Sapalee



Sapalee is a constructed language originating somewhere within the Pacific Islands and parts of north eastern Asia. It has a standard alphabet and array of sounds, and its vocabulary is limited so that the vocab is reliant on combining existing words. Much of the words you will find originate from Korean and Southeastern Aisa., but it was made to be easy for particularly English speakers to learn, due to its extremely easy grammar rules and easy to pronounce phonology.(Im going to be very honest, my inspiration for this language came directly from Toki Pona's structure)

Sounds
The Sounds of Sapalee are very simple and easy to learn.

Consonants:

K - as in "Kite" (Velar)

L - as in "Lake" (Alveolar)

M - as in "Mile" (Labial)

N - as in "Nile" (Alveolar)

D - as in "Date" (Alveolar)

G - as in "Gate" (Velar)

J - also as in "Gate" (always makes a "g" sound no matter what, however you will never find this letter at the beginning of a word) (Velar)

P - as in "Park" (Labial)

S - as in "Soup" (Dental)

Y - as in "Yarn" (Velar)

W - as in "Warm" (Labial)


 * none of these are aspirated sounds!

Vowels:

A - as in "fAther"(a) [Open/Front]

E - as in "bEd"(e) [Close-Mid/Front]

I - as in "rIng"(i) [Close/Front]

O - as in "bOwl"(o) [Close-Mid/Back]

U - as in "jUIce"(u) [Close/Back]


 * these next letters are double vowels but are considered its own letter*

AA - same sound as "A"(a) [Open/Front]

EE - as in "dAY" (ei)

II - as in "skY"(ai)

UU - as in "gUm"(ə) [Close-Mid/Open-Mid//Central]

Typically consonants are never next to each other in a word which makes it easier to pronounce words with speed and fluidity. Sapalee soeakers typically may sing slow, but speak with speed.

Ambiguities
One thing that is unique about Sapalee is that almost every word in the language can be used as every part of speech, and which part of speech that is being used is determined on where it falls in a sentence. For example:

Na luung AUA ka - I am the LEADER.

Ki luung AUA - This is IMPORTANT.

Kapa paua luung AUA laje lojo - The book is ON TOP of the bed.

AUA na luung e yulle - My HEAD hurts.

Na AUA mee i yu e ka - I PUT it ON TOP of there.

See? Aua has very different meanings, but they all have a meaning of being above, superiority, but in some occasions. You dont use this when saying it is high in the sky or high up, that's actually another word, "sille".

Here are some other words with many meanings:

Dalla - to change/differentiate; to be different; a difference/change

Ella - Modern Technology; To be modern/trendy/fashionable; to anew; modern

Galla - To go/come/move; To be upcoming/in motion/ a footstep/movement


 * I know you may see that these three words all end in LLA, but don't think too much about that, that is merely a coincidence and is not apart of any pattern, you will learn more about the other verbs and adjectives in the next few sections.

Basic Grammar
First, I will introduce you to the personal pronouns. They are very simple.

Na - I

Naja - We

Lee - You

Leejee - You (pl)

Yu - he/she/it

Yuju - they

(The following pronouns are for speaking use only, not for formal writing, but maybe texting. You only use these with very very close friends, because you may come off as threatening or vulgar if used with others)

Gue - I

Guejue - We

Duu - You

Duujuu - You (Pl)

Ye - He/She/It

Yaja - They

These pronouns are the same for nominative, objective, and possessive form.

Possessives go after the noun.

Ex: My food - Ko eeng na.

Your animal - Aga lee.

Sapalee follows an SVO structure. There is no conjugation between the different pronouns, which makes learning them easier. For example:

Luung - To be

I am - Na luung

You are - Lee luung

He is - Yu luung

She is she - Yu luung yu

We are them - Naja luung yuju.

For objects after luung, they are considered just predicates, however for other verbs that use direct object, you need a marker for the direct object. This is just so you know for a fact that its the direct object and not an adverb or adjective. The object marker is "i". You place this after the verb and before the direct object.

Example:

Eeng - To eat/drink/consume

Na eeng muluu. - WRONG

Na eeng i muluu - I drink water

To make something negative, all you do is put "ani" after the verb, if it had the past tense marker "mee" and the future tense marker "yuna", then you would put "ani" after them, too.

Na eeng ani i muluu - I don't drink water.

Na eeng mee ani i muluu - I didn't drink water.

You will learn other verbs in he next section. Also a quick thing you should know is that there is no word for "the" and "a/an", but you can specify another way.

Adjectives:

Adjectives are placed after nouns. You can put verbs after nouns to make it an adjective. For example:

Na paua i aga EENG.

Aga means animal or beast, and since eeng means to consume, this sentence essentially means, "I see an animal that is eating".

Other adjectives include:

Kuna - big - ki luung aga kuna - this is a big animal

Uije - small - ki luung aga uije - this is a small animal

Eaje - cute/pretty - ki luung aga eaje - this is a cute animal

To make an adjective into an adverb, simply add "nu" before the adjectives, and place the combination after the verb or phrase.

Na kuna mee nu eaje - I grew beautifully.

Remember these can also be verbs depending on their placement.

Example:

Na kuna - I grow

Na uije - I shrink

Na eaje - I get pretty

You can tell if its a verb if in a sentence that subject has no other verb.

You can also use adjectives to describe pronouns. They sound very awkward in English but work just fine in Sapalee. For example:

Na paua mee i lee eaje. - I saw the beautiful you/ beautiful version of you/you in a beautiful form/ a type of you that is beautiful/ you while being beautiful

Other Verb Tense good to know:

Passive Tense- luung+verb

Example: Na eeng=I eat vs. Na luung eeng=I am eaten.

Do not confuse this with "I am eating", because this (the continuous tense) is expressed with either the simple tense or with another tense.

Causative Tense- saji+verb

Example: Na kuna=I grow vs. Na saji kuna=I make big/raise/make grow


 * In this situation, Na kuna lee (I grow you) would also be infered as raising if in English, it is not grammatically correct in Sapalee.

Another Example: Saji isuu (To make have) - To give

Conditional- sujo+verb

Sujo means to be able/can, but it can also mean could, just as Miluu meams to want/like/desire, but can also mean would.

Na sujo saji kuna i lee - I can raise you/I could raise you

Na miluu saji kuna i lee - I want to raise you/I would raise you

All Sapalee Verbs and Adjectives
Here is a list of all the verbs and adjectives in Sapalee as of 09/15/18, more can be added if necessary. Some of these can be considered adverbs without the use of "nu", and some can slide without "nu" but grammatically they all need that marker. I'm sectioning off the words into verbs and adjectives, because they may be more commonly found in that category, but remember, they can be found in both sections depending on placement in sentence.

Verbs:

Luung - To be; become

Galla - To move; go; come; transport

Eeng - To eat; drink; consume

Miluu - To want; desire; like

Paua - To see; look; watch; read

Saji - To do; make; build; create; fix

Gapee - To touch; feel; sense

Isuu - To have; possess

Lojo - To sleep; rest; take a break

Nike - To have to; must; need; should

Uulla - To understand; know; realize

Leme - To suggest; assume; mean; seem

Mala - To speak; talk; communicate

Yasa - To live; stay; continue

Yujuu - To die

Yulle - To ruin; break; destroy

Ejui - To hear; listen

Dalla - To change; alter; differentiate

Sujo - To be able; can

Salla - To love; adore

Miaji - To pretend; imagine; fake; act

Ijia - To exist; be real; true

Soske - To lie; falsify

Sika - To start; begin; commence

Killa - To end; finish

Gima - To battle; challenge; compete; fight

Meelee - To win; succeed; prevail

Douja - To lose; fail

Niisa - To remember; recall; notify

Kana - To clean; refresh

Seja - To think; wonder

Yaki - To show; present

Nagi - To put; place; set; lay down; let go

Meja - To take; grab; hold; pick up

Dawa - To help; assist; serve

Sosa - To write; type

Kile - To color; paint; draw

Suung - To wear; put on; put up

Goya - To take off; put away; put down; remove

Do - To agree (to); allow; let

Ekou - To stop; hold on; wait; halt

Gina - To make sure; guarantee

Espe - To value; respect

Payi - To poke; mess with; pop; hit

Ling - To care(about); worry(about); affiliate

Kaong - To choose; decide; conclude

Olleng - To happen; be going on

Esja - To ask; request

In certain situations or contexts, when verbs are being used as adjectives, it may not be meaning "the thing that ___", but it could instead mean "the thing for ___" or "the thing to ___"

Adjectives: With adjectives you do need luung (to be) in a sentence, and not just subject+adjective

Kule - Good; Nice

Iije - Bad; Evil; Dirty

Sase - Smart; Knowledgeable

Mijee - Crazy; Scary

Kuna - Big; Old; Antique

Uije - Small; Young; Little; New

Kaje - Fun; Entertaining

Pokuu - Normal; Basic; Usual; Habitual

Nasaa - Classic; Traditional; Memorable; Nostalgic

Maji - Similar; Same

Kija - A lot; Extra

Eaje - Sweet; Beautiful; Aesthetically pleasing; Fragrant

Esee - Easy; Simple

Ella - Trendy; Technological; Modern

Duja - Hard; Difficult; Rough

Wale - Alone; Only; Unique

Wauwa - Strong; Powerful; Super

Yuung - More; Anymore (this is an adverb that doesn't need "nu")

Ouje - Less; Not as much

Gole - Never

Ajue - Other; Another; Again

Nasee - Amazing; Fascinating; Exciting

Kaalee - Magical; Fantastic; Mystical; Supernatural

Siijee - Hesitant; Confusing; Lost; Panicky

Geke - Fast; Speedy; Short; Brief

Nuli - Slow; Lazy; Long; Tiring

Ulong - Eager; Anxious; Hopeful; Longing

Leeki - Responsible; Accountable;

Mani - Very; So (this is an adverb that doesn't need "nu")

Dael - All; Forever; Always (this is an adverb that doesn't need "nu")


 * Gu-gu is the way to say every(single)

Ex: Na miluu uulla i gu i gu ko e lee (I want to know every single thing about you)

Gu ga gu ko e ki luung iije (Everything about this is bad)

Pika - Almost; Close; Pretty Much

Pajua - Casual; Occasional; Sometimes

Pimi - Secret; Unknown; Mysterious

Yaka - Somewhat; Kind of; Sort of; About

Kilo - Silent; Quiet; Desolate

Asasu - Broke; Cheap; Money-Saving

Kayee - Luxurious; Flashy; Elegant; Fancy

Gomu - Legal; Lawful; Governmental

Pinpin - Free; Complementary; Gratuity

Kuakia - Annoying; Irritating; Nerve-wracking; Stressful

Liyem - Rhythmic; Harmonical; Lyrical; Melodious

Memuu - Even

Nama - Masculine

Yoji - Feminine

For adjectives, not make it negative, you still put ani after the verb, which for adjectives, the verb is luung.

Na luung ani kuna - I am not big.

For comparatives, add yuung or ouje then ge (than)

Na luung kuna ouje ge lee - I am not as big as you.

Yu luung sase yuung ge naja - He is smarter than us.

It is even taller than me! - Yu luung kuna yuung memuu ge na!

Even he is going - Yu memuu galla yuna.

We are not even eating here - Naja eeng ani memuu e ki.

To say you're excited to do something, you can't wait to do, or something around those lines, you use "luung ulong" and add "e" after "ulong" and before the verb.

I can't wait to see my father! - Na luung ulong e paua gula nama na!

We're excited to go to the party - Naja luung ulong e galla e laiska.

Animals, Plants, and Colors
Animals in Sapalee are very vague and require a lot of imagination, on purpose. In actuality, Sapalee is designed so that you integrate foreign words into the language to make things specific for simplicity. In Sapalee, only a few animals species can be described without the use of a foreign word, because the vocab for animals is very broad. If you don't understand, let me show you here:

The word for animal is "Aga", and here are the descriptors given:

Mammal - Aga Yiju

Fish - Aga Muluu

Reptilian - Aga Layee

Flying - Aga Sille

Insect - Aga Lala

Amphibian - Aga Papii

This essentially is the only way to talk about animals, but there are ways to specify. If you want to specify the animal, but can't express it in Sapalee (which is most cases) you just say the animal and class, then the animal in your language. For example:

If a french person wanted to say "My dog", but can't express dog in Sapalee, they would say "Aga yiju Chien na"

If a Korean person wanted to talk about a shark, they would say "Aga muluu 상어"

Simple!

However, there are some animals you can say with only Sapalee words. For example, "Kaang" the word for line, string, chord, rope, etc. So if I said, "Aga layee kaang", I'm saying "A stringed, line, rope reptile, or in words, a snake!

Other animals include, Aga muluu dalla kile - Octopus/Cuttlefish

Aga yiju muluu kaje - Dolphin

Plants are the same:

Yumu - Plant Yumu kuna - Tree Yumu kile - Flower Yumu kaang - Vine

Other words that follow this rule are Alluung (Meat) and Yujuung (Non meat)

Colors - Kile:

Colors are very easy and simple, like in every language. Treat them like they are-- adjectives.

Red - Nauja

Yellow - Luke

Blue - Anga

Green - Lilee

Orange - Yuge

Purple - Saula

To make a color more specific, you can just combine these colors, to make it a "colorish color"

Example:

Lilee anga - Blueish green

Saula nauja - Reddish purple

For black and white we have two special words:

Akamau/Olle - Black/Dark/Night

Aosuu/Siiya - White/Light/Day


 * Akamau and Aosuu are generally refered to people, skin colors, and races. For example, Akamau is for Africans or Dark skinned people, Aosuu is for White Europeans and all of Russia. More are Sukang for Central Americans/Hispanics/Latinos, Lamlee for East and South Eastern Asians (Including Indians), Kaliuu for Middle Easterners and Central Asians, and Giile for Pacific Islanders and Australia. (Let me know if I forgot any areas.) Spain and Italy do count as both Aosuu and Sukang, but technically theyre Aosuu

Olle siiya/Siiya olle - Gray (Blackish white/Whitish black)

This can also refer to the main colors as well:

Lilee siiya - Light Green

Saula olle - Dark Purple

You can now combine this with many other nouns (which you will learn in the next lesson)

Aga luke - yellow animal

Aga layee kaang olle - black snake

Colors are also the words for emotions. Just like in English or in most societies, many people associate colors with certain feelings or emotions. For example:

Nauja - Anger, Madness, Rage

Yuge - Courage, Bravery

Luke - Happiness, Joy

Lilee - Jealousy, Envy, Cunningness, Evil

Anga - Sadness, Loneliness, Depression

Saula - Love, Passion, Nice, Romance

Olle - Peace, Relaxation, Tranquility

Siiya - Free, Empty, Spontaneous, Curious

These can be used in the phrase "(pp) gapee nu (emo)

Ex:

Lee gapee laso ya? - How do you feel?

Na gapee nu anga. - I'm sad/ I feel sad

Colors can be used this way as an emotion, and obviously as a regular adjective, too.

Ex: Na paua i sang nama nauja - I see an angry man.

Basic Foundation Nouns
In Sapalee, there are a lot of words that are based or just combinations of words with these set nouns. In reality, no word is a set word from Sapalee, as long as it can make sense, but I guess there aren't always infinite wyas to describe somehhing, especially in Sapalee, so typically one or more description is available.

In Sapalee we have these 5 words that can be used for many other vocabulary words, and are considered basic words in the language.

Ko - Object; Thing (typically not something huge)

Sang - Person

Kaja - Landmass; Place

Laje - Building; Room; Structure; Machine

Muluu - Water; Liquid

Many words can be made from these, such as the word for man and woman,

Sang Nama - Man

Sang Yoji - Woman

Words that can be combined with ko:

Ko eeng (thing to consume) - food

Ko muluu eeng (thing that is liquid that to consume) - drink

Ko saji (thing that {in this case} fixes) - tool

Ko saji eeng (thing that makes eat) - eating utensils

Ko saji paua (thing that makes see) - glasses

Words that can be combined with laje:

Laje galla (structure that moves) - car

Laje sille galla (air structure that moves) - airplane

Laje muluu galla (water structure that moves) - boat

Laje galla isuu (structure to go have) - Store

Laje lojo (place to sleep) - Bedroom

Laje kaje (place to have fun) - Party; Event

Kaja kaje (nature place to have fun) - Park; Playground

That's one thing to note; Laje is referring to unnatural, manmade, and structural things, whereas Kaja is for natural places, landmarks, biomes, and other land things.

Questions, Markers, and Conjunctions
Questions are pretty simple to figure out. Question words, unlike English, are put at the end of sentences, and the only true question word is "what", which is "ya".

"Ya" is just a simple word for what, which, and just asking in general. If you want to ask the other question words, you need to combine pre existing words with "ya"

Here are the words:

More specific "What" - Ko ya? (What thing?)

Who? - Sang ya? (What person?)

Where? - Kaja ya? (What place/location?)

Where? - Laje ya? (What room/building/part?)

When? - Sija ya? (What time?)

Why? - Yiju ya? (What reason?)

How? - Laso ya? (What way/method?)

What kind? - Daja ya? (What type?)

How many/ How much? - Gopu ya? (What amount?)

So all you have to do is state the sentence and then add one of the question words at the end.

Examples:

Lee galla kaja ya? - Where are you going?

Yu uulla laso ya? - How do you know?

Lee eeng i ko eeng daja ya? - What kind of food are you eating?

If you want to ask a question with the word "Do" such as, "Do you eat food?", all you do is just write the sentence and say it like in english, with a high tone and a question mark.

Lee miluu galla? - Do you wanna go?

If you want to use the question words in its other form, such as "I go when I want", you simply use the same word, just without "ya", so it would be, "Na galla sija na miluu". This literally means "I go the time I want" but in Sapalee they see it as comfortable and fluid.

More Examples:

He went where I normally go - Yu galla mee laje na galla nu pokuu.

We do what we feel like doing - Naja saji ya naja gapee saji.

You didn't sleep when you got home - Lee lojo mee ani saji lee galla mee laje yasa.

Other words:

Because - E yiju (for the reason of)

Ex: Na galla e yiju na miluu (I go because I want)

But - Game (remember, it's ga-meh, not gayme)

Ex: Na miluu galla game na sujo ani (I want to go but I can't)

From - A (Na luung a Adlanda - I am from Atlanta)

E - a broad word that can mean to, for, about, in, or by

Ex: Kapa paua ki luung e lee (This book is for/about you)

Pa- Re- word for again

Ku - un-

Pa and ku examples: Pasaji - Redo: Kusaji - Undo

Ki - this; these; here

Ex: Ki luung kuna(This is big) Sang ki luung kaje(This person is funny) Na galla mee ki(I went here)

Ka - that; those; there

Ex: Ka luung kuna(That is big) Sang ka luung kaje(That person is funny) Na galla mee ka(I went there)

Ma - With; Using

Ex: Na saji i ko eeng ma muluu. (I make the food with water)

Sa - Without - Eje, na galla mee sa leejee (Yes, I went without you all)

Muung - If - Muung na galla na miluu i lee galla ma na. (If I go I want you to come with me)

Giel - Then/So - Muung na galla giel yu do miluu yuna galla. (If I go then he'll want to go, too.) - Yu galla mee giel na miluu mee galla. (He went so I wanted to go)

Do - Also, Too, Neither - Na do isuu i ka (I have that, too)

To say and, there are different ways. For direct objects, you simply put "i" before each extra object.

Ex: I like red and blue and green - Na miluu i nauja i anga i lilee.

For multiple verbs for one subject, you add "ga" between the verbs.

I eat, sleep, and play. - Na eeng ga lojo ga kaje.

For every other circumstance, use "ua".

Family, Physical Forms, Clothing, and Slang
Family members are, as you may have guess, and comprised of different words, too, so let's just jump into it.

Gula - Parent

Gamma - Sibling

Isu - Child

This is all you need! Just add Nama and Yoji after these and you have everyone in the family.

Mother - Gula Yoji

Brother - Gamma Nama

Daughter - Isu Yoji

Male Cousin on Father's Side - Isu Nama Gamma Gula Nama (Son of Sibling of Father)

Grandmother on Mother's Side - Gula Yoji Gula Yoji (Mother's Mother)

Yu luung sang ya? - Who is she?

Yu luung isu yoji gamma na. - She is my niece.

If you want to specify older or younger, then you say Kuna or Uije, and if it's a twin, use Maji.

Older Brother- Gamma nama kuna

Younger Female Cousin - Isu yoji uije gamma gula.

Physical Forms:

Many words in Sapalee, just like the previous base nouns, are based off simple basic words. These words specify the shape or form of the word being constructed, and they are these:

Kapa - Flat Surface/Paper

Laja - Rounded Surface/Ball/Mush

Salsa - Rough/Pointy Surface

Laku - Solid

Lagu - Semi-Solid(Like glue or putty)

Youi - Gas/Vapor

Sulo - Grain

Gali - Rod/Bar/Stick

Kaang - String/Hair/Thread

Yape - Opening/Hole

Lame - Container/Bag

Ella - Technology

Words that come from these are as follows:

Kapa paua - Book; Paper

Kapa kile - Photo; Painting

Kapa ella - Phone; Laptop

Kapa paua ella - TV; Screen

Kapa eeng - Table

Salsa kaja - Mountain

Laja kaja - Hill

Lame laja - Bowl

Kapa sang - Skin

Yape galla - Door

Yape paua - Window

Yape kaja - Cave

Kapa lojo - Bed

Laja yoji - Breasts

Gali nama - Penis

Yape ongi - Butthole

Sorry for adding those last few ones, but hey you gotta learn it.

Nature Words are also made from these:

Water- Muluu

Earth - Kaja

Fire - Yaju

Air - Sille

Yaju Geke - Lightning

Muluu Yaju - Lava

Muluu Laku - Ice

Sulo Kaja - Sand/Dirt

Muluu Kaja - Mud

Sulo Muluu - Snow

Clothing:

Clothing is also a mix of words, Uji meaning Clothing in general, and then the body part. The words for body parts are very broad. They can be the words for location, direction, hierarchy, and clothing!

All you do is put these words after Uji and then you get a clothing piece.

Omo - Body/Around

Aua - Head/On top

Pali - Arm/Hand

Uka - Leg/Foot/Under

Aja - Chest/In front

Gojo - Back/Shoulder

Ongi- Butt/Behind

Nung - Face

nung ejui- ear/ nung gapee- nose
 * Nung paua- eye/ nung eeng/nung mala- mouth

Elee - Side

Anne - Inside

Paje - Outside

for location words, just put them where you would in English:

Yu luung paje laje ka - He is outside that building.

Also, Location words can be put before or after the location.

Uji Aua - Hat

Uji Aja - Shirt

Uji Uka - Pants/Socks

Uji Pali - Gloves/Mittens

Uji Anne - Undies/Undershirt

Uji Paje - Jacket/Coat

Na suung i uji aua anga - I'm wearing a blue hat.

Slang: Slang is simple in this language, and there's not much.

For there is (s/t), instead of ka luung, you say kaluu. This is only for this grammatical form.

EX: Kaluu aga laje ka paje. - There is an animal outside that building.

For luung, you can opt out luung when using, Luung mee and luung yuna, because it is infered. So instead of saying, "Na luung yuna kuna", I can say, "Na yuna kuna", But this is kind of ghetto, and people may think of you being uneducated in many cases, but not all.

Lajuu and Pulla are the two swear words in Sapalee, Lajuu being masculine and Pulla being feminine. They can be adjectives, nouns, and verbs, like Putain in French.

Ex: Na lajuu yuna i lee - I will fuck you up.

Ex: Lee luung pulla - You're a bitch.

Ex: Yu luung aga lajuu - He's such a fucking animal.

For negatives in slang, more commonly found along with the Gue, Duu, and Ye pronouns, the negative structure of mm+verb instead of verb+ani is used. It can be used to should casualness and a sense of comfort in the location or with the speaker, but using with gue or the other slang pronouns, it could intensify the vulgarity of the sentence depending on how the speaker says it or how the listener interpets it.

Ex: Gue mm galla lagauul siiya ki. - I ain't botta go to school today (I know, that sounds weird but I tried to find the closest English equivalent.

Ex: Gue mm espe i duu. - Now this is an insult and should be taken as one.

Ex: Na mm sujo galla laiska lee olle ki. - This shows that they are very comfortable and casual with the speaker, but they dont just talk to them any kind of way.

Numbers, and Time
Here are the numbers:

1 - Gu

2 - Eme

3 - Saa

4 - Loi

5 - Kaka

6 - Mei

7 - Nana

8 - Paal

9 - Aop

10 - Dulli

100 - Isei

1,000 - Kauw

10,000 - Kasi

100,000 - Yiga

1,000,000 - Luyu

12 - Dulli eme

20 - Eme dulli

30 - Saa dulli

45 - Loi dulli kaka

2436 - Eme kauw loi isei saa dulli mei

Uulli - st/nd/th

uulli gu - first

uulli isei - a hundredth

uulli nana - seventh

Gam - Percent

Unlike uulli, gam goes after.

Isei gam - 100%

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Time:

Seng- Hour; O'Clock

Seng eme - 2:00

Seng kaka ua iiga - 5:20

Seng dulli eme olle - 12:00 P.M.

Yu luung seng loi ua dulli gu siiya - It's 4:11 A.M.

Time Vocab:

Siiya - Day; Morning

Olle - Evening; Night

Siiya ki - Today

Olle ki - Tonight

Siiya galla - Tomorrow

Olle galla - Tomorrow night

Siiya mee - Yesterday

Olle mee - Last night

Sija ki - Now

Sija ka - Then

Eje - Yes

Ani - No


 * If you are wondering why yesterday is Siiya mee and Tomorrow is not Siiya yuna it's because Siiya galla is literally "The day that follows" and Siiya mee is a shortened version of Siiya luung mee, which means "The day that was", so technically you can still say Siiya yuna or Siiya luung yuna, but you will hear Siiya galla more often.

Kala - Calendar Day

Seang - Week

Dii - Month

Gwaa - Year

Specific Date - Date word+number

Monday - Kala gu

Tuesday - Kala eme

Wednesday - Kala saa

April - Dii loi

May - Dii kaka

June - Dii mei

2018 - Gwaa eme kauw dulli paal

Today is Thursday, September 27, 2018 - Siiya ki luung kala kaka eme dulli nana e dii aop e gwaa eme kauw dulli paal.

(September 27th 2018) = 27 of September of 2018

Saemgu
Saemgu is a form of official slang used by everyone. This is a way of shortening words in Sapalee, due to the fact that many words in Sapalee consist of three or more words. To solve this problem, many words that are three or more words are put into the Saemgu format, which means "Saji eme gu". The only places that you will definitely not find this type of slang is in religious writings or legal documents. All you do is put the first syllable of every word in that meaning, and combine it into one word. Many words are understood everywhere because these words are more commonly heard in this form, such as:

Store - Lagais (Laje galla isuu)

Social Media - Lamael (Laje mala ella)

Venomous Reptile (as an insult) - Alamuii (Aga layee muluu iije)

Lightning - Yaluge (Yaju luke geke)

TV/ Screen - Kapael (Kapa paua ella)

Living Luxuriously (A common response for How Are You) - Yanuka (Yasa nu kayee)

Boat - Lagamu (Laje galla muluu)

Plane - Lagasi (Laje galla sille)

Party - Laiska (Laje isuu i kaje)

Question - Komiuul (Ko miluu uulla)

City - Kalaku (Kaja laje kuna)

Chair - Lanaon (Laje nagi i ongi)

Teacher - Sasauul (Sang saji uulla)

Phone/Computer - Kokael (Ko kapa ella)

Door - Yagaan/Yagapa (Yape galla anne/page)

To walk - Gamau (Galla ma uka)

To run - Gamaunuge (Galla ma uka nu geke)

Doctor - Sadaom (Sang dawa i omo)

Student - Sagauul (Sang galla uulla)

Window - Yapaan/Yapapa (Yape paua anne/paje)

Unsweetened Tea - Muolyu (Muluu olle yumu)

Restaurant - Lagaee (Laje galla eeng)

Hotel - Layanuge (Laje yasa nu geke)

School - Lagauul (Laje galla uulla)

Bank/ATM - Lamesa (Laje meja sasu)

Hospital - Ladaom (Laje dawa i omo)

Park/Playground - Kaiska (Kaja isuu i kaje)

Airport - Lalasi (Laje laje sille)

To be fat - Isoku (Isuu omo kuna)

Sidewalk - Lagau (Laje galle e uka)

Street - Lalaga (Laje e laje galla)

Taxi - Lagasa (Laje galla e sang)

Girlfriend/Boyfriend - Sayosa/Sanasa (Sang yoji/nama salla)

Paper - Kayuku (Kapa yumu kuna)

Dangerous - Luuminuii (Luung mijee nu iije)

Letter/Essay - Kayukuso (Kapa yumu kuna sosa)

To joke/play around - Sanuka (Saji nu kaje)

Problem/Issue - Konisa (Ko nike saji)

Toilet/Restroom - Lamulu (Laje muluu luke)

Shower/Bathroom - Laluuka (Laje luung kana)

School Food - Eelagauul (Eeng laje galla uulla)

And many more!

You can use this pattern for any set of three or more for one meaning. You don't use markers in this, though, so a e and i are not used, but ma, sa, nu, ua, ga, and others are. However, if the abbreviation you are about to use is not common like these above, then all you do is say the full word set, then the Saemgu within commas, and then it is understood that you will use it from there on. Here is an example.

Kimaw: Ya Ummee! Lee suung e laiska e olle ki ya?

Kimaw: Hey Ummee! What are you wearing to the party tonight?

Ummee: Lee uulla, Uji aja nauja, uanau, pokuu na.

Ummee: You know, my usual red shirt (i'm gonna talk about this red shirt often so i need to abbreviate it to simplify things)

Kimaw: Ah, na uulla. Na miluu kija i uanau ka.

Kimaw: Oh, I see. I really like that red shirt.

Ummee: Saamii do miluu mee suung i uanau yu game gamma nama gula yoji, ganaguyo, yu miluu mee e yu suung uji aja luke, ualu, yu e laiska.

Ummee: Saamii was gonna wear her red shirt, too, but her uncle (the one mentioning again) wanted her to wear her yellow shirt (im gonna talk about it more but i dont wanna keep saying the three words) to the party.

See? Pretty simple, and Sapalee speakers should be able to catch on to this pattern easily.

NOTE --- YOU CANNOT DO SAEMGU ON NUMBERS

Greetings, Sapalee Names, and More Vocab
As you may have noticed, there are no greeting words in Sapalee, because they aren't many. So were going to go over them.

To say hello, you simply call out to them. You do this by first yelling "Ya" and then the person's name. If you don't know their name, you use the pronoun "Lee" or "Leejee"

Ex: Ya Kimaw! - Hey Kimaw!

To say how are you you say "Lee luung laso ya?" and for what's up, you say "Galla ya?"

For please, say either "Na miluu miluu" or "Na nike nike", depending on the importance or the need.

For Thank you and You're Welcome you say "Nu kule"

For Welcome you say "Gallanne" which is a mix of "Galla anne"

Im sorry is "Saji nu iije or Sanuii" and It's okay is "Ka mee kule" or "Kameeku"

Sapalee Names:

Just like in English, there is no pattern, So im just going to list them. Also, even though names maybe more common named for boys or gilrs, they are much more flexible than English names. I'm not listing every single name, just the top 25 so you can get an idea of what Sapalee names sound like.

Boys:

Dujime

Sallo

Uom

Dugo

Gajima

Palji

Kapale

Sole

Wuli

Suunmi

Yuuna

Lasla

Ensou

Eljou

Angue

Yugilo

Lelke

Liumau

Nawjaw

Iole

Dalang

Wauam

Augua

Gekgej

Yajue

Girls:

Kimaw

Ummee

Eajiee

Yuji

Wasel

Salee

Gumini

Kayeel

Lalang

Guiiel

Asangee

Ellai

Sayeeng

Douise

Waell

Mamalee

Oleeji

Siine

Aelang

Yukang

Soyuun

Giyun

Suungyu

Yejang

Yeeyun

Surnames:

Kileo

Lamong

Alako

Useewo

Essyu

Gamjam

Iseiyu

Eloeng

Aseang

Elego

Miiles

Nuillo

Guyegi

Walem

Ajani

Dogeam

Palkee

Nieeng

Ijaal

Umale

Yuii

Alaiieng

Niesee

Makguum

Sii

I hope you now have an idea on what Sapalee names sound like!

Here I'm just going to be listing more vocab, most of them will be of two-word combos, but others will be here as well.

For the two-word verbs, you can put "ani", "mee", or "yuna" after either the first or seconf word in the combination, doesnt matter.

Luung paua kule - To be good looking

Luung paua iije - To be bad looking

Luung paua eaje - To be cute

Laje mala - Commons; Social Area

Galla uulla - To study; learn

Saji uulla - To teach

Dawa uulla - To tutor

Lojo paua - Dream; To dream

Galla isuu - To get; obtain; buy

Saji salla - To have sex

Saji isuu - To give

Saji yasa - To give birth; resuscitate

Saji yujuu - To kill

Muluu iije - Poison

Muluu iije, mijee, or nasee (depending on your view of it) - Alcohol

Laje galla kuna (Lagaku) - Bus

Laje galla kuna geke (Lagakuge) - Train

Ko sosa - Pen; pencil; marker(kile); keyboard(ella)

Muluu olle - Black Coffee

Laje eeng - Kitchen

Galla e sille - To throw; fly; move by air

Luung kaang - To be skinny

Gapee sille - Aura; atmosphere; temperature