Savazano

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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.

Structure

Alphabet

Aa [ɑː]	Bb [b]	Ss [s]	Dd [d]	Ee [ɛ]	Ff [f]	Gg [g]	Xx [x] (kh)	Ii [i]	Yy [j]	Kk [k]
Ll [l]	Mm [m]	Nn [n]	Oo [oʊ]	Pp [p]	Rr [r]	Tt [t]	Uu [u:]	Vv [v]	Ww [w]	Zz [z]

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.

"Goodbye" is made from the roots br- go, and twiy- good. An a must be placed between the roots, forming bratwiyo

If roots are combined and there is a double letter, the second is omitted. Letters at the beginning of words are hardened. Stress is always placed on the penultimate syllable. Affixes separated by a dash are not considered part of the word and therefore do not follow this rule.

Basic Grammar

Articles

	Definite	Indefinite
Singular	za	ka
Plural	zan	myoka

Endings

	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Preposition*	Conjunction*	Adjective Derivation	Adverb
Singular	o	u	as	n	t	e	uk
Plural	i	um

* = These endings are only attached to roots that end in vowels.

kad- box	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Preposition	Conjuntion	Adjective Derivation	Adverb
Singular	kado box	kadu box-like	kadas box			kade	kaduk- like a box
Plural	kadi boxes	kadum box-like

The adjective derivation of kad has no translation because it can't be used

If you meean box as an adjective than why not boxy, The boxy house xD vii

The adjective derivation is more like "The house is big-ish" or "big-phobic". "Boxy" would just be the adj. form kadu Razlem 03:11, May 5, 2010 (UTC)

Nouns

Pronouns/Possessives

		Singular	Plural
1st Person	Pronoun	ko I, me	egi we
	Possessive	ku my, mine	egu our
2nd Person	Pronoun	zo you	vosi you all
	Possessive	zu your	vosu your
3rd Person	Pronoun	ro he, him	sti they, them
		mo she, her
		bo it
	Possessive	ru his	stu their, theirs
		mu her, hers
		bu its

Objects

Indirect objects (Dative case) are formed by adding v to the end of a noun, not the root.

Ko das zov za galo ~ I give you the gift

Noun Derivations

	End Root	Example	Translation
Inhabitant	ov	indusovo	Indian (person)
Language	an	indusano	Indian (language)
Doer	til	ragentilo	writer
-ness	vor	enonvoro	angriness
-ability	keb	enonkebo	angry-ability

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 i 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)]

The only helping verb is las (am/is/are/be). This is one of the major changes from Logiano, which has no helping verbs.

The i Group

Each of these is denoted by a suffix ending in i

	Ending	Example	English
Simple Past	pi	vas-pi	saw
Future	ni	vas-ni	will see
Past Imperfect	wi	vas-wi	saw
Conditional	fi	vas-fi	would see
Influential	ti	vas-ti	should see
Imperative	ki	vas-ki	see!

The a Group

Each ending is denoted by a suffix ending in a

	Ending	Example	English
Active	ka	(las) vas-ka	(am/is/are) seeing
Perfective	ta	vas-ta	have seen
Infinitive	fa	vas-fa	to see
Gerund	la	vas-la	seeing
Passive	ma	(las) vas-ma	(am/is/are) seen
Reflexive	sa	vas-sa	see oneself

Examples and Explanations

Ko las bras-ka vas-fa za kano ~ I am going to see the dog

Literally, I be going to see the dog

Ko las-ni vas-ka za kano ~ I will be seeing the dog

Literally, I will be seeing the dog

Ko las-pita vas-ma ton za kano ~ I had been seen by the dog

pi and ta denote the past and perfective, respectively. ma is then added to vas to change see to seen

Adjectives

Adjectives are put before the object that they are describing and are created by adding u to the root.

beyu uto~ beautiful car

Adjectives that describe plural nouns end in um.

beyum uti ~ beautiful cars

Comparatives

Comparatives are formed by adding the suffix vortane (more) or vorsoltane (most) to the end of an adjective. The word “than” when used to compare is wen.

vizu-vortane wen neso ~ whiter than snow

Adjective Derivations

Derivation	Ending	Example	English
Opposite	nole	enonu-nole	un-angry
Lack	vere	enonu-vere	angry-less
Surfeit	vore	enonu-vore	angry-ful
Possibility	kebe	enonu-kebe	angry-able
Liking	kiye	enonu-kiye	angry-philic
Disliking	bekiye	enonu-bekiye	angry-phobic
Weakening of Meaning	sele	enonu-sele	angry-ish
Strengthening of Meaning	sole	enonu-sole	really really angry

These endings can be combined like the a group if necessary.

Adverbs

Adverbs are formed by attaching k to the end of an adjective (not the root).

enonuk ~ angrily

Adverbs immediately precede the verb.

ko enonuk bras-pi ~ I went angrily.

Table of Correlatives

Loosely based on Zamenhof's table for Esperanto. There is no distinction for relative pronouns.

ko ziyas moza brandas ~ I know who drives.

The conjunction "that" is expressed simply as mat.

ro ziyas mat ko las brandas-ka ~ He knows that I am driving.

Table of Correlatives		Interrogative	Indication- Distal	Indication- Proximal	Indefinite	Universal	Negative
		-za	-ma	-va	-ka	-da	-ba
Type	fyo-	fyoza what kind of	fyoma that kind of	fyova this kind of	fyoka any kind of	fyoda each kind of	fyoba no kind of
Reason	po-	poza why	poma thus	pova thereby	poka for some reason	poda for all reasons	poba for no reason
Time	kro-	kroza when	kroma then	krova now	kroka sometime	kroda always	kroba never
Place	ko-	koza where	koma there	kova here	koka somewhere	koda everywhere	koba nowhere
Manner	xo-	xoza how/as	xoma as	xova hereby	xoka somehow	xoda in every way	xoba in no way
Association	so-	soza whose	soma that one's	sova this one's	soka someone's	soda everyone's	soba no one's
Thing	fo-	foza what	foma that	fova this	foka something	foda everything	foba nothing
Amount	myo-	myoza how much	myoma that much	myova this much	myoka some	myoda all	myoba none
Individual	mo-	moza who, which [X]	moma that [X]	mova this [X	moka someone, some [X]	moda everyone, every [X]	moba no one, no [X]

Prepositions

All prepositions end in N, and each one has one fixed meaning. If it’s necessary to use a preposition and it’s not clear which one to use, the word ven is used, which has no fixed meaning. Prepositions will always succeed the verb and start a prepositional clause.

Prepositional Phrases/Clauses

The book in the box is black

Za tako pen za kado las zyonu

The book in the box is black

The book, which is in the box, is black

Za tako, mat las pen za kado, las zyonu

The book, that is in the box, is black

The book, which I took with me, is black

Za tako, mat ko vutilas-pi kron ko, las zyonu

The book, that I brought with I, is black

The book, which I went to the store with, is black

Za tako, mat ko bras-pi an za lonsato kron, las zyonu

The book, that I went to the store with, is black

La caja que llevo conmigo es negro

Za kado mat ko vutilas kron ko las zyonu

The box that I bring with me is black

La caja, que fui a la tienda con, es negro

Za kado, mat ko bras-pi an za lonsato kron, las zyonu

The box, that I went to the store with, is black

Conjunctions

All conjunctions end in an semi-unreleased plosive t.

Coordinating

And	it
Or	yot
Nor	beyot
But	mut
Yet	gut
So	wit
For	at

Correlating

Both…and	vot...it
Either…or	ret...jot
Neither…nor	beret...beyot
Not only…but also	besot...mut

Subordinate

After	sodot
Although	falat
As	let
Because	pozat
Before	klovot
Even if	zuxat
Even though	zupet
If	xat
Provided that	yabet
Rather than	sanat
Since	xit
So that	wet
Though	plet
Whereas	dablot
Whether	kruvet
While	lut

Sentence Structure

Basic sentences are SVO. Interogatives undergo SV inversion.

Ko vas za kano ~ I see the dog

Vas ko za kano? ~ Do I see the dog?

Simple Phrases

Hello- xelo

Hi- xayo

Goodbye- bratwiyo

How Are You?- xoza las zo?

Good- twiyu

Bad- xanu

So-so- ranu

Excellent- twiyu-sole

Welcome- twiyvego

Yes- ya

No- be

Please/You’re Welcome- ko alas

Thank You- ko ivas

Numbers

Cardinal

Ten	kiy
Hundred	sen
Thousand	kus
Million	gav
Billion	yav

0	ag
1	ud
2	par
3	ros
4	tes
5	raz
6	kes
7	vel
8	yab
9	miy
10	udkiy
22	parkiy-par
33	roskiy-ros
145	udsen-teskiy-raz
1167	udkus-udsen-keskiy-vel
37,984	roskiy-velkus-miysen-yabkiy-tes
500,560	razsenkus-razsen-keskiy
1,490,675,325	udyav-tesen-miykiygav-kesen-velkiy-razkus-rosen-parkiy-raz

Fractions and Decimals

To make a fraction, the root va is added after the numerator. For decimals, the root pa takes the place of the decimal point. If there are no digits before the point, saying "ag" is not required. Numbers after the decimal are said (i.e.) "three three three" instead of "three-hundred and thirty-three thousanths."

1/2	ud-va-par
1/3	ud-va-ros
2/3	par-va-ros
10/11	udkiy-va-udkiy-ud
4/3	tes-va-ros
.5	pa-raz
.333	pa-rosrosros
.666	pa-keskeskes
.909	pa-miyagmiy
1.33	ud-pa-rosros

Usage

Moods

Subjunctive Mood

In Savazano, the subjunctive mood is expressed in terms of the influential ending ti:

If he worked, he could earn high wages

Xat ro tazas-ti, ro yegas-fi num donvazi

"If he should work, he would earn great wages"

I wish I knew

Ko bizamas ko ziyas-ti

"I wish that I should know" ("that" is understood when saying "bizamas"

I wouldn't do that if I were you

Ko be-tas-fi foma xat ko las-ti zo.

I would not do that if I should be you.

Realis/Irrealis Mood

Both of these moods are expressed in the present tense.

Modality

Deontic modality in the form of a command is expressed with ki. Otherwise, the ending ti is used.

Epistemic modality is expressed with the adverb kebuk "possibly". Evidentiality is based on context.

Dictionary

This is just a short list of business-related words and terms.

Az is the root word for money. Thus, you'll see that many business terms contain this root

English	Savazano	Direct Translation
account	tunemaz	storage-money
advertise	ruglon	show-product
asset	azatwiy	money-good
bank	sataz	place-money
bankrupt	beseyaz	no-have-money
business	savaz	bridge-money
business language	savazan	bridge-money-language
buy	epazol	forward-money-exchange
cheap	lar	cheap
company	delsavaz	inter-bridge-money
corporation	azekem	money-entity
country	azwig	money-area
debt	pan	debt
difference	toyan	difference
economy	azfib	money-system
expensive	kor	expensive
gain	udel	gain
give	d	give
international	delazwig	inter-money-area
invest	pabaz	put-money
liability	azelal	money-risk
lose	taly	lose
market	satazfib	place-money-system
price	azten	money-value
product	lon	product
receive	opd	back-give
sell	opazol	back-money-exchange
share	vyav	share
stock	mar	stock
trade	azol	money-exchange
value	ten	value

Currencies of the World - Azi den za Tero

For countries that use a different form of the same currency (krona, dollar), the adjective of the country goes before it (Severigu krono, Norgu krono, Danmarku krono).

Dollar - dolaro

Euro - yuro

Pound - pondo

Rupee - rupiyo

Ruble - rubeleyo

Yuan - yuwano

Yen - yeno

Krona - krono

Peso - peso

Real - reyalo

Rial - riyalo

Sheqel - sekelo

Dinar - dinaro

Won - wono

Zloty - zalotiyo

Franc - franko

Countries of the World - Azwigi den za Tero

Afghanistan - Afganistano

Argentina - Argentino

Australia - Ostraliyo

Austria - Osterixo

Belgium - Belgiko

Brazil - Brasilo

Canada - Canado

Chile - Kilelo

China - Zongualo

Colombia - Kolombiyo

Denmark - Danmarko

England - Engalando

Finland - Finlando

France - Franso

Germany - Dotselando

Greece - Elaso

India - Induso

Indonesia - Indonesiyo

Ireland - Irlando

Israel - Israyilo

Italy - Italiyo

Japan - Napono

Korea - Dehano

Luxembourg - Luksemborgo

Mexico - Mexiko

Netherlands - Nederlandi

New Zealand - Kalu Zilando

Norway - Norgo

Pakistan - Pakistano

Phillipines - Filipino

Poland - Polsko

Portugal - Portugeso

Russia - Rusiyo

Saudi Arabia - Sudiyu Arabiyo

Scotland - Skotlando

Singapore - Singapuro

Spain - Espanyo

Sweden - Severigo

Switzerland - Sevitso

Taiwan - Formoso

Turkey - Turkayo

United Kingdom - Bizu Azwigivo

United States - Bizum Osazwigi

Vietnam - Viyetnamo

Example text

Article 1 of Human Rights

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Zokum ovi las nazas-ma margum it skalum den pleskavoro it kron duzani. Sti las kuwanas-ma kron farvoro it mensavoro it nikas-ti kuyan moda otaro pen ka aloxo den alegarvoro.

All(plural) person(plural) be born(passive) free(plural) and equal(plural) in dignity(ness) and with right(plural). They be blessed(passive) with reason(ness) and think(ness) and act(influential) towards each other in a spirit of brother(ness)

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Fova ano uduk las-pi rugsolas-ma. Ivas-ka bu yozaro den sivlavoro, hebvoro, it kopum myaskakebi, bo las-ta kyovas-ma xoma rugsolu.

This language one(adverb) be(past) feature(passive). Thank(active) its level of quality(ness), possible(ness) and usage(adj)(plural) capable(ility)(plural), it be(perfective) vote(passive) as feature(adj).

Corporation

In common speech, the word "corporation" refers usually to limited responsibility corporation. That is a business firm where each of the partners invests a sum of money in as the capital of the corporation. They receive shares as recognition of the sum they have invested. If the company goes bankrupt, the business partners are responsible of only the name value of their shares, not their whole own personal property, of the company's debts.

Ven viru ano, za klo “azekemo” bivuk tozas izakaru zayemo azekemo. Foma las ka savazu gilamo koza moda wovolo pabazas ka azotoro xova za azfundo den za azekemo. Sti opdas azgari an mensavko den za azotoro mat sti pabazas-ta. Xat za delsavazo ryunas beseyazu, zan savazum wovoli skoluk seyas zayemkebo den za kyaru teno den stum vyavi den zan pani den za delsavazo. Sti be-talyas stum aksum azatwiyi.

In/with/on common language, the word “corporation” generally relays to restricted responsibility corporation. That is a business firm where each partner invests a sum as the capital of the corporation. They receive shares for recognition of the sum that they have invested. If the company becomes bankrupt, the business partners only have responsibility of the face value of their shares of the debts of the company. They do not lose their whole assets.

Business

A business (also called a company enterprise, or firm) is a legally recognized organization designed to provide goods and/or services to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies. Most businesses are privately owned. a business is typically formed to earn profit that will increase the wealth of its owners and grow the business itself. The owners and operators of a business have as one of their main objectives the receipt of generation of a financial return in exchange for work and the acceptance of risk. Notable exceptions include cooperative enterprises and state-owned enterprises. Businesses can also be formed not-for-profit or be state-owned.

Ka savazo (bo aksuk las lodas-ma ka delsavazo yot ka gilamo) las ka pyotuk mensalyas-ma fibo mat las liratolas-ma das-fa loni it/yot ovloni an epazoltili. Savazi voruk beksas pen azfundatilum azfibi. Vorsolum savazi las wegeruk tyas-ma. Ka savazo las bivuk tinas-ma udelas-fa azudelo mat kerzas-ni za azvoro den bum tyatili it sidas-fasa za savazo. Zan tyatili den ka savazo seyas, xoma udu den stum sarafi, za tas-la den ka azfibu opdo an trabo it an rekovuno den elalo. Solum xanagratani las pantyovum savazi it selazwig-tye savazi. Savazi aksuk guras las-fa tinas-ma be-lonas-fa azudelo yot las-fa selazwig-tye.

A business (it also is called a company or a firm) is a legally recognized system that is designed to give products and/or services to consumers. Businesses much exist in capitalist economies. Many businesses are privately owned. A business is generally formed to earn profit that will increase the wealth of its owners and to grow itself the company. The owners of the business have, as one of their goals, the making of an economic return for work and for acceptance of risk. Strong exceptions are cooperative businesses and state-owned businesses. Businesses also can be formed to not create profit or to be state-owned.