The most important element in constructing O-B syntax is that it is a "Vernacular-Prime" language. Vernacular Prime or V-Prime syntax is a mode in which all use of all tenses of the verb "to be" is omitted. V-Prime is a syntax consisting only of active verbs -- there is no 'are' or 'to be'; there is no 'is'. All is what it does, or what it appears as, not what it is.

The other unique aspect of O-B syntax is that all personal pronouns are plural. There is no "I" or "my", only "we" or "our". O-B assumes the collective nature of all consciousness in the working of magic.

When constructing O-B phrasing, past and future states of doing are probabilistic -- there is no absolute certainty. There are no concepts of causality in Barbaric, only degrees of probable association.

There are no definite articles in O-B. All verbs are totally regular (for simplicity).

O-B grammar is arbitrary; when transliterating into Barbaric, one should use a variety of unfamiliar grammars while striving to avoid ambiguity of meaning.