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− | '''Novian''' is a constructed language made by [[Skatvalian]] professors ([[Skatval (user)]]) during the last part of the 20th century. It is meant to be simple to learn, and doesn't have much grammar. Novian does ''not'' have any masculine/feminine (or neither) words, double wowels or consonants, special endings for verbs to show who's "doing it". | + | '''Novian''' is a constructed language made by [[Skatvalian]] professors ([[Skatval (user)]]) during the last part of the 20th century. It is meant to be simple to learn, and doesn't have much grammar. Novian does ''not'' have any masculine/feminine (or neither) words, double wowels or consonants, special endings for verbs to show who's "doing it". Novian uses the word ''ki'' (''the'') to point at something definite. |
== Alphabeth == | == Alphabeth == |
Revision as of 15:37, 21 October 2007
Novian is a constructed language made by Skatvalian professors (Skatval (user)) during the last part of the 20th century. It is meant to be simple to learn, and doesn't have much grammar. Novian does not have any masculine/feminine (or neither) words, double wowels or consonants, special endings for verbs to show who's "doing it". Novian uses the word ki (the) to point at something definite.
Contents
Alphabeth
Here is the Novian alphabeth (with IPA-spelling):
- A - /æ/
- B - /b/
- D - /d/
- E - /iː/
- F - /f/
- G - /g/ The G is always pronounced as a "hard G" as in game
- I - /ɪ/ It shall always be pronounced as i in bills
- K - /k/ The K replaces the C
- L - /l/
- M - /m/
- N - /n/
- O - /u/ The U is pronounced like in the Spanish; Andalusia
- P - /p/
- R - /r/ The R is pronounced with a so-called alveolar trill like in many RL languages. Though, it's not a huge mistake if you pronounce it as the English R.
- S - /s/
- T - /t/
- V - /v/
- Å - /å/ The Å represent the English O-sound like in support. The Novian translation of support is supårt
Grammar
Many RL languages have complexe grammar systems, and here is a list of grammar that does not appear in Novian:
- Diphtongs
- Double wowels or consonants
- Accents (like Á and Ï). One single exeption in Novian: ën (one)
- The nouns have "genders" with own systems to "bow" them
- The verbs have endings to show "who's doing it" (like in Spanish; vivir - vivo)
Pronouns
Note that Novian (like English) uses the word du (you) as both singular and plural.
English | Novian |
I | I |
you | du |
he | un |
she | um |
it | it |
we | vi |
you (pl) | du |
they | de |
Numbers
The number one/1 (ën) is the only Novian word with a form of accent within it. Note that the letter e appears often between joints of large numbers because e simply means and in Novian.
# | Word | # | Word | # | Word |
1 | ën | 21 | tueën | 400 | firgran |
2 | to | 30 | treteën | 500 | femgran |
3 | tre | 40 | firteën | 600 | siksgran |
4 | fir | 50 | femteën | 700 | sugran |
5 | fem | 60 | siksteën | 800 | eitgran |
6 | siks | 70 | sutëen | 900 | nigran |
7 | su | 80 | eiteën | 1000 | tosen |
8 | eit | 90 | nieën | 2000 | to tosen |
9 | ni | 100 | gran | 3000 | tre tosen |
10 | ten | 101 | graneën | 4000 | fir tosen |
11 | tenën | 102 | graneto | 5000 | fem tosen |
12 | tento | 110 | graneten | 10 000 | ten tosen |
13 | treten | 111 | granetenën | 100 000 | gran tosen |
14 | firten | 200 | togran | 1 000 000 | millon |
20 | tue | 300 | tregran | 1 000 000 000 | billon |
1,846,408,109 | billon'eitgranefirteënesiks'firgraneeit e graneni |
Verbs
To do the Novian language simplier, the language doesn't have so much grammar, verbs included. Therefore, all Novian verbs are regular. To clear it out: No exeptions.
Infinitive
In infinitive, all verbs uses the prefix å, which means to (do). All verbs in infinitive ends with -e.
to go | å gåe |
to run | å lope |
to talk | å tale |
to thank | å takke |
to laugh | å le |
The verb å bi (= to be) is very simple in Novian:
I am | I bie |
you are | du bie |
he is | un bie |
she is | um bie |
it is | it bie |
we are | vi bie |
you (pl) are | du bie |
they are | de bie |
Present
In present, all Novian verbs ends with -r. If you want to bow a Novian verb from infinitive to present, just remove the -e, and add -r. If the verb ends with a consonant after you have removed the e-ending, just add -er to bow the verb into present.
goes | går |
runs | loper |
talks | taler |
thanks | takker |
laughs | ler |
To bow the verb å bie into present, do as explained, and you will get bier (is/are). There's no difference between is and are in Novian.
Preterite
To bow the verbs into preterite, just add the ending -ed. If you have removed the earlier ending, and added the ed-ending you have to control that you haven't any double wowels, for example ler → leed. Leed is wrong, and you have to remove an e, like this: Leed, and the correct result is: Laughed = led.
went | gåed |
ran | loped |
talked | taled |
thanked | takked |
laughed | led |
Imperfect
To bow the verbs into imperfect, just add the ending -et. If you have removed the earlier ending, and added the et-ending you have to control that you haven't any double wowels, for example ler → leet. Leet is wrong, and you have to remove an e, like this: Leet, and the correct result is: Laughed = let. Note that it's not any difference between have and has in Novian, and both words are translated into iar.
have/has gone | iar gået |
have/has run | iar lopet |
have/has talked | iar talet |
have/has thanked | iar takket |
have/has laughed | iar let |
Future
Tells about something that will happen. Use the infintive version of the verb, and place the word munu (shall/will) infront of it, like this: Will laugh = Munu le.
will go | munu gåe |
will run | munu lope |
will talk | munu tale |
will thank | munu takke |
will laugh | munu le |
Conditional
Do the same as in the form above, just replace munu (will) with vildi (would)
will go | vildi gåe |
will run | vildi lope |
will talk | vildi tale |
will thank | vildi takke |
will laugh | vildi le |
Adjectives
To bow adjectives, just add the endings -mel and -mek.
Example: Black, blacker, blackest = Mok, mokmel, mokmek.
Colors
- Black - mok
- White - veis
- Blue - blå
- Red - red
- Yellow - guel
- Green - grien
- Brown - brun
- Grey - grå
- Pink - pink
- Purple - lilla
National adjectives
National adjectives in Novian ends with -sk, but it's not any other rules for that sorts of translations. The English national adjectives that ends with -ian will always end with -isk. National adjectives are written with capital letter as in English.
Some RL nationalities with Novian translation:
- American - Amerikansk
- Arabian - Arabisk
- Chinese - Kinesisk
- English - Engelsk
- French - Frensk
- German - Germisk
- Irish - Irisk
- Italian - Italiansk
- Japanese - Japanesk
- Norwegian - Norsk
- Russian - Russesk
- Spanish - Spansk
Vocubulary
A short wordlist of many Novian words (related to NationStates and gaming) with English translation:
- gaming - geiming
- play - spille
- watch (V) - åbse
- nation, country - land
- politics - stira
- news - nevs
- help - ialpa
/More words will be added!
Useful phrases and sentences
- "Hello." - "Hei."
- "Goodbye." - "Hada."
- "Please <do something>." - "Plis, <verb>."
- "Thanks." - "Takk."
- "You're welcome." - "Åpnadi."
- "I'm sorry." - "I biklaga."
- "Yes." - "Ia."
- "No." - "Na."
- "Please." - "Plis."
- "Where is <place>?" - "Var bier <place>?"
- "What is your name?" - "Kva bier dira nam?"
- "My name is <name>." - "Mi nam bier <name>."
- "How much does <thing> cost?" - "Vor mye koster <thing>?"
- "How are you [doing]?" - "Komo benas?"
- "Good." - "Got"
- "OK." - "Åkei."
- "Bad." - "Dårli"
- "Do you speak <language>?" - Taler du <language>?