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It is a fully theocentric language. The universe, the human being, and all existence are shaped by the creator Allah (Liilah) and by a worldview in which He remains at the center. Nothing exists outside the creator’s will, and no subject other than the creator truly performs the act in the absolute sense. Persons and things only participate in action within the axis of will permitted by the creator.
It is a fully theocentric language. The universe, the human being, and all existence are shaped by the creator Allah (Liilah) and by a worldview in which He remains at the center. Nothing exists outside the creator’s will, and no subject other than the creator truly performs the act in the absolute sense. Persons and things only participate in action within the axis of will permitted by the creator.
[[File:Linu Conlang Flag.png|thumb|Linu Flag]]
[[File:Linu Conlang Flag.png|thumb|[[Linu Flag]]]]


= Foreword =
= Foreword =
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Phonetic flow: it is fully compatible with Linu’s preference for soft consonants such as n, m, l, and y, especially through the sounds L and H.
Phonetic flow: it is fully compatible with Linu’s preference for soft consonants such as n, m, l, and y, especially through the sounds L and H.


Connection with the name Linu: it forms an organic bridge between Linu (Li + Nu), the name of the language, and Liilah, which resonates like a fusion of Li and Allah.
Connection with the name Linu: it forms an organic bridge between Linu (Li + Nu), the name of the language, and Liilah, which resonates like a fusion of Li and [[Allah]].


=== Grammar of Will and Power in the Use of "Liilah" ===
=== Grammar of Will and Power in the Use of "Liilah" ===
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|-
|2
|2
|Dalvih
|[[Dalvih]]
|Dal
|Dal
|Native Linu Oval Script
|Native Linu Oval Script
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|-
|3
|3
|Havih (هَاڤِيه)
|[[Havih]] (هَاڤِيه)
|Hav
|Hav
|Arabic-Based Script
|Arabic-Based Script
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|meli (to divide) + s
|meli (to divide) + s
|}
|}
=== Compound Numbers ===
Compound numbers are built according to an additive logic such as 20 + 1 or 30 + 3.
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Number'''
|'''Linu'''
|'''Structure'''
|-
|21
|Riatum Nua
|20 + 1
|-
|33
|Voatum Voa
|30 + 3
|-
|115
|Nuacen Nuatum Mea
|100 + 10 + 5
|-
|1453
|Nuatumcen Toacen Maetum Voa
|1000 + 400 + 50 + 3
|}
== Conjunctions (Veviv - ڤَعڤِيڤ) ==
Conjunctions in Linu are built from three-letter patterns derived from verbal roots and letter meanings. All conjunctions are three letters long, begin with a consonant, end with a consonant, and do not inflect.
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Linu Conjunction'''
|'''Type'''
|'''Meaning / Equivalent'''
|-
|Bal
|Sequential / additive
|and, also, as well
|-
|Ber
|Contrastive
|but, however, yet, although
|-
|Bez
|Cause / explanation
|because, for, that is, namely
|-
|Baz
|Intensifying
|moreover, even, indeed
|-
|Bil
|Comitative / linking
|with
|-
|Bes
|Similarity
|like, as if
|-
|Bik
|Purpose
|for, in order to
|-
|Pis
|Causality / consequence
|therefore, for this reason, thanks to
|-
|Bif
|Aboutness
|about / concerning
|-
|Boz
|Evenness / inclusion
|even, including
|}
Example sentence:
gana-di bal bina-di E-iv. Ber ren pa-mina-di bil E. lina-di bik mina bil E. Pis lifina-di nua Vumis E-ag.
Translation: I came and saw you. But I could not speak with you. I made an effort in order to speak with you. Therefore I wrote a letter to you.
== Temporal Processes ==
The letter D expresses temporal process and continuation. The verbs di ('to continue') and vi ('to flow') play a central role in temporal concepts. The continuation and flowing of time have philosophical importance in Linu.
Vis (day) means a flowing and continuing unit. The internal units of Vis are expressed by Dis.
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Linu'''
|'''Equivalent'''
|'''Root Analysis'''
|-
|Devis
|Morning
|De (to begin) + vis (time unit)
|-
|Hivis
|Noon
|Hi (to rise / exalt) + vis
|-
|Tidis
|Evening
|Ti (reversal / setting) + vis
|-
|Sudis
|Night
|Su (silence) + dis
|-
|Yudis
|Sunrise
|Yu (to be born) + dis
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Linu'''
|'''Equivalent'''
|'''Root Analysis'''
|-
|Vis
|Day
|Vi (to flow) + s
|-
|Nuvis
|Month / moon
|Nu (to be) + vis
|-
|Divil
|Year
|divi (to age) + l
|-
|Diz
|Now
|Di (to continue) + z
|-
|Dir / Di-diz
|Yesterday
|Now separated away
|-
|Dil
|Tomorrow
|Continuing material / the coming day
|-
|Uvis
|Today
|This day
|-
|Ovis
|That day
|That day
|-
|Devis
|Morning time
|Beginning-time
|-
|Tidis
|Evening
|Setting-time
|-
|Sudis
|Night
|Silence-time
|-
|Div
|Season
|Temporal cycle
|}
=== Hours ===
Linu does not use quarter-hour or half-hour lexical forms. Instead, it uses a direct numerical format with dis.
Example: 11:30 = Dis 11:30 (Nuatum Nua - Vuatum).
=== Seasons ===
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Season'''
|'''Linu'''
|'''Root Analysis'''
|-
|Spring
|Yadiv
|Ya (life) + div; the season of life’s emergence
|-
|Summer
|Ladiv
|La (to give) + div; the cycle in which abundance is given
|-
|Autumn
|Lediv
|Le (transformation) + div; the trace of nature’s turning
|-
|Winter
|Dadiv
|Da (stillness) + div; the freezing of movement
|}
=== Weather ===
In Linu, the sky is defined as the 'flow of becoming' (Nu + Vi). Weather and meteorological terms take the ending -vid.
Nuvid = weather
Kelus Nuvid kum? = How is the weather?
nuni Lavid. = It is sunny.
Lavid = sunny, the flow of blessing / sunlight.
Vivid = rainy, the trace of water / flow.
David = cold / snowy, the trace of stillness or freezing.
Fivid = windy, the flow of rapid motion / thought.
Levid = changeable, unsettled weather.
= Punctuation and Orthography (Cezozel - جَعزُۆزَعل) =
Linu recognizes three writing systems. The word cezoz, meaning punctuation or point, is derived from cezo ('to punctuate, drip, stain') together with the definitive sealing suffix -z. In the Latin-based Sefvih script, the punctuation and orthographic conventions of Latin-script languages are generally followed.
Some prominent Sefvih rules are:
Nouns and pronouns are always capitalized in Sefvih.
The first letter of a sentence is always capitalized.
Years are read as ordinary numerical values.
Hours are read digitally with Dis + the number value.
Three consonants never stand together without an epenthetic vowel.
Two or three identical vowels do not occur side by side; e.g., maan is invalid, maen is preferred.
Verbs always begin with a consonant and end with a vowel.
Nouns always end with a consonant.
Some prominent Dalvih rules are: there is no distinction between uppercase and lowercase; it is an oval-character system; punctuation has its own distinctive marks; it is written and read left to right.
For Havih, the script most closely integrated with Linu, the principal rules are: it is written right to left; Arabic-based letters are used; letters connect; it may be written with or without vowel marks; and it follows the logic of Arabic-script writing.
= Literature (Tubihvam - تُوبِيهْڤَام) =
Sample literary lines:
Short quatrain:
Nuni Nua Liilah
Li Liilah Yas. = Allah creates life.
Nuni Linis Nua. = The Creator is One.
Nuz nol Lis vez ren pa-li. = There is no work / thing that He cannot create.
Nuni Liilah Zah. = Allah is the destination to be reached.
Nuni Liilah hien. = [[Allah is great|'''Allah is great''']].
Proverbs:
Ef nuz Mas, ruz mris. = If there is love, there is no lie.
Nani Zah Nis-ov vez musani. = The destination of the patient person becomes manifest.
Od lama Liilah, nuni Maen. = As long as Allah grants and bestows, goodness exists.
Ren mine nol, id yane. = As long as you live, never say 'nothing.'
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Turkish Saying'''
|'''Linu Saying'''
|-
|Dökülen yaşın aklı olsa, Terk etmez gözü haklı oysa.
|Ef nuz Filah Navil-ov vez vulanşi, ren teni Bizag-iv ber hibuni.
|-
|Sabreden insanın menzili belirir.
|Nani Zah Nis-ov vez musani.
|-
|Eğer dili (sözü) seviyorsan, okumalısın.
|Ef mane Mih, po-bifine.
|-
|Allah’tan Başka İlah Yoktur.
|Ruz Linuh Sesen Liilah-ov.
|}
= Word Derivation and Concept–Root Studies =
This section presents brief sample studies showing how words are derived from roots and how they become concepts.
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Root Verb + Suffix'''
|'''Meaning'''
|'''Example'''
|-
|ko
|to know / comprehend
|kona = I know
|-
|ko + nş
|to become known / be recognized
|konşa
|-
|konş + vez
|that which is known
|konşi vez = evidently / it is known that
|-
|yo
|to die
|yoni = he / she dies
|-
|yo + nç
|to kill
|yonça = I kill
|-
|yonç + en
|killing / deadly
|yonçen Nis = killer man
|-
|vi
|to flow
|vini = it is flowing
|-
|vi + l
|water / liquid
|Vil = water, liquid
|-
|yonçen + vil
|killing liquid
|Yonçenvil = poison
|}
= Additional Resources and Links =
* '''Linu Artificial Language Learning Book:''' https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTl7wtxqI-H6l5_ElydZybTIsDC86Jk_iR864sdGN2oJ59yBXKj-vetZ3qgBDKDIQw7cOoA8v58CoNT/pub
* '''Facebook Community''': <nowiki>https://www.facebook.com/groups/linuconlang</nowiki>
* '''Official Linu Website''': https://conlang.linu.tr
* '''Lingojam''': <nowiki>https://lingojam.com/LinuConlang%3ALinu-Turkish</nowiki>
* '''Linu Wiki (TR):''' http://linu.miraheze.org/
* '''Linu Actual Dictionary''': https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTZW90f7onP16yfHVeNQNtG_ZagNs4DseMSiTn9yBcOtkfeKT4m_lWTdaJ9mhyIis33x2uBCcpow-1S/pubhtml?gid=1648570610&single=true
* '''Big Linu Glossary (Multi Language):''' https://conlang.linu.tr/glossary/
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