Sapalee

Sapalee is a constructed language originating somewhere within the Pacific Islands and parts of north eastern Asia. It has a standard alphabet and array of sounds, and its vocabulary is limited so that the vocab is reliant on combining existing words. Much of the words you will find originate from Korean and Hawaiian, but it was made to be easy for particularly English speakers to learn, due to its extremely easy grammar rules and easy to pronounce phonology.

Sounds
The Sounds of Sapalee are very simple and easy to learn.

Consonants:

K - as in "Kite"

L - as in "Lake"

M - as in "Mile"

N - as in "Nile"

D - as in "Date"

G - as in "Gate"

J - also as in "Gate" (always makes a "g" sound no matter what, however you will never find this letter at the beginning of a word)

P - as in "Park"

S - as in "Soup"

Y - as in "Yarn"

W - as in "Warm"

Vowels:

A - as in "fAther"

E - as in "bEd"

I - as in "rIng"

O - as in "bOwl"

U - as in "jUIce"


 * these next letters are double vowels but are considered its own letter*

AA - same sound as "A"

EE - as in "dAY"

II - as in "skY"

UU - as in "gUm"

Typically consonants are never next to each other in a word which makes it easier to pronounce words with speed and fluidity. Sapalee soeakers typically may sing slow, but speak with speed.

Ambiguities
One thing that is unique about Sapalee is that almost every word in the language can be used as every part of speech, and which part of speech that is being used is determined on where it falls in a sentence. For example:

Na luung AUA ka - I am the LEADER.

Ki luung AUA - This is IMPORTANT.

Kapa paua luung AUA laje lojo - The book is ON TOP of the bed.

AUA na luung e yulle - My HEAD hurts.

Na AUA mee i yu e ka - I PUT it ON TOP of there.

See? Aua has very different meanings, but they all have a meaning of being above, superiority, but in some occasions. You dont use this when saying it is high in the sky or high up, that's actually another word, "sille".

Here are some other words with many meanings:

Dalla - to change/differentiate; to be different; a difference/change

Ella - Modern Technology; To be modern/trendy/fashionable; to anew; modern

Galla - To go/come/move; To be upcoming/in motion/ a footstep/movement


 * I know you may see that these three words all end in LLA, but don't think too much about that, that is merely a coincidence and is not apart of any pattern, you will learn more about the other verbs and adjectives in the next few sections.

Basic Grammar
First, I will introduce you to the person pronouns. They are very simple.

Na - I

Naja - We

Lee - You

Leejee - You (pl)

Yu - he/she/it

Yuju - they

(The following pronouns are for speaking use only, not for formal writing, but maybe texting. You only use these with very very close friends, because you may come off as threatening or vulgar if used with others)

Gue - I

Guejue - We

Duu - You

Duujuu - You (Pl)

Ye - He/She/It

Yaja - They

These pronouns are the same for nominative, objective, and possessive form.

Sapalee follows an SVO structure. There is no conjugation between the different pronouns, which makes learning them easier. For example:

Luung - To be

I am - Na luung

You are - Lee luung

He is - Yu luung

She is she - Yu luung yu

We are them - Naja luung yuju.

For objects after luung, they are considered just predicates, however for other verbs that use direct object, you need a marker for the direct object. This is just so you know for a fact that its the direct object and not an adverb or adjective. The object marker is "i". You place this after the verb and before the direct object.

Example:

Eeng - To eat/drink/consume

Na eeng muluu. - WRONG

Na eeng i muluu - I drink water

To make something negative, all you do is put "ani" after the verb, if it had the past tense marker "mee" and the future tense marker "yuna", then you would put "ani" after them, too.

Na eeng ani i muluu - I don't drink water.

Na eeng mee ani i muluu - I didn't drink water.

You will learn other verbs in he next section. Also a quick thing you should know is that there is no word for "the" and "a/an", but you can specify another way.

Adjectives:

Adjectives are placed after nouns. You can put verbs after nouns to make it an adjective. For example:

Na paua i aga EENG.

Aga means animal or beast, and since eeng means to consume, this sentence essentially means, "I see an animal that is eating".

Other adjectives include:

Kuna - big - ki luung aga kuna - this is a big animal

Uije - small - ki luung aga uije - this is a small animal

Eaje - cute/pretty - ki luung aga eaje - this is a cute animal

To make an adjective into an adverb, simply add "nu" before the adjectives, and place the combination after the verb or phrase.

Na kuna mee nu eaje - I grew beautifully.

Remember these can also be verbs depending on their placement.

Example:

Na kuna - I grow

Na uije - I shrink

Na eaje - I get pretty

You can tell if its a verb if in a sentence that subject has no other verb.

You can also use adjectives to describe pronouns. They sound very awkward in English but work just fine in Sapalee. For example:

Na paua mee i lee eaje. - I saw the beautiful you/ beautiful version of you/you in a beautiful form/ a type of you that is beautiful/ you while being beautiful

Other Verb Tense good to know:

Passive Tense- luung+verb

Example: Na eeng=I eat vs. Na luung eeng=I am eaten.

Do not confuse this with "I am eating", because this (the continuous tense) is expressed with either the simple tense or with another tense.

Causative Tense- saji+verb

Example: Na kuna=I grow vs. Na saji kuna=I make big/raise/make grow


 * In this situation, Na kuna lee (I grow you) would also be infered as raising if in English, it is not grammatically correct in Sapalee.

Another Example: Saji isuu (To make have) - To give

Conditional- sujo+verb

Sujo means to be able/can, but it can also mean could, just as Miluu meams to want/like/desire, but can also mean would.

Na sujo saji kuna i lee - I can raise you/I could raise you

Na miluu saji kuna i lee - I want to raise you/I would raise you

All Sapalee Verbs and Adjectives
Here is a list of all the verbs and adjectives in Sapalee as of 09/15/18, more can be added if necessary. Some of these can be considered adverbs without the use of "nu", and some can slide without "nu" but grammatically they all need that marker. I'm sectioning off the words into verbs and adjectives, because they may be more commonly found in that category, but remember, they can be found in both sections depending on placement in sentence.

Verbs:

Galla - To move; go; come; transport

Eeng - To eat; drink; consume

Miluu - To want; desire; like

Paua - To see; look; watch; read

Saji - To do; make; build; create; fix

Gapee - To touch; feel; sense

Isuu - To have; possess

Lojo - To sleep; rest; take a break

Nike - To have to; must; need; should

Uulla - To understand; know; realize; mean; be aware

Mala - To speak; talk; communicate

Yasa - To live; stay; continue; wait

Yujuu - To die

Yulle - To ruin; break; destroy

Ejui - To hear; listen

Dalla - To change; alter; differentiate

Sujo - To be able; can

Salla - To love; adore

Ijia - To exist; be real; true

Sika - To start; begin; commence

Killa - To end; finish

Gima - To battle; challenge; compete; fight

Niisa - To remember; recall; notify

Kana - To clean; refresh

Seja - To think; wonder

Yaki - To show; present

Nagi - To put; place; set; lay down; let go

Meja - To take; grab; hold; pick up

Dawa - To help; assist; serve

Sosa - To write; draw; type

Kile - To color; paint

Suung - To wear; put on; put up

Goya - To take off; put away; put down; remove

Do - To agree

Adjectives: With adjectives you do need luung (to be) in a sentence, and not just subject+adjective

Kule - Good; Nice

Iije - Bad; Evil; Dirty

Sase - Smart; Knowledgeable

Mijee - Crazy; Scary

Kuna - Big; Old; Antique

Uije - Small; Young; Little; New

Kaje - Fun; Entertaining

Pokuu - Normal; Basic; Usual; Habitual

Maji - Similar; Same

Kija - A lot; Extra

Eaje - Sweet; Beautiful; Aesthetically pleasing; Fragrant

Esee - Easy; Simple

Duja - Hard; Difficult; Rough

Wale - Alone; Only; Unique

Wawa - Strong; Powerful; Super

Yuung - More; Anymore (this is an adverb that doesn't need "nu")

Ouje - Less; Not as much

Gole - Never

Ajue - Other; Another; Again

Nasee - Amazing; Fascinating; Exciting

Siijee - Hesitant; Confusing; Lost

Geke - Fast; Speedy; Short; Brief

Leeki - Responsible; Accountable;

Mani - Very; So (this is an adverb that doesn't need "nu")

Dael - All; Forever; Always (this is an adverb that doesn't need "nu")

Pika - Almost; Close; Pretty Much

Pajua - Casual; Occasional; Sometimes

Pimi - Secret; Unknown; Mysterious

Kilo - Silent; Quiet; Empty

For adjectives, not make it negative, you still put ani after the verb, which for adjectives, the verb is luung.

Na luung ani kuna - I am not big.

For comparatives, add yuung or ouje then ge (than)

Na luung kuna ouje ge lee - I am not as big as you.

Yu luung sase yuung ge naja - He is smarter than us.

Animals and Colors
Animals in Sapalee are very vague and require a lot of imagination, on purpose. In actuality, Sapalee is designed so that you integrate foreign words into the language to make things specific for simplicity. In Sapalee, only a few animals species can be described without the use of a foreign word, because the vocab for animals is very broad. If you don't understand, let me show you here:

The word for animal is "Aga", and here are the descriptors given:

Mammal - Aga Yiju

Fish - Aga Muluu

Reptilian - Aga Layee

Flying - Aga Sille

Insect - Aga Lala

Amphibian - Aga Papii

This essentially is the only way to talk about animals, but there are ways to specify. If you want to specify the animal, but can't express it in Sapalee (which is most cases) you just say the animal and class, then the animal in your language. For example:

If a french person wanted to say "My dog", but can't express dog in Sapalee, they would say "Aga yiju Chien na"

If a Korean person wanted to talk about a shark, they would say "Aga muluu 상어"

Simple!

However, there are some animals you can say with only Sapalee words. For example, "Kaang" the word for line, string, chord, rope, etc. So if I said, "Aga layee kaang", I'm saying "A stringed, line, rope reptile, or in words, a snake!

Other animals include, Aga muluu dalla kile - Octopus/Cuttlefish

Aga yiju muluu kaje - Dolphin

Colors - Kile:

Colors are very easy and simple, like in every language. Treat them like they are-- adjectives.

Red - Nauja

Yellow - Luke

Blue - Anga

Green - Lila

Orange - Yuge

Purple - Sula

To make a color more specific, you can just combine these colors, to make it a "colorish color"

Example:

Lila anga - Blueish green

Sula nauja - Reddish purple

For black and white we have two special words:

Olle - Black/Dark/Night

Siiya - White/Light/Day

Olle siiya/Siiya olle - Gray (Blackish white/Whitish black)

This can also refer to the main colors as well:

Lila siiya - Light Green

Sula olle - Dark Purple

You can now combine this with many other nouns (which you will learn in the next lesson)

Aga luke - yellow animal Aga layee kaang olle - black snake

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Questions and Conjunctions
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