962: 1959: 1957: 1954: 1950: 1947: 1946: 1945: 1942: 1940: 1937: 1935: 1932: 1930: 1927: 1925: 1924:Basic English 1922: 1920: 1917: 1916: 1914: 1912: 1908: 1902: 1899: 1897: 1894: 1892: 1889: 1885: 1882: 1880: 1877: 1876: 1875: 1872: 1868: 1865: 1863: 1860: 1859: 1858: 1855: 1851: 1848: 1847: 1846: 1843: 1841: 1838: 1836: 1833: 1831: 1828: 1826: 1823: 1821: 1818: 1817: 1815: 1813: 1809: 1803: 1800: 1798: 1795: 1793: 1792:Universalglot 1790: 1788: 1785: 1783: 1780: 1778: 1775: 1773: 1770: 1768: 1765: 1763: 1760: 1758: 1755: 1753: 1750: 1748: 1745: 1743: 1740: 1738: 1735: 1733: 1730: 1728: 1725: 1723: 1720: 1718: 1715: 1713: 1710: 1708: 1705: 1703: 1700: 1698: 1697:Idiom Neutral 1695: 1691: 1688: 1687: 1686: 1683: 1679: 1675: 1673: 1670: 1668: 1665: 1663: 1660: 1658: 1655: 1653: 1650: 1648: 1645: 1643: 1640: 1638: 1635: 1634: 1633: 1630: 1628: 1625: 1623: 1620: 1618: 1615: 1613: 1610: 1609: 1607: 1605: 1602:International 1599: 1596: 1588: 1580: 1579:Philosophical 1577: 1575: 1572: 1570: 1567: 1566: 1565: 1562: 1558: 1555: 1554: 1553: 1550: 1546: 1545:Language game 1543: 1541: 1538: 1537: 1536: 1533: 1532: 1530: 1526: 1522: 1515: 1510: 1508: 1503: 1501: 1496: 1495: 1492: 1485: 1481: 1477: 1474: 1470: 1467: 1466: 1462: 1457: 1453: 1449: 1447: 1443: 1442: 1438: 1430: 1426: 1422: 1418: 1414: 1408: 1405: 1398: 1391: 1387: 1384: 1381: 1378: 1374: 1373: 1369: 1365: 1361: 1357: 1353: 1350: 1347: 1345: 1342: 1339: 1338: 1334: 1330: 1326: 1322: 1318: 1314: 1310: 1306: 1303: 1300: 1297: 1292:a wufuaseko. 1285: 1284: 1280: 1276: 1272: 1268: 1265: 1262: 1259: 1255: 1254: 1250: 1246: 1242: 1238: 1234: 1230: 1227: 1224: 1221: 1217: 1216: 1213: 1210: 1207:– very? too; 1206: 1202: 1198: 1194: 1190: 1186: 1182: 1178: 1175:– to travel; 1174: 1170: 1167: 1164: 1161: 1157: 1156: 1152: 1149: 1146: 1144: 1143:Dɛna wungida? 1141: 1140: 1136: 1133: 1130: 1129: 1126: 1120: 1115: 1111: 1110: 1106: 1102: 1101: 1097: 1094: 1090: 1086: 1083: 1078: 1075: 1072: 1069: 1066: 1063: 1060: 1057: 1054: 1051: 1048: 1045: 1041: 1038: 1037: 1033: 1027: 1023: 1019: 1015: 1014: 1013: 1011: 1007: 1002: 1000: 996: 992: 988: 984: 980: 976: 972: 968: 964: 959: 957: 953: 949: 944: 939: 935: 931: 927: 923: 920:'get drunk'; 919: 915: 911: 908: 901:'those girls' 900: 897: 894: 891: 888: 885: 884: 883: 881: 877: 873: 869: 865: 857: 855: 853: 849: 845: 841: 836: 831: 827: 823: 819: 815: 810: 808: 804: 800: 796: 792: 788: 784: 780: 776: 772: 768: 764: 756: 754: 752: 748: 740: 738: 736: 732: 728: 724: 720: 717:'you (thou)' 716: 712: 709: 705: 702: 698: 694: 686: 684: 682: 678: 674: 673: 669: 664: 660: 656: 652: 650: 646: 642: 638: 634: 627: 625: 623: 619: 615: 611: 607: 602: 600: 595: 590: 586: 582: 578: 574: 570: 566: 562: 557: 555: 551: 547: 543: 539: 534: 529: 521: 519: 518:'languages'. 517: 512: 507: 503: 497: 495: 491: 487: 483: 479: 475: 471: 467: 463: 455: 453: 445: 443: 441: 436: 435: 431: 430:a ɛ e i ɔ o u 426: 424: 420: 414: 406: 400: 396: 390: 382: 368: 364: 358: 350: 344: 332: 324: 322: 320: 319:kupitia-paasa 316: 312: 308: 305:is 'to', and 304: 300: 296: 292: 288: 284: 280: 276: 273:from various 272: 268: 264: 256: 254: 252: 248: 244: 240: 236: 235: 230: 226: 222: 221:lingua franca 218: 214: 210: 201: 197: 193: 189: 185: 183: 177: 173: 169: 167: 166: 161: 157: 153: 150: 149:Linguist List 145: 141: 137: 134: 129: 123: 120: 115: 110: 107: 103: 99: 96: 92: 82: 79: 78: 77: 74: 73: 72: 69: 68: 67: 63: 59: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 36: 32: 29: 25: 20: 2341: 2334: 2327: 2320: 2313: 2271:Sitelen Pona 2142: 1819: 1678:esperantidos 1647:Esperanto II 1569:Experimental 1458:, April 2014 1455: 1445: 1428: 1427:'it being', 1424: 1420: 1412: 1407: 1389: 1385: 1367: 1366:– to close; 1363: 1359: 1355: 1351: 1343: 1340: 1332: 1328: 1324: 1323:– to shout; 1320: 1316: 1312: 1308: 1304: 1278: 1274: 1270: 1266: 1248: 1244: 1240: 1236: 1232: 1228: 1208: 1204: 1200: 1199:– to drive; 1196: 1192: 1188: 1184: 1180: 1176: 1172: 1168: 1150: 1142: 1124: 1095: 1079: 1076:– Go at once 1073: 1070:– Good night 1067: 1061: 1055: 1049: 1043: 1042:– Good day ( 1039: 1009: 1003: 998: 994: 990: 986: 982: 978: 974: 970: 966: 960: 955: 951: 947: 937: 933: 925: 921: 917: 913: 906: 904: 898: 892: 886: 879: 878:'these' and 875: 871: 867: 863: 861: 851: 847: 843: 839: 829: 828:'they ate', 825: 821: 817: 813: 811: 802: 798: 794: 790: 786: 782: 778: 774: 770: 766: 762: 760: 750: 746: 744: 734: 730: 726: 722: 721:'you (ye)', 718: 714: 707: 704:'us and you' 700: 696: 692: 690: 680: 676: 671: 667: 666: 662: 655:Verb phrases 653: 648: 644: 640: 636: 631: 624:'electric'. 621: 617: 613: 609: 605: 603: 598: 588: 584: 580: 576: 572: 568: 558: 553: 549: 545: 541: 537: 527: 525: 515: 505: 501: 498: 493: 489: 485: 481: 477: 473: 469: 465: 461: 459: 449: 438:There is no 437: 433: 429: 427: 422: 418: 398: 394: 362: 328: 318: 314: 310: 306: 302: 298: 260: 232: 228: 212: 208: 207: 179: 163: 80: 27: 2353:Comparisons 2231:Palawa kani 2226:Medefaidrin 1901:Weltdeutsch 1891:Runyakitara 1879:Interslavic 1712:Interlingue 1707:Interlingua 1690:Interglossa 1617:Blissymbols 1456:Fiat Lingua 1431:'to come'). 1417:subordinate 1358:– to hear; 1319:– to come; 1315:– to help; 954:'visible', 936:(passive): 895:'that king' 820:'he eats', 651:to drive). 633:Participles 628:Participles 583:'to read', 428:Vowels are 194:instead of 28:Ɛl-Afrihili 2428:Categories 2380:Ido/Novial 2201:Balaibalan 1911:Engineered 1767:Pasilingua 1657:Mundolinco 1564:Engineered 1439:References 1392:– a human 1277:– to die; 1247:– a road; 1243:– a tree; 1235:– a town; 1050:Zuri zinga 979:kisi pe nu 958:'edible'. 930:echo vowel 910:inchoative 889:'this boy' 769:(future), 647:'driver' ( 565:infinitive 267:morphology 223:in all of 2254:Neography 2180:Verdurian 2150:Syldavian 2145:languages 2143:Star Wars 2137:Spocanian 2020:Brithenig 2010:Atlantean 1996:Fictional 1986:Toki Pona 1835:Eurolengo 1672:Universal 1632:Esperanto 1604:auxiliary 1592:languages 1590:Specific 1540:Fictional 1388:– to be; 1327:– money; 1251:– beside 1181:arabiyado 1084:– Cheers! 1068:Zuri bali 1062:Zuri dani 1056:Zuri masa 997:, giving 963:partitive 950:'-able': 924:'happy', 916:'drink', 874:, giving 812:So, from 737:'they'. 589:ɔkaratide 579:'reads', 556:'unity'. 548:is used: 301:is 'in', 291:semantics 263:phonology 239:Akrokerri 165:Glottolog 133:ISO 639-3 119:ISO 639-2 2211:Enochian 2170:Valyrian 2160:Tsolyáni 2127:Newspeak 2105:Sindarin 2040:Enchanta 2030:Dothraki 2002:artistic 1939:Kalaba-X 1884:Iazychie 1850:Tutonish 1820:Afrihili 1777:Solresol 1772:Sambahsa 1757:Nal Bino 1667:Romániço 1662:Reformed 1642:Arcaicam 1637:Adjuvilo 1594:by group 1535:Artistic 1484:archived 1473:archived 1370:– eyes; 1203:– fast; 1153:– to do 1137:glosses 1131:Afrihili 1046:'a day') 975:Nun kisi 926:furahawi 765:(past), 670:ngijira 575: : 506:imulenzi 502:omulenzi 367:digraphs 209:Afrihili 200:Help:IPA 172:afri1275 81:Afrihili 22:Afrihili 16:Language 2291:Tengwar 2236:Yerkish 2216:Eskayan 2175:Venedic 2165:Utopian 2155:Teonaht 2132:Simlish 2110:more... 2095:Adûnaic 2080:Lydnevi 2060:Kobaïan 2055:Klingon 1934:Ithkuil 1867:Romanid 1830:Efatese 1825:Budinos 1802:Volapük 1747:Mondial 1574:Musical 1354:– one; 1309:adoncho 1307:– for; 1171:– the; 1134:English 1074:Jo koni 1040:Zuri lu 943:bonabwa 940:'see', 816:'eat', 751:w'agoji 747:l'arafi 729:'she', 645:ɛmɛwako 594:ukarati 561:gerunds 452:grammar 446:Grammar 363:Hestins 311:kupitia 295:calques 287:lexicon 279:Swahili 234:Swahili 196:Unicode 102:Swahili 94:Sources 61:Purpose 2403:Portal 2286:Sarati 2122:Nadsat 2100:Quenya 2075:Loxian 2070:Lapine 2065:Láadan 2050:Kiliki 2025:Dritok 2000:other 1971:Lojban 1961:Loglan 1949:Lincos 1762:Novial 1722:Kotava 1676:other 1390:omuntu 1362:– it; 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