Tavo - un lingua simple

Introduction to Tavo

Tavo is a simple language intended to allow people to communicate who do not know each other's native language. This goal is similar to that of Esperanto, but Tavo is much simpler to learn and use.

Tavo was originally based on Glosa, but later shifted to a vocabulary based on Lingua Franca Nova. At some point, Tavo is likely to revert to being more like Glosa. To see what Tavo was at one point, and may resemble again, see: Tavo as of 2002-06.

The main goals of Tavo are:

• Easy to read. Ease of reading is more important than ease of writing.
• Easy to learn. Ease of learning is more important than ease of use.
• Minimal memorization. Small vocabulary. Leverage knowlege of existing languages.
• Simple rules. Few rules. Few (if any) exceptions.
• Few surprises. Few variations. Boring is good.
• Cultural neutrality. Meanings are not based on metaphors. No special treatment of regional plants, animals, money, or sports.
• Obvious structure. Readers can understand sentence structure without knowing specific word definitions.

More about Tavo

The Tavo per viajar page has many examples of how Tavo is used in everyday situations.

The regulas de Tavo page describes the language rules in more detail.

Modified 2008-11-29