Oseroa

Welcome to the page on the Oseroa language. This is also a constructed Bantu language that is placed in the same group as Fangwa and Entesi. All these three languages are not mutually intelligible though, they are considered three separate branches. Oseroa's structure is similar to Entesi, it is also an SOV language and in Oseroa the adjective also precedes the noun like in Entesi. But on the other hand in Oseroa has the noun class particle is a prefix and in Entesi it is a suffix  mo remo = the man. What separates Oseroa from both Entesi and Fangwa is the verb conjugation: in Oseroa the verb prefix consists of the tense particle first and then the personal particle, for example: ye nbona = I see [pres. tense-1p sg- see].

The number system is also different, in Oseroa the counting is done on base 6: The numerals are 1 moze 2 vedi 3 shato 4 ni 5 shano 6 shande 7 shande nwa moze 8 shande nwa vedi 9 Shande nwa shato 10 shande nwa ní 11 shande nwa shano12 veshande (= 2 times 6) 13 veshande nwa moze ; 18 = shashande;  24 = nishande;

30 =  shanande , 60 = konshande ( from the old word komi (10)

The personal pronouns are somewhat different to Entesi but not very far removed:

I =  hine ; you (sg) =  hiu ; he/she =  hia ; we =  hiti  (inclusive);  hito  (exclusive); you (pl) =  hinqu ; they = hiva