| Zese | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Isolating | ||||||||||||
| Alignment | |||||||||||||
| Head direction | |||||||||||||
| Tonal | No | ||||||||||||
| Declensions | No | ||||||||||||
| Conjugations | No | ||||||||||||
| Genders | None | ||||||||||||
| Nouns decline according to... | |||||||||||||
| Case | Number | ||||||||||||
| Definiteness | Gender | ||||||||||||
| Verbs conjugate according to... | |||||||||||||
| Voice | Mood | ||||||||||||
| Person | Number | ||||||||||||
| Tense | Aspect | ||||||||||||
| Meta-information | |||||||||||||
| Progress | 100% | ||||||||||||
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| Creator | Ostracod | ||||||||||||
Zese is a minimalistic conlang created by Jack Eisenmann in 2015. The goals of the language are to balance minimalism and efficiency.
Alphabet
Consonants: K, G, S, Z, T, D, P, B
Vowels: U, O, A, E, I
Word structure is CVCV.
Grammar
There are four parts of speech: noun, verb, descriptor, and preposition.
Zese employs situation nouns (embedded clauses which behave as nouns).
Example text
KIKE GOTA PIDI.
I enjoy food.
PEZU GOPA [BIKI PEPI].
The man wants to see the fish.