Guosa
Sign in to saveGuosa is a constructed interlanguage originally created by Alex Igbineweka in 1965. It was designed to be a combination of the indigenous languages of Nigeria and to serve as a lingua franca to West Africa.
Key facts
- Language.name
- Guosa
- Language.nativename
- Guosa
- Language.fam1
- constructed language
- Language.fam2
- international auxiliary language
- Language.creator
- Alex Igbineweka
- Language.created
- 1965
- Language.setting
- intended for use in West Africa
- Language.posteriori
- a posteriori language, derived primarily from Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo.
- Language.iso2
- none
- Language.iso3
- qgs
- Language.iso3comment
- (local use)
- Language.ietf
- art-x-guosa (local use)
- Language.notice
- IPA
- Language.glotto
- none
via Wikipedia infobox
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- constructed language
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- inception
- 1965-00-00
- writing system
- Latin script
- described at URL
- inthelandofinventedlanguages.com/index.php?page=languages&id=458
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- Linguistic Properties
- Source Languages
- Phonology
- Consonants
- Vowels
- Tone
- Elision
- Phonotactics
- Orthography
- Grammar
- Pronouns
- Descriptors
- Verbs
- Prepositions
- Numerals
- Word formation
- Examples
- Usage
- Criticism
- References
- External links
Guosa is a constructed interlanguage originally created by Alex Igbineweka in 1965. It was designed to be a combination of the indigenous languages of Nigeria and to serve as a lingua franca to West Africa.
== Linguistic Properties == === Source Languages ===
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