Selin

Selin (coming from the earliest version's name for "language") is the most well known constructed language within Red, first publicized in 1996 by Sanja Wick. Selin aims for minimalism, although it began as an attempt to have as little verbs as possible in a language.
As Selin is updated annually, this article will be updated to the newest version. Currently Selin is on version 5.1.
== Alphabet and Phonology ==
Selin uses the following alphabet: A, B, K, D. E, L, M, N, I, S, O. All sounds are pronounced as they would be in the IPA.
== Grammatical Features ==
Selin has only two verbs, which is its main draw for potential learners.
The first is the "verb of existence", which is la and can be used as such:
X la = X exists
X la Y = X is Y
X la ki Y = X is equal to Y
Note that la can be negated using the negation suffix "-no".
The second is the "verb of change", which is lo and can be used as such:
X lo = X exists now, X came into existence now
X lo Y = X is now Y
X lo bi Y = X caused Y's existence directly
X lo be Y = X caused Y's existence indirectly
X lo Y le Z = X became Y through/because of Z
Note that lo can also be negated using -no.
There are an adjective prefix and a noun prefix, da- and sa-.
Plurality is indicated by adding the suffix -si or -i on nouns that end with s.
== Current Vocabulary ==
This is heavily abridged, the full vocabulary is currently on Selin's website and can be bought in print.
daki = equal
saki = equality
X do Y = X with Y
X na Y = X on (top of) Y
X nan Y = X behind Y
X nal Y = X next to Y
X nak Y nak Z = X between Y and Z
dade = person, human
dase = animal
dasa = plant
dado = father
dada = mother
dadoa = couple
dadi = child
daodi = family
dain = red
daim = orange
daik = yellow
dail = green
daib = blue
daid = purple
dais = black
sais = dark- (usable in words such as "sais daid", dark purple), nightly
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