Di'aleka is one of my most complete languages, with an English-based vocabulary, Hawaiian-based phonetics, and Jappanese-based grammar.
The phonetic system is very basic, using only the consonants
p t k b d v s r l j m n '
where ' is the glottal stop, j is a palatal aproximant, r is a flap, and all other letters have their standard pronunciation. The vowels are
a e i o u a- e- i- o- u-
where - represents a long vowel. Syllables are allways of the form CV and allways have both elements. The last syllable of a word can be doubled with <, or the doubling can be written out
Di'aleka has a very compact syllabic alphabet, available here.
The basic sentence structure is Subject Object Verb. Di'aleka has a very basic case system, in which suffixes mark the nominative (va), the dative ('o), and the genative ('e).
The causative suffix ('u-) is used to mark adjectives as well as changing nouns and adgectives into verbs. When an adjective is used as the object of a sentence, (i.e. the dog is big), it takes the dative suffix.
Plurals are indicated by either leingthening the final vowel or, when stress is placed on speaking of all of a class,a doubling of the final vowel.
Verbs are usually not marked in any way, but can occasionally take aspect markers. The aspect markers most often used are lai-(completed) ku(begun before now) kai(not yet begun) lai-kukai(allways) lai<(repeated)
Read a poem in Di'aleka
Read another example of Di'aleka
Di'aleka->English basic vocabulary (not ordered yet)
pesa: person
pisa: peace
resaruma: restroom
'iti: eat
salipi: sleep
'ai: I/me/my
ju: you/your
'i: he/she/it
lo: previously mentioned subject (it)
lolo: previously mentioned object (it)
'ai'ai-: everyone/all of us
vo: for
vana: want
kude: good
sapiki: speek
sona: sun
muna: moon
kive: give
kide: child
vire'i: with fire
kolodo: cold
'ave: away
seneda: send
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