| English | Dasopya |
|---|---|
| Dasopya is a language that was made to be simple and easy for anyone around the world to learn. | dasopya i swa e pya teso i syubey telu i swa e kwetose e kwepide telu poludaw hoy labe daso i dubi. |
| Its grammar has no exceptions, and has very few rules. | goy pyasahu i hay e soy sibyegoy, sya e tay kwetay sahu. |
| Spelling is consistent, and every letter always makes the same sound. | libudoli i swa e soytawbey, sya a polu libu i polulon tona e kwetaw toso. |
| It only has 800 root words, which can be compounded freely and easily. | goy i dole hay e 800 gulo samu, teso i tey samuhapu hoy kwesepobey sya kwepidebey. |
| Every word is made from scratch, so that there is no bias towards any country. | polu samu i syubey hoy soyhupyo; boysesey, i swa e soy petu hoy mey matu. |
Every letter is always pronounced the same. Some letters have multiple pronunciations depending on speaker preference, but the first one listed is preferred. Capitalization in Dasopya is not required.
| Letter | IPA | Example |
|---|---|---|
| A | /a/ | like "a" in "father" |
| B | /b/, /v/ | like "b" in "boy" |
| D | /d/, /ð̞/ | like "d" in "dip" |
| E | /e/ | like "e" in "let" |
| G | /g/ | like "g" in "good" |
| H | /h/, /x/, /ɾ/ | like "h" in "hole" |
| I | /i/ | like "i" in "ski" |
| K | /kʰ/, /k/ | like "k" in "kite" |
| L | /l/, /ɾ/ | like "l" in "log" |
| M | /m/ | like "m" in "map" |
| N | /n/ | like "n" in "nine" |
| O | /o/ | like "o" in "more" |
| P | /pʰ/, /p/, /f/ | like "p" in "peace" |
| S | /s/, /θ/, /ʃ/, /z/ | like "s" in "sit" |
| T | /tʰ/, /t/ | like "t" in "time" |
| U | /u/ | like "u" in "flu" |
| W | /w/, /u/, /v/ | like "w" in "win" or "u" in "flu" |
| Y | /j/, /i/ | like "y" in "yes" or "i" in "ski" |
Every word is always stressed on the last syllable, even compounds.
Words can be used as any part of speech.
If context doesn't make it clear, suffixes can be added.
There are no articles, and words can be singular or plural by default.
Compound words are formed freely by using describing words first, and the base word at the end.
In sentences, "a" precedes subjects, "i" precedes verbs, and "e" precedes objects. Context always comes at the beginning.
Adjectives come before nouns, and adverbs come before verbs. Otherwise, they are identical.
Prepositions come before nouns.
mye forms past tense, dyu forms future tense.
Auxiliary verbs follow each other directly.
hoy marks possession, but can also rearrange adjectives.
To form a question, begin the sentence with kay and attach kya to the unknown.
teso can create a dependent clause, like "that" or "who."
If a sentence can be understood without it, parts of the sentence can be dropped.
"u" marks indirect objects.
"o" marks any word outside the base vocabulary.
| Dasopya | English |
|---|---|
| pin | this |
| san | that |
| man | one |
| bay | I, me |
| kyu | you |
| swe | they (singular, plural) |
| daw | person, human, one (pronoun) |
| - | |
| bya | male, man, boy |
| maw | female, woman, girl |
| - | |
| swa | be |
| hay | to have, carry |
| ... |
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