The Foundations

1.1 What is Čago?

Čago is a constructed language inspired mainly by French, with additional Spanish and Esperanto influences. Its grammar is intended to be regular and relatively easy to learn.

The aim is to make rules predictable, with few exceptions.

1.2 Core principles

No grammatical gender for nouns. Nouns are not classified as masculine or feminine.

Regular verbs. Verbs do not change their form to match the subject.

Predictable plurals. The plural ending is -s.

Separate tense markers. Past and future are expressed using particles before the verb.

Consistent word order. Ordinary statements follow subject, verb, object order.

Few exceptions. Rules should apply consistently wherever possible.

1.3 The writing system

Čago's basic alphabet contains 20 letters:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V

Diacritic letters are treated separately from this basic alphabet.

The letter U is excluded from the basic alphabet. This must be remembered when creating new words: we should avoid using letters that Čago does not officially permit.

Some details of the extended alphabet and the sounds represented by its diacritic letters still need final confirmation.