Kali-sise (Pitakesulina) - Conlang Profile	Advanced
Language Name Kali-sise Language Author Jeffrey Henning Year Began 1999 Site Kali-sise Broken Link No Site Language English Site Author Jeffrey Henning Language Type international auxiliary language Editorial The nickname of this language says it all; that is, it includes every phoneme used in the language: /p/, /t/, /k/, /s/, /l/, /n/ and /i/, /a/, /e/ and /u/. If you believe the single greatest challenge of learning an auxlang is mastering its phonology, than Pitakesulina is for you. It has the simplest phonology of any IAL. Uniqueness Inspired by criticism of the difficulty pronouncing some IALs (International Auxiliary Languages), I have created Kali-sise, a fauxlang whose overwhelming goal is ease of pronunciation, regardless of the learner's native language. The design goal of "near universality" means that Kali-sise in most cases should only have sound features common to approximately 19 out of 20 natural languages. The real-world data that Kali-sise is based on is UPSID (the UCLA Phonological Segment Inventory Database), which profiled the inventories of 317 languages, with one language selected from each family grouping recognized. Language Sources Dublex; Arabic, English, Hindi, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Spanish; Indo-European; Sona; many other natural languages were examined for possible roots. Design Principles Kali-sise has 400 nominal roots that can be freely combined to form compound words. It also has 10 functional roots used for clauses, postpostions and verbs. Interest Of Others This is the most popular of my personal languages (excepting New English, which is really more a slang). I think its popularity stems from interest in its radically simple phonology. It has also been favorably received in two translation relays. Quotation Kelu supaka-sunu ke sese kane ke Kali-sise pi nalike se. Explanation Four opening-sound ACCUSATIVE six consonant ACCUSATIVE Kali-sise NOMINATIVE possession VERB. Translation Four vowels and six consonants Kali-sise has. Dictionary Yes Etymologies Yes Grammar Yes Sample Texts Yes Unique Script Yes Primer Yes Babel Text Yes Lexicon Size 5,510 Submitted By NA Updated By Jeffrey Henning Date Edited Wednesday, October 06, 2004 Description Of Update Updated description and added quotation. Date To Headline Tuesday, October 19, 2004 < Kaldon  Kali-sise  Kaliso >
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