Novian language

Novian (Novian: Novisk) 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. Novian is inspired by English, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese and Spanish.

Alphabeth

Here is the Novian alphabeth (with IPA-pronounciation):

• 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.

So you own something? Let's explain it:

All words in this form ends with -a:

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.

Nouns

To put nouns into plural, just add the ending -s. To point out a defined word, just write ki (the Novian translation of the) infront of it. You will never have to do anyhting with the noun itself.

• Example: "I will take the apple." = "I munu take ki eple."

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.

The verb å bi (= to be) is very simple in Novian:

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.

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.

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.

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.

Conditional

Do the same as in the form above, just replace munu (will) with vildi (would)

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

Prepositions

• In - i
• To - a
• On - pa
• At - pa
• Within - inen
• Above - abuv
• Under - under
• Over - over
• Along - langs ved

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
• new - nuv
• have - have
• word - vurd
• language - mål

/More words will be added!

Useful phrases and sentences

• "Who?" - "Vem?"
• "What?" - "Va?"
• "Where?" - "Vor?"
• "How?" - "Vordan?"
• "When?" - "Ven?"

• "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]?" - "Vordan sar?"
  • "Good." - "Got"
  • "OK." - "Åkei."
  • "Bad." - "Dårli"
• "Do you speak <language>?" - Taler du <language>?