Seqoja

## seqoja language

* language of palomaya people
* constructed language
* created by the scribe named seqoja
* most similar to english
* many borrowed words from other languages
* many unique words which do not exist in other languages
* phonetic

l f q m p s t b n d x z

letter names<

l = el / f = fy & ƒ = ef / q = qyu / m = em / p = pey / s = es

t = ty / b = by / n = en / d = dy / x = xy (pronounce she) / z = zy

* letter "ƒ" sounds like "f" & letter "f" sounds closer to "v"
* letter "q" represents "k" sound
* letter "x" represents "sh" sound & the "ks" sound is written as "qs"

a e i o u y ua au ae ay ej oj

a = ah /  e = eh /  o = oh / u = oo /  y = ee

ua = wa / au = ow

i = i in bit / ae = a in bat / ay = as in by / ej = as in hey / oj = as in boy

## numbers

seqoja language uses capital letters as numbers

1 = L / 2 = V / 3 = K / 4 = M / 5 = P / 6 = S / 7 = T / 8 = B / 9 = N / 10 = D / 11= X / 12 = Z

number names< lu / fi / qu / ma / pa / so / ta / be / na / do / xy / zo

## punctuation

* < = pause (comma) or colon
* & = "and"
* / = to separate items in a list on the same line
* θ = appears at the beginning of an expression (exclamation point)
* each line is a sentence & there are no periods
* only lowercase letters are used for words
* "bullet" points are often used at the beginning of sentences or phrases

## tense

did = inserted to indicate past tense

shall (xael) = inserted to indicate future tense

there are no other tenses

## values

* palomaya is a values based culture
* many words in the seqoya language are based on 12 values
* -a = verb ending / -al = adjective ending / -ya = noun ending / -an = role ending

note:

* there are many words in seqoya which have deeper meaning than a simple one word translation for example<
* xyla is translated as "grace" but is a more encompassing word
* xyla means energy source / control of energy / efficient use of energy / the energy that exists in the world and empowers everything
* other examples are covered in the dictionary

## other interesting facts

* there is no conjugation of words
* language constructed in year \_\_
* a unique script exists which is still in use< scribes did transliterate to latin script in year \_\_
* palomaya people are polyglots & fluent in many languages< palomaya people prefer consistency in written form
* children learn 12 languages (english / french / spanish / italian / greek / latin / gaelic / frisian / german / russian / chinese / japanese)
* children also learn linquistics & etymology & often choose to specialise in other languages other than the 12 essential languages
* palomaya people appreciate simplicity & efficiency< for this reason scribe seqoya did construct this written language
* script is written from left to right

## dictionary

the seqoya dictionary is organized both by topic & alphabet

(to be updated with links soon)

* a greetings (aloaz)
* a questions (aqeyz)
* a grammar (amatiqa)
* a opposites (apozit)
* e articles (etfas)
* i inserts (inzuz)
* o expressions (oz)
* u comparatives (umpaz)
* y pronouns & possessives (yoz)

* l people / body parts / relationships (lyam)
* f movement / play / travel (fypley)
* q pattern / color (qyqol)
* m emotion / mood (mun)
* p nature / animals / weather (panyda)
* s wisdom / knowledge (soƒya)
* t nurture / food (tej)
* b goods / things (bene)
* n devotions / quality / time (nalafey)
* d duty / jobs (duty)
* x geometry / measure / energy (xyomet)
* z costume / setting (zyzu)