Felo
English to Proto-Sapiens Translator Online
What is English to Proto-Sapiens Translator Online?
English to Proto-Sapiens Translator Online is a text tool that replaces English words with Proto-Sapiens word forms drawn from a fixed reconstructed glossary. It is a word-substitution utility, not a grammar engine: each English entry in the glossary is swapped for its Proto-Sapiens counterpart, the phrase "I am" is handled as a unit, and everything else in your sentence stays exactly where you put it. You get the converted text plus a short report telling you which words were mapped and which were not in the glossary.
Key Features
- Exact glossary substitution. Every English word in the published list — pronouns, question words, quantifiers, numbers one to five, size and shape adjectives, kinship terms, and animals such as fish, bird, dog, louse, snake and worm — is replaced with its Proto-Sapiens form.
- Phrase-first handling. "I am" becomes a single Proto-Sapiens phrase rather than two separate words, and the phrase rule is applied before single-word rules so it is never split.
- Nothing silently dropped. Words outside the glossary, punctuation, spacing and line breaks are preserved, and the response lists the unmapped words so you know the limits of the result.
- Reverse lookup. Paste Proto-Sapiens forms and get the English entries they correspond to, with a note when a form is ambiguous (for example, the same form covers both "thou" and "you").
- Practice sentences. Ask for a random sample sentence built only from supported vocabulary, useful for testing the glossary.
How to Use
- Type or paste your English text into the message, for example "I am big dog". Keep it short if you want a fully converted result, since only glossary words change.
- Read the converted line first. It appears in a copyable block, followed by a coverage note naming any words that stayed in English.
- Ask for a reverse lookup by pasting Proto-Sapiens forms, or request a random practice sentence to see the glossary in action.
Example Use Cases
- Novelty conlang sentences for fiction. A writer drafting a speculative-language scene can convert "we see big snake" and immediately learn that "see" is not in the glossary, so the line needs rewording.
- Glossary checking for conlang hobbyists. Someone comparing reconstructed vocabulary can test which kinship terms — mother, father, wife, husband, child — are covered and which are missing.
- Classroom or club demonstration. A language-club host can generate a short practice sentence from supported words and ask members to translate it back, using the reverse lookup to check answers.
Tips for Best Results
- Keep sentences short and built from glossary words if you want a fully converted line; long prose will be mostly unchanged English with a few substitutions.
- Watch the coverage note. It is the fastest way to see whether your key word is supported before you build a longer passage.
- Remember that the same Proto-Sapiens form can serve more than one English word, so reverse lookups may return several candidates.
FAQ
What input does it accept?
Plain English text of any length, though very long passages will contain many unmapped words. Punctuation and line breaks are kept. There is no file upload.
How accurate is the result?
It is exact for the published glossary: a listed word always maps to its listed form. It is not a translation of English grammar, and it makes no claim that Proto-Sapiens is an attested language — the vocabulary is a reconstruction credited on the original page to Andrew Pereira.
How is this different from some free text tools?
Some free text tools show only the substituted output and leave you guessing why a word did not change. This agent returns the converted text plus an explicit list of unmapped words, preserves your original spacing and punctuation, and adds a reverse lookup for mapped forms.
Can it translate a whole paragraph into fluent Proto-Sapiens?
No. Only glossary words change; the rest of the sentence remains English, and no grammar rules are applied.