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Apart from its conservatism, the main feature is the presence of two distinct dialects, one for each valleys, with some definite differences.
Apart from its conservatism, the main feature is the presence of two distinct dialects, one for each valleys, with some definite differences.
==Noun morphology==
Novelatine retains the complex system of Latin declensions, but the six cases of Latin language have merged in a three-case system: '''Nominative''', '''Genitive''' and '''Accusative'''. Nouns are grouped in four declensions, but as phonological changes modified some endings, each declension group has more subgroups.
===Second declension===
The second declension has only masculine and neutre nouns. Each gender forms a different subgroup:
====Masculine subgroup====
The endings for the masculine second declension are:


{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
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!Singular
!Singular
!Plural
!Plural
!Dual
|-
|-
| Nominative || STUV'''E''' || STUV'''Ī'''|| STUV'''ETE'''
| Nominative || -'''e''' || -'''yi'''
|-
|-
| Genitive || STUV'''U''' || STUV'''ĪU'''|| STUV'''ETU'''
| Genitive || -'''yi''' || -'''erô'''
|-
|-
| Dative || STUV'''AI''' || STUV'''ĪAI'''|| STUV'''ETAI'''
| Accusative || -'''ô''' || -'''es'''
|}
 
*Example: '''Lupe''', ''wolf''
 
{| {{prettytable}}
!colspan=4|''STUVE = village, town''
|-
|-
| Accusative || STUV'''ON''' || STUV'''ĪON'''|| STUV'''ETON'''
!Case
|-
!Singular
| Instrumental || STUV'''ENE''' || STUV'''ĪENE'''|| STUV'''ETĪNE'''
!Plural
|-
|-
| Locative || STUV'''OTE''' || STUV'''ĪOTE'''|| STUV'''ETETE'''
| Nominative || lup'''e''' || lup'''yi'''
|-
|-
| Adlative || STUV'''AASE''' || STUV'''ĪĪSE'''|| STUV'''ETAASE'''
| Genitive || lup'''yi''' || lup'''erô'''
|-
|-
| Delative || STUV'''AATE''' || STUV'''ĪĪTE'''|| STUV'''ETAATE'''
| Accusative || lup'''ô''' || lup'''es'''
|}
|}

Revision as of 11:59, 13 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.

Noun morphology

Novelatine retains the complex system of Latin declensions, but the six cases of Latin language have merged in a three-case system: Nominative, Genitive and Accusative. Nouns are grouped in four declensions, but as phonological changes modified some endings, each declension group has more subgroups.

Second declension

The second declension has only masculine and neutre nouns. Each gender forms a different subgroup:

Masculine subgroup

The endings for the masculine second declension are:

STUVE = village, town
Case Singular Plural
Nominative -e -yi
Genitive -yi -erô
Accusative -ô -es
  • Example: Lupe, wolf
STUVE = village, town
Case Singular Plural
Nominative lupe lupyi
Genitive lupyi luperô
Accusative lupô lupes
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