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# 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**.

![Flag](https://github.com/robiot/aliaan/assets/68228472/f3710f42-961e-4bad-838b-d18a9d85c823)
*flag of Aliaand*

## 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
- "perse" 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.