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| Case | Number | ||
| Definiteness | Gender | ||
| Verbs conjugate according to... | |||
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General information[]
Gaio is a language that is meant to simplify communication (especially written) and give information faster than with a usual language. Page in construction.
Phonology[]
Consonants[]
| Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Epiglottal | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ||||||||||
| Plosive | p b | t d | k ɡ | |||||||||
| Fricative | f | s | ʃ | x | ʁ | |||||||
| Affricate | ||||||||||||
| Approximant | j | |||||||||||
| Trill | ||||||||||||
| Flap or tap | ||||||||||||
| Lateral fric. | ||||||||||||
| Lateral app. | ||||||||||||
| Lateral flap | l |
Vowels[]
| Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i y | u | |||
| Near-close | e | o | |||
| Close-mid | |||||
| Mid | ə | ||||
| Open-mid | ɔ | ||||
| Near-open | |||||
| Open | a | ɑ |
Alphabet[]
a b c d e f g i j k l m n o p r s t u v x y
Phonotactics[]
Grammar[]
| Gender | Cases | Numbers | Tenses | Persons | Moods | Voices | Aspects | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verb | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Nouns | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Adjectives | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Numbers | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Participles | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Adverb | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Pronouns | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Adpositions | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Article | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Particle | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Nouns[]
| English | Gaio |
|---|---|
| Adult | Tangai |
| Air | Yr |
| Body | Curpu |
| Brother | Liku |
| Car | Bil |
| Child | Antu |
| City | Polar |
| Cloth | Tondula |
| Computer | Masjin |
| Day | Brin |
| Diaper | Dula |
| Dream | Fantasi |
| Drink | Tri |
| Enemy | Omal |
| Eye | Aog |
| Face | Teta |
| Family | Famila |
| Father | Paru |
| Fire | Foru |
| Food | Snac |
| Friend | Pal |
| Fun | Culki |
| Game | Antuki |
| Gift | Geivu |
| Gig | Synd |
| Glass | Bolu |
| Goodbye | Se Rej |
| Happiness | Delia |
| Hate | Noxa |
| Ice | Is |
| Kiss | Pilu |
| Land | Lan |
| Language | Parlu |
| Love | Amur |
| Lover | Amgai/Amfa |
| Man | Gai |
| Meeting | Bum |
| Mother | Mara |
| Mountain | Picu |
| Music | Mysica |
| Night | Nat |
| Party | Cic |
| Phone | Fon |
| Rock | Roc |
| Sister | Lika |
| Thanks | Tac |
| Train | Tren |
| Trip | Even |
| Women | Fa |
Verbs[]
| English | Gaio |
|---|---|
| Be | Er |
| Can / Be Able | |
| Change | Dexe |
| See | Se |
Syntax[]
Vocabulary[]
Example text[]
"Do you want to come with me to the cinema?" >> O? com filmos.
"When do you plan to travel to Bolivia?" >> A? vals Bolivia.
"I go on a trip to Bolivia next monday." >> Eve Bolivia per lun.
"Meet me at the mountain and we'll fetch rocks!" >> Bum picu e tarau rocen!
"I take the train now. Goodbye!" >> Ta trene nu. Se rej!
"I will be late because there are problems in metro line 5!" >> Kam!