Slovio (from the Slavic word "slovo") is a constructed language begun in 1999 by Mark Hučko. Hučko claims that the language should be relatively easy for non-Slavs to learn as well, as an alternative to tongues such as Esperanto which are based more on Latin root words.
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Slovio has a relatively simple grammar based on a mix of Esperanto grammar with Slavic elements. Just like in natural Slavic languages, new words can be formed with a variety of suffixes and prefixes. Most words are identified by their endings, such as adjectives, adverbs, and verbs.
Fractions can be made by adding -tink to a numeral. ex. dvatink = 1/2, tritink = 1/3, tri piattink = 3/5
Ordinal numbers can be made by adding -ju to a numeral. ex. dinju = first, dvaju = second
The names of shapes can also be made by adding -ugolik to a numeral. ex. triugolik = triangle, cxtirugolik = square/rectangle
The 3rd person singular high class pronoun to describes people or high animals with an unknown gender. Svoi is a genitive pronoun that means "my own, your own, his own, their own, etc.".
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