Zazt

SVO
Subject-Verb-Object

Alphabet
Zazt uses the English Alphabet (excluding q)

Alphabet song: at b ci dra et fu go...ha i ja...ka li mo...nel oo pe...ral su te...u ve dwe...x yu N zak. Naiym im nouym ti leabt, fovo iim atai zi ses il ron im.

Consonants
Most constants are pronounced as they would be in English.

Exceptions

The letter K in Zazt always makes a hard K sound (as in kite) while C always makes a CH sound (as in Church).

B in Zazt is pronounced as if it were spelled BE. Except when it is actually spelled BE than it is pronounced like B would.

Ex: Bu(to be) is pronounced as if it were spelled Beu while Utbeil(car) would be pronounced as if it were spelled utbil.

The letter H and Y are silent when they are not at the beginning of a word. Note: even though they are usually silent letters they usually effect the pronounciation of a word. How so will be decribed later.

Vowels prononciation
A- AH

E- AY as in BAY

I- EE as in FEET

O- OH

U- EW as in NEW

'''Note: Any italic letters refer to English pronunciation. EM for example in Zazt is pronounced as AYM because E in Zazt is pronounced as AY as in BAY. While EM (when italic) refers to its pronunciation in English. EM is pronounced as EM in EMPTY'. ''

Double, Triple Same Consonants
When every you have a word that has two of the same consonant together as in the verb rmmca (to write) the consonant is pronounced as its name in English. For example the double M in rmmca would be pronounce em as in empty. So that the word rmmca would be pronounced remca

Other ex: Lettca (to think) is pronounced letica, Uktodll (toliet) would be pronounced uktod''el. ''

'''Exception: WW is pronouced as QU. '''

When every you have a word that has three of the same constant then an apostaphe needs to be used after the first consonant such as in the word en'nn (lazy). En'nn is pronounced En'''en. ''

Double, Triple Same Vowel
A- When there are two A's together in a word such as in laau (light), AA is pronounced as an enlonged A which would produce an AHH sound.

E- When there are two E's together in a word such as in fee(last) the E's are pronounced seperatly which will produce an Ay Ay sound.

I- When there are two I's together in a word the first I is pronounced as I in the Enlish word ICE while the second I is pronounced the same it normally would as EE in FEET.

O- When there are two O's together in a word each O is pronounced seperately as it normally would.

U- When there are two U's together in a word each U is pronouced seperately as it normally would.

When every you have a word that has three of the same vowels then an apostaphe needs to be used after the first vowels such as in the word ga'aa (to go). Ga'aa is pronounced Ga'ahh

Vowel + Y
AY is pronounced like the AY in English such as in the word BAY. AY in Zazt is pronounced just like the vowel E in Zazt.

IY is pronouced like I in ISLAND

OY is pronouced as O would usually be pronounced as OH

EY is prounouced as E would usually be prounouced as AY

UY is prounounced as the U in UM.

Consonant Clusters at the beginning of words
Regular- pronounced as they would be in English

dr

fr

gr

kr

kl

pr

tr

st

sl

pl

gl

sp

Irregular-

All consonant clusters at the beginning of words which are not regular are irregular. Such as in the word scamca (to cause). Sc is irregular, to pronounce it you take the first letter and pronounce it as it's name in English; scamca would be pronounced escamca. Other Ex: zb (is) would be pronounced zib. Remember B is pronounced as if it were spelled BE so zb would be pronounced zibe.

Other combinations which affect pronunciation
Ei- Pronounced like EE in FEET just like the Zazt vowel i but is more emphasised

Ou- Pronounced as OU in OUT

Et- Pronouced as ET in PET

Ed- Pronouced as ED in RED

Es- Pronouced as ES in YES, pronounced same as SS in Zazt

Aw- Pronounced like AW in AWSOME

Ow- Pronounced as an emphasised O as ''OHH. ''

Adding Y
Adding Y to the first combinations will prevent changes in pronunciation for the upper list of combinations listed above. Remember EY and OY are pronounced as E would normally be pronounced and as O would normally be pronounced.

E is normally pronounced in Zazt as AY and O is usually pronounced as OH so

Eyi- Pronounced AYEE

Oyu- Pronounced OHEW

Eyt- Pronounced AYT, EIGHT

Eyd- Pronounced AYD, AID

Eys- Pronounced AYS, ACE

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Pronouns
Unlike in English where there are different forms of pronounes: HE/HIM, SHE/HER, in Zazt there is only one form and those are as follow.

Although words like myself, yourself etc. are used and are formed by adding SE to the end of these pronounes Ex: Imse means myself, zise means yourself etc.

Forms of AM
zoo, zb, and zom are used when describing a noun. Examples using the adjective bored(auldjed)

Articles
A- Ama

The (Singular)- Ti

The (Plural)- Di

To
To- Ta

Singular To Plural
Nouns ending in a constanant (besides C and S) are made plural by adding an S.

more examples

Nouns ending in a C are made plural by adding another C.

Nouns ending in the letter A are made plural by turning the A into an E.

Note: whenever a noun ends in with AA there is an ' between the two A's. Ex: Tlla'a.

Nouns ending in the letter O are usually made plural by turning the O into an I.

Nouns ending in IO are made plural by changing the O to an 'i. This is to seperate the two i's.

Nouns ending in EO are made plural by changing the O to a Yi. This is to seperate e and i.

Nouns ending in the letter U are made plural by turning the U into an IE.

Summary

1. Nouns ending in constanants are made plural by adding an S.

2. Nouns ending in a vowel: A becomes E, O becames I, and U becomes IE.

3. Exceptions: Nouns ending with a C made plural by adding another C

Nouns ending in S are made plural by adding another S

Nouns ending in IO or EO see above.

Basic Nouns Dictionary
Complete Dictionary at Zazt dictionary

Animals
Bee- Laing

Bird- Liao

A bug- iniver

Cat- Flegaol

Dog- kraorl

Eagle- Lihio

Elephant- Gigalf

Fish- Fina

Spider- Otminera

Whale- Wulg

Possesion
To indicate possesion you add a Z to the end of a noun.

Conjugating Verbs
Most verbs consist of a base and an ending. The ending changes depending of the number of the noun(s) doing the action and the tense being used.

The infinited endings for regular verbs are CA, TA, PA, and U.

Conjugating CA verbs

Jumca- to play

Zo/zb/zom needs to be used before verb when using past tense

Will: Atai (S), Eteo (P) must be used before verb when using future tense. In future tense the ending isn't added to the base word but seperate unlike in the other tenses

When using present participle ajj(S) or ejj(P) must be used. The ending is seperate from the base word.

Conjugating TA verbs

Agta- to stop

Zo/zb/zom needs to be used before verb when using past tense

Will: Atai (S), Eteo (P) must be used before verb when using future tense. In future tense the ending isn't added to the base word but seperate unlike in the other tenses.

The original TA ending isn't completely dropped, only the A is dropped.

When using present participle ajj(S) or ejj(P) must be used. The ending is seperate from the base word.

The original TA ending isn't completely dropped, only the A is dropped.

Conjugating PA verbs

Zgapa- to leave

Zo/zb/zom needs to be used before verb when using past tense

Will: Atai (S), Eteo (P) must be used before verb when using future tense. In future tense the ending isn't added to the base word but seperate unlike in the other tenses.

The original PA ending isn't completely dropped, only the A is dropped.

When using present participle ajj(S) or ejj(P) must be used. The ending is seperate from the base word.

The original PA ending isn't completely dropped, only the A is dropped.

Conjugating U verbs

Sumu- to eat

Zo/zb/zom needs to be used before verb when using past tense

Will: Atai (S), Eteo (P) must be used before verb when using future tense. In future tense the ending isn't added to the base word but seperate unlike in the other tenses.

When using present participle ajj(S) or ejj(P) must be used. The ending is seperate from the base word.

Irregular Verbs
Some verbs are irregular.

Special 4
iuri(to want), oneidi(to need), issi(to have) and oesi(to feel) are conjugated as follows (using iuri as an example).

Note: The first i in iuri is weird in that it is pronouced as iy in Zazt or as in Enlish it is pronounced as the I in ''Island. ''

Present Tense

Past tense

Basic Verbs Dictionary
Complete dictionary at Zazt dictionary

List of CA Verbs 

Abeca- can

Aca- to act

Amca- to like

Enca- to dislike

Ipofca- to wish

Jumca- to play

Krica- to describe

Kumca- to come

Nnurca- to work

Rimca- to read

Rmmca- to write

Scamca- to cause

Sistca- to help

List of TA Verbs

Agta- to stop

Dta- to do

Midta- to make

Nndta- to finish

Ofota- to photograph

Olota- to see

Ragta- to resist

Wolta- to watch

List of PA Verbs

Eipa- to sleep

Rccpa- to control

Vespa- to talk

List of U Verbs

Sumu- to eat

Prepositions
Prepostions in Zazt don't match up exactly with English prepostions.

IN and ON

IN when refering to actually being inside of something (a room for example) translates to RLLK in Zazt.

ON when refering to actually being on/ontop of something (a chair for example) translates to ULK in Zazt.

While when the words IN and ON refer to other things such as being "on" television or saying that you wrote something "in" pen, the word L'LL is used.

In these cases your not saying your actually ontop of the television, and your not saying that what you wrote is inside a pen.

Ex:

I am on my bed.

Im zta ulk mess eidll.

I am in school.

Im zta rllk ileotto.

I like to write in my language.

Im amca ta rmmca l'll mess oubt.

Coordinating Conjunctions
And- N

But- bea

Or- odo

So- zuz

JED and SSP endings
While there are words that are only adjectives such as en'nn(lazy) other adjectives are creating by adding JED and SSP to the ends of verbs. Auldta(to bore) for example can be made into Auldjed(Bored) or Auldssp(Boring).

Ex: Im zo auldjed. Translation: I am bored.

Use of Bu(to be)
Bu can also be used when describing a noun but you must use a verb which agrees with the noun being described.

Amca- to love

Ex: Im bu amkat. Literal Translation: I be loved. Actual Translation: I am loved. Remember Bu must be conjugated

Ex: Ize bi amkot.

Note you can't write "Im zoo amkat" because that would mean "I loved" amkat would be used as a verb in past tense.

List of Adjectives
Colors

Black- Aak

Red- R'ros

Yellow- Laule

Green- Vegil

Orange- Roga

Purple- Plurle

Brown- Mornt

Grey- Gakal

White- Blul

Pink- Rosil

Blue- Luom

Adverbs
INT is used in front of adjectives to turn them into adverbs. When using adjectives which end in SSP and JED use the SSP version.

Int en'nn: means lazily

Int auldssp: means boringly

[X Int auldjed: is incorrect X]

Conversation
Hello- agaa

Pleasure to meet- g'gusa

Bye- jejip

Good bye- pro jejip

Please- In favaf

Thank you(for)- gamof zi (rul)

Very grateful(for)- igaag(rul)

Your welcome- ngi

Sorry- esdal

Ex:

Im zo esdal nnt. I'm very sorry

G'gusa zizi. Pleasure to meet you(P).

Gaf rul zss sistilt- Thanks for your help.

Family
Father- kmoeo

Mother- kmai

Brother- zokino

Sister- zakima

Uncle- zomio

Aunt- zamea

Grandfather- zono

Grandmother- zama

Cousin(boy)- Cududo

Cousin(girl)- Cilila

Countries
Argentina- Argantin

Brazil- Brazal

Canada- Kanda

Chile- Hhila

China- Ciona

Denmark- Deenmak

England- Ingofar

Egypt- Eggpo

France- Froanc

Germany- Jerma

Ghana- Goana

Greece- Grecct

Iceland- Froodfar

Italy- Itaza

Ireland- Irefar

Ivory Coast- Ivore Ulol

Japan- Japoan

Mexico- Mexoco

Netherlands- Olland

New Zealand- Nul Zeelfar

North Korea- Nodra Kkoea

Paraguay- Pargua

Russia- Ruusa

Slovakia- Sovaka

South Africa- Sudra Afdar

South Korea- Sudra Kkoea

Spain- Spian

Abeca Zi Rmmca Nis
Ceo zi abeca rimca nis im isud bu awowjed. Im bu nomt Gevono(mess unomu l'll zazt) N im propa na zi lettca aplam rul mess oubtja na im ajj mditan. Im Nnurca rul mess oubtja rjan N propa na nio atai bil ama eoljed oubtja ama dai. Bea iba naiym im atai cojj il nnurca nio.