Unilang

A failed universal language

Unilang is a constructed language made for use across the solar system. Its alphabet contains 177 letters and 20 numbers and is largely based on IPA.
Its name is a combination of 'Universal' and 'Language', yet due to its complexity, it is not normally used, and instead the three most common languages used as universal languages are English, Japanese and Esperanto.
The 248 word dictionary included was compiled by 8 people who spent a month learning unilang, on average they contributed 40 words each. This in itself should show how hard the language is to learn, and this may be the reason why people prefer to use EN, JA and EO instead of UL.

Writing System

60 pulmonic consonants, 15 non-pulmonic consonants, 36 diatrics, 28 vowels, 30 tones and accents, 9 suprasegmentals, 9 other symbols, 20 letters.

Geographical Distribution

Sol system

Phonology

Pronouns
1st singular duf /duf/ I vi /vi/ me 2nd singular môb /məb/ you oo /oː/ you 3rd singular fumd /fumd/ he, she, it woo /woː/ him, her, it 1st plural dungk /duŋk/ we yùj /jʌʤ/ us 2nd plural mô /mə/ you (all) sha /ʃæ/ you (all) 3rd plural mo /mɔ/ they plôndz /pləndz/ them
Singular Plural Definite If ends with vowel: Suffix -dz Else: Suffix -ɪdz ʍeestîdz /ˈʍɛːstɪdz/ Prefix u- uʍeest /ˈuʍɛːst/ Indefinite Suffix -iə ʍeestiô /ˈʍɛːstiə/ Suffix -ɪf ʍeestîf /ˈʍɛːstɪf/
Nominative No affix ʍeest /ʍɛːst/ Accusative If starts with vowel: Prefix ulm- Else: Prefix ulmiə- ulmiôʍeest /ˈulmiəʍɛːst/
1st singular too /toː/ my 2nd singular nyo /njɔ/ your 3rd singular mô /mə/ 1st plural lîôlvz /lɪəlvz/ our 2nd plural weep /wɛːp/ your 3rd plural oo /oː/ their
Future particle vîôl /vɪəl/ future tense particle Present No affix staûm /staʊm/ Past If ends with vowel: Suffix -s Else: Suffix -æs staûmas /ˈstaʊmæs/ Remote past If ends with vowel: Suffix -st Else: Suffix -aɪst staûmaîst /ˈstaʊmaɪst/

Morphology

Adjective → adverb = Suffix -ɔʃ Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Suffix -ɑːkt Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Prefix ɹɔ- Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ntɪ Else: Suffix -ɔːntɪ Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = Prefix i- Noun → verb (to create [noun]) = Prefix wuː- Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Prefix fi- Verb → adjective (likely to do [verb]) = Suffix -u Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Suffix -ʌmz Verb → noun that verb physically produces (e.g. build → building) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -znaʊ Else: Suffix -ɔɪznaʊ One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Suffix -ʊnd Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -nɹuː Else: Suffix -ɔɪnɹuː Diminutive = Suffix -ɛ Augmentative = Prefix kjeɪ-

Dictionary

248 Words.