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== Vocabulary == | |||
Most Osol words are not based on any natural language. However, Osol does feature some loanwords borrowed from various languages, such as English, Greek/Ancient Greek, Italian, Latin, Mandarin Chinese, Melonyc (the language tz_scion created for Melonia), and Nahuatl. Loanwords make up approximately 0.6% of Osol's vocabulary. | |||
Latest revision as of 00:57, 18 June 2024
Osol is the official language of Osolia. It is a conlang created by tz_scion and is used in the Osolian national anthem as well as on street and road signs in Osolia.
Grammar
Osol syntax is generally SOV (subject—object—verb). When asking a question, the word order switches to OSV (object—subject—verb).
Adjectives follow the word they modify and indirect objects follow the direct object.
Osol has 4 noun cases: the nominative, accusative, genitive, and possessive. The language also has 3 noun classes in the form of grammatical gender: masculine, feminine, and neuter.
Phonology
| Consonants | Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | b | t | d | k | g | ||||
| Affricate | t͡s <ts> | |||||||||
| Nasal | m | n | (ŋ) | |||||||
| Trill | r | |||||||||
| Fricative | f | s | x | h | ||||||
| Approximant | w <w> | j <y> | ||||||||
| Lateral Approximant | l | |||||||||
Vocabulary
Most Osol words are not based on any natural language. However, Osol does feature some loanwords borrowed from various languages, such as English, Greek/Ancient Greek, Italian, Latin, Mandarin Chinese, Melonyc (the language tz_scion created for Melonia), and Nahuatl. Loanwords make up approximately 0.6% of Osol's vocabulary.