Dupi

a vector language — 59 domains · 10 scale · 4 structure = 73 morphemes

RELATIONS (vo)

I love you ma lo-lo-vo sa I romance-do you
I'm angry ma ofu I, zero-calm
Are you happy? sa mu jo you, joy, question?
I don't know ma opi I, zero-knowledge
She teaches him slowly right now ta pi-vo me le tani teti she knowledge-do us, high, slow-speed, present-time
I deliberately break the hard thing ma ane po-opo-vo po I, max-will, hardness-zero-do, hard-thing
Where is water? ali da jo water, distance, question?
Why are you sad? sa omu leja jo you, zero-joy, because, question?
I'm bigger than you ma so sa wufe I, size, you, much-more
I not go ma no ni-vo I, not, speed-do
Eat and drink bo-abo-vo ja bo-ali-vo fullness-max-do AND fullness-water-do
Go if sunny ni-vo oja ape speed-do IF bright

TRANSFORMATIONS

Fire (hot bright transformation) to-ato-vo ape temperature-max-do, bright
Ice melting (hard becomes soft wet) po-opo-vo ali hardness-zero-do, water
Death (life becomes zero) ko-oko-vo vitality-zero-do
Learning (mind becomes knowing) pi-api-vo knowledge-max-do
Sunrise (dark becomes bright, high) pe-ape-vo ka brightness-max-do, sky

SOCIAL

Hello! How are you? mu! sa mu jo joy! you, joy, question?
Thank you, goodbye na-ve-vo. mu opa appreciative-do. joy, away
Sorry, I not understand ma wi-vo o. ma opi I pride-do zero. I zero-knowledge

NUMBERS

I have 3 children ma gu ta-nu de-do I own 3-quantity growing-bonded-ones
It costs 42 mesa-nu gu 42-quantity, ownership
It costs 10,000 mao-taso-nu gu 10×kilo-quantity, ownership

ABILITY (pi = know how to)

I can swim ma pi ni-ba-ali-vo I know speed-in-water-do
I can't swim ma no pi ni-ba-ali-vo I not know speed-in-water-do
Can you speak Dupi? sa pi du-pi jo you know group-knowledge question?
She's a great cook ta api bo-abo-vo she max-knows fullness-does full
I can drive ma pi ni-da-vo I know speed-distance-do
She can't drive ta no pi ni-da-vo she not know speed-distance-do