Reminds me of Toki Pona, "The Language of Good". [1] The idea is that it consists of a small set of core words, and every other concept is expressed as compound compositions of those words.
I've never learned it, but I find it instructive as a way to think about language. That is, many words are actually derived from multiple simpler words. It is fascinating to think what those core concepts relating to the human experience and human need to use language are.
mi ken toki kepeken toki pona. taso ijo sona la ona li ike. mi wile sitelen e lipu sona la mi ken ala pali pona e ona. taso jan li wile toki lon pilin lon ijo pona la jan li ken toki e ni kepeken toki pona.
Translation:
I can talk using Toki Pona. But (in the context of) knowledge thing, it bad. (In the context of) me want to write knowledge documents, I cannot do it well. But (in the context of) people want to talk about feelings and about good/simple things, people can talk this using Toki Pona.
Speaking of feelings, I think you underestimate their complexity. Poetry was essentially invented because our vocabulary, for all its breadth, fails to convey exactly what we mean.
I've never learned it, but I find it instructive as a way to think about language. That is, many words are actually derived from multiple simpler words. It is fascinating to think what those core concepts relating to the human experience and human need to use language are.
[1] https://tokipona.org/