Lusane by Luis Sainz Lopez-Negrete (1974)
Yet another worldlang of sorts...
Alphabet:
a b c d e f g k l m n o p s t u
Normal pronunciation; <c> = /t_S/
Syllables are CV, but the plural may introduce a final -s. Accent on penult.
Nouns:
Natural gender; m/n -o, f -a. These take the plural -s; if both
genders are meant (Eo ge-oj), a special plural -i is used: fatelos
(brothers), fatelas (sisters), fateli (gefratoj).
Adjective:
Ends in -e; invariable; precedes noun. Comparative/superlative
suffixes -ke: bone good, boneke better/best. "Than" is te (= Sp que).
Adverb:
Adds -te to adjective
Article:
Le, invariant definite article.
Personal Pronouns:
1 go
2 to
3 ko/ka/ke (m/f/n)
Plural forms have -i: gi, ti, ki. Possessives add -be: gobe, tobe, ...
Verbs:
Infinitive/Imperative: -u (falu)
Present: -a (fala)
Past: -e (fale)
Future: -i (fali)
Conditional: -o
Gerund: -uge (faluge, speaking)
Past participle: -ute (falute, spoken)
Perfects: tenu (have) + past participle
Passives: sonu (be) + past participle
Word order:
Subject, verb, adverb, direct object, indirect object
Le bele mutika pule lobikete le kime nuco fa fiku nu kabe domo.
The beautiful girl jumped nimbly the high wall to arrive in her home.
Beso de pome kunibese ligo
Need of auxiliary universal language
sona lugeke cade dito,
is more-urgent each day,
fe dune mitelos boneka be pida.
when world communications improve and speed-up.
Affixes:
The author mentions affixes, but he doesn't list them, which is
annoying. I've only discovered a few, primarily
ni- = Eo ne-/mal-
-em- = -er (agentive)
-ed- = Eo -ar-?
Overall assessment:
The selection of forms is a bit arbitrary; he apparently picked
whatever best fit his phonology and morphology. I think I could work
out rules for extending the vocabulary. He included a moderate corpus
(autobiographical note, introduction, grammatical explanation) that
could elucidate the grammar somewhat.
I like the look and feel of it, though it's not practical at this
point to revive it. I wish he'd made better use of compounding and
affixing.
Steve