Since I've seen some other people making their own languages I thought I'd make my own!

Characters and Pronunciation
So, what letters does my language have?
Well it uses five vowels: a,e,i,o,u
As well as 17 consonants: b,d,f,g,j,k,l,m,n,p,r,s,t,v,w,y,z
Each letter has one sound it makes.
a makes the “ai” sound in “train”
e makes the “ee” sound in “meet”
i makes the “i” sound in “sine”
o makes the “ow” sound in “blow”
u makes the “oo” sound in “boot”

The consonants mostly already only have one sound, so I will go over the few that don't.
“g” makes the hard g sound in “grand”(the soft g is saved for j)
“s” makes the soft s sound in “space”(the hard s is saved for z)
“y” makes the consonant y sound in “yard”(it is not used as a vowel).

There are no silent letters.

Of course there are more than just letters - We have numbers two! (This was a typo but I'm leaving it in)

We use a similar system to roman numerals for numbers - And by that I mean it's the exact same.

Now onto the actual language!

How Words are Formed
You form words by combining different “tokens”.

Usually you'll arrange tokens in a particular order, but when that's unnecessary, they're arranged alphabetically(so “Ki” comes before “Un”) unless, again, they need to be in a specific order to make sense(which is pretty often sometimes.)

If any two of the same vowels meet, You swap their tokens' positions.

Here's an example of a word: Kaotun( pronounced kayohtoon)

It directly translates to “Dark Yellow Red”, which becomes “Dark Orange” and finally “Brown”.

Note that Povevo is a subjective language in some ways - Words can depend a lot on context in order to get the right meaning out of them. For example Kamo could mean gray, or alternatively it could mean a dim light or even a light emitting a dark color. At the moment it isn't exactly the most advanced language so it's hard to differentiate between those things using it - You'll just have to make inferences based on surrounding context.

Other Grammar
Any proper nouns such as names and such stay the same.

For punctuation, periods and commas are used as usual. Exclamation marks and question marks are placed at the beginning and end of a sentence(So you know the tone before you reach the end.) Any special symbols like @,#,$,% etc may be used as usual until I decide to think up rules for them.

Existing Tokens

Adjectives

Color
Un (Red)
Ot (Yellow)
Wi (Blue)

Brightness
Mo (Light)
Ka (Dark)

Size
Lo (Small)
Wa (Large)

Accuracy
Su (True)
Ni (False)

Location
Te (Here)
To (There)
Yi (Up)
Ap (Left)
Op(Right)
Vi (Down)

Time
Ja (Past)
Je (Present)
Ji (Future)
Ga (New)
Go (Old)

Quantity
Mu (Many)
Du (Few)
Ag (Plural)

Quality
Da (Good)
Ma (Bad)

State
Wu (Fluid)
Ta (Solid)

Verbs

Actions
Po (Speak)
Pi (Think)
Vo (See)
Lu (Taste)
Gi (Smell)
Es (Touch)
Ra (Hear)
Ta (Give)
At (Take)
Od (Hold)
To (Thank)
Zi (Change)
Yu (Create)
Vu (Destroy)
Ge (Greet)
Av (Move)
An (Stop)
Ek (Eat)
Ut (Add)
Su (Subtract)
Uk (Multiply)
Lu (Divide)

Linking Verbs
Ak (is)
Le (And)
Lu (Or)

Nouns

Just nouns
Ve (Mark)
El (Life)
Uv (Death)
Os (Circle)
La (Square)
Si (Self)
Se(We)
Va (I)
Ya (You)
Zo (Cause)
Za (Effect)
No (Idea)
Te (Display)
Og (Group)
Ti (Plant)
Gu (Animal)
Fi (Human)
Bo (Idea)
Va (Fight)
Be (Token)
Ko (Love)
Ki (Hate)

Adverbs

As far as I'm aware that is the category these go under
Ka (Who)
Fo (What)
Ju (When)
Tu (Where)
Ev (Why)
Li (How)

Do let me know if there are any duplicate tokens in this list lol

Q&A
Q: Why did you remove q, c, and x?
A: They're unnecessary. “q” in english is only usable with u, and can be replaced with “kw”. “c” makes either the sound of “k” or “s” so it's just filler, and “x” ‘s sound can be made via “ks” or “z” depending on how it’s used.
Q: Can I suggest a token?
A: Do feel free to - Whether it will get added or not depends on how complex the word is to make out of the existing tokens and if it follows the existing rules.
Q: Is it possible to say *whatever word here*?
A: You can build a lot of things out of the existing tokens - How complex it will be is difficult to say. I'd still ask if you can't figure it out, and if you want to suggest a token, feel free!
Q: What do I do if I make a word and the vowels or consonants clash?
A: Try and rearrange them, if you can't pronounce it then it clearly “needs” not to be in that order and is thus a valid exception to the rules.
Q: Why are all tokens either Vowel-Consonant or Consonant-Vowel? Why not have some Consonant-Consonant or Vowel-Vowel?
A: Because that gives the possibility of having 4+ vowels or consonants in a row depending on which tokens get that. Currently there is a max of 2, and you can rearrange them relatively easily to fix it.
Q: Are there (albeit not much) more complex sounds like th, sh, zh, etc?
A: Nope. Every letter makes a single sound and does not combine with any other letters.
Q: What happened to H?
A: I removed it. I hadn't used it in any tokens and if I had it might have clashed with say “t” or “s” etc making a complex sound(which even though it shouldn't, it could be misinterpreted as that.)

Muda Pove!

So Povevo is just “Speak Mark See”?

ZippyZebraZoom85749 wrote:

Muda Pove!

So Povevo is just “Speak Mark See”?

Su!

It was my attempt at saying “Language” lol (you speak marks that you see, you read text to speak words or smth like that)

Can you look at mine https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/896470/ ?

purplebunny63 wrote:

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For the record, this is not a space to advertise your own conlangs or in fact pretty much anything else.

lfg30700 wrote:

purplebunny63 wrote:

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For the record, this is not a space to advertise your own conlangs or in fact pretty much anything else.

K but ca; you still check it out? I won’t do it again I just really needed some feedback

purplebunny63 wrote:

K but ca; you still check it out? I won’t do it again I just really needed some feedback

I'll take a look.

Update, added tokens for math operations and “plant”.

Avboyi
Raw Translation: Move idea up
Clarification: Move topic to the top
English Localization: Bump

Update again: I've removed H to avoid any possible confusion with complex sounds and added tokens for who what when where why and how as well as “here” and “there”.

Z remains yet to be used but I'll figure it out when it's time comes.

Also a few other minor changes.

May add an example sentences section at some point.

Wait can't C be CH, X be KH (hard H), and Q be a TH sound?
Mowiot da, va ko mowiot

r3hehehehehhe wrote:

Wait can't C be CH, X be KH (hard H), and Q be a TH sound?
Mowiot da, va ko mowiot

I suppose? The goal is to avoid compound sounds in general, and thus all three of those are excluded from the Povevo alphabet.
Raw translation: Light blue yellow good, I love light blue yellow
Clarification: Light green good, I love light green
English Localization: Light green is good, I love light green.
(I could add further details but I don't want to stray too far from the original statement.)

(In the case you meant to say Aqua, I would either add a second “Wi” (Blue) (so Mowiot becomes Mowiotwi or Mowiwiot or even Wimowiot) or add “Wa” (Large) before blue(So Mowawiot). That way, once it gets to “green”, we know there's still more blue to be added.)

Unotgu uvni
raw translation: Orange animal peace
clarification: Fox of peace
english localisation: Foxofpeace

Foxofpeace wrote:

Unotgu uvni
raw translation: Orange animal peace
clarification: Fox of peace
english localisation: Foxofpeace

Nice!
I think it works out a bit more like this though:
Raw translation: Red yellow animal death false
Simplification: Orange animal life
Clarification: Fox of peace
English Localization: Foxofpeace

For “peace” I suppose you would do “false war”or smth but there's no word for war yet so
I've added a word for fight so you can do “false group fight” or better yet “false plural group fight” neither of which are particularly pretty solutions but it's better than having to make “fight” out of the existing tokens (which is possible but then “peace” would become like an 8-token word)

r3hehehehehhe wrote:

lfg30700 wrote:

r3hehehehehhe wrote:

Wait can't C be CH, X be KH (hard H), and Q be a TH sound?
Mowiot da, va ko mowiot

I suppose? The goal is to avoid compound sounds in general, and thus all three of those are excluded from the Povevo alphabet.
(Large) before blue(So Mowawiot). That way, once it gets to “green”, we know there's still more blue to be added.)

I confused yellow for red I meant lavender
Also KH and TH aren't phonetically pairs,

Ah okay
Either way I'm still not planning to include them so
Interesting to know tho

Gazi: Jaut Ag Ga Agbe.
Raw Translation: New change: Past add plural new plural token.
Clarification: New change: Added multiple new tokens.
English Localization: Update: Added several new tokens.

Some time in the future I will need to organize my tokens list into categories bc there are getting to be too many to keep in the same one

!Wagazi! Va Je Jaut Be Aglu. Za: Yida Be Dateloto.
Raw translation: Large new change! I present past add token plural divide. Effect: Up good Token good here or there.
Clarification: Big update! I just added token dividers. Effect: Better correct token finding.
English Localization: Major update! I've now added token sections. This way you can find the correct token easier.

(I may add another section with them alphabetically organized to make translating from Povevo easier at some point)

Agbe
Tu: Yuno
Bo: Va yuno povevo ak da!
Wiwu
Wiwu ak ni wi, zo wiwu vo ….
DAGABE!
El le uv, ja le ji, go le ga.
Ev nibe?
Me
Me ak gabe,
FO???
ja -> je -> ji
Vateno.

Dapo:

Zo: Va agjavo figo yu agogbopo. Za: !Va jiyu ogbopo!

Agve le Lipo
?Fo ve ogbopo ta?
Ogbopo te V agvedu: a,e,i,o,u
Le ogbopo te XVII agvemu: b,d,f,g,j,k,l,m,n,p,r,s,t,v,w,y,z
Agvedu yu I po.
a: “ai” po: “train”
e: “ee” po: “meet”
i: “i” po: “sine”
o: “ow” po: “blow”
u: “oo” po: “boot”

Mu agvemu yu I po. Va mupo du ni-I po agvemu.
“g” yu ta g po: “grand”(wu g od ju j)
“s” yu wu s po: “space”(ta s od ju z)
“y” AK agvemu. y po: “yard” (y AKNI yupo agvedu).

Ni nipo-agve

!Muve! - !Se ta ukluve! (Mapo, va nivu)

Se ogta Roman ogukluve te ukluve - Oglkluve ak Roman ogukluve.

Zigaje Ogbopo!

Li agve ak yuja

Ya yu agve zo utje be