Isgalino

IPA vowels
[a] - a (like in the word and.)

[ε] - e (like in the word end.)

[i:] - i (like in the word feed.)

[o] - o (like in the word pod.)

[o:] - o (Only at the end of a word but like in no'')

[u:] - u (like in the word food.)

Accents are used on vowels to denote stress. It is used in the suffix és to help further indicate the noun is female.

Consonants

 * c - [k] and [s]


 * d - [d]


 * f - [f]
 * g - [g] and [ʤ]


 * h - [h]


 * j - [ʤ]


 * k - [k]


 * l - [l]


 * m - [m]


 * n - [n]


 * p - [p]


 * r - [ɹ]


 * s - [s]


 * t - [t]


 * v - [v]


 * x - [ks]


 * y - [j]


 * c when followed by i or e is pronounced like [s]. Elsewhere it is pronounced like [k].
 * g when followed by i or e is pronounced like [ʤ]. Elsewhere it is pronounced like [g]. The combination gh is used when the [g] sound is before i or e.


 * j when followed by i or e is pronounced like [ʒ]. Elsewhere it is pronounced like [ʤ].

Diphthongs
ei - [ei] (like in the word day.)

ai - [ai] (like in the word my.)

oi - [oi] (like in the word boy.)
 * hu - [w]
 * gu - [gw]
 * cu - [kw]


 * dh - [ð] (like in the word the.)


 * th - [θ] (like in the word think.)
 * when followed by vowels

Pronouns & possessive pronouns
I- Mi

He- Li

She- Shi

It- Si

They- Ti

We- Ni

You- Dhi

You all/lot- Dhis

My- Ma

Your- Dha

His- La

Her- Sha

Our- Na

You lot's- Dhisa

Their- Ta

Its- Sa

Myself - Mastan

Yourself - Dhastan

Himself - Lastan

Herself - Shastan

Ourself - Nastan

Yourselves - Dhisastan

Themselves - Tastan

Itself - Sastan

(the stan translates as being.)

Connectives

that, than, which - dhei

Those, them - dheis

This, these - dhe, dhes

Who - kei

What - kei

When - huen

Where - huer

Why - poc

Because - podh

But - Sed

If - si

not - no

Verbs

To be - Sta

To have - Tena

To do - Asa

To be able to - Posa

To say - Disa

To go - Ira

To see - Serva

To give - Dara

To know - Siensa

To want - Kera

To love - Ama

To arrive - Ariva

To pass - Pasa

To ought to - Deba

To put - Pona

To seem - Sima

To stay - Rimana

To believe - Creia

To speak - Pala

To take or carry - Toma

To let - Permita

To follow - Sega

To find - Finda

To call - Noma

To wear - Ghera

To write - Scriba

To dance - Dansa

To think - Pensa

To wash - Lava

To start - Comensa

To read - Lera

To play - Joga

To rise - Asenda

To fall - Desasenda

To create - Creiara

To destroy - Descreiara

To like - Gusta

To earn - Gana

To laugh - Rida

To sing - Chanta

To live - Viva Phrases Hello/Good day - Benedi

Thank you - Gradhi (to thank - gradha)

Please - Agradhi (to please - agradha)

How are you - Comei sta dhi?

Basic verb tenses
Present - remains with a (Pala - speak)

Infinitive - remains with a (Pala - speak)

Past - a d is added to the end of the verb. (Palad - spoke)

Future - sa is placed before the verb. (sa pala - will speak)

Conditional - sau is placed before the verb. (sau pala - would speak)

Progressive - an n is added to the end of the verb. (Palan - speaking)

Prepositions

To - A

Infront of, before - Ante

Around - Sircom

Against - Contra

Toward - Erga

Inside - In

Outside - Noín

Below - Infra

Between, among - Inter

Within - Intra

Near - Prope

Through - Per

Behind, after - Post

Over - Super

Under - Nosuper

Beyond - Ultra

With - Com

Without - Nocom

Adjectives
(Adjectives always end in e, gender or pluralization does not affect this.)

Good - Bene (Bad - nobene.)

Big - Grande (Small - nogrande.)

Intelligent - Inteligente (Stupid - noínteligente.)

Brave - Brave (Cowardly - nobrave.)

Happy - Felise (Sad - nofelise.)

Interesting - Interese (Boring - noínterese.)

Normal - Normale - (Unusual - nonormale.)

Spanish - Ispane

Noun modifications
(Nouns which are male end in o or any consonant. Nouns which are female end in és. Nouns in which the object is either male and female or lack a gender end in i. To pluralize these nouns, this rule is applied; the plural of nouns which end in a vowel is the letter s. Plurals of nouns which end in consonants are es.)

Geli - ice, geli + gi - thing = ice cream (Ice thing.)

Ghitari - guitar, ghitari + omo - man = guitarist (Guitar man.)

Ghitari - guitar, ghitari + omés - woman = female guitarist (Guitar woman.)

Lusi - light, lusi + si - producer/maker = light bulb (Light producer.)

Domi - house, domi + ti - little = Hut (As a pose to; domi nogrande - small house)

Ispani - Spain, Ispani + ni - language = Spanish (Spanish language.)

Compra - to buy, compra + lughi - place = Market (Buying place.)