Superbasic Full Conlang Starterpack
Author: Sahn Deda
MS Date: 03-11-2022
FL Date: 10-01-2022
FL Number: FL-000085-00
Citation: Sahn, Deda. 2022. “Superbasic Full Conlang
Starterpack.” FL-000085-00, Fiat Lingua,
2022.
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SUPERBASIC FULL CONLANG STARTERPACK
By Sanh Deda · conlangconcept.alle.bg · meanaworld.alle.bg
Basically tried to create a kit for express creation of fairly good (although lexically limited) conlangs. It contains 8 pronoun categories,
9 basic conjunctions/adverbs, 13 adpositions/cases and modal verbs, and 52 other words – with derivation suggestions and hints.
I, we [and their variations]
you [and their variations]
they [and their variations]
all, every, each, yes, universe
no, nothing, neither
this, that [and their variations]
some, any, a few, whatever
what, who, where, when
Think of honorifics,
vocative, and formality
Can merge both, or use
«this» for inanimate 3P
Do you want dual or
paucal?
Spanish uses «que» for
«what», «that», and «than»
and, thus, so, too
but, in contrary, instead
or, either … or, whether
that [conj], which [rel. pron.], to, than, as
yet, still, unprepared
already, ready
a lot, many, much
more
less
You can build superlative
using «more/less than all».
There might be adjective
inflections meaning «very»,
like guapísima in Spanish
You have to choose your alignment, and which case is unmarked (if
applicable). How do morphosyntactic alignment and number interact?
for the sake of, dedicated to, instead of or BENEFACTIVE
towards, for or ALLATIVE
from, because of or ABLATIVE
near, by, together with or PROXIMITIVE/COMITATIVE
in, at, on or LOCATIVE
like, -ish [adjective derivation or SEMBLATIVE]
away from, off, without or ABESSIVE
through, across, according to or PERLOCATIVE
circle → around or CIRCUMLATIVE
use [v] → with, by (e.g. using) or INSTRUMENTAL
How do you derive verbs from nouns? Do they have an
infinitive form (Bulgarian hasn’t)? Do your verbs express
past, non-past, other tenses, and if the action is or will be
complete? Continuous aspect? Person and animacy? Is
evidentiality/certainty part of the conjugation, or do you
use auxiliaries or modal verbs to say «maybe», «should be»,
«is said to be», «could happen»? Do you differentiate
between realis and irrealis moods? How do you give orders
in your language, are there levels of politeness?
Do you have a copula (verb «to be»)? How do you say «to
become» or «to be a teacher» (Russian uses instrumental)?
can [v], ability, strong
will, want [v], command [v]
need [v], must [v], have to [v], duty
How do you treat
modal verbs and
modal
constructions?
How do you say «grandparent»?
Are kinship terms gendered?
How do you form mass
nouns (tree → forest,
book → library)?
human, person → man, woman, folk, people, tribe
child, offspring
parent, care [v]
sibling, cousin
nature, wild, normal
society, cultivate [v] → crops
tree → wood, forest
grassland, grass, field
fruit → fertile, rich, abundant
complete, full, continue [v], fulfill [v], satisfy [v]
desert, void → dry, poor, scarce, empty, hungry
mountain, hill, pile
sea, ocean → salt
water (fresh) → lake, river
Where does your
conculture live? What
items or phenomena
are significiant there?
In case you use
«excluding» and
«encountering»,
think of participle
formation. Do
active (and
passive) participles
indicate time? Can
they be used
predicatively?
What creatures and
beings inhabit your
world? Think of what
your conculture uses for
food and what they
have to defend
themselves from,
customize your vocab.
the
You can replace the
passive voice with
active
generic
(«Stole
car»
instead of «The car
stolen») or
was
form
it with an
auxiliary verb +
passive participle.
walk [v], go [v], run [v], flow [v]
attack [v], jump [v], storm [v]
air, wind, blow [v], whistle [v]
talk [v], speak [v], word → tongue
lead [v] → chief, road
follow [v] → then, next
meet [v], encounter [v] → against
include [v], contain [v] → with
exclude [v], single out [v] → except
case → in case that, if, as
beginning, start, ignite [v] → since
end, cease [v], put off [v] → until
little, weak → slightly
big, strong → very (e.g. bigly)
heat, warm, fire, cozy
nice, good, virtuous, true
cold, bad, rude
light, day, sun, glory, show [v]
dark, night, shame, cover [v], forget [v]
happiness, bliss, joy, paradise
pain, grief, gloom, doom [v]
crown, prince → king
rod, stick, bar, pole
boat, ship, sail [v], seaman
horse, donkey
cat, dog, pet
leather, wool, clothes
linen, cotton, dress
hen, fowl, poultry
bread, food
mollusk, snail, octopus
cow, cattle, goat
fox, weasel
lion, wolf, carnivore
bird (insectivore)
insect, fly, mosquito
fish
snake, lizard, dragon
