The Alphabet
Geʤsoporg letters are designed such that similar sounds are drawn alike. Unlike languages like English where the sound of a letter can change, Geʤsoporg letters always make the exact same sound. It is therefore easy to read and pronounce correctly.
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ʤ ʧ ʒ ʦ z s ʃ ʤ ʧ ʒ ʦ z s ʃ -
p b v f p b v f -
d t g k d t g k -
h ð h ð -
r l r l -
n m n m -
i ʊ o u i ʊ o u -
ʌ ɪ e a æ ʌ ɪ e a æ
Geʤsoporg does not have letters for 'w' or 'j'. Combining a 'w' or 'j' with a vowel yields one symbol. The 'w' or 'j' always comes before the vowel, except for four special cases when you add a 'w' or 'j' to the end of an 'a' or 'e' sound...
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wi wo wu wi wo wu -
ji jo ju ji jo ju -
wʌ wɪ we wa wæ wʌ wɪ we wa wæ -
jʌ jɪ je ja jæ jʌ jɪ je ja jæ -
aʊ aɪ eʊ eɪ aʊ aɪ eʊ eɪ
Fundamental Writing
Sentences are split with a ‘||’ between each word and a ‘|’ between each syllable. Every syllable in turn is split in half, representing its starting and ending sounds.
- par
- /
- ti
Before bothering to learn the actual language, first practice writing words in your own language using Geʤsoporg letters. Below are some more examples for you to reference.
| English | Transcription |
|---|---|
| yesterday |
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| watch |
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| potter |
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| fanatic |
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| combustion |
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Essential Grammar
In Geʤsoporg, every word is a noun. To start, there are five pronouns.
| Pronoun | IPA | Geʤsoporg |
|---|---|---|
| I, me, myself | ʊʤ |
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| you, yourself | ði |
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| it, itself | tɪl |
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| they, them, themselves, themself | sɪ |
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| we, us, ourselves | aʒ |
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A word’s meaning can be modified by putting a descriptive (pro)noun before it which acts as an adjective, possessive, or an adverb.
| English | IPA | Geʤsoporg |
|---|---|---|
| your gift | ði sker |
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Verbs are created by combining nouns which represent the action with nouns that represent the tense. The order always goes:
- [past | present | future]
- [perfect]
- [continuous]
- [potential | requirement]
- [noun to verbify]
The tenses are what make a noun into a verb, without them the (pro)noun previous could just be an adjective, adverb, or possessive! Below are the nouns associated with tenses:
| Tense | IPA | Geʤsoporg |
|---|---|---|
| past | ʧi |
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| present | ʧʌ |
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| future | ʧo |
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| perfect | wo |
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| continuous | ji |
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| potential | ʦu |
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| requirement | gaɪ’ed |
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So to say “you give” instead of “your gift”, you need to add a tense.
| Tense | English | IPA | Geʤsoporg |
|---|---|---|---|
| present | you give | ði ʧʌ’sker |
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| present perfect | you have given | ði ʧʌ’wo’sker |
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| future perfect | I will have given | ʊʤ ʧo’wo’sker |
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| present potential | we can give | aʒ ʧʌ’ʦu’sker |
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| future potential | we could give | aʒ ʧo’ʦu’sker |
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| present requirement | we must give | aʒ ʧʌ’gaɪ’ed’sker |
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| future requirement | it should give | tɪl ʧo’gaɪ’ed’sker |
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| past perfect continuous potential | they might have been giving | sɪ ʧi’wo’ji’ʦu’sker |
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| past perfect continuous potential | they should have been giving | sɪ ʧi’wo’ji’gaɪ’ed’sker |
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| past perfect potential | I could have given | ʊʤ ʧʌ’wo’ʦu’sker |
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First Sentences
Like English, Geʤsoporg sentences generally follow a Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) syntax. Each sentence is placed on its own line and must be contained on a single line. Paragraphs are separated by a blank line.
One thing to note is that when the Subject and Object are both the same pronoun the Object should be changed to be more specific, unless the Subject and Object refer to the same entity.
So “they gave them” should be rewritten to “they gave John” in Geʤsoporg, unless you’re intending to say “they gave themselves”.
| English | IPA | Geʤsoporg |
|---|---|---|
| they gave themselves | sɪ ʧi’sker sɪ |
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| they gave John | sɪ ʧi’sker ʤan |
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Here’s a more advanced example, with some prepositions:
- sɪ
- |
- ʧo
- /
- et
- |
- ʒaʊ
- |
- ði
- |
- pen
- /
- tun
- |
- vik
- |
- blost
- /
- mas
- IPA: “sɪ ʧo’et ʒaʊ ði pen’tun vik blost’mas”
- Direct translation: “They will live with you until next Spring.”
- Actual meaning: “They will live with you until next Spring.”
Final Notes
That’s basically it! I’m still putting this language together and therefore am subject to add more grammar rules later as needed. At the time of writing, I am currently more focused with adding more vocabulary to the dictionary.
Check out the Transcribe page to try writing in Geʤsoporg yourself!