Zievotuto

Zievotuto is a simplistic or minimalist conlang created as a conlang in my conworld, and I put this conlang into one of my webtoon projects (if only I got enough spare time to actually publish one on webtoon canvas). In my conworld, this conlang was specifically made in order to test the influence of language restriction and its correlation to the native speakers ability in language learning, as well as to try limiting the native speakers' ability to learn a new language, so that they could isolate the native speakers and keep them from getting in touch with any outsiders. This language will be teached to the children of the criminals who are going to be exiled.

When I made this conlang, I was intrigued by Rotokas, a language in Papua New Guinea with (arguably) the least phoneme inventory in the world. They only have 6 consonants and 5 vowels in Rotokas, and it only allows for (C)V phonotactic. So from this, I was inspired to make a conlang with a smaller phoneme inventory that only permits (C)V syllables.

Classification and Dialects
I actually have made some dialects of this, but I put them in my notebooks and I forget the details of the dialects. So I'll put this later on after I have some free times...

Phonotactics
Zievotuto only permits (C)V syllables, so its phonotactic is amongst the simplest one's in the world.

Grammar
Zievotuto was designed to be simplistic in every aspect possible.

Nouns
All regular nouns in Zievotuto are always end with either -o (e.g. "ruro" (person)) or -ae ("oae" (excessiveness)), while proper nouns could end with any vowel available in Zievotuto. This feature was particularly inspired by Esperanto.

Only regular nouns ending with -o have plural form: -io.

E.g. "ruro" (person) → "rurio" (people).

Nouns ending in -ae doesn't inflect for plurality.

Verbs
The verbs in Zievotuto always ends with -u as in Japanese.

Verbs in Zievotuto also have various forms which only differ by the ending, and tthose are:

- Neutral/dictionary form: -u (e.g. "ziatu" (sing), "ziru" (see))

- Passive form: -uru (e.g. "ziaturu" (is sung), "ziruru" (is seen))

- Attributive form: -ui (e.g. "ziatui" (that/who sings), "ziru" (that/who sees))

- Gerund noun: -oui (e.g. "ziatoui" (singing), "ziroui" (seeing))

- Nonhuman noun: -o/-iivo (e.g. "ziato" (song), "ziro" (eye), "ziriivo" (camera))

- Human noun: -iiro (e.g. "ziatiiro" (singer), "ziriiro" (seer, (eye)witness))

- Infinitive form: -ou/-u (e.g. "ziatou/ziatu" (to sing), "ziru/zirou" (to see))

- Optative mood: -ei (e.g. "ziatei" (may one sings), "zirei" (may one see))

- Imperative mood: -i/-ie (e.g. "ziati/ziatie" (sing!/go sing now!), "ziri/zirie" (see!/go see now!))

- Polite imperative mood: (e.g. "ziatue" (please sing!), "zirue" (please see!))

Example text
/A kui rievio i rievurau u are Zievotuto. A kui tut-o i iak-a u iroe zievouka teita tutio, te i tuturiu e Kitario./

"This text was written with Zievo languge. This language is one of simplistic conlangs, and it's spoken by Kitaro's""

a kui riev⟩i⟨-o i riev-ur⟩a⟨-u u are Ziev-o-tut-o. a kui tut-o i iak-a u iroe ziev-ouk-a teit-a tut⟩i⟨-o, te i tut-ur⟩i⟨-u e Kit-ar⟩i⟨o.

NOM this word⟩PL⟨-NOUN PRED word-PASSIVE⟩PST⟨-VERB ADJUNCT through simple-the.one.that-speak-NOUN. NOM this speak-NOUN PRED one-10⁰ ADJUNCT from simple-prone.to-ADJ create-ADJ speak⟩PL⟨-NOUN, and PRED speak-PASSIVE⟩CONT⟨-VERB ACC original-the.one.who⟩PL⟨-NOUN

a kui riev⟩i⟨-o i riev-ur⟩a⟨-u u are Ziev-o-tut-o. a kui tut-o i iak-a u iroe ziev-ouk-a teit-a tut⟩i⟨-o, te i tut-ur⟩i⟨-u e Kit-ar⟩i⟨o.

NOM this word⟩PL⟨-NOUN PRED word-PASSIVE⟩PST⟨-VERB ADJUNCT through simple-the.one.that-speak-NOUN. NOM this speak-NOUN PRED one-10⁰ ADJUNCT from simple-prone.to-ADJ create-ADJ speak⟩PL⟨-NOUN, and PRED speak-PASSIVE⟩CONT⟨-VERB ACC original-the.one.who⟩PL⟨-NOUN