Slovura
Slovura is a minimalist constructed language derived from Toki Pona and Kawaba. Its basic concepts are represented by short, monosyllabic roots which can be combined into larger words with predictable internal structure.
Philosophy and Structure
Slovura follows the minimalist semantic approach of Toki Pona, but puts greater emphasis on compact roots and systematic compounding.
- Monosyllabic roots: Every basic concept is represented by exactly one syllable (CV or CCV).
- Broad meanings: A root represents a related field of ideas rather than a single English word.
- Head-first modification: Concepts are made more specific by placing modifiers after them.
- Compounding: Roots can be joined into a single word to describe more specific single concept.
- Sound: Root forms are influenced especially by Czech, English and other source languages where a memorable connection is useful.
Etymology
The name Slovura is itself a compound word:
- slo - say, speech, language; from Czech slovo
- vu - cut, divide, part; from English divulsion
- ra - can, possible; from Latin ratio
Following Slovura's compound structure, it can be analysed as:
slo + (vu + ra)
language + (part + useful)
"language of useful parts"
How to Start
If you are new to Slovura, the lessons are intended to be read in order:
- Slovura 01 - Slovura Roots — list of all slovura roots for reference, doesn't need to be memorized before continuing
- Slovura 02 - Basic Sentence Structure — subjects, predicates, objects
- Slovura 03 - Modifiers — use multiple roots to describe more specific concepts
- Slovura 04 - Compound Words — join multiple roots together to create words
- Slovura 05 - Phrases vs Compounds — difference between modifiers and words
- Slovura 06 - Colours — practical example showing usage of compound words
- Slovura 07 - Word Stress — word stress and how it marks word boundaries
- Slovura 08 - Multiple Subjects, Predicates and Objects — create sentences with multiple subjects, predicates or objects
- Slovura 09 - Modifier Grouping — group modifiers in phrases and compound words using pi
- Slovura 10 - Whole-Word Modifiers — roots that modify an entire word from the end
- Slovura 11 - Gender — expressing masculine, feminine and gender-neutral forms
- Slovura 12 - Singular and Plural — expressing singular and plural forms
- Slovura 13 - Comparison — forming comparative and superlative meanings