Novelatine
| NOVELATINE Sa lêgwa syar dwar valyô | |
| Pronunciation: | /ˌnɔvelaˈtine/ West: /sa lɛ̃gwa sjar dwar valjõ/ East: /sa lɛ̃gwa ʃar dwar vaʎõ/ |
| Spoken in: | Central Italy |
| Timeline: | Alternate |
| Total speakers: | ca. 5000 |
| Genealogical classification: | Indo-European
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| Written in: | Latin alphabet |
| Created by: | |
| Bukkia | started in November 2012 |
Novelatine is a language, spoken by a few thousand people in two remote mountain valleys in Central Italy. Its speakers call their own language Sa lêgwa syar dwar valyô, The language of the two valleys, or simply Sa lêgwa (nob), The/Our language. It is a direct descendent of Latin, and it retained a more conservative grammar, morphology and syntaxis than the other Romance languages. Its lexicon retains many more words directly from Latin than other Romance lexicons.
Apart from its conservatism, the main feature is the presence of two distinct dialects, one for each valleys, with some definite differences.
Phonology
- Main article: Novelatine phonology
Morphology
- Main article: Novelatine morphology
Syntax
- Main article: Novelatine syntax
Lexycon
Dictionary
- Main article: Novelatine-English dictionary
Everyday lexycon
- Cyao!: Hi, Hello (informal)
- Sawve: Hi, Hello (formal)
- Bonô diê! (formal full form) - Bôdiê! (informal short form): Good morning/Good day (until 14:00/2:00 pm)
- Bonô vesperô! (formal full form) - Bôvesprô! (informal short form): Good evening (from 14:00/2:00 pm until leaving)
- Bonô nowtê! (formal full form) - Bônowtê! (informal short form): Good night (only when leaving at night)
- Ad revideri! (formal full form) - Arevider! (informal short form): Good bye
- Cyao!: Bye! (informal)
- Bêvête! (sing. m.) - Bêvêta! (sing. f.): Welcome - Bêvêtyi! (plur. m. or mixed) - Bêvête! (plur. f.)
- Cwomod ti e?: How are you? (informal)
- Cwomod vob e?: How are you? (formal)
- Bê!: Fine
- Ti/Vob gracyage!: Thank you, Thanks (1st person of verb gracyager, to thank)
- Muwtô ti/vob gracyage!: Thank you very much
- Ore: You're welcome (1st person of verb orar, to pray, fixed form)
- Cwomod vocers?: What's your name? (informal)
- Cwomod vocemnyi?: What's your name? (formal)
- .... vocer!: My name is ....
- Cwôtyi anyi ti sôt?: How old are you?
These fixed expressions are used in both dialects, but in the Eastern dialect only some forms are used. For example only the informal forms Bôdiê, Bôvesprô, Bônowtê, Arevider are used in greetings, while the usual form for thanking someone is Gracyage/Muwtô gracyage! without the pronouns.
In the Western dialect it's common to ask Cwomod (ti) vad?, for How are you?, while in the Eastern dialect an usual question is Cwomod es/ez?.
The days of the week - Syi dies sies sewtimane
| English | Novelatine |
|---|---|
| Monday | W: Lunedie E: Lundie |
| Tuesday | Mardie |
| Wednesday | Mercurdie |
| Thursday | Yowdie |
| Friday | Venerdie |
| Saturday | Sabadô |
| Sunday | Dominca |
The months of the year - Syi mêses sies anyi
| English | Novelatine | English | Novelatine |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Yanwarye | July | Yulye |
| February | Fevrwarye | August | Awguste |
| March | Marcye | September | Sewtêber |
| April | Apriw | October | Owtober |
| May | Maye | November | Novêber |
| Juny | Yunye | December | Decêber |
The seasons of the year - Se stagyons sies anyi
| English | Novelatine |
|---|---|
| Spring | primver |
| Summer | aysta |
| Autumn Fall |
awtumne |
| Winter | yem |
Texts
Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Article 1
Todyi omins lyiberyi ed aycwi per dyignitadê ed yurya nascôter. Lyi praydityi cô sies racyons ed sies côscyêcye sôt ed sa fradernita de unyi azon awtrô de lyis avêda e.
Lord's prayer
- Pader nob, cwi ê sies cyelyi es,
- sô nomê ti sôwtificeter
- sô regnô ti venye
- sa voluwta ti faceter
- ida ê sies cyelyi, ida ê se tere
- danob sô panê cotyidyanô nob
- ed ad nob dyimiti sa debita nob
- ida nos ad debiteres nob dyimitim
- ed nos ê têtacyonê non êduces
- sed lyiberanos de sies malyi.
- amê.
Hail Mary
- Ave Maria, gracye pwena,
- se Domine tecô e
- tu êter mulyerô benedicers
- ed se fruwte sies vêtris ti benediciter, Yese
- Sôwta Maria, mader Dyi
- ora per nob, pecatorô
- nôc ed ê sies ore sies morz nob
- amê
Babel text
- Er ê tode sies Tere una sowa lêgwa ed se mesime parvowe
- Domud de sied oryêz provenyirêt, unô pwanô ê sies tere Senaar êvinyerôt ed ic êcowayerôt
- ed omcwi azô prosimô si dicsyit: "Venyid, facyem laderes ed cocwem les cô sies focyi ed utyem syor laderô pro syar pedrarô ed sies bitumins pro sies cemêtyi"
- ed dicsyerôt: "Venyid, facyem nob unô ciwtadê ed unô turê sô chies cuwmê sô cyelô pertawti ed cewebrim sô nomê nob, andecud ê todô sô terô abyem dyivideri"
- ed se Domine descendyit perud vider sô ciwtadê ed sô turê, cwô syi filyi Adamyi aydificavêt.
- Ed se Domine dicsyit "Ecô, lyi une sowe vuwge sôt ed une sowe lêgwe utyôt, ida lo facere êcipyerôt ed de syor proyewterô si non ôt desister, donecud son operô si abyôt finyir"
- "venyid, igider, descendem ed côfôdem sô lêgwô lyis, perud sô você sies prosimyi si non abyôt êtêder".
- Ida se Domine de iesvi locyi ê todô sô terô les dyivisyit, ed lyi sô ciwtadê aydificar desistyerôt
- et sa ciwta Babel vocata fuyit, comud ic se Domine sô lêgwô tode sies tere côfusyer ed êdic se Domine ê todô sô terô les dyivisyit.
States of the world
States of Europe
| English | Novelatine | Adjective | Inhabitant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | Awbania | awbanês | |
| Andorra | Andora | andorane | |
| Armenia | Armenya | armene | |
| Austria | Awstrya | awstriace | |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaygyan | azere | |
| Belarus | Rusya Awba | awboruse | |
| Belgium | Bewgyô | bewgice | bewge |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnya ed Erzegovina | bosniace | |
| Bulgaria | Buwgaria | buwgare | |
| Croatia | Croacya | croate | |
| Cyprus | Cipre | ciprice | |
| Czech Republic | Cechya Respublica Ceca |
ceche | |
| Denmark | Danya | danês | |
| Estonia | Estonya | estonês | |
| Finland | Finya | finice | |
| France | Galya | galice | |
| Georgia | Georgya | georgyane | |
| Germany | Germanya | germanice | germane |
| Greece | Graycya | grayce | |
| Hungary | Ungarya | ungarês | ungare |
| Iceland | Islandya | islandês | |
| Ireland | Ibernya | ibernês | |
| Italy | Italya | italyane | |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakistania | kazake | |
| Latvia | Letonya | letonês | |
| Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | liechtensteinês | |
| Lithuania | Litwanya | litwane | |
| Luxembourg | Luxemburg | luxemburghês | |
| Republic of Macedonia | Respublica Macedonya | macedon | |
| Malta | Mawta | maltês | |
| Moldova | Moldova | moldovês | |
| Monaco | Monace | monachês | |
| Montenegro | Môs Niger | nigromôtês | |
| Netherlands | Nederlandya | nederlandês | olôdês |
| Norway | Norvegya | norvegês | |
| Poland | Polonya | polace | |
| Portugal | Portugaw | lusitane | |
| Romania | Romania | romene | |
| Russia | Rusya Federacyô Rusa |
ruse | |
| San Marino | Sôwte Marine | sôwtomarinês | |
| Serbia | Serbya | serbe | |
| Slovakia | Swovachya | swovace | |
| Slovenia | Swovenya | swovenice | swovene |
| Spain | Ispanya | ispanice | ispane |
| Sweden | Svecya | svedês | |
| Switzerland | Ewvecya | ewvetice | ewvete |
| Turkey | Turchia | turce | |
| Ukraine | Ucrayna | ucraynês | |
| United Kingdom | Regnô Unyitô | ôglice | |
| Vatican City | Vaticane Ciwta sies Vaticanyi |
vaticanês | |
Other State Names
- Other names (other continents, common institions, former countries and unrecognized countries):
| English | Novelatine | Adjective | Inhabitant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common institutions | |||
| European Union | Unyô Ewropayca | ewropayce | |
| Former countries | |||
| Czechoslovachia | Cecoswovachya | cecoswovace | |
| Federal Republic of Germany West Germany |
Respublica Federaw Germanica (RFG) Germanya Ocidêtaw |
ocidêtawgermanice | |
| German Democratic Republic East Germany |
Respublica Democratica Germanica (RDG) Germanya Oryêtaw |
oryêtawgermanice | |
| Jugoslavia | Yugoswavya | yugoswave | |
| Soviet Union Union of Socialist Sovietic Republics |
Unyô Sovyetica Unyô syar Socyalisticarô Sovyeticarô Respublicarô |
sovyetice | |
| Unrecognized countries | |||
| Abkhazia | Abcasya | abcase | |
| Kosovo | Kosovya | kosovice | |
| Southern Ossetia | Osecya Meridyonaw | meridionalosetice | |
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus |
Respublica Turca Cipryi Sewtêtryonals |
sewtêtryonawciprice | |
| Countries in other continents | |||
| United State of America | Statyi Unyiti Americhe | americane statounyitês | |
| China People's Republic of China |
Syina Respublica Vuwgar Syinês |
syinês | |
| Japan | Yaponya | yaponês | |
| India | Êdya | êdyane | |
Sound changes from Latin
These are the main sound changes that affected the Late Latin spoken in this area, which later became Novelatine. These sound change laws are usually respected, but sometimes there are other results, mainly because of analogy (for example the uniform masculine/feminine accusative plural ending -es, the actual derived endings should have been very different in each declension, but it spread in every noun class).
Legend: C, any consonant; N, a nasal consonat (n, m); V, any vowel; the sign [:], a long vowel or consonant.
- i: → yi [ji] (lupī → lupyi)
- ct → wt
- pt → wt
- VlV → VwV but → VlV if another w is present. (incola → êcowa - voluptas → voluwta)
- ClV → CwV but → ClV if V = u (clavis → cwav - flumen → flumê)
- C: → C (terra → tera)
- tiV → cyV [ʧj] (liberatio → lyiberacyô)
- CiV → CyV [j], but not if [i] is stressed.
- eNC, iNC → ê [e◌̃]
- aNC, oNC, uNC → ô [o◌̃]
- eN_#, iN_# → ê [e◌̃]
- aN_#, oN_#, uN_# → ô [o◌̃]
- ae_# → e
- ae (stressed or in a syllable before the stressed one) → ay
- us_# → e
