Oovup

== Use among the continents ==
At the time of writing this article, the only nation using oovup is Iywahar.
== Phonology and romanization ==
Consonants	Consonants 	Vowels 	Vowels
Phoneme 	Roman letter	Phoneme 	Roman letter
b 	b 	ī (tie) 	iy
d 	d 	/eɪ/ (pay) 	ay
f 	f 	/i/ (free) 	ii
h 	h 	/ɛ/ (bed) 	e
l 	l 	/ɑː/ (rob) 	á
m 	m 	/ə/ (dud) 	u
n 	n 	/ʊ/ (should)	ú
p 	p 	/æ/ (bat) 	aa
r 	r 	/ɔː/ (raw) 	a
v 	v 	ō (row) 	o
w 	w 	u (soon) 	oo
ng 	ń 	 	
ŋ 	ńy 	 	
== Basic translations ==
First syllable is emphatic unless a prefix. Then ignore the prefix.
Man 	iywaba
Woman 	iywa
Tree 	ehdl
A man 	o:iywa 
(the word referring to a generic individual of the species translates to “woman,” not “man”)
The man 	oo:iywa
That man there - (that:place-bearer:man) 	ood:emln:iywa
That (said) man 	ood:iywa
Sleep 	Han
The man sleeps 	Hanmiy oo:iywa
The man slept 	Handiy oo:iywa
The man will sleep 	Hanriy oo:iywa
The man sees the tree 	Awemiy oo:ehdl oo:iywa
The man will see the tree 	Aweriy oo:ehdl oo:iywa
The man saw the tree 	Awediy oo:ehdl oo:iywa
The man who saw the tree sleeps 	Hanmiy oo:iywa awediy oo:ehdl dar
The man, who saw the tree, sleeps 	Hanmiy oo:iywa awediy oo:ehdl dar
Does the man see the tree? 	B’aweniy oo:ehdl oo:iywa?
Where did the man see the tree? 	B’awediy doon oo:ehdl oo:iywa ?
I know where the man saw the tree. 	Hibnay doon awediy oo:ehdl oo:iywa ayoo
The tree which the man saw. 	oo:ehdl dev awediy oo:iywa
The man is at the tree. 	Ano ram oo:ehdl oo:iywa
The man is tall. 	Ano hiybu oo:iywa
I 	vayoo
You (sing.) 	vo’oo
He 	biyoo
She 	viyoo
It 	bayoo
We (excl.) 	vayiy
We (incl.) 	vayo
You (pl.) 	viyo
They (pl.) 	viyiy
The place where the man saw the tree. 	oo:emla doon awediy oo:ehdl oo:iywaba
If I see the tree, I’ll sleep. 	Hanray vayoo laa awemay oo:ehdl vayoo
When I sleep, I see the man. 	Awemay oo:iywaba vayoo diia hanmay vayoo
Had I seen/if I had seen the tree, I would have slept.	Hanvay vayoo laa aweday oo:ehdl vayoo
You, sleep! 	Daahanmo vo’oo
I should sleep. (Benefit) 	Daahanmay vayoo
You shouldn’t/won’t sleep. (Precept) 	Ńyu daahanmay vo’oo
I want to sleep. 	Iimay hanra vayoo
My tree is green. 	Ano fela vayooehdl
== Additional information ==
=== Sentence structure: ===
* Verb [direct object] subject [prepositions]
** In the classroom the teacher judged the student = Judged-student teacher in classroom
* [Adjective in form of role]:noun
** Bland food = Taste-nullifier:food
** Smart dog = Wisdom-holder:dog
** To make verb a role, add suffix “-iin” (singular), "-ii" (plural)
**Possessives: possessor + possessed (emphasis on first syllable of possessed)
* I happily fed the needy cat after my short dinner
** Fed need-bearer:cat joy-bearer:I after self-pertainer:time-preserver:dinner
=== Verb Conjugation: ===
I: -ay
You: -o
He: -iy
We: -ayo
You all: -iyo
They: -iyiy
=== Tense: ===
Present: -m-
Past: -d-
Future: -r-
Conditional intention: -v-
Conditional potential: -l-
Verb as a recommendation: daa-
Questioning: preface sentence with “B’”
=== Dictionary: ===
Greeting: umwo
Group: gavo
Land: har
Place: eml
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