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Orthography quick reference:

〈ʔ k c t p ɣ r l x ʃ s f ŋ ɲ n m i e a o u〉

/ʔ k c t p ʟ ɽ l h ɕ s ɸ ŋ ɲ n m i e̞ a ɤ̞ᵝ ɯᵝ/

Intro

Momo /mɤᵝ.mɤᵝ/ is a (developing) language that is designed to be adept at describing abstract concepts, as opposed to natural languages that often leave complex words and grammar for such things. This often leads to words and phrases which have no simple translation to other languages, so it is far from a relex.

Its name mo mo (natively rendered with spaces) roughly means "language" and breaks down to "the means of the means". The root word mo can translate to "means", "cause", "tool", "object of use", "utility", and so on; it essentially refers to something which is of use, though without any assumption of purpose.

(Side note: "mo" was "me" for a while until I realized the name of the language would have to be "Meme" and that's just not going to happen.)

Basic Grammar

Momo grammar really isn't that complicated, if really unusual compared to natlangs, but for now (and because the second part isn't fully ironed out) I'll share the fundamental mechanism that Momo uses to make new concepts from roots.

Because of the level of abstraction, phrases are taken in context, which includes what comes before. In this regard, each word is affected by the meaning of the phrase that has built up so far.

In the case of mo mo, the first mo is understood to be in reference to the current context, this communication, so it is the medium or representation, such as writing or speech. The second then is the utility of representation, or language. In fact, mo mo is a phrase that can be used to refer to a language of all sort of things.

That's all for now. If you have any questions about the language or how certain concepts might be broken down, please ask!