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My goal and ambition when constructing Fi is to propose several ideas to the conlanger community.

Go on! What kind of help are you looking for?

I am preparing a presentation of my conlang here: https://conlang.fandom.com/wiki/Fi.

That is, the help I need is threefold: to correct my presentation from the linguistic point of view, to correct the sequence of adherence to the plan and, of course, to correct my English so that it is understandable.

	Fi
Type	Analitic
Morphosyntactic alignment	Neutral
Head direction	Final
Tonal	3 syntactic tones
Declensions	No obligatory  paradigms
Conjugations	No obligatory  paradigms
Grammatical classes	11

Introduction
epigraph

The first project was to shorten discourse by cutting polysyllables into one, and leaving out verbs and participles, because in reality all things imaginable are but nouns. JONATHAN SWIFT Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Lemuel Gulliver, 1st a Surgeon and then a Captain of Several Ships

Fi is a language model under construction. It must be consistently described for my understanding of how languages work. Currently the model only works on simple sentences and is evolving towards sentences of medium complexity. Fi is created on //lingvoforum.net and includes ideas from its members.

Phonology
Phonemes and prosodic differences are the shortest elements of language that can be distinguished. The sounds of  Fi are pronounced as in the International Phonetic Alphabet. Phonology is sufficient for borrowing international vocabulary. I would prefer that the roots remain unchanged where they join. Unfortunately, I will have to describe these oral and written changes twice.

Consonants

Place → Manner ↓	Labial	Coronal	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal	m	n
Plosive	p b	t d		k g
Fricative	f	s			h
Approximant	w	l	j
Trill		r

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Mid	e		o
Open		a

Syllables are the shortest elements that can be pronounced. In the Fi conlang, there are no prosodic distinctions at the level of syllables.

Conlang Fi is primarily an oral language. The left column describes pronunciation	The right column describes the spelling and provides written examples
Syllables have the structure (C)V(S), where (C) is an optional initial cluster; V – vowels /i/, /e/, /a/, /o/, /u/; (S) - allowed codas: /i̯/, /l/, /n/, /r/, /s/, /u̯/.	Roots from one vowel are: i, e, a, o, u. The similarity of consonants /j/, /w/ and non-syllabic vowels /i̯/, /u̯/ requires an additional rule: - non-syllabic /j/, /w/ before vowel are written j, w. For example,  je, jes, jo, ju, tja, tje, wen, wi, wo, we; - non-syllabic /i̯/, /u̯/ after vowel are written i, u. For example, eu, pau, hau, hoi, bau, ei, dau
There cannot be two sonants in a coda, but there can be two syllables	baun /ˌbaˑ.un./, beun /ˌbeˑ.un/, daun /ˌdaˑ.un/, fail /ˌfaˑ.il/, gois /ˌgoˑ.is/, lais /ˌlaˑ.is/, tain /ˌtaˑ.in/, laus /ˌlaˑ.us/, poin /ˌpoˑ.in/,  etc

Roots and stress
A root is a minimally significant segment of speech. In Fi, the root consists of whole syllables and one stress. Stress is not an absolute characteristic of a syllable, but relative to neighboring syllables.

In Fi, the root is the only type of morpheme	For example, here are roots from one syllable: mi, es, ta, go, la, ne, tu, en, ho, nos, pos, ha, di, ku, al, no, sa, ba, er, po, ri, me, nal, ra, hi, nu, on, ir, du, ol, da, is, in, mu, fa, jar, tri, ka, pen, as, si, etc.
One of the root syllables has a secondary dynamic stress: /ˌ(C)Vˑ(S)/. The remaining syllables are unstressed: /(C)V(S)/	In free-standing roots, the stress on the first syllable is not indicated. For example, kuho, minus, deka, kuli, esfa, basu, etc. The apostrophe (') is written before the non first secondary stressed syllable. For example, еn'ku, еn'ta, еn'hi, ti'ku, ha'mi, ha'tu, ti'es, ti'ne, su'karta, ne'mi, no'on, no'du, etc.

The vocabulary is mixed: a priori and a posteriori. First, the basic frequency roots were invented by averaging the roots of several languages, almost all monosyllabic. Secondly, many roots are freely borrowed and adapted to phonology. Thirdly, roots are formed by simplifying frequency words.

Words and intonation
A word consists of one or more roots. The word is an actual member of the sentence: topic or comment.

The word is marked by a pause before it and the intensification of one of its stressed syllables /ˌ(C)Vˑ(S)/ to primary stress /ˈ(C)Vː(S)/. The part of a word beginning with a stressed root is called an actant. The part of the word before the stressed root is a predicate. The topic word is pronounced without intonation,	The roots of the word are written separately. The syllable with primary stress is written with a capital letter. For example: noFi, Internati foneti alfabes, Aktual par o'senten, studiEnglis (no and  studi are predocates)
the comment word - with intonation.  Primary stress and intonation are markers of predicativity. Rising intonation /˨˦/ differs interrogative comment;	After the word with rising intonation, a question mark (?) is written. For example: Eu? (Is it) OK? Salu? (Are you) healthy?
Descending intonation /˥˦/ differs affirmative comment;	After the falling intonation there is a dot (.). For example: Eu. Thanks (liteally: Fine!). Salu. (Yes, I'm) healthy
Flat high tone /꜓/ differs incentive comment	After flat high intonation there is an exclamation mark (!). For example: Eu! Please! (literally: Be kind) Salu! Hello! (literally: Be healthy)

Parts of the sentence
The root acts as different parts of a sentence depending on its place in the word.

Attribute is non-final root of actant	Translation: Atribus neFin radi o'aktan (neFin and o'aktan are attributes)
Head of actant is its final root(s)	Translation: Aktan kapu Si fin radi(i)  (kapu and fin radi(i) are heads of actants)
Adverbial modifier is non-final root of predicate	For example: goenTeraa Lingu on; E dialeis on. (go is adverbial modifier) The whole earth had one language and one dialect.
Head of predicate is its final root(s)	For example: diOstu hoi lawi enSenaria plas; e laguTa  (en and gu are heads of predicate). Moving from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.

Within Fi, the root is a semantic frame, but one root of Fi can correspond to four translations into another language. To make it easier to remember translations, it is convenient to combine the roots into 12 hierarchies headed by hyperonyms. Hierarchies differ in the objects that are possible for the root as a predicate.


Compound sentence

Homogeneous members of the sentence (definitions, actants, circumstances, predicates) are separated by pauses (in writing - commas), and the last homogeneous member begins with attributes:

e and

al or

etc.


Complex sentence

To use a simple sentence as a subordinate, it is simplified to a word.

Attributive combination of roots: first a stressed attribute, then without a pause a head of actant	The root /o/ in the role of a preposition changes the attribute and the head in places	Simple sentence: Topic word (and without an auxiliary verb) Comment word	A subordinate sentence is an attributive combination of roots in the same order as in a simple sentence
Arti lingu /ˌar.ti.lin.gu/ an artificial language	Lingu o'arti /ˌliˑn.gu.oˌaˑr.ti/ the language that is artificial	Lingu Arti. /'liːn.gu 'aːr.ti˥˦/ The language is artificial.	Lingu arti /ˌlin.gu̯aˑr.ti/ artificiality of language = that the language is artificial

Marking with pauses and stress limits the level of relativization. Dependent clauses cannot have their own dependent clauses.

Recursion
Mi gowiEryu o'is'sandwitju o'enun'kase.
I saw the boy who ate the sandwich that had cheese in it

Paragraph (period, dialogue) is several sentences united by one antecedent. The reference function can be performed by:

– last root;

– words si subject, li predicate, un object;

- hyperonyms, for example, er man/ he, in woman/she.

At the paragraph level, the certainty of the antecedent can be expressed. Namely: when it is first mentioned, the indefinite attribute es can be pronounced before it. When repeating, you can emphasize definiteness with the attributes hi or ta.

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This concludes the description of Fi grammar; ahead is only a consideration of specific roots and examples of their translation.

Hierarchy of quantifiers (in the dictionary, quantifiers are denoted by the sign /i), for example:

Roots of Fi, with synonyms	In the role of attribute,	In the role of actant head (subject, object, nominal predicate),	In the role of adverbial modifier,	In the role of transitive predicate head
fa	quantitative,	measure/ quantity,	habitually,	amount/ quantity so many pieces
ne	absent,	zero,	never,	without/ not smth
on	whole	one,	once/ only,	one to one / equal to smth
pau	simple,	few,	few times,	a little include smth
du	double,	two,	twice,	two, include smth
i	composite,	mathematical set,	several times/ iteratively,	⊇/ consist of/ made up of units of measurement - pieces
mu	numerous/ complex,	many,	many times,	a lot, include smth
a	every,	all,	always,	all, include smth

(Looking ahead, ordinal numbers are denoted with the predicate no number/ name. For example, no'on the first, no'du the second).

A typical morpheme of the "quantifiers" hierarchy is the morpheme i.
Quantifier as attribute
i - that which consists of several parts, complex, difficult.
i kasu complex case.
i mahin complex mechanism.
i problema complex problem.
i re complex solution.
i plan complex plan.
i harakter complex character.

Quantifier as head of actant
kasu i (group of) cases.
mahini mechanisms/ machines.
problemai problems/ questions/ tasks.
rei solutions/ answers.
plani plans.
harakteri characters.

Quantifier as adverbial modifier
'i ei go several times.
'i go happened several times.

Quantifier as transitive predicate head
la iPar assembled from parts

Hierarchy of analogous qualities (/ol), for example:

Roots of Fi, with synonyms	In the role of attribute,	In the role of actant head (subject, object, nominal predicate),	In the role of adverbial modifier,	In the role of transitive predicate head
ol	excellent,	masterpiece,	very,	more/ exceed smth/ smb, by smth (when comparing)/ surpass
eu, o'kei	good/ fine/ OK,	well done,	well,	better than smth/ smb/ meet the requirements (of smb)
go	previous/ earlier,	past/ bygone,	was/ were,	as much/ longer than/ earlier than smth
ro	round/ rounded,	circle/ ring/ hoop/ ball,	around/ round,	rounder than smth/ round as smth
ho	human,	he/ she/ person,	humanely,	spare/ care/ more humane than smb
pos	future,	plan,	will,	after/ later than smth/ in (period of time)
bu	become,	become,	become smth/ smb/ turn into smth,	(happen) sooner than smth
as, proses	current,	now/ happening/ currently,	simultaneously,	in the process/ while/ when/ simultaneously with smth
se	old,	old thing/ old man/ old woman,	still,	older than smth/ smb
ti	temporary/ temporal,	time,	temporally,	at the time of/ during smth
jar	annual,	year,	by year/ on an annual basis,	at the year
men	monthly,	month,	by month/ on a monthly basis,	at the month

The comparative and equivalence degrees are not distinguished.


Deictics hierarchy (/mi), for example:

Roots of Fi, with synonyms	In the role of attribute,	In the role of actant head (subject, object, nominal predicate),	In the role of adverbial modifier,	In the role of transitive predicate head
mi	my,	I,	in my opinion/ to my mind/ to my thinking,	input of direct speech
tu	your,	you,	to you,	be told to do smth
nos	our,	we,	in our opinion,	input of direct speech
res	reciprocal,	they to each other,	reciprocally,	they say to each other

The genitive hierarchy (/o) includes only one root:

Roots of Fi, with synonyms	In the role of attribute,	In the role of actant head (subject, object, nominal predicate),	In the role of adverbial modifier,	In the role of transitive predicate head
o	changes the definition and the thing defined in places,	suffix of the priority of the connection of the previous roots,	separator of the subject and unstressed definition,	inseparably relate to something

Ablative hierarchy (/di). The source is the starting point of the movement; the stimulus is the source of perceptions. For example:

Roots of Fi, with synonyms	In the role of attribute,	In the role of actant head (subject, object, nominal predicate),	In the role of adverbial modifier,	In the role of transitive predicate head
di	outgoing/ derivative/ ablative,	(postal) item,	departing,	out of source
el, djen	elative,	exit,	elatively,	from the inside of source
wi	sighted,	spectator/ witness/ eyewitness/ observer,	obviously,	see/ look/ watch stimulus
au	sound/ hearing,	hearing,	by ear,	hear/ listen to stimulus
na	sniffing,	sniff,	with nose,	snuff stimulus
sen	sensitive/ attentive/ responsive/ alert,	sensor/ guard,	attentive/ wary,	sens/ feel stimulus
gus	tasting,	tasting,	tasting,	taste stimulus

Dative hierarchy (/u). The addressee is a recipient of a message; the beneficiary is a participant whose interests are affected in a process of implementing a situation (receives benefit or harm); the goal is a final point of a movement; the experiencer is a bearer of feelings and perceptions. For example:

Roots of Fi, with synonyms	In the role of attribute,	In the role of actant head (subject, object, nominal predicate),	In the role of adverbial modifier,	In the role of transitive predicate head
bau	informational,	informant/ source,	substantive,	notify/ inform to an addressee
dau	supplying/ transferring,	giver/ supplier/ donor/ sponsor/patron,	supplying/ transferring/ as a gift,	give to an addressee (beneficiary)
ha	personal/ private,	property,	personally,	belong to/ relate to a beneficiary
u	directed,	flow/ vector,	directed,	towards/ current towards/ to a goal
ei	walking/ moving/ mobile,	pedestrian/ transport,	mobile,	go to a goal
es	∃/ <indefinite article>/ some/ real,	exist/ manifest itself/ something/ indefinite personal pronoun,	obviously/ really,	influence/ be to/ reveal itself to an experiencer

Thematic hierarchy (/da). The theme is an object acted upon but does not change its state. For  example:

Roots of Fi, with synonyms	In the role of attribute,	In the role of actant head (subject, object, nominal predicate),	In the role of adverbial modifier,	In the role of transitive predicate head
ba	conversational,	speaker/ lecturer/ orator/ voice,	verbally,	speak/tell/ talk/ say smth/ about a theme
da	exchange/ mutual,	giving,	mutually,	give a theme
e	and/ additional,	supplement,	again/ also,	plus/ with a theme
nal, ludu	playing,	performer/ play,	as if/ as if/ as if/ supposedly,	pretend to be/ play the role of a theme

Patiental hierarchy (/ra). The patient is a participant who undergoes significant changes (outcome).  For example:

Roots of Fi, with synonyms	In the role of attribute,	In the role of actant head (subject, object, nominal predicate),	In the role of adverbial modifier,	In the role of transitive predicate head
la	active past participle/ completed/ perfective,	result/ outcome,	finally,	get a patient as a result
li	repetition of the predicate as an attribute,	repetition of the predicate as an actant,	repetition of the predicate as an adverbial modifier,	is an objective predicate
no	nominal/ ordinal/ named/ with index,	name/ proper name/ title/ number,	namely/ nominally,	call/ name/ number/ by what name/ what number/ is named after a patient
ra	working/ trade,	producer/ worker/ manufacturer,	with difficulty,	try for the sake of/ make an effort for/ do/ make/ make/ cause to be a patient
ri	⇒/ if/ aimed/ favorable,	reason,	specifically,	so that/ with the purpose of/ in order to/ increase the probability of/ contribute to smth/ risk/ increase the probability of a patient

Agental hierarchy (/un). An agent is the animate initiator and controller of an action; a cause; a force or natural cause that unconsciously produces an action, for example:

Roots of Fi, with synonyms	In the role of attribute,	In the role of actant head (subject, object, nominal predicate),	In the role of adverbial modifier,	In the role of transitive predicate head
hi	indicated/ here/ this,	this,	here/ in this case,	is specified/ marked by an agent
ku	what?/ unknown,	who/ what?,	how?,	how is it related to?/how is it connected with?
kus	reasonable,	so/ therefore/ the reason,	reasonably/ therefore,	because/ since/ after all/ because of/ for the reason of/ because a reason
ta	there/ <definite article>/ such,	that,	there/ so/ in the case that,	is is determined/ specified by an agent
un	passive/ passive participle,	object/ repetition of object,	passively/ objectively,	is an object/ at the end of the predicate rearranges actants/ is object to smth

Instrumental hierarchy (/su). The instrument is an inanimate participant that assists an agent in its action, for example:

Roots of Fi, with synonyms	In the role of attribute,	In the role of actant head (subject, object, nominal predicate),	In the role of adverbial modifier,	In the role of transitive predicate head
su	instrumental/ auxiliary,	tool/ instrument/ means,	instrumentally/ with the help of smth,	use smth
lingu, basu	linguistic,	language (organ, speech),	language,	speak with smth/ with the help of smth

Locative hierarchy (/en), for example:

Roots of Fi, with synonyms	In the role of attribute,	In the role of actant head (subject, object, nominal predicate),	In the role of adverbial modifier,	In the role of transitive predicate head
en	internal,	place,	inside,	be somewhere/ in a place
ko	neighboring/ nearby,	neighbor/ nearby,	close,	at/ near a place/ nearby to smth
gu	animate/ alive,	who/ animal,	alive/ by birth/ vitally,	live in a place/ reside/ inhabit where/ inhabit what
noi	night/ nocturnal,	night,	at night,	spend the night in a place
ia	national/ regional/ local,	state/ country/ region/ nation/ locality,	national/ local,	live in a country
uru	urban,	city,	city-style,	live in a city
tra	through/ transitional,	transition/ through,	cross/ through/ across,	through/ across
wia	road/ longitudinal,	path/ road/ route,	longitudinally,	along

a ∀/ any/ every, all, in any case, all including. A lingu every language, Lingu a all languages. ao everything. aho everyone/ everybody. A basuEs Everyone uses some kind of language. a es influences in any case.  hoaMi everyone including me

aa

a'ha uh huh

ai̯ worse, ne'eu̯ more bad

al but/ however/ different, different one, differently, or/ different from/ more different/ not the same as. Hi /'wi/ Aktan. Al /ˌwi/ neAktan. Si Predikas. Here /'wi/ is an actant, but /ˌwi/ is not an actant, it's a predicate. Hi alTa. This or that

ala all others

alfabes alphabet/ ABC. ordo'alfabes in alphabet order. Internati foneti alfabes international phonetic alphabet

ali others, option/ choice/ alternative, differently, selected from

alu white/ light, lighter

an more narrow/ tighter

angu snake

anti, fron, awan front/ frontal, forehead/ hood/ cockpit, preliminary, in front of smth/ before smth

alun choose

ar hand, manage smth

aranea reti spider's web

as, proses current, now  (about the ongoing process)/ happening, / at the same time, in the process/ at the time how/ when/ simultaneously with: Ku?, Proses What's going on? In aseiUrbu She's going to the city. In goas eiUrbu. She was walking into the city

au sound, hearing, by ear, listen/ hear smth

au̯su ear

auto car

ba colloquial, speaker/ lecturer, orally, talk/ tell/ say about

ba'salu greet smb

basu, lingu linguistic, tongue (organ, speech), speak with/ with the help

bau informational, informant/ source, informative, notify/ inform smb

baun іs said

be need / have a need for smth: Mi beJo I need to know

bel beauty/ handsome, beautiful one, beautifully, more beautiful than smth/ smb

ber bring smth

beru bring to smb

beun < be un necessary, even/ including smth

bo sick, a sick person/ disease, have a sick part of body. kaHor hes hu riBo Sleeping less than six hours is dangerous

bu becoming / flock / becoming smth/ smb/ turn (am) into, soon/ immediately, right away (just about, soon), sooner

da exchange, sponsor/ philanthropist/ donor, mutually, give smth

dau give to smb

daun given

de day: de seu seven days. no'seu de seventh day. lunde Monday
marde Tuesday
merkurde Wednesday
joude Thursday
wenude Friday
saturde Saturday
solde Sunday

deka ten

dekis right, right side, on the right, to the right of smth. u'dekis to the right

deteis, lawi find/discover, discovery, discover smth

deu, djabu devilish, devil/ crafty, devilish, seduce smb

di outgoing/ derivative, (postal) item, departing, from. di leter outgoing letter. di'hi from here

djin jeans

do house, building

du double, full two/ pair, twice, two includes.  du kafe double coffee. kafe du two coffees. Hi duEr. This pair includes a man

dur during/ while/ lived, duration, long, last/continue

e, plus and/ additional, addition, also/ in addition/ (once) again, plus/ with smth. E ri besides. du plusOn walTri two plus one equals three. tueMi you and me

ei go to smth; i ei use to go smth

eis external/ outside, exterior, outwardly, outside of smth

eistremu extremal/ extreme, extremum/ limit/ extremist, extreme, be the limit of smth

eskur take an excursion

el from/ of/ off/ out of smth

en internal, place, inside, in/ on/ at smth. enHi Mi here am I. en'es somewhere. еn'hi here. еn'ku where. еn'ta there

enun smth that has smth inside it/ container/ dish

er masculine/ male, he / a man, like a man, the husband of smb / married to smb: Jwan Eu er Ivan is a good man. Hi Er it's a man/ it's him. Jwan Er lara. Ivan acted like a man. Jwan erMari Ivan is Maria's husband

erju boy

es ∃/ some/ real, existing/ something/ somebody/ <indefinite personal pronoun>, clearly/ really/ very, influence smth/ appear to smb. Es projeis a project, Projeis es implementation of the project. tuTa lainEs They say she married smb. Mi Es wo I really want. esKu? So what? (What does it affect?)

esfa several, how much/ some quantity

eu, o'kei good/ feel good, good one, well, better than smth/ worthy/ meet the requirements. Eu? Fine? Eu. Okay/ thank you. Eu! Be kind/ please. Tu fenuEu. You look good. euEr is better than him. eu̯'ala better than all others.Al tu euUn But you are better. pol eu is the best, Hi euMi this suits me. eu'luun worthy of being loved. eu'lausun worthy of gratitude

europa European, Europe, European-style

ewentual obvious

fa quantitative, amount/ quantity, quantitatively, in/per unit of measurement

fail file

fais real, true/ fact, actually, after all/ same

fal quality

famil family, family of smb/ including smb

famu, joun famous/ important

far four

fasil easy, not difficult than  smth

fei waiting, wait, waiting, waiting for smth/ smb

feliku, gai happy/ joyful, happiness/ lucky/ kind, happily, enjoy smth

fi similar/ corresponding, function/ operator/ morphism, instead of/ accordingly, like/ similar to

fil friendly, friend, friendly, be friends with smb / be a friend to smb

fo strong, strongman, strong, stronger than smth

forges forgetful, forgеt, forgetting, forget smth

friun owo fried eggs

gaun throw/ let fly, throwing, throw smth

gekto centenary, one hundred, hundred, hundred of smth

gen parent. geni parents.

general general, more general than  smth

ger hold

german German, German, in German, to be a German for smb: germania Germany

ges get/ receive smth

gi big, giant, a lot, bigger/ more in mass than  smth. Gi i group of giants > Gii giants. Gi ser i big group of stars ~ Mu ser i massive group of stars. Gisero i group of giant stars.

gjala bigger than others

go past/ earlier, past/ former, was, just as/ more ancient than/ before than smth: gogu lived. goenTerraa Lingu on, Dialeis on The whole earth had one language and one dialect. Ta Go That's gone. goba said. gois ate. gowi looked/ watched/ saw. Hi goDe du It was two days ago. In go 'hor koHi. She was here an hour ago. go'as last, the last one. go'as o minutu al last minute decision

gu animate/ alive, who/ animal, alive/ by birth/ vital, live/ dwell in smth/ inhabit smth

ha personal/ private, property, in fact, belonging to smb: Hi Ha this is personal. [/b]Hi a haIn.[/b] It all belongs to her. haKu?, Hi whose is this? haTu libru ashaMi I have your book. ha'mi my. ha'tu your

haha haha

hau, haun rich / possessive, owner / possessor, in a master's manner, have/ own smth. Mi hauAuto I have a car

hes six

hi indicated/ this, this one, here/ in this case, marked with smb: Hi Mi this is me. Mi Hi I'm here. Mi en Hi I'm in this place. hiTu o what you pointed to

hide today

hifa so much

ho that/ human, he/ she/ person/ person of a certain profession/ follower of teaching, humanely, spare smb/ as (and more) humane as smb. Ho sun son of man. aho everyone. hoa that's it. Ho! hoMi! Have mercy! Spare me!

hoi, publi them (inalienable), they/ people, according to them, they include smth

hor lasting an hour, an hour, for an hour/ per hour, how much on the clock: hor'tri at three o'clock

hu sleeping, a sleeper (not a *dream), asleep, see smb/ smth in a dream. kaHor hes hu riBo Sleeping less than six hours is dangerous. Mi wo'hu kusHi ai feli goti'noja ul, E mi gone'poEu hu. I am sleepy because those damn cats were fighting all night and I couldn't sleep well!

i composite/ complex, mathematical set/ <plural>, <iterative>/ use to/ several times, ⊇/ has more or the same elements as/ composed of. I mahin a complicated machine. Mahini machines. I radi complex root, Radii roots. i go happened more than once. la iPar assembled from parts

ia country. italia Italy. germania Germany.

in feminine, she/ woman, in a feminine way, smb's wife/ married with. imMi my wife

intel understand

inter between, among

interes interested in smth, interesun interesting for smb

ir upper/ high, height, up/ on top, above smth

is nourished, eater, sated, eat. Lupu isOwi the wolf kills a ship

isu, densu tooth/ teeth

isun nutritious/ edible, food/ foodstuffs/ grocery, eating, food for smb

iun < i un component, ⊆/ one of/ belong to the group/ set.  iunUkraina from Ukraine/ citizen of Ukraine. iunLeksikon radi root from the dictionary

jar year. In Jar deka She is ten years old

je ice

jes yesterday

jo know, connoisseur/ expert, knowing, know smth/ smb/ be familiar with

ju young, child/ kid, childish, as young as/ younger than. jui children/ kids

jugoslau Yugoslavian, Yugoslav. jugoslawia Yugoslavia

jusSamenhou bar I swear by Zamenhof's beard!

ka little/ small, lightweight/ dwarf, small (in mass, amount of substance), less than

kaerju little boy

kainju little girl

kampu field

kar, minus negative / minus, opponent / enemy, in debt / in minus, the opposite of: euLas minusEu the best is the enemy of the good

karotu carrot/ encouragement/ treat, give/ hang/ promise a carrot/ motivate

karu gentle/ caress, sissy, gently/ affectionately, pet/ caress smb. seskoFenester ho golegiLibru; 'e karuKas. A man sitting by the window was reading a book and petting a cat.

kasju kitten

kau catch smth

ke start/ begin with smth

kees appearing, appear, appearing, appear to smb

kel fast/ quick, fast one/ smth fast, quickly, faster

kilo thousand

kir, kepu chief, head/ chief/ boss, mainly, dominate over/ be boss of smb

ko neighboring, neighbor, close/ almost, near/ be near smth

koi write/ type. kojun, teis text

komisi commission

komites committee

kongres congress

konkres, ta specific/ special, single object with clearly defined characteristics/ individual/ instance/ representative/ specificity/ concreteness, specifically/ in particular, specified by smb/ according to some characteristics

konsul consulting, consultant/ advisor, as advice, advise/ consult

kras tomorrow/ the next day

kres confident, adept, with faith, believe. kresNo'on wi lu believe in love at first sight

ku what?/ unknown, who/ what?, how?, how to relate to?/ what to do with? kugu what (living); kuho who (sapient). kuli how.
- Ku?, Hu Who's sleeping?
- Hu Wasja. Sleeping person is Vasya.
kuİn? Tu What is your relationship with her?

kufa how much

kujun < ku iun which

kultur cultural, culture, cultural, more cultural

kuri why

kus, riun so/ therefore/ means/ as a consequence, because/ since/ for the reason Eu kusSalu is suitable because he is healthy

la <active past participle>/ perfect, result/ outcome, finally, in the end/ ended with P.  La ro rounded. Ku?, La what happened?
laba said. lada gave. lahu fell asleep. lais have eaten. lamer killed. lawi enSenaria plas, laguTa found a plain in the land of Sennaar and settled there. hor tri o la it's been three hours already

lagu lake

las recent

laus grateful / thanking, thanks, gratefully, thanking smb

legi read. Ho legiLibru The person reads a book

li <repetition of the predicate>  Ra'ta Euli! do it well. kuli unknown circumstance/ way/ manner, how/ in quality, ... Kuli? How are you? Li? Tu wi Do you see?

libru book

lingu, basu linguistic, tongue (organ, speech), tongue, speak with smth/ with the help of smth

lo long, length/ longitude, longly, longer

logi, grafi scientific, scientist/ science, scientifically/logically, more scientific/ logical

loku room

lu loving/ prejudiced/ not indifferent, lover/ appreciator/ - phil, preferably, love/ prefer/ highly appreciate smth/ smb: Mi luHi or Hi luumMi I like this

lunde Monday. no'on lunde o'men on the first Monday of the month.

man smart/ sapience/ thinking/ intelligent, thinker/ sapient one, mentally, think smth

mane morning, morning, in the morning, earlier

manun, idea imaginary, idea/ concept, mentally / in the mind, seem / introduce to smb

me average/ joint, middle/ comrade/ fellow  cohabitant, mediocre/ together, near/ with/ between/ (going) for smb

memor remember, memory/ one who remembers, from memory, remember smth/ smb

mi (inalienable) mine, I / me, in my opinion, that I/ reports (about myself) that: Midos my daughter. Mi joEr I know him. Hi mi it's me. Inputting direct speech: Er ba miWi he says: "I see"

minus minus, see kar

minutu minute

mio mine

mobi moving/ pushing, moving something

moda way, method, mode of action, technique

momen moment

mon buy smth

monu pay to smb

monsu monetary/ payment/ currency, money/ means for purchase, paid/ for money,  pay with smth

mu numerous, many: ho mu a lot of people. homu urbu a crowded city

muhau lu rich in love.

nal, ludu I play, performer, as if/as if/as if/as if/allegedly, pretending to be smb/ playing the role of smb. nal = weun. Mi ne'po 'nal La ra I can't, but I pretend I did

nati national, nation

ne do not exist / absent / insignificant / zero, empty set / zero, never, not / without: Ne pauOn Zero is less than one. In neJo She doesn't know. ne'joun unknown. neMi a Everyone except me. Opposites are expressed by different roots: soi cold; ne'soi is not cold (not necessarily hot). gor hot; ne'gor is not hot (not necessarily cold). ne'mi without me

niphon Japanese. niphonia Japan

no nominal/ ordinal/ named/ with index, name/ proper noun/ title/ number, exactly/ nominally, name is/ number/ by name / number is Mi noSerhii My name is Serhii. noFi is called Fi. no'on (#1) first,  no'du (#2) second, no'fin last

noi nocturnal, night, spend the night somewhere

non nine

nos our, we, in our opinion, input of direct speech plural. Res 'laba nos raBriku i! And they said to each other: let's make bricks. nos iTu we including you. nos neTu we without you

nu new, news/ remake/ newbie, already, newer than

o suffix of priority of connection of previous roots, of/ in the role of a predicate changes the definition and is determined by places: Gi ser oi (giant stars) group. Kan o'wou neKou A dog that barks does not bite. Introduces the inalienable object: Hi oMi This is part of me / <inalienable> mine. Mi ounDos. I have a daughter. o'ku what of

oi eight

ol excellent, masterpiece, very, more/ superior to smth/ than smth than/ compare with smth. ne'ol not very. ol'ala more than all others

oma tumor

on single/ solitary/ unitary, one, once/ unique/ rarity, =.  On minus'on one minus one. Lingu on, Dialeis on one language, one dialect, on manun only seems to be

or mouth

organis organize smth

os inflammation

osto bone/skeleton, reinforce smth

ou oh!

paper paper

par partial/ particular/ fractional, part/ particle/ piece/ fraction/ element, partially, divide/ separate smth/ smb/ be part of smth/ fractional numerals: On par'du 1/2. Aktual par o'senten actual part of the sentence

par on one-component / solid, monolith, simply, the only part of smth

pau simple/ from a small number of parts, smth uncomplicated, little/ a little in number/ amount

pen five

peu kitchen, cook, preparе food, see ra

piun drinking smth. piun riTu salu drink to your health.

po possible / potential / skillful / capable, potential / talent / professional, perhaps, can. Tu poEi. You can go

poin sorry, is to blame for smb. poino < poin + o regret smth. poinun < poin + un poinun apologize to smb, forgive smb

pol full/ whole, ideal/ limit, enough, is enough for. pol us full of water

pos future, plan, will, after/ later / after (time period): Pos! Bye! Pos wi! goodbye, pos'hor du in two hours

pro confirming, supporter, according to, leave/ in accordance with / agrees with smb / smth  In ne'proMi she does not agree with me

prou let in

problema problem/ question/ task. ne'problema no problem

pre ask smth, prei ask smb, preu ask for

pregnaSun pregnant with son

A preposition is a predicate without predication.

presen introduce

programa program

propu suggest smth

publi public

pun accurate, point/ period, exactly, be exactly smth

ra labor, producer/ worker/ manufacturer, with difficulty, do/ try for the sake of/ make efforts for/ make smth/ force to be smth. ra'<> den stop/stop/close/turn off smth. ra'<> en'<> put in. ra'ki go to bed. ra'sta get up. ra'ses sit down. ra'<> u send

radi, urto radical, root, rooting, rooted in smth

randu random, occasion / happen random, by chance, smb smth/ happens with

raun, arti artificial/ done, composition/ artifact, artificially, made by smb

refer relative, relation, relatively, relate

repor reporting, to report. reporun a report

ri ⇒/ if/ targeted/ favorable, reason, for/ specifically in order to smth/ for the purpose of smth/ so/  increase the likelihood of smth/ contribute to smth/ risks (not *dangerous): Hi neRi, Ri Al It is not a reason, the reason is different; Man riEs I think, therefore I exist

riwi seeking/ looking, search, look for smth

roko chocolate

rul obligatory, obligor/ obligated, necessarily, smb should (do smth). Tu rulEi! You should go!
rul = fejun < fei un smth is expected by smb


salu healthy, healthy one (not *health)

samu same/ identical, the same/ identity, actually/ too, coincide with smth

satu well-fed

sauna sauna

se old, old thing/ man, still, older than. enRur se'inju the oldest girl in the village

seen to stay. Mi pos seenHi I'll stay here

seis sexual partner.

seku next, follower, consequence, follow smth/ smb

seri series

serte at least

ses sitting, perpendicular, across, sitting on.

seu seven

si active / (inalienable) one's own, oneself/ agent/ subject, actively, influence smth/ smb. Replaces the subject: Nos ra uSi no! Let's make a name for ourselves

siblin brother and/or sister

sinser frank/ sincere, revelation/ sincerity, frankly/ sincerely, more frank/ sincere

situ situation, position

shengen Schengen

son singing, singi/ singer, humming, sing smth

sper hope

spor sporty, sport/ sportsman/ sportiness, sporty, do some kind of sport

stimul stimulus, stimulating,  stimulate

studi study. studiEnglis study English

su instrumental/ helping/auxiliary, instrument/ means/ assistant, instrumentally/ with the help of smth, use smth
su'karta by card

subu under

sukses have success/ have time/ can do = sperun

sur superficial, surface, superficially, on/ cover

swis Swiss: swisia Switzerland

ta, konkres <definite article>/ such, then/ that, there/ so/ in the case that is determined/ specified by smth. Object of speech. In Ta bel she is so beautiful. ta'analis revealed by analysis. go ta'randu was random (determined by chance). la ta'simpu i defined by a number of symptoms. Seseni neLata seats are not specified

tain she

tali so

teater theater

teis un fabric

ter Mr./Ms.

tera Earth

teraa, uniwersu world, universe

teror terrible, horror, terrible, more terrible

tja < ti'a eternal, always

tje < ti'e again

tjes < ti'es ever

ti time. ti'ku? when?. tiKu?, Tu pos he What time will you be home? ti'ta that time, then. ti'ne never. tja < ti'a always. tje <ti'e again

tradui translate

tran behind, through, on the other side

tea tea

tri three. Nos Tri There are three of us. Nos Er tri We are three men

tro excessive / extreme, emergency/ excess, too/ excessively, exceed

tu your (inalienable), you/ gentleman should, in your opinion, they say you tueMi you and me. Jo tu'neSu! Confucius said: "A gentleman has no weapons."/ The teacher says: a noble man should not be a tool

u directed, flow/ vector, directionally, to/ current to/ (dative). Uun final point/ beneficiary. ne'u not intentionally. u'ku where/ to whom, u'si (to) -self, u'hi here, u'ge down. Es uHi. Someone is heading this way. A uTu is all for you

ui̯ in-law/ (from the side of) husband/ wife, spouse/ marriage, married

ul combative, battle, warlike, struggle/ fight

un passive / passive participle, object / repetition of the object, at the end of the predicate rearranges the actants / subject to smth: Kuun? Er laba what did he say? Mi raLingu. Un noFi I compose a language, it's called Fi

ur guts

uru city/ town

us, liku liquid, water, more liquid

wa centrifugal, centrifuge, in all directions, throw smth

wal valuable/ significant, price/ value, costly, worth how much/ what

we we

weo ours

wen < u'en entering/ incoming, entering one, entering/ penetrating, into. wen letter incoming letter

wendi selling, salesperson, for sale, sell

wer truthful/ true/ real/ genuine, right, correct

werbu word

wesper evening/ night

wgei < u'gei away

wi sighted, viewer/ witness/ eyewitness/ observer, obviously, look/ see/ watch/ observe Mi wiEr. I look at him. Mi lawi I, who sees. aswiEr seeing him. wiun what is visible. wiUn the one who sees the object

wko < u'ko before/ approaching

wo want/ wish for, would, conditional/subjunctive mood. Mi lara 'wo nePo I would do it, but I can't.  wo = nalun

wre < u're back

BALNIBARBI (Balnibarbi Community, colloquially Ikaria)

Article from the General Geographical and Historical Dictionary, published by the Imperial Academy of Sciences, 1845.

Balnibarbi (also known in European literature as Ikaria) is a large (472,000 км²), independent state on the island of the same name in the northern Pacific Ocean. The special structure of this land, where private property and monetary circulation are completely absent, and life is subject to strict Christian collectivism, causes heated debate in Europe.
London satirists (in particular, the late Dean Jonathan Swift in his fiction about Captain Gulliver) unjustifiably accused the locals of crazy projects. At the same time, a novel "A Journey to Ikaria" was recently published in Paris, based on the memoirs of Lord Kerisdoll, where local life is excessively romanticized. In fact, Balnibarbi is a strict, rationally ordered theocratic-civic society that demands from a foreign guest deep respect for its laws.

🌍 Geography, climate and natural resources

Description of landscapes and geomorphology

The island of Balnibarbi is of volcanic origin and is a large high land surrounded by ridges with active volcanoes and deep valleys. The Aleutian Island chain serves as a natural bridge connecting Russian Alaska with the northern tip of Balnibarbi. In the extreme south there is a long peninsula, and near it is the large rounded island of Laputa (an ancient citadel of local rulers and Jesuits, which travelers of the last century mistakenly described as a "flying island" due to optical illusions and fogs).

Climatic conditions

Due to its unique location and warm ocean currents, the climate of the main part of Balnibarbi is temperate, mild and cool. Winters here are almost snowless, and summers are long and humid. The southern peninsula and the island of Laputa lie in a zone of fertile, sunny subtropics, where citrus fruits, tea and mulberries are grown.

Natural resources

The country is extremely rich in minerals and raw materials:
Copper, tin, lead and other metals: Rich surface deposits, which in ancient times allowed the locals to achieve perfection in bronze casting.
Coal and sulfur: Available in volcanic zones and used for the needs of state manufactories.
Valuable forests: Massifs of giant coniferous and deciduous trees that provide first-class wood.

📜 History and ideological foundations of the State of Equality

Ancient era and discoveries

The island was inhabited by people in ancient times, even before the final division of humanity into modern races. For a long time, the Balnibarbi people developed in isolation, creating a unique culture.

In the middle of the 16th century, the island was discovered by Spanish navigators. Not finding gold and silver here and recognizing the temperate climate as unsuitable for quick enrichment, the Madrid court transferred these lands under the care of the Jesuit Order, led by Saint Francis Xavier.

Jesuit reductions and the Great Reformation

It was the Jesuit missionaries who laid the current foundation of Balnibarbi. They united the ancient tribal communities of the indigenous inhabitants into a gigantic network of reductions (communes) and supported one of the numerous kings in his claims to the title of Untu - the supreme ruler over the entire island.

In the 1890s, the monarchy was bloodlessly liquidated and secular power passed to the Elected Council of Governors. This event in Balnibarbi is called the Great Ikarian Revolution, after the pseudonym of the first president for life. Ikarus and subsequent presidents concentrated all wealth in state ownership by confiscating the lands and property of the Jesuits and the former aristocracy.

During the Napoleonic occupation of Spain, when the connection with the metropolis was broken, Ikarus proclaimed the independence of Balnibarbi-Ikaria. The country's independence was recognized by friendly American republics, the Russian Empire (which took advantage of this to settle the maritime border of its Aleutian Islands with Balnibarbi), Japan (which seized the disputed Lagnegg Islands in return) and, gradually, other major powers.

The ideological basis of the state today is evangelical communism:
The belief that the primitive church did not know private property. All goods belong to God, and people are only temporary stewards who must share everything equally.

Patriarchal rationalism:
A strict, almost mathematical planning of life, where work is a religious duty and laziness is the gravest sin.

👥 Population, language and customs

Anthropological type and settlement

The indigenous Balnibarbians represent the so-called "second white race". They have fair skin, broad faces and extremely thick, lush beards in men. The population of 25  millions is evenly distributed across the island, large cities are located near government warehouses and factories.

Language

The local language is a synthesis of the ancient autochthonous dialect and roots from the Latin language, which was used by the Jesuits for worship and keeping chronicles. It is devoid of classes, pompous titles and is very easy to learn.

Religion and morality

The official faith is the Holy Brotherhood of Christ. There are no familiar European bishops and church luxury. The temples are simple, resembling large meeting halls. Every Sunday, citizens gather for a joint prayer, after which the mentors read out government decrees and analyze the faults of community members.

Customs and prejudices

Life
All Balnibarbiians wear the same, comfortable clothes made of gray or blue cloth, which are issued from common pantries. The family is sacred, but the upbringing of children after the age of 5 is controlled by the state.

The main prejudice

A deep aversion to gold and coin money. In Balnibarbi, gold is considered "dirt that corrodes the soul." An attempt to pay a local resident with coin will cause severe condemnation. In addition, Balnibarbiians are sincerely convinced that any individual private initiative is a sign of a dangerous mental illness that should be treated with fasting and work.

Attitude to foreigners

Foreign engineers and naturalists are received with emphasized Christian courtesy, but a civilian patrol watches every step of the guest. Close contacts with foreigners are prohibited, so that the spirit of greed does not sway the minds of citizens.

⚙️ Economy and foreign trade

There is no domestic market in the country. The state is the only economic organism. However, foreign trade is conducted very actively through a special Commissariat in the port of Maldonado on the southern peninsula.

What is Balnibarbi rich in for export:
– Products made of high-quality bronze and other copper alloys. Traditional Balnibarbi kitchen and tableware decorated with exquisite carving, artistic casting and tools that do not know wear;
– Subtropical goods. First-class Laputan tea, raw silk and medicinal balms, which are bought by American and British merchants;
– Ship materials. Strong timber and ropes of special weaving.

All proceeds in foreign currency go exclusively to the state treasury for the purchase of European steam engines, books and advanced technologies.

🧳 Tips and warnings for travelers and specialists

Balnibarbi is a country of absolute order, where there are no thefts, beggars and street disorder. However, staying here imposes iron restrictions on a European.

🚫 Strict prohibitions

It is strictly forbidden to import and carry gold, silver or paper money. Your money will be sealed at customs. Instead, you will be given a "Guest Letter", according to which in special shelters you will receive food, clothing and housing on an equal basis with everyone else.

It is forbidden to import any European books, newspapers or tracts without a visa from the Censorship Commissariat. The government carefully protects the people from the political disputes of the Old World.

It is forbidden to make any private deals, exchange things with the residents or give them European souvenirs. This is considered an attempt at bribery and the destruction of equality.

💡 Useful guidelines

Keep to the schedule: Life in the reductions begins and ends with the ringing of the bell. Lunches in the communal dining rooms, work in the workshops and rest are regulated to the minute. Being late is perceived as an insult to the community.

Control your pride: When communicating with local scholars or mentors, avoid praising European luxury or political freedoms. Balnibarbians consider outside society to be an unorganized chaos of vices and pride themselves on their holy simplicity.