Slovio
| Slovio | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Mark Hučko |
| Date | 1999 |
| Setting and usage | Auxiliary language |
| Purpose | |
| Latin, Cyrillic | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
Slovio (from the Slavic word "slovo") is a constructed language begun in 1999 by Mark Hučko. Hučko claims that the language should be relatively easy for non-Slavs to learn as well, as an alternative to languages such as Esperanto which are based more on Latin root words.
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Slovio has a relatively simple grammar based on a mix of Esperanto grammar with Slavic elements. Just like in natural Slavic languages, new words can be formed with a variety of suffixes and prefixes. Most words are identified by their endings, such as adjectives, adverbs, and verbs.
Fractions can be made by adding -tink to a numeral. ex. dvatink = 1/2, tritink = 1/3, tri piattink = 3/5
Ordinal numbers can be made by adding -ju to a numeral. ex. dinju = first, dvaju = second
The names of shapes can also be made by adding -ugolik to a numeral. ex. triugolik = triangle, cxtirugolik = square/rectangle
The 3rd person singular high class pronoun to describes people or high animals with an unknown gender. Svoi is a genitive pronoun that means "my own, your own, his own, their own, etc.".
The accusative of the 3rd person singular low class pronoun can optionally be written nam, and the dative nas. Vams functions in the same manner, optionally vam for the accusative and vas for the dative.
Nouns have no special endings or declensions. Nouns can however be made plural, indicate subject or object, or describe direction.
Nouns can be made plural by adding -s. ex. okno (window) - oknos (windows). If the noun ends in a or a consonant, you add -is. ex. dom (house) domis (houses). This suffix can optionally be left out if the noun dealt with is clearly a plural.
Optionally, to make a noun genitive, the suffix -(u)f is added. If the noun is plural, then it becomes -(i)fs.
Nouns are not changed if a preposition precedes them.
Adjectives normally end in -ju. ex. dobrju (good), velju (big), silaju (strong). If the word ends in ia or ie then it replaces it. ex. galaktia (galaxy) - galaktju (galatical), morie (sea) - morju (marine). Adjectives can also end in -(e)sk if pronunciation with -ju would be difficult to pronounce or if it is unclear whether it is an adjective or adverb.
If an adjective is slight, then add -just to the adjective. ex. zxoltju (yellow) - zxoltjust (yellowish, slightly yellow). This suffix is somewhat equivalent to English "-ish". The prefixes mal- or slab- can also be used in the same manner. ex. slabbelju (whitish).
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