Lingwa de Planeta
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Language name
- Lingwa de Planeta (LdP)
Authors
- Dmitry Ivanov, Anastasia Lysenko, Elena Ivanova, Asya Vinogradova (all from St.Petersburg, Russia)
Year of publication
- 2006
Official Website
Special Features
- The key idea is that an optimal constructed IAL should be based on 10-12 most spoken languages of the planet, those which, according to forecasts, will only strengthen their influence in the future.
Phonology
- There are 22 phonemes. This relatively small number of phonemes is, however, sufficient for recognizability of words imported from major languages and a bright enough distinction between words for clear comprehension of speech.
Vocabulary
- LdP tends to use living words of major languages. As a rule, words resembling phonetically their equivalents in other languages are taken. Often these are loanwords but not necessarily. There are no obligatory grammatical meanings (such as gender, number, tense), and the word itself bears rather a certain general idea. The exact meaning of phrase is defined substantially through context.
Grammar
- The grammatical system of LdP is analytical. Grammatic meanings that a speaker may need can be expressed by means of special particles. Basic word order is SVO.
Sample Text
- Pater Noster
Nuy patra kel es in swarga! Hay yur nam santefai,
hay yur reging lai,
hay yur vola gei zwo
in arda e skay!
Dai a nu pan kada dey
e pardoni nuy gunah,
kom nu pardoni wan kel gunahi kontra nu.
Bu dukti nu inu temta
bat librisi nu fon baditaa.
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