RETROVERSE LANGUAGE

This is the language which will be used in Sput's Adventure, and in more Retroverse games in the future. It is composed of tones and pauses, produced by characters in the Retroverse.


There is no inflection.


Word orders:

Subject, verb, direct object

Noun/verb, adjective/adverb/participle/infinitive

Noun/verb, preposition, indirect object

Noun/verb/adjective, WHICH, [clause], END


Word formation rules:

Words may not contain IXI, or any sequence of X's longer than IXXXI.

Word separators cannot contain any sequence of X's longer than IXI.


I = blank

X = tone


IXI = space (separates words)

IXIIXI = which (starts a new clause in a sentence)

IXIXI = end (ends a clause OR sentence)

IXIXIXI = number (begins a binary number, where XXII = 0 and XXXI = 1)


[space, blank, tone]


I = is/are/exist

II = object/thing

III = no/none/not

IIIXX = before/behind

IIIXXI = give

IIIXXIII = nice/kind

IIIXXIXX = please

IIIXXIXXX = represent/symbolize

IIIXXX = food/drink

IIIXXXI = good

IIIXXXII = lead/control

IIIXXXIXX = powerful/important

IIXX = quality

IIXXI = concept

IIXXIII = happy

IIXXIIXX = write/record

IIXXIIXXX = container/building

IIXXIXX = more

IIXXIXXI = thankyou

IIXXIXXX = believe/think

IIXXX = possessed by/of/pertaining to

IIXXXI = acting/creating/making

IIXXXII = large/very

IIXXXIII = need/require

IIXXXIIXX = choose/pick

IIXXXIXX = live

IXX = some/any

IXXI = manner/way/method

IXXII = have/possess

IXXIIIXX = friend

IXXIIXX = part/piece

IXXIIXXI = should/ought

IXXIIXXX = light/white

IXXIXX = if/under the condition of

IXXIXXI = know/remember

IXXIXXII = sorry

IXXIXXX = speak/say/tell/communicate

IXXIXXXI = hear/listen

IXXX = location

IXXXI = opposite

IXXXII = helping/in favor of/for/in relation to

IXXXIII = space/emptiness

IXXXIIXX = pain

IXXXIIXXX = rotate/spin

IXXXIXX = like/want/love

IXXXIXXI = feel

IXXXIXXII = ground/earth/land

IXXXIXXX = comfortable (object)

IXXXIXXXI = order

XX = person

XXI = this (person this = me, time this = now)

XXII = quantity

XXIII = in/at/during

XXIIIXX = think/plan

XXIIIXXI = begin/start

XXIIIXXX = high

XXIIXX = change/alter/make/force to be

XXIIXXI = near/close to/on

XXIIXXII = adventure/journy (noun)

XXIIXXIXX = normal/usual/common

XXIIXXX = passive (makes a verb passive)

XXIIXXXI = right (direction)

XXIIXXXII = let/allow

XXIXXI = same/similar

XXIXXII = most

XXIXXIII = hello/greetings

XXIXXIIXX = round

XXIXXIXX = move/go

XXIXXIXXI  = old

XXIXXIXXX = name

XXIXXXI = intend

XXIXXXII = sound/light

XXIXXXIII = energy/strength/health

XXIXXXIXX = hit

XXX = all/every

XXXI = time

XXXII = reason/cause

XXXIII = goal

XXXIIIXX = use/utilize

XXXIIIXXX = fight/battle

XXXIIXX = imperative (makes a verb a command)

XXXIIXXI = correct/right

XXXIIXXII = path/way

XXXIIXXXI = easy

XXXIXXI = see/look at

XXXIXXII = organize

XXXIXXIII = safe/secure

XXXIXXIXX = search for/look for

XXXIXXX = be able/have potential

XXXIXXXI = sleep/rest


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