Adso is a new international language developed by Alexandr Adlov. The basic idea behind Adso can be formulated as "Esperanto meets toki pona": very simple part-of-speech-based grammar + self-explaining vocabulary. A language like Adso, based on a very small amount of key roots, can be developed into a universally intelligible sign language ("Chinese meets icons" https://sign-lang2017.livejournal.com/8179.html).

1. Adso
New international language

2. Introduction
Adso is a new international language developed by Alexandr Adlov.
The basic idea behind Adso can be formulated as "Esperanto meets toki
pona": very simple part-of-speech-based grammar + self-explaining
vocabulary.
A language like Adso, based on a very small amount of key roots, can
be developed into a universally intelligible sign language ("Chinese
meets icons").

3. Contents
1. Introduction
2. Adso alphabet and key vocabulary
3. Parts of speech in Adso
4. Compound word formation in Adso
5. Word order in Adso
6. Commented translations (more at: https://sign-
lang2017.livejournal.com/)
7. Universally intelligible sign language

4. Adso alphabet and key vocabulary (1)
1. 20 letters, some of which also serve as numerals

5. Adso alphabet and key vocabulary (2)
20 letters, some of which also serve as numerals
• 1 - an
• 11 - anlin an (an + lin + an)
• 71 - genlin an (gen + lin + an)
• 171 - anun genlin an (an + un + gen + lin + an)
• 3,171 - canton anun genlin an (can + ton + an + un + gen + lin + an)
• 53,171 - enlincanton anun genlin an (en + lin + can + ton + an + un + gen + lin + an)
• 653,171 - fenunenlincanton anun genlin an (fen + un + en + lin + can + ton + an + un + gen
+ lin + an)

6. Adso alphabet and key vocabulary (3)
2. 60 roots

7. Seven parts of speech (1)
1. NOUN
Nouns end in -no.
fi "fire-" --> fino "fire"
sa "know-" --> sano "knowledge, information"
mo "move-" --> mono "motion, movement"
Adso nouns have no number, but the plural can be optionally expressed with the root ka "add
finoka "fires" monoka "motions"
There are no articles in Adso:
fino "fire"/"a fire"/'the fire/ mono "motion", "a motion", "the motion".

8. Seven parts of speech (2)
2. VERB
Verbs end in -vi.
fi "fire-" --> fivi "burn“, sa "know-" --> savi "know", mo "move-" --> movi "move«
There is no verb conjugation in Adso:
Mi savi "I know ", Ni savi "you know ", Ta savi "she knows«
There are no verb moods in Adso:
Mi movi "I move, I am moving". Movi! Move! Poi mi movi "If I moved".
The past and the future tenses can be can be expressed with gavi "come" and devi "go" (but it is not
necessary).
Mi devi movi "I moved, I had moved, I was moving". Mi gavi movi "I will move, I will be moving".
Passive forms can be formed with rivi "take":
Mi rivi movi "I was moved, I am moved, I will be moved". Ta rivi fivi "it was burnt, it is burnt, it will be
burnt"

9. Seven parts of speech (3)
3. ADJECTIVE
Adjectives end in -le.
va "finish-" --> vale "last, latest" ne "inside-" --> nele "internal"

10. Seven parts of speech (4)
4. ADVERB
Adverbs end in -ce (pronounced [che]).
va "finish-" --> vace "at last, finally " bi "big-" --> bice "very"
Adverbs kace (from ka "add-" ) and ankace (an "one" + ka) are used to form degrees of comparison:
kace bile - bigger
ankace bile - biggest

11. Seven parts of speech (5)
5. NUMERAL
Cardinal numbers end in -n:
an "1" lin "10"
Ordinal numbers end in -nle:
anle "first" linle "tenth"

12. Seven parts of speech (6)
6. PRONOUN
Personal pronouns do not take endings when used as a subject:
Mi movi "I move" Ni savi "You know"
Personal pronouns take the noun ending -no when used as an object:
Brian savi mino "Brian knows me" Mi movi tano "I move it"
Possessive adjectives and possesive pronouns take the adjective ending -le:
Pino mile zavi bile "My house is big" Ta zavi mile "It is mine"

13. Seven parts of speech (7)
7. "SEVENTH PART"
"Seventh part" ends in –i and includes prepositions, conjunctions, interjections, particles.
Preposition:
re "rear-" --> rei "behind"
Conjunction:
po "can-" --> poi "if"
Interjection:
ra "good-" --> rai "OK, well"
Particle:
no "no-" --> noi "not"

14. Compound word formation in Adso
The 60 roots and letter-numerals combine to form an unlimited number of words:
mo "move-" + de "from" --> modevi "go, leave"
ri "take-" + sa "know-" --> risavi "learn"
na "start-" + ma "male-" --> namano "father"
ru "rule-" + so "structure-" --> rusono "law"
ba "that-" + lo "place-" --> baloce "there"
The word stress in compounds is always on the penultimate syllable:
modévi risávi namáno rusóno

15. Word order in Adso (1)
1. The subject precedes the verb in affirmative and negative sentences.
Jack tefavi zai Washington "Jack works in Washington“
Jack noi tefavi zai Pyonyang "Jack doesn't work in Pyonyang“
Fino devi navi "The fire started“
Mano noi sivi "The man is not speaking"

16. Word order in Adso (2)
2. The subject follows the verb in interrogative sentences.
Tefavi Jack zai Washington? "Does Jack work in Washington?“
Devi navi fino? Did the fire start?
Sivi mano? "Is the man speaking?"

17. Word order in Adso (3)
3. The object follows the verb.
Suzan biralevi vorosono "Suzan loves music“
Paul ananfavi pino "Paul cleans the house"

18. Word order in Adso (4)
4. The adverb follows the verb.
Jack tefavi race "Jack works well“
Donald noi ravavi vetece "Donald doesn't always succeed"

19. Word order in Adso (5)
5. The object follows the adverb.
Mi savi boce London "I know London well“
George devi favi binuce gai Amerika "George did a lot for America"

20. Word order in Adso (6)
6. The noun precedes the adjective.
Samantha purivi cino bipule "Samantha buys expensive food“
Anna fasuvi gesano bilale "Anna writes long letters"

21. Commented translation: famous quotes and random phrases (1)

22. Commented translation: famous quotes and random phrases (2)

23. Commented translation: famous quotes and random phrases (3)

24. Commented translation: famous quotes and random phrases (4)

25. Commented translation: famous quotes and random phrases
More phrases at: https://sign-lang2017.livejournal.com/

26. A language like Adso, based on a very small amount of key roots, can be developed
into a universally intelligible sign language.
This kind of language could work like Arabic numerals or chemical formulas, which
are universally intelligible, despite being pronounced in thousands of different
ways.
Universally intelligible sign language (1)

27. Universally intelligible sign language (2)
This is a rough draft of what the characters could look like:

28. Universally intelligible sign language (3)
An example usage of the characters in an international airport:
A hieroglyphic typeface has to be developed, analogous to Chinese typefaces using a pinyin input
method.