u/girlilover

Anyone else sick of these articles 🙄

It got removed from r/Skyrim :(

1. Purpose

Enjo is a universal auxiliary language designed for:
- maximum global learnability
- maximum recognisability
- simple pronunciation
- phonetic spelling
- efficient international communication

The language combines:
- mostly English-derived vocabulary
- simplified global phonology
- analytic grammar inspired partly by Mandarin
- fully phonemic orthography similar in spirit to Spanish

Enjo is intended as:
- a universal second language
- a global lingua franca
- an international communication system

It is NOT intended to replace native languages.
____________________________________________

2. Alphabet

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p r s t u w y

Each letter represents exactly one phoneme.

No silent letters exist.
____________________________________________

3. Phonology

Vowels

a = /a/ 
e = /ɛ/ 
i = /i/ 
y = /e/ 
o = /o/ 
w = /ɔ/ 
u = /u/ 

Consonants

b = /b/ 
c = /ʃ/ 
d = /d/ 
f = /f/ 
g = /g/ 
h = /h/ 
j = /dʒ/ 
k = /k/ 
l = /l/ 
m = /m/ 
n = /n/ 
p = /p/ 
r = /ɹ̠/ (English r sound)
s = /s/ 
t = /t/ 
____________________________________________

4. English Sound Mergers

Certain English phonemes do not exist in Enjo.

They merge into simpler phonemes.

/v/ → /f/ 
/z/ → /s/ 
/θ/ → /t/ 
/ð/ → /d/ 
/ʒ/ → /ʃ/ 
/tʃ/ → /dʒ/ 
/ŋ/ → /n/ 

Examples:
- van → fan
- think → tinik
- vision → fican
- chair → jyr
- sing → sin
____________________________________________

5. Spelling Rules

Words are written exactly as spoken.

No:
- silent letters
- irregular spellings
- multiple spellings for one sound
- digraphs

Examples:
- enough → enuf
- language → lanwij
- right → rait
- phone → fon
- system → sistem
____________________________________________

6. Diphthongs

Diphthongs are written transparently using vowel combinations.

List:
- ae, ai, ao, au, aw, ay
- ea, ei, eo, eu, ew, ey
- ia, ie, io, iu, iw, iy
- oa, oe, oi, ou, ow, oy
- ua, ue, ui, uo, uw, uy
- wa, we, wi, wo, wu, wy
- ya, ye, yi, yo, yu, yw

Examples:
- time → taim
- now → nau
____________________________________________

7. Final Consonant Rules

General Rule

Illegal final consonant clusters simplify.

Examples:
- hand → han
- most → mos
- just → jus

Allowed Final Clusters

Allowed:
- r + consonant
- w + consonant
- y + consonant
- ks

Examples:
- park
- bewt
- boks

Final -lC Rule

Final l before consonants becomes w.

Examples:
- help → hewp
- cold → kowd
- belt → bewt

Final -nk Rule

Final nk clusters are separated by repeating the previous vowel.

Examples:
- think → tinik
- drink → drinik
- bank → banak
____________________________________________

8. Grammar

Basic Word Order

Strict SVO.

Subject → Verb → Object

Examples:
- mi it fud
- yu si mi
____________________________________________

9. Pronouns

1st Person 

Singular = mi 
Plural = mwl 

2nd Person 

Singular = yu 
Plural = ywl 

3rd Person 

Singular = hi 
Plural = hwl 

Pronouns never change form.
____________________________________________

10. Verbs

Verbs never conjugate.

Examples:
- mi go
- yu go
- hi go

No irregular verbs exist.
____________________________________________

11. Aspect System

General / Incomplete Aspect

Bare verb.

- mi it

Ongoing Aspect

bi + verb

- mi bi it

Completed Aspect

du + verb

- mi du it

Experiential Aspect

haf + verb

- mi haf it
____________________________________________

12. Time

Time is expressed through time words.

Examples:
- yestede
- now
- tumoro
- befor
- afta

Examples:
- yestede mi du go
- tumoro yu go
____________________________________________

13. Modal Verbs

Ability/Possibility
- kan (can, might, may)

Necessity/Obligation
- nid (need, must, should)

Intention/Desire
- wyl (will, want, shall)

Examples:
- mi kan swim
- yu nid go
- hi wyl kom
____________________________________________

14. Negation

‘not’ comes before the verb.

Examples:
- mi not go
- yu not kan swim
____________________________________________

15. Questions

Yes/no questions use sentence-final rait (right).

Examples:
- yu go rait
- hi kan swim rait

Question words replace missing information.

Examples:
- hu yu si
- wat hi du
- wer yu go
____________________________________________

16. Nouns

Enjo has:
- no grammatical gender
- no articles
- no noun classes
- no classifiers
- no grammatical plural marking

Plurality is shown through:
- context
- numbers
- quantity words

Examples:
- wan kat
- meni kat
____________________________________________

17. Adjectives

Adjectives come before nouns.

Examples:
- big haus
- gud fud

Adjectives may also function directly as predicates.

Examples:
- haus big
- fud gud
____________________________________________

18. Copulas

Enjo has no copula.

There is no equivalent of:
- is
- am
- are
- was
- were

Identity, location, and description are expressed directly.

Examples:
- mi tayad
- haus big
- hi in market

The word bi exists only:
- as an aspect marker
- or as an existential/event verb
____________________________________________

19. Demonstratives

this = dys
that = dat

Examples:
- dys haus
- dat kar
____________________________________________

20. Vocabulary Strategy

Core Vocabulary

High-frequency English-derived roots, the main list of which follows HSK 1 - HSK 6, adjusted to English translations, not Chinese compounds, nor particles.

International Vocabulary

Widely recognised international English words can be preserved, adjusted phonetically.

Examples:
- komputer
- internet
- video
- sistem
- radio

Compound Repair Strategy

Compounds are used only when needed for clarity.

Examples:
- feri (very) vs boutferi (ferry)
- cyp (chip) vs sicyp (ship)
- store (to store) vs fudstor (general store)

Common meanings keep the shortest forms.
Less common meanings may use compounds for disambiguation.
____________________________________________

21. Design Philosophy

Enjo prioritises:
- learnability
- pronunciation accessibility
- recognisability
- spelling transparency
- grammatical simplicity
- global usability

Complexity is minimised in:
- spelling
- pronunciation
- grammar
- morphology

Meaning is carried mainly through:
- word order
- context
- particles
- compounds when needed

Enjo is designed to function as:
- a practical world lingua franca
- a universal second language
- a global communication bridge

The name Enjo comes partly from:
- English (the primary vocabulary source)
- Zhong (Chinese) influence through the language’s simplified analytic grammar

The final form was simplified into Enjo to fit the language’s own phonology and spelling system, without directly belonging to any single nation or culture.

Even if the coalition don’t know (which they probably don’t), Mark could tell them, or idk use it for Nolan to ‘repent’ for the past?

Am I bugging? Or is this another ‘Hermione Time-Turner’ situation?