Frater (lingua sistemfrater), an a posteriori international auxiliary language, published in Frater (Lingua sistemfrater). The simplest International Language Ever Constructed, in 1957 by the Vietnamese linguist Phạm Xuân Thái. Phạm Xuân Thái gave it more than 6,000 words for the usage of a very extensive vocabulary. Alphabet This language uses 18 letters: "a, e, i, o, u" "b, d, f, g, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t" - help for best pronunciation: "j" is pronounced as"z", "e" as "ei", and "o" as "ou". All the other letters have their normal pronunciation according to the International Phonetic Alphabet. Stress The stress is placed on the last syllable of the word. Every letter is pronounced; there are no silent letters. Grammar Article There is no indefinite article or definite article. Personal Pronouns Possessives are formed by adding the preposition ot before the pronoun. Unlike English that distinguishes three genders for the third-person singular pronoun, the pronoun was invariable. Nouns The noun in Frater is invariable. Plurals can be formed by adding -multi (many) to the end of the noun: mensa (table) - mensamulti (tables) Adjectives The adjective in Frater is invariable and is always placed after the noun; except for cardinal numbers. Numbers The cardinal numbers in Frater: 1 - uni 2 - bi 3 - tri 4 - kuadri 5 - kuinti 6 - ses 7 - sep 8 - okta 9 - nona 10 - deka 11 - dekauni 12 - dekabi 13 - dekatri 20 - bideka 24 - bidekakuadri 30 - trideka 40 - kuadrideka 85 - oktadekakuinti 100 - senti 367 - trisenti-sesdeka-sep 600 - sessenti 1000 - mil 1000000 - milion Ordinal numbers are formed by placing the cardinal number after the noun. Verbs The verb in Frater is invariable in person and in number. The passive voice is formed by adding the auxiliary verb es before the infinitive: Ilis es trauma (they are wounded). Syntax The syntax in Frater is: Subject - Verb - Object. Questions are formed by placing the verb before the subject. Interrogative words include: antropkia (who), kia (what), plaskia (where), temkia (when), prokia (why), kak (how), and multikia (how much; how many). Example The Lord Prayer For comparison the Lord's Prayer is provided in Frater, Glosa (a later auxiliary language with isolating grammar and Greco-Latin vocabulary), Latin and English. References Pham Xuan Thai. "Frater (Lingua sistemfrater). The simplest