Novial

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Novial is an international auxiliary language designed by the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen, published in 1928. Novial is thus the only major auxlang designed by an academic linguist. It is a moderately naturalistic a posteriori language based on the major languages of Europe, mainly the Romance languages.

Novial never had a large speaker base, but a small international community exists.

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Postalveolar Velar Glottal
Stops p b t d tʃ~ʃ dʒ~ʒ k g
Fricatives f v s~z h
Nasals m n
Liquids and Semivowel l r j

Vowels

Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e o
Low a