On the Unic Language

Introduction

With the unification of the world, a new language, called Unic (or Yúnik) was adopted. Unic is a constructed language, similar to Esperanto, Interlingua, and Lojban, but unlike most constructed languages, it was designed based on many different language groups. This was done to avoid favouring some languages over others, and make it easier to learn for as many speakers as possible. Unic is spoken across the world, and almost universally understood. Regional variation is practically nonexistent, because of formalized international standards of instruction, and the widespread availability of rapid, long distance communication.

The rest of this article deals with the technical details of the language. If that's interesting to you, read on.

Grammar & Syntax

Syntax

As with 45% of the old “natural” languages, the basic word order in Unic is  subject-object-verb (SOV).

“Cat tree climb.” → "Kat pu kadiʃ."

Questions are typically phrased in object-subject-verb (OSV). In addition, the suffix “won” is added to one of the words. This improves precision. A sentence glossing as “Tree cat climb?” could mean “Is the cat climbing a tree?”, “Is it a tree that the cat is climbing?”, or “Is that the cat climbing a tree?” depending on the positioning of the suffix.
“Tree cat climb?” → "Pu-won kat kadiʃ?" "Pu kat-won kadiʃ?" "Pu kat kadiʃ-won?"

Question

The particle “won” (roughly, “is it so?”) is only one of several question particles. The others are:

ki (who?)
ke (what?)
kudé (where?)
kudí (when?)
kudó (why?)
kudá (how?)

These can all be used in the same way as the first.

“Why did the cat climb the tree?” → “Tree cat climb why?” → “Pu kat kadiʃ-kudó?”

Possessives

Possessives are indicated with the addition of the particle “na” to the end of the “possessing” noun.
“The cat's tree” → "Kat na pu"

Pluralization

Nouns are pluralized by adding the suffix “ej”.
"Cats" → "Katej" 
Nouns ending in “aj” are numberless (ei “furniture” or “clothing”)
"Clothing" → "Vetaj"

Verbs & Conjugation

All verbs end in ʃ (sh), and all words ending in ʃ (sh) are verbs.
Verbs conjugate with tense only, making the verb-forms from “The cat climbs the tree” and “the mice climb the tree” identical. Verbs are ultra-regular.

Simple present-tense (also, infinitive form):
-end in “ʃ”

Simple past-tense:
-end in “ʃim”

Future tense/conditional tense:
-end in "ʃa"

“Cats climb trees” → “Cats trees climb” → “Katej pu’ej kadiʃ ”
“(A/the) cat climbed (a/the) tree” → “Cat tree climbed” → “Kat pu kadiʃim”
“(A/the) Cat will climb trees” → “Cat trees will climb” → “Kat pu’ej kadiʃa”

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Unic uses the basic Latin alphabet, with some minor modifications:

-q and x are removed
-ʃ (sh) is added

Letters are never silent, though some may occasionally be dropped by some speakers:
-the letter H, anywhere in a word
-W, if followed by O or U
-Y, if followed by I

In addition, vowels may sometimes be given an acute accent. This indicates that the syllable is stressed, but otherwise doesn't change pronunciation.

VOWELS
a - pronounced somewhere between an English speaker's "up" and "apple"
e - pronounced "eh"
i - pronounced "ee"
o - pronounced like "over"
u - pronounced "oo"

CONSONANTS
b - pronounced "b"
c - pronounced "ch"
f - pronounced like "fear"
g - pronounced like "gum"
h - pronounced "hide", occasionally dropped
j - pronounced like a "French J", or the middle consonant sound in "vision"
k - pronounced "k"
l - pronounced "l"
m - pronounced "m"
n - pronounced "n"
p - pronounced "p", occasionally "b"
r - flipped, like Spanish or Japanese "r" sound
s - pronounced like "soft"
t - pronounced "t", never like "d"
v - pronounced "v", occasionally "f"
w - pronounced "w"
y - pronounced like "yes", never like "why", or "ready"
z - pronounced like "zoo"
ʃ - pronounced "sh"