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Step-By-Step Conlang/Two

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Step Two is to make basic sentences.

Instructions

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Part One

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Decide on a basic sentence pattern:

  • Subject (S)-Verb (V)-Object (O)
  • SOV (e.g. Mice(S) cheese(O) eat(V))
  • VSO
  • VOS
  • OSV
  • OVS

Cilo will use SVO

Part Two

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Decide on the pronouns you will include in your language.

  • What Persons (1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person)
  • What Numbers (Singular, Plural, Dual)
  • What Genders (He, She, It)

Part Three

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How are verbs conjugated

  • Person
  • Number
  • Tense
  • Et cetera

Part Four

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Make some basic words and greetings

  • Hello
  • Goodbye
  • Please
  • Thank you
  • To be
  • How are you?
  • Fine
  • Bad
  • And whatever words are necessary
  • I- Mi
  • You (sing.)- Vi
  • He- Lo
  • She- La
  • It- Li
  • We- Mis
  • You (pl.)- Vis
  • They- Lis
  • Hello- Dio bonoli ëstao.
  • Goodbye- Dio bonoli meëstao.
  • How are you?- Vi kili ëstao?
  • Fine- Mi bonili ëstao.
  • Bad- Mi na-bonili ëstao.