Savazano

Setting
Savazano is a relative of Logiano but uses a simplified alphabet. Like Logiano, Savazano is an auxiliary language but is more directed at international business relations.

Phonotactics
No more than two consonants in succession per root word. If roots are combined and there are more than two consonants in succession, the letter A is added to the end of the first root.

Basic Grammar
=== Articles===

Nouns
==== Pronouns/Possessives==== ==== Objects==== Indirect objects (Dative case) are formed by adding v to the end of a noun, not the root.

Ko das zov ze galo ~ I give you the gift

Proper Nouns
The ending lo is added to proper nouns that usually end in a vowel. Otherwise, an o is placed after the last letter.

Ko tuxanas Marialo ~ I (am familiar with) Maria

Ko tuxanas Wasintono ~ I (am familiar with) Washington

Verbs
Verbs are formed by attaching as to the root.
 * vas ~ look
 * las ~ be
 * ragenas ~ write
 * brandas ~ drive
 * tiras ~ throw

Negatives
Negative verbs are formed simply by adding the prefix be
 * ko be-las ~ I am not

The Verb Groups
There are two groups of verb suffixes, the i group and the a group. These suffixes determine (among other things) tense and voice.
 * vas-pita ~ had seen [see(past)(perfective)]

The ï group suffix always precedes the a group suffix. If more than one a group suffixis needed, they are simply added onto each other.
 * vas-fasa ~ to see oneself [see(infinitive)(reflexive)]

There are no transition verbs.

The i Group
Each of these is denoted by a suffix ending in i

The a Group
Each ending is denoted by a suffix ending in a

Examples and Explanations

 * Ko bras-ka vas-fa ze keno ~ I am going to see the dog

Literally, this statement means "I going to see the dog." A helping verb is not used.


 * Ko vas-nika ze keno ~ I wll be seeing the dog

Again, the helping verb is omitted.


 * Ko vas-pitama ton ze keno ~ I had been seen by the dog

The ending pi denotes past tense, ta denotes perfective (have seen), and ma denotes passive (am/is/are seen).

Adjectives

beyu uto

beyum uti

Comparatives

et

etka

Adjective Derivations

nole

vere

vore

hebe

kiye

bekiye

sele

sole

Adverbs

engortuk

ko engortuk bras-pi

Table of Correlatives

Prepositions

ven

Conjunctions

it

jot

beyot

mut

gut

wit

at

vot…it

ret…yot

berit…beyot

besot…mut

sodot

falat

let

met

klovot

zuxat

zupet

xat

yabet

sanat

hit

wet

plet

dablot

kruvet

lut

Sentence Structure

ko vas ze keno

vas ko ze keno?

Simple Phrases

helo

hayo

bratwiyo

xoza las zo?

twiyu

xanu

ranu

twiyu-sole

twiyvego

ya

be

ko alas

ko ivas

Numbers

kiy

sen

kus

gav

yav

ag

ud

par

ros

tes

raz

kes

vel

yab

miy

udkin

parkiy-par

roskiy-ros

ud-ve-par

ud-pa-ros

Subjunctive

xat ro worbalas-ti, ro yegas-fi num donvi

Realis/Irrealis

Modality

Deontic ki, ti

Epistemic hebuk