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Lenguajes construídos. Sambahsa. Neo Patwa. Introduction This is a short and simple guide to Neo Patwa.

Neo Patwa

There is also a more complete version available, which has lots of example sentences. This guide is limited to what you really need to know. Neo Patwa is not a difficult language to learn. Compared with other languages you have probably studied in the past, it has a relatively simple vocabulary, a simple grammar, and a simple phonetic system. One thing to keep in mind as you learn Neo Patwa is that it is not a strict, rule-oriented language where there is a "right way" and a "wrong way" to say things. First, on to the rules of the language. Pronunciation Neo Patwa emerged from speakers of different languages, and consequently is easy to pronounce. Vowels A (father); E (pet); I (sheet); O (coat); U (shoot) Consonants P (pen); B (bet); K (kangaroo); G (go); T (ten); D (den); C (cheat, or alternately shell); S (sit); F (find); H (loch, red); M (mine); N (not); L (long) Semivowels Y (yard); W (water) Stress Greetings Hello: Canti.

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