Lapizyol

Lapizyol (/ˈlapyzjɔl̩/) is a language used in Lapiz, a country in Yanizz. It was the base for Yolon.

It uses SVO and is head-final.

Letters are capitalized like in german, where they are capitalized if they are nouns. U NCAPITALIZED L ETTERS ARE 3/4 THE L ETTER'S SIZE, LIKE THIS.

Pronunciation
Note: "if stressed" and "if on a stressed syllable" rules don't apply on words with a single syllable, unless the "stressed" is in bold letters.

Prefixes
win- = COMP (transforms good into better)

won- = SUP (transforms good into best)

ta- = AUG

tu- = DIM

^ = diacritic used above the first letter to indicate a name

Suffixes
-ha = noun to adjective

-he = noun to verb

-(p)izz = possessive

-mu = dual, -gaw = plural, -xaw = (rarely used) singular

-el = stative ajective (the thing is good, yev keron ye dalel), -al = stative verb (the thing is moving, yev keron ye dexoral)

Time
-ŕi = past, -ra = present, -ruz = future, -ren = infinitive, -ŕuz = future perfect (would have)

Basic Words
Di = me, Do = you, Da = he/she, Ło = we (me and you), La = we (but not you), Ła = we (ło+la)

Zu = no, Zi = yes

Zeden = hi/greeting, Fuzz = bye

Vaw = it, for nonliving things

Yev = the, e/ez = a/an

Ye = is

Ve = and, Vo = or

Vat = this, Vyat = that

Az = that (like in the sentence "thing that moves" (keron az yes dexoral))

Lin = in/inside

Nayan = other

Tałko = why, Talen = because

Kal = what/question, Ŕezkal = where, Zyłkal = when, Yokal = who

Nouns
Keron = thing, Takeron = anything, Tukeron = something

Ŕez = place

Zyłko = time

Zil = age, Tazil = old, Tuzil = new

Ŕi = path, Taŕi = road, Rinau = highway

Yo = yanizzian, Yozu = alien, Neyo = creature

Ŕoz = god

Zul = order/simplicity, Ziel = chaos/complex

Kal = question

Tiv = light

Nyen = difficulty

Pyte = name

Nature
Ŕan = green/nature

Piŕyin = grass, Powŕan = tree

Oy = stone

Tivoy = ore

Cosmos-related
Wo = star

Nag = sky

Won = cosmos

Yan = planet

Woŕi = galaxy

Voyd = nebula

Verbs
Kyeu = attack/fight, Ket = defend

Kaz = like, Zukaz = dislike

Ny = create, Nu = destroy

Mex = use

Nuko = want

Henyo = learn

Yenu = mine

Dex = walk, Tadex = run, Dexo = move

Adjectives
Dal = good, Zul = bad

Zuki = safe, Zule = dangerous

Penye = easy, Zunye = hard

Example Text
English: The Yanizzians created Yolon, a language that would be used on other galaxies. Yolon is simpler than Lapizyol, so that learning it is easier.

Lapizyol: Yev Yogaw nyŕi Yołon, e Yol az mexŕi lin nayan Woŕigaw. Yołon ye winzul Lapizyol, talen yev Yołonizz nymo nukoŕi Zuyogaw henyoŕuz vaw yeŕuz penye.

IPA: /ˈjɔgaʍ ˈniːrʲy ˈjɔʟon, e jɔl̩ az ˈmɛx̝rʲuz lin naˈjan ˈʍorʲygaʍ. ˈjɔʟon je ʍynˈzul̩ ˈlapyzjɔl̩, ˈtalen jev ˈjɔʟonyʑ ˈniːmo nuˈkɔrʲi zuˈjɔgaʍ heˈnjɔrʲuz vaʍ jerʲuz peˈnjɛ./

Gloss: Yanizzian-PL create-PAST Yolon, UNDEF language REL use-PAST in other-galaxy-PL. Yolon COP COMP-simple Lapiz-language, because DEF Yolon-POS create-AGT want-PAST alien-PL learn-PTF 2sg.INAN is-PTF easy.