Specification
Short summary of the official Simpli language specification. For full detail, see the dedicated pages linked below.
Version
Simpli v0.1 (draft specification).
Alphabet and phoneme inventory
- Vowels: a, e, i, o, u (long: aa, ee, ii, oo, uu — doubled letter).
- Consonants: p, b, t, d, k, g, m, n, f, s, l, r, h, v, w, y. No letter c (removed entirely). Use k for /k/. /tʃ/ = tj; /dʒ/ = dj. G = /g/ (always hard).
Long vowel rule
Short vowel = single letter; long vowel = doubled letter. Aim: differentiate homonyms (e.g. it vs iit). In general, context is enough to understand.
Core spelling rules
- One sound = one spelling; no silent letters.
- v / w — The [v]/[w] sound is written v (standard); w can still be used for familiarity with English. Sounds are equivalent; speakers may pronounce either way.
- ch → tj (no letter c); /k/ always written k.
- g = /g/ (always hard); dj = /dʒ/ (symmetrical with tj = /tʃ/).
- th → d; ph → f; sh → s; z → s when needed.
- Common endings: -tion/-sion → -son, -ture → -tur, -ous → -us.
- ou → u: standard yu (you); you acceptable for clarity.
- Double consonants not encouraged; prefer simplified form (e.g. adres, not address). Acceptable but single consonant preferred.
Grammar summary
- Word order: Subject – Verb – Object.
- No verb conjugation; time with words (yesterde, now, tumoro).
- Possession: noun + possessor (haus mi). Optional of for clarity: haus (of) mi, haus (of) broder (of) mi.
- No gender; optional plural. No articles.
Core vocabulary size
About 300–500 essential words for everyday use; extendable. English-derived, simplified and phonetic.