kai

common kai v0.4

kai

A regular constructed language for everyday conversation, clear translation, and a separate poetic sacred register. Start with predictable sounds, one sentence pattern, and a small set of copyable phrases.

start speaking

  1. Mi e eli. I am a person.
  2. Ti e niva ya? Are you safe?
  3. Mi sha e miri. I do not understand.
  4. Ma lune rin-te. Please say that again.
kai circular Lumin seal diagram
kai has Roman spelling for daily use and Lumin script for ritual and analytic writing.
3000 words
138 idioms
12 lessons
v0.4 standard

01 / sounds

read what you see

Roman kai is practical first: every letter has a stable value, stress is predictable, and learners do not need hidden pronunciation rules.

stress
first syllable unless a compound is taught with a secondary beat.
vowels
a e i o u ai ae ei keep their own values.
questions
ya marks yes/no questions at the end.
tone
plain Common kai before poetic Sacred kai.
Lumin teaching chart with consonant seeds and vowel auras

02 / grammar

one clear sentence spine

identity

subject + e + noun / quality

Mi e miri. I am understanding.

action

subject + aspect + predicate

Nai an yare. We will go / begin.

relation

li to/for, na from/because, en in/at, te with/and.

time

el unfolding, or completed, an future/intended, um remembered past.

03 / phrases

copyable idioms

04 / dictionary

word search

05 / lessons

a path for learners

The course moves from sound and spelling into questions, time, reasons, stories, disagreement, technical speech, and the Sacred/Common split.

06 / reference

reference index

pronunciationsounds, stress, spelling reference grammarclauses, aspect, questions quick referencecompact grammar card translation handbookEnglish into kai idiom bankcopyable stable phrases core 1000survival and daily speech core 2000stories, opinions, planning core 3000general conversation answer keycourse exercise answers dictionary applegacy searchable dictionary