Sotus

Sotus is an s-v-o language.

Nouns
Pronouns:  Possessive pronouns: add a suffix "-n"(vowel) or "-oin"(consonant) to pronouns and nouns, special case with the pronoun "dom".

Manis+oin= Manisoin (human being's), To+n=Ton (tree's)

General rules:

Plants have suffix -to. bjöto (birk), talto (pine tree).

Everyday object have suffix -en. Ex: kielen (a pen) from the verb kiel (to write), Lonen (an aircraft), from the verb lon (to fly).

Activities and emotions have suffix -(consonant)+ia after a consonant or -sia after a vowel is used. Ex: kiellia (writing) from the word kiel (to write); kesdisia (happiness) from the verb kesdi (to be happy); savellia (trading) from the verb savel (to do business), Pyysekessia (physical exersice) from the verb pyysykes.

Processes have suffix -tun (vowel) and -(consonat)+tun is used. Ex: Vietiatun (education) from the verb vietia (to know, to learn, to be enlighted), Kaunettun (communication) from the verb kaunet (to comunicate).

Adjectives end in suffix -sut

Punensut= red

Verbs
Verbs are inflected in Sotus.

A Sotus verb has six inflected-forms.

Example1:

English

Sotus

Example2:

English: Sotus:

Lexicon
A

Atiban(n), the past, Atide(n) yesterday, Atibanen (n) the past (grammar),

E

En (v) to be, is, am, are

Ela (v) to become

K

Kesen (n) a body

Kesdi (v) to be, Kesdisia (n) happiness

S

Stapua (v) to support, Stupua

T

Toitaa (v) to work, Toitaisia (n)

Example text
Jai aise toittaisia. Jai toitaa nin kualoinsut. Nin vaaban suetebon jai kual, pöyt, lääm on pyysykes.