Changes: Yolon

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Yolon (natively Iolon /jɔlon/) is an intergalactic language used by type-2+ civilizations in the Milky Way to communicate with each other. It was created in a planet called Iolokh (/jɔloq/), approximately in the year 3700 B.C., as an easy-to-learn language, so that type 2+ civilizations could communicate easily, on almost the same language.

Yolon is usually learned when a civilization becomes a type-2 civilization, when they can harness the power of their stellar system. When a civilization reaches type-2, a member of one of the ~100000 stelar-towns will go to their solar system and teach them the language, without any wars.

Writing

Yolon follows SOV (Subject Object Verb). In formal Yolon, uppercase letters are used to denote names or words that don't exist in the language.

Pronunciation

Yolon does not have very complex pronunciation. The pronunciation is very different among dialects. The language is usually written, not pronounced, so it remains consistent among civilizations because the writing is very consistent.

Table

Letter	Sound
A	/a/, or /ɐ/ when not at the first syllable
D	/d/
E	/e/
Ə	/ə/
H	/h/
I	/i/, or /j/ when used before a vowel
K	/k/
KH	/k͡h/ or /q/
L	/l/
N	/n/
O	/ɔ/, or /o/ when not at the first syllable
P	/p/
U	/u/ or /w/, when used before a vowel
V	/v/
X	/ʃ/
Z	/z/
-	/ʔ/

There are also Earth sounds. These aren't used in Yolon words.

Letter	Sound
EE	/ɛ/ or /æ/
VV	/f/
NN	/m/
OO	/o/
ZZ	/s/
DD	/t/

Dictionary

Numbers

Yolon uses base 12.

Pizak = number, dupizak = negative number

Kla = 0, Pi = 1, Pe = 2, Po = 3, Pa = 4, Pə = 5, Pu = 6, Li = 7, Le = 8, Lo = 9, La = 10, Lə = 11

Uoz = 12, Peuoz = 144, Pouoz = 1728, Pauoz = 20736...

Paliz = addition, Dupaliz = subtraction

Pepaliz = multiplication, Dupepaliz = division

Popaliz = exponentiation, Dupopaliz = root, Dopopaliz = logarithm

2763 = 1723₁₂ = Pipo-lipe-pepe-po

2147482648 = 4bb2301b4₁₂ = Palo-ləle-ləli-pepu-popə-klapa-pipo-ləpe-pa

Prefixes

du- = not

niz- = strengthen a word (like turning bright to brighter)

niiz- = strengthen a word to its max (like turning bright to brightest)

Suffixes

-ze = ownership

-he = from a place (example: "I am Bulgarian^[1]" would be "di BƏUGÉHIƏhez ie")

-ni = more, -no = less

-up = past, -ep = present, -ip = future

-p = plural (if the last letter is a vowel), ap = plural (if last letter is a consonant)

Basic Words

Di = me, Do = you, Dav = we (di və do), Dov = we (di duvə do)

Ada = yes, Udu = no

Adé = of course, Ud = of course not

Vakhi = hi/hello, Vaklo = bye

Ue = it, Ie = is

Hekal = what, Hokal = why, Ziekal = who, Vehkla = when, Hezkla = where

Və = and

Pə = the

Xie = this/that

Zkə = in

Nuka = here, Nukani = there

Buok = because

Ko = can

Nouns

Viak = thing, Aviak = something, Viakni = everything, Viakno = nothing

Ziek = life, Zilek = creature, xop-zilek = human equivalent to other planets, Ziexiak = civilization/country/nation

Hezla = place, Ahezla = anywhere, Ohezla = somewhere, Hezlani = everywhere, Hezlano = nowhere

Veh = time

Véhup = past

Vehezep = present

Vehezip = future

Zania = cosmic object

Zav = atom, Pizania = moon, Pezania = planet, Pozania = star, Pazania = galaxy, Niviak = universe

Piok = speed

Piokno = slow, Piókni = fast

Divpiok = speed of light

Div = light

Zkuəd = outside

Nehiz = length

Nehiliz = distance

Nehilizni = far, Nehilizno = close/not far

Ehad = appear/seem (like in "this doesn't seem to be useful")

Language-related

Ionon = language, Ionon-no = dialect

Pexo = word, pexono = letter/character, pexoni = sentence

Noakhez = prefix, Niakhez = suffix

Liodek = adjective

Verbs

Kien = attack

Kion = defend

Vikə = create

Udvikə = destroy

Iad = use

Adjectives

Biv = bright

Kez = good, Kezud = bad

Zelo = good (not evil), Zelud = evil

Iad = useful

Units

Pazanne = the unit of length.

Example Text

English: This field, right here, in the middle of nowhere, in Russia, doesn't look that useful. Because it's not.

Yolon: .zieno hezla,nuka,ohezla HƏZZIA zkə,ehad duiadhezla.buok ue ie.

Literal translation: This place, here, somewhere in Russia, seems useless. Because it is.

[1]. I am not from Bulgaria, I'm not even from Europe

@@ Line 113: / Line 113: @@
 du- = not
-véz- = strengthen a word (like turning bright to brighter)
+niz- = strengthen a word (like turning bright to brighter)
-vóz- = strengthen a word to its max (like turning bright to brightest)
+niiz- = strengthen a word to its max (like turning bright to brightest)
 === Suffixes ===
--zie = ownership
+-ze = ownership
--hez = from a place (example: "I am Bulgarian<sup>[1]</sup>" would be "di ie BƏUGÉHIƏhéz")
+-he = from a place (example: "I am Bulgarian<sup>[1]</sup>" would be "di BƏUGÉHIƏhez ie")
 -ni = more, -no = less
@@ Line 152: / Line 152: @@
 Buok = because
+Ko = can
 === Nouns ===
 Viak = thing, Aviak = something, Viakni = everything, Viakno = nothing
-Ziek = life, Zilek = creature, xop-zilek = human equivalent to other planets
+Ziek = life, Zilek = creature, xop-zilek = human equivalent to other planets, Ziexiak = civilization/country/nation
 Hezla = place, Ahezla = anywhere, Ohezla = somewhere, Hezlani = everywhere, Hezlano = nowhere
@@ Line 220: / Line 222: @@
 === Units ===
-Pazanne = the length of the Milky Way, or
+Pazanne = the unit of length.
 == Example Text ==
 English: This field, right here, in the middle of nowhere, in Russia, doesn't look that useful. Because it's not.
-Yolon: .zieno hezla,nuka,ohezla HƏZZIA zkə,ue duiniak ehad.buok ue ie.
+Yolon: .zieno hezla,nuka,ohezla HƏZZIA zkə,ehad duiadhezla.buok ue ie.
 Literal translation: This place, here, somewhere in Russia, seems useless. Because it is.