Globasa is a worldlang proposed by Hector Ortega in 2019.
Phonology[]
Globasa has 20 consonants and five vowels. The phonology is similar to that of Pandunia.
Consonants[]
| Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal |
m |
n |
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| Plosive |
p b |
t d |
k g | |||
| Affricate | t͡ʃʰ d͡ʒ | |||||
| Fricative | f v | s z |
ʃ |
x | ||
| Approximant | (w) | j | (w) | |||
| Lateral approximant |
l |
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| Tap | ɾ |
Vowels[]
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Mid | e̞ | o̞ |
| Open | ä | |
Orthography[]
The Globasa alphabet uses every letter of the ISO basic Latin alphabet except q.
| Letter | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | ä | b | t͡ʃʰ | d | e̞ | f | g | x | i | d͡ʒ | kʰ | l | m | n | o̞ | pʰ | ɾ | s | tʰ | u | v | w | ʃ | j | z |
Pronouns[]
| Singular | Plural | Possesive | Plural Possesive | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | mi | imi | misu | imisu |
| 2nd person | yu | uyu | yusu | uyusu |
| 3rd person (animate) | te | ete | tesu | etesu |
| 3rd person (inanimate) | to | oto | tosu | otosu |
| Impersonal | ren | rensu | ||
| Reflexive | se | sesu | ||
| Relative | da | dasu | ||
Verbs[]
| Globasa | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | na yam | to eat |
| Present | mi yam | I eat |
| I am eating | ||
| Present perfect | mi nun le yam | I have eaten |
| Past | mi le yam | I ate |
| Past perfect | mi le le yam | I had eaten |
| Immediate past | mi ja le yam | I just ate |
| Future | mi xa yam | I will eat |
| Future perfect | mi xa le yam | I will have eaten |
| Immediate future | mi nun xa yam | I am going to eat |
| Conditional | mi ger yam | I would eat |
| Past conditional | mi ger le yam | I would have eaten |
| Negative | mi no yam | I do not eat |
| Imperative | am yam | eat! |
| Jussive | mi am yam | may I eat |
Correlatives[]
| Globasa | English |
|---|---|
| kete | who |
| keto | what |
| kewatu | when |
| keloka | where |
| keseba | why |
| kemaner | how |
Numbers[]
| 0 | nil | 10 | des | 20 | duades |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | un | 11 | des un | 30 | tigades |
| 2 | dua | 12 | des dua | 40 | caredes |
| 3 | tiga | 13 | des tiga | 50 | limades |
| 4 | care | 14 | des care | 60 | sisades |
| 5 | lima | 15 | des lima | 70 | sabedes |
| 6 | sisa | 16 | des sisa | 80 | ocodes |
| 7 | sabe | 17 | des sabe | 90 | nuedes |
| 8 | oco | 18 | des oco | ||
| 9 | nue | 19 | des nue | ||
| 100 | cen |
|---|---|
| 200 | duacen |
| 1,000 | kilo |
| 2,000 | dua kilo |
| 10,000 | des kilo |
| 100,000 | cen kilo |
| 1,000,000 | mega |
| 1,000,000,000 | giga |
| 1,000,000,000,000 | tera |
Conjunctions[]
| Globasa | English |
|---|---|
| eger | if |
| hu | that |
| which | |
| who | |
| ji | and |
| kam | (marks
yes/no question) |
| ki | that |
| kwas | as if |
| mas | but |
| nor | nor |
| or | or |
Prepositions[]
| Globasa | English |
|---|---|
| anti | against |
| bax | under |
| cel | to (movement) |
| for | |
| cis | on this side of |
| pas | through, by way of |
| de | of (possession) |
| belonging to | |
| dur | during |
| for | |
| el | (marks direct
object for OVS and SOV word orders) |
| fal | (done) by |
| fe | at |
| of | |
| fol | according
to |
| along | |
| alongside | |
| ex | out |
| har | with (having) |
| yon | by means of, with (using) |
| hoy | towards, in the direction of |
| in | in |
| infra | below |
| intre | between |
| jul | without, separate from |
| kos | because of, due to |
| maxus | including |
| plus | |
| minus | except |
| minus | |
| of | from, off (of) |
| per | on |
| por | (in exchange) for |
| pro | in favor of |
| supra | above |
| tas | to (indirect object), for |
| tem | about, regarding |
| ton | (along) with |
| tras | across |
| ultra | beyond |
| wal | without (not having) |
| wey | around |
Phrases[]
| Globasa | English |
|---|---|
| salom | hello |
| weda | goodbye |
| xukra | thank you |
| no hay seba | you're welcome |
| bonata | welcome |
| si | yes |
| no | no |
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