Yolon

The alphabet.

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 Iolka (/jɔlka/), 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 stellar system and teach them the language, without any wars.

Writing

Yolon follows ASAOAV (Adjective-Subject Adjective-Object Adjective-Verb). In formal Yolon, uppercase letters are used to denote names or words that don't exist in the language (actually they're just normal letters with a bar over it)

Rules

"C" cannot be at the start of a word. It also can't be used twice in a row.

Syllables

The syllable structure is (C)(V)V(C).

C also includes kh, V is either I or U, and C is any consonant except f and x.

Names in uppercase letters don't need to follow these rules.

Stress

If the nucleus of the first syllable is an e or an o, it is stressed and e and o will turn into [ɛː] and [ɔː], respectively.

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
Vowels
A	[a] [ɐ] when not at the first syllable
E	[ɛː] when at the first syllable [e] when not at the first syllable
I	[i] when at the the first syllable [ɪ] or [ɨ] when not at the first syllable [j] when used before a vowel
O	[ɔː] when at the first syllable [o] when not at the first syllable
U	[u] [w] when used before a vowel
Ə	[ə]
Consonants
C	[t͡ʃ]
D	[d]
H	[h]
F	[pf] or [p͡ɸ]
K	[k]
L	[l]
N	[n]
P	[p]
V	[v]
X	[ʃ] [ʒ] when before an i
Z	[z]
-	No

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

Letter	Sound
EE	[ɛ]
VV	[f]
NN	[m]
OO	[o]
ZZ	[s]
DD	[t]

Dictionary

Math

Yolon uses base 12.

Pizak = number, Vupizak = negative number

Uok = 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, Vupaliz = subtraction

Pepaliz = multiplication, Vupepaliz = division

Popaliz = exponentiation, Vupopaliz = root, Vopopaliz = logarithm

2763 = 1723₁₂ = Pipo-lipe-pepe-po

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

Prefixes

vu- = not, vo- not as in "not attack", vuo- = combination of vu- and vo-

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

nic- = 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 BƏUKEHIƏhe ie")

-ni = more, -no = less

-nil = more, but in a different way, -nol = less, but in a different way

-(l)up = past, -(l)ep = present, -(l)ip = future

-(a)p = plural

-iuz = transform a noun/verb into an adjective

Basic Words

Di = me, Du = you, Da = it, Dav = we (but not you), Duv = we (me and you), Duc = "invisible" you, like in the sentence "create places" (doc hezap niəlip)

Zi = yes, Vu = no

Zini = of course, Vuni = of course not

Vaco = hi/hello, Veca = bye

Ue = it, Ie = is (for adjectives), Ia = is (for verbs), Liz = in

Hekal = what, Hokal = why, Ziekal = who, Vehkal = when, Hezkal = where

Və = the

Nia = and, Lia = or

Xie = this/that

Nuk = here, Nukanil = there

Hel = because

Ko = can

Nok = want, Nokup = wanted

Nouns

Viak = thing, Aviak = something, Viaknil = everything, Viaknol = nothing

Ziek = life, Zilek = creature, xop-zilek = human equivalent to other planets, Zilekniz = civilization

Hez = place, Ahez = anywhere, Ohez = somewhere, Heznil = everywhere, Heznol = nowhere

Zeh = time

Zehup = past, Vehep = present, Vehip = future

Azeh = anytime, Oveh = sometime

Zah = start, Uvah = end

Zian = cosmic object

Zav = atom, Pizian = moon, Pezian = planet, Pozian = star, Pazian = galaxy, Nicviak = universe

Piok = speed

Piokno = slow, Piokni = fast

Divpiok = speed of light

Div = light

Lizop = inside, Lizap = outside

Niaz = length

Nuaz = distance

Nuaznil = far, Nuaznol = close/not far

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

Xop = knowledge

Language-related

Kioloc = language, Kiolocnol = dialect

Pec = word, Pecnol = letter/character, Pecnil = sentence, Pecnol = page

Peciə = write (derives from pec-niə, meaning word creation)

Nazep = prefix, Nazap = suffix

Iuzav = adjective

Verbs/Prepopositions

Kien = attack

Vukien = defend

Niə = create, Vuniə = destroy

Iad = use

Nid = stop, Vunid = go

Kaz = like, Vukaz = dislike

Kazni = love, Vukazni = hate

Adjectives

Kez = good, Uvukez = bad

Dez = good (not evil), Uvudez = evil

Kəv = have/contain, Vukəv = contained by

Iadiuz = useful, Vuiadiuz = useless

Ziekiuz = living, Vuziekiuz = dead

Pihiok = first, Pehiok = second, Pohiok = third ... Vupehiok = second last, Vupihiok = last

Vuonicpazaniaiuz = not the least galaxy-like, also probably the longest word which doesn't include numbers

Alphabet History

	3753 B.C.	2414 B.C.	1051 B.C.	34 A.C.	1674
Vowels	I, A, U	I, A, U, E, O	I, Ɪ, A, U, É, Ó	I, A, U, E, O, Ə	I, A, U, E, O, Ə
Consonants	P, D, K, H, Z, L, N	P, D, K, H, Z, X, L, N	P, D, K, H, Z, X, L, N, V	P, D, K, V, H, Z, X, L, N	P, D, K, C, V, H, Z, X, L, N
Multigraphs	KZ, DKZ	DX, ZP	DX	DX

Example Text

Yolon

˙dav və pizania-CIKUOOChe vunialik.
˙dap pauozap-zilekniz kienup,
‘və dap vuniək.
¡və dav CIKUOOChe vuniəlik!

English

We will destroy the Chikwochians.
They have attacked hundreds of civilizations,
and destroyed them.
We will destroy the Chikwochians!

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