An International Language | Function | Medilingua |
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s = [s/z] | sound of letter s | s = [s] in all positions |
- | reintroduction of letter z | z = [z] |
- | reintroduction of letter w | w = [w/v] |
- | orthographic spelling | optional: c = [s] before e,i; = [k] in all other positions |
li | definite article ("the") | le |
lu(m) | pronoun it | ile, ilum, or lo as in lo boni = le bonum |
-n | genitive ending | suppressed in favor of de |
-m | accusative ending | suppressed |
me | 1sg pronoun | io |
nus | 1pl pronoun | nos |
le/o/a | 3sg pronouns | ile/o/a |
men | 1sg possessive pronoun | mi |
nusen | 3sg possessive pronoun | nostre |
vun, vusen | 2sg, 2pl possessive pronouns | vostre |
len/lon/lan/lesen/sen etc. | 3sg/pl possessive pronouns | su |
mutu | reciprocal pronoun | unaltres |
disi | this | isti |
tu | infinitive particle | suppressed |
let | hortative particle | las |
did | past tense particle | suppress in favor of -d |
sal/ve | future tense | va |
vud, -ud | conditional tense | vel |
bli | passive of becoming | bli/fi |
-eso | suffix for "being" | -ie |
-um | names of languages | -ese |
-ilo | suffix for "tool, instrument" | -ile |
-ia | suffix for countries, domains etc. | suppress use for abstract domains, fields, sciences etc. in favor of -ie |
-aro | suffix for "group of" | -are |
-(t)ione | verbal suffix | -(t)ion(e) |
-iv(i) | suffix "that can" | -(t)iv(i) |
-tem | suffix for "time" | -tempe better |
-foy | suffix for "times, occasions" | -ves (from vese) |
-m(an) | regular adverb ending | -m(ente) |
ob | question word | eske |
-u | preposition adverb ending | -im |
hinter | prepn. "behind" | arier |
after | prepn. "after" | pos |
insted | prepn. "instead" | vise |