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Ceqli is an engineered language, based on Loglan. Ceqli is an attempt to retain the terseness and adaptability of English and Mandarin, while simplifying the phonology and eliminating some awkwardness.

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Grammar [link]

Pronouns [link]

Header text Singular Plural
1st person go gozi ( inclusive)
goda (exclusive)
2nd person zi zida
3rd person da zeda
  • ciba --- this thing
  • caba --- that thing near you
  • cuba --- that thing remote from both of us [1]

Adjectives [link]

Adjectives are indicated by the particle 'sa'.

Gra sa dom. --- Big house.
Pyu sa hyun. --- Small dog.
Go ten gra sa hon. --- I have a big book.

If no 'sa' is present, the adjective merges with the noun to form a compound word, which is then treated as if it were a root itself. Such compounds have their own meaning, often quite different from the adjective-noun phrase they're derived from.

Blu sa fawl --- Blue bird
Blufawl --- Bluebird
Cwaq sa cam --- Bed room, room for beds, room where beds are sold, etc.
Cwaqcam --- Bedroom
Bawm sa dom --- Tree house, house made of trees, house for trees to live in, etc.
Bawmdom --- Treehouse
Zver sa hila --- Animal doctor, doctor for animals, doctor who is an animal, etc.
Zverhila --- Veterinarian
Fayr sa cari --- Fire stick, stick for fire, stick for burning, etc.
Fayrcari --- match

Ceqli allows whole phrases to act as adjectives, setting them off with the 'sa.'

"Go xaw kom pan sa hyun." I see the dog that eats bread. or I see the bread-eating dog.
"To dorm to dom sa hyun pa kom to hon." The dog that sleeps in the house ate the book.
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Word Shape [link]

In Ceqli, not only AEIOU, but also YW and LMNRQ are all considered to be vowels. All other letters are consonants. All Ceqli morphemes are in the shape nCnV, that is, one or more consonants followed by one or more vowels.

Vocabulary [link]

Because of the word-shape rule above, Ceqli borrows its words from all languages in the world, starting with the largest, based on whether the words fit the Ceqli word shape. English "green" fits, so the Ceqli word for green is "grin." But "red" does not, so the Mandarin word "hong" is borrowed into Ceqli as "hoq" ("q" makes the "ng" sound). Neither the English nor the Mandarin word for "white" works, so the Russian word is borrowed as "byel." This automatically gives Ceqli a very international vocabulary. In the sentence above:
"To dorm to dom sa hyun pa kom to hon."
"To" is Greek, "dorm" is French or Spanish, "to" again is Greek, "dom" is Russian, "sa" is made up, "hyun" is Cantonese, "pa" is from English "past," "kom" is from Spanish "comer," there's Greek "to" again, and, finally, "hon" is Japanese.

References [link]

  1. ↑ https://ceqli.pbworks.com/w/page/5455972/Lesson%202
  2. ↑ https://ceqli.pbworks.com/w/page/5455972/Lesson%202

External Links [link]


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Bounce Back

by: Skee-Lo

[Skee-Lo]
the other day I was cruisin' the shaw I seen Jay
the big homey from Oakland runs the bay
I used to be in love wit his sister back in the day
had to holler at him see what he had to say
it's good to see him now and know that he's ok
he asked how I was doin' and then proceeded to say
what happened to the record, what's up wit the air-play
politics too many haters is in the way
it's ok now but really it's no excuse
I can tell you how it all went down but what's the use
it's a lot of people walkin' around wit there tounges loose
and I don't care what nobody tell you I got juice
takin' it day by day, do or die
hustlin', imagine this game wit I
did you think I would just lay back and not try
I'ma bounce back, get on my feet, get on my hustle man
[Chorus x2: Skee-Lo]
if you can go anywhere in this world where would it be
it depends on how much in this life you wanna see
and to get there can't be cheap it ain't free
gotta bounce back, get on your feet, get on your hustle man
[Skee-Lo]
do the math focus and stay on the right path
forget about the busters and snitches that all laugh
you know people when they see money they wanna grab
greed, how much money you wanna have
stay away from criminal act and crack labs
quick money ain't no money it turns bad
trust god make him the only friend you have
instead of short brothers wit tempers that get mad
whenever there's somebody that's tryin' to limit you tho'
downin' you tellin' you places you can't go
you got to have faith in yourself you gotta show
their opinions really ain't worth nothing they don't know
it's a whole lotta player involved you ain't seen
that ain't been half the places that you been
I'm tellin' you all you brothers that want cream
bounce back, get on your feet, get on your hustle man
[Chorus x2: Skee-Lo]
if you can go anywhere in this world where would it be
it depends on how much in this life you wanna see
and to get there can't be cheap it ain't free
gotta bounce back, get on your feet, get on your hustle man
[Skee-Lo]
will you go to the top, will you settle for crumbs
I hope you ain't none of these brothers that act dumb
never learned to chill and relax and have fun
steady livin' life in the shade wit no sun
you got to learn to deal wit your problems you can't run
how you gonna ever advance to number one
and settle for number two that's something I can't feel
got bein' broke mixed up wit bein' real
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if you can do it without force use muscle
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wait for the day that you fall and hope and pray
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and you wanna know what I do think what do I say
bounce back, get on your feet, get on your hustle man
[Chorus x2: Skee-Lo]
if you can go anywhere in this world where would it be
it depends on how much in this life you wanna see
and to get there can't be cheap it ain't free




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