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Step-By-Step Conlang/Two
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Step Two is to make basic sentences.
Instructions
Part One
Decide on a basic sentence pattern:
Subject (S)-Verb (V)-Object (O)
SOV (e.g. Mice(S) cheese(O) eat(V))
VSO
VOS
OSV
OVS
Cilo will use SVO
Part Two
Decide on the pronouns you will include in your language.
What Persons (1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person)
What Numbers (Singular, Plural, Dual)
What Genders (He, She, It)
Part Three
How are verbs conjugated
Person
Number
Tense
Et cetera
Part Four
Make some basic words and greetings
Hello
Goodbye
Please
Thank you
To be
How are you?
Fine
Bad
And whatever words are necessary
Cilo
I- Mi
You (sing.)- Vi
He- Lo
She- La
It- Li
We- Mis
You (pl.)- Vis
They- Lis
Hello- Dio bonoli ëstao.
Goodbye- Dio bonoli meëstao.
How are you?- Vi kili ëstao?
Fine- Mi bonili ëstao.
Bad- Mi na-bonili ëstao.