Majok - a Conlang by Scorupa

Majok is written left to right, or top to bottom and left to write when written vertically. The basic sentence structure is flexible between SVO and SOV (S = subject, O = object, V = verb), so "I like dogs." and "I dogs like." are both valid. Sentences are usually written without spaces between words. However, one can omit the join characters and instead specify multi-glyph word boundaries with spaces surrounding the word when writing in script. The join character is optional in block print. Here's an example with the sentence "I like chocolates". (chocolates = creamy + brown + sweet + plural)  - Note that glyphs that serve a grammatical function (i.e. particles) are optional, and are placed after the word they mark usually when things need to be clarified. Interestingly, poetry in Majok often omits such words to add ambiguity. Descriptors and Specifiers All words that act to describe or specify something are usually placed in front of the wo...

There are 8 "shortened words" glyphs. They were once written as combinations of separate glyphs, but frequent use of these words has caused the original glyph components to merge into a single, unique glyph. There are also 4 "changer markings" that can change the meaning of a glyph. Close-Up and Block Print chigem: the loluz: all wishorim: similar toshorim: different jishek: into / enter / receive toshek: out of / leave / give toma: (do) not shazi: together / with Next Lesson: Derived Glyphs

I'm  happy to see you come  to Majok; in other words, welcome to Majok! That first sentence will make more sense once you become familiar with this unique conlang I made for fun. Majok is a conlang that places great importance on aesthetic beauty of the script. The lessons are categorized by general topics, which you can select from the sidebar. Or you can start with Lesson 1: Base Glyphs . Hope you have fun exploring! If you have any questions or want to share your own Majok creations on this blog, feel free to contact me at: majok.scorupa [at] gmail.com

These 25 glyphs cannot stand by themselves, and instead are required to be part of a word or sentence. Close-Up and Block Print ikik: do ikim: can / able to dakun: this dokin: that over there dekan: that sha: possessive marker (of / 's) ap: it / thing su: is suzu: just susir: subject marker sukhun: topic marker pasir: object marker join glyph da: a / an zi: have ado: and sado: therefore / so rado: or wado: also / too todo: but ra __ : to want to ___ ha __ : to have to ___ yakha: question marker (see Questions and Indefinites ) yagam: indefinite marker (see Questions and Indefinites ) soshik: STEM / academics (see School and Work ) Next Lesson: Words: Endless Memorization?

Majok clearly distinguishes between past, "non-immediate" present, "immediate" present, and future. Non-immediate present refers to verbs that occur over a longer span of time (e.g. I sing for a living. I don't eat meat.), while immediate present refers to verbs currently happening (e.g. You sound sad. I hear the ocean.) All verbs by default are non-immediate present tense, and the "past", "present", or "future" glyph is combined after the verb to change it to past, immediate present, or future tense respectively; the future tense glyph is usually given an upper embellishment. If the verb is on-going (e.g. I am singing.), the "still" glyph is added to after the verb. If the verb has been "completed" (i.e. perfect form) (e.g. He has already eaten.) the "end" glyph is added right in front of the tense glyph. In other words, the order is: Verb - (continuousness) - (completion) - (tense) ...

Thousands of Combinations? You might be wondering if Majok requires the memorization of thousands of glyphs, similar to Chinese or Japanese. Well, you're half correct. These lessons do list countless glyphs and glyph combinations. But as long as you memorize the 22 base glyphs, you can probably write most anything in Majok! "Wait, what?" Yes, all other words can be made by combining the glyph and meaning of those 22 base glyphs; you do not have to write things the same way as presented in the lessons; these lessons provide the most commonly used variant of a word, but are only suggestions . As long as a combination of glyphs make sense, it's valid. Here's an example with another combination for "snow". This makes Majok similar to a game of charades or taboo; you try to convey something by describing it, and there is no "right" way of describing the thing. Combining?  As you may have noticed, new words are made by combining other...