Majok - a Conlang by Scorupa

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...

There are 36 derived glyphs in Majok. Each glyph is derived from a base glyph, and has a similar meaning. The derived glyphs can represent one idea or a group of similar ideas, but do not represent a sound. Derivation Glyphs created by adding a line or changing a curl into a circle tend to be more abstractly / loosely  / vaguely related to the base glyph in terms of meaning, whereas the glyphs derived using some combination of wishorim "similar to" and toma "not" (see the Shortened Words lesson) are slightly closer to the original meaning (Note that the ones listed here are no longer considered a combination of the base glyph and shortened word, but rather are now single glyphs). Close-Up and Block Print Asud: spring (season) Usod: summer Olim: weather Izeg: autumn Egar: winter Tusir: big / long / more Suchem: she / her Tolej: lose Lomag: win Mihak: I / me Tomihak: you Misak: knowledge/ know Jiku...

There are 22 base glyphs in Majok. Each glyph has a name, and can represent one sound (denoted by uppercase letters in name) or one idea. (e.g. the first glyph can be read as "Ashud" meaning east, or represent the sound  a. ) Pronunciation The consonants are nearly identical similar to English, except the r is an alveolar tap (the same as the "t" in words like "butter" or "Santa"). The vowels are:  -  a  as in " aw kward"  -  u  as in "m oo n", but deeper in the throat  -  o  as in " o pen", but deeper in the throat  -  i  as in " ea t"  - e  as in " e nter", but higher in the mouth Close-Up and Block Print Ashud: east Usot: west Orim: earth Ijeg: north Ekhar: south SHadot: right Dusir: sun Sutem: woman Torej: hate Romag: love Mijak: person Jigup: life Gekhun: moon Khepom: fire Panil: water Nabah: man Bu...