Osol

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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.