salo, navo felin?

Welcome to the Gavari Language

Gavári is a modern minimalist language created in 2025 with one goal: clarity through simplicity.
No conjugation. No cases. No silent letters. No genders. No surprises.
Every word is built to be clean, intuitive, and easy to use — whether you’re talking about your day, describing your world, or just saying Salo, navo felin?

Grammar Overview

  • No conjugations

  • No noun cases

  • No genders

  • SVO word order

  • Plural marker -LAN (Amun / Amunlan)

Pronouns
(no separate personal and possessive forms)

  • Mi - I/Mine

  • Ti - You/Yours

  • Io - He/His

  • Lo - It/Its

  • Yona - She/Hers

  • Min - We/Ours

  • Tin - You all/Yours

  • Lin - They/Theirs

Prepositions/Adverbs/Conjunctions/Adjectives

  • Ke - at/on/in (a street/parking lot)

  • Hanu - in/inside (a house/building)

  • Lanu - out/outside (a house/building)

  • Mo - of/about

  • Sap - to [motion to a place or a person]

  • Galua - again

  • Tambu - also

  • Muia - a lot, many

  • Poa - a little, few

  • Alun - above

  • Belun - below

  • Duran - during

  • Larug - later

  • Talu - with

  • Onu - and

  • Beli - but

  • Noa - not

  • Saru - always

  • Baru - before/until

  • Yalu - after

  • Nagu - when

  • Lam - where

  • Kalu - how

  • Kap - why

  • Wohu - which

  • Wohanu - what

  • Nia - here

  • Nua - there

  • Keia - now

  • Noku - because

  • Faru - big/large

  • Kani - small

  • Rinu - new

  • Jina - old

  • Geli - cold

  • Heni - hot

  • Melo - beautiful/nice

  • Eroa - right

  • Leroa - left

Demonstratives

  • Ni – this (singular, near speaker)

  • Na – that (singular, far from speaker)

  • Niis – these (plural, near speaker)

  • Naas – those (plural, far from speaker)

Verbs

Verbs follow these patterns:
Infinitive form -o
Present tense - o
Past Tense - pa + verb
Future Tense - fa + verb
Conditional Tense - wa + verb
There is no continuous tense (-ing). Present tense forms both 'I work' & 'I am working

  • Navo - To be - Mi navo (I am), Mi pa navo (I was), Mi fa navo (I will be), Mi wa navo (I would be)

  • Gavo - To go - Mi gavo (I go/I am going), Mi pa gavo (I went), Mi fa gavo (I will go), Mi wa gavo (I would go)

  • Wero - To see

  • Vahro - To work

  • Savo - To tell/To say

  • Pavo - To make/do

  • Tavo - To have

  • Wivo - To want

  • Pagro - To ask

  • Daro - To give

  • Kailo - To eat

  • Inuo - To drink

  • Aluo - To love

  • Haluno - To study

  • Nuaio - To buy

  • Haluo - To like

  • Maguo - To get

  • Polno - To be able to/can

  • Lango - To need

  • Tanluo - To bring/to take

  • Napao - To sleep

  • Meao - To eat

  • Keheo - To drive

  • Ajulo - To help

Vocabulary

  • Salo - Hello/Hi/Goodbye/Bye

  • Namoti - Thank you

  • Bilu - Good

  • Felin - Happy

  • Domi - House

  • Amun - Friend

  • Fanu - Food

  • Hona - Water

  • Nuai - Store

  • Kala - Money

  • Pesta - Street/Road

  • Skolu - School

  • Karol - Thing

  • Car - Car

  • Bonu - Brother

  • Sonu - Sister

  • Monuah - Mother

  • Fonuah - Father

  • Conuah - Child

  • Figur - Person

  • Veru - Sun/Morning

  • Veran - This morning

  • Daru - Afternoon

  • Daran - This afternoon

  • Noru - Evening/Night

  • Noran - This evening/tonight

  • Lena - Tired

  • Ramu - Today

  • Ramua - Day

  • Apono - Tomorrow

  • Nehine - Yesterday

  • Verdag - Weekend

  • Paopa - Country

  • Wotan - Clothes

  • Sasu - Sad

  • Telu - Phone

  • Gumotelu - Charger

  • Komuter - Computer

  • Saku - Backpack/Bag

  • Tanlu - Package/Mail

Sentences/Phrases

  • Mi pa gavo sap domi wero mi amunlan. - I went to the house to see my friends.

  • Ti bonu vahro talu mi sonu. - Your brother works with my sister.

  • Mi navo ke pesta, beli noa wero yona. - I am in the street but I don't see her.

  • Lin fanu pa pavo ke pesta. - Their food was made in the street.

  • Mi fa wero ti hanu domi talu ti amunlan. - I will see you inside the house with your friends.

  • Bilu veru - Good morning

  • Bilu daru - Good afternoon

  • Bilu noru - Good evening/night

  • Navo felin? Navo bilu? - Are you good? You ok? Can also be used as a greeting "What's up?"

  • Car navo lanu domi, mi gavo wero-lo The car is outside the house, I am going to see it. (It attaches to the verb when used as a direct object).

  • Mi navo ke pesta talu mi bonulan I am in the street with my brothers.

  • Mi pa savo sap io ke mi fa tavo fanu talu io bonu ke skolu.

  • I told him that I will have food with his brother at school.

  • Nagu ti navo nia hanu domi talu iona, ti savo sap iona mo mi car.

  • When you are here inside the house with her, tell her about my car.

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