Esata

Facts

  • Language: Esata
  • Created: 2001
  • Alternate names:
  • Language code: cesa
  • Language family: Conlang
  • Script: Latin script

Introduction

Esata is a newly designed 'constructed language.' It is a bare bones version of the English language, which has also been internationalized to a high degree.

Each of the single syllables in Esata has the significance of a complete word. The assignment of meanings to the 105 possible syllables is called the primary meanings list. It is the kernel of Esata, and the first set of vocabulary that should be learned.

A special feature of Esata is the use of 'phrase words', which are contractions of several one syllable words into a short form.

The verb

There are 23 verbs in the primary meanings list:

The infinitive, present tense, and present participle use the same form: go go, to go, going. Verbs are not conjugated, and are invariable in tense, except for a past participle. Tenses other than the simple present and past use auxiliaries 'to be' and 'to have', or the modal auxiliaries.

The simple past, also used as past participle, is formed by appending -da to the verb:

For verbs without short forms, the final -a of the normal verb ending is often dropped, so tica to teach, ticda taught.

Auxiliary verbs

hahave, has
hadahad
vihawill have
biam, is, are
bidawas, were
vibiwill be
memay
mumust
kecan
xushould
kucould

Sample verbs

The following common verbs belong to the primary meanings list.

kocome
gogo
cueat
lalike
saknow
gigive
lelet
lolove
sesay
geget
puput
kikeep
sisee
dudo
rerun
tatalk

Samples

The verb part of contracted forms is marked in red.