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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.

First declension

The first declension has both feminine and masculine nouns, but no neuter nouns. Most nouns (more than 90%) are feminine, and there is no difference in the endings between both genders. The endings are:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative -a -e
Genitive -e -arô
Accusative -ô -es
  • Example: Rosa, rose, feminine
Case Singular Plural
Nominative rosa rose
Genitive rose rosarô
Accusative rosô roses
  • Example: Êcola, inhabitant, masculine
Case Singular Plural
Nominative êcola êcole
Genitive êcole êcolarô
Accusative êcolô êcoles

Even if both genders share the same endings, nouns agree with adjectives, articles, pronouns and verbs according the real gender:

  • Se bone poeta: the good poet
  • Sa rosa pulcra: the beautiful rose

Second declension

The second declension has only masculine and neuter nouns. Each gender forms a different subgroup. There is also a -er subgroup:

Masculine subgroup

The endings for the masculine second declension are:

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

Neuter subgroup

The endings for the neuter second declension are:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative -ô -a
Genitive -yi -erô
Accusative -ô -a
  • Example: Pomô, apple
Case Singular Plural
Nominative pomô poma
Genitive pomyi pomerô
Accusative pomô poma

-er subgroup

The -er subgroup contains only masculine nouns whose nominative singular form ends with -er. They add the usual second declension endings in other cases, some nouns losing the -e (the mobile -e-), while some other nouns preserve it:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative - -yi
Genitive -yi -erô
Accusative -ô -es
  • Example: Ager, field
With mobile -e-
Case Singular Plural
Nominative ager agryi
Genitive agryi agrerô
Accusative agrô agres
  • Example: Pwer, boy
Without mobile -e-
Case Singular Plural
Nominative pwer pweryi
Genitive pweryi pwererô
Accusative pwerô pweres

Third declension

The third declension is the most complex and large noun declension group. There are many subgroup, as many nouns has little differences, even if the declension pattern remains the same.

The basic declension patterns for masculine/feminine and for neuter nouns are:

Masculine/Feminine
Case Singular Plural
Nominative - -s
Genitive -s -ô
Accusative -ê -es
Neuter
Case Singular Plural
Nominative - -a
Genitive -s -ô
Accusative - -a

If the last consonant of the noun root is -s-, or there are two or more consonants, the singular genitive ending becomes -is, while the plural nominative ending becomes -es.

  • Example: Pader, father, substantive with mobile -e-.
Case Singular Plural
Nominative pader padres
Genitive padris padrô
Accusative padrê padres

First subgroup

The first subgroup contains nouns whose singular nominative form coincides with their root. They simply add the regular endings.

  • Example: Can, dog.
Case Singular Plural
Nominative can cans
Genitive cans canô
Accusative canê canes

Second subgroup (Vowel nominative form)

The second subgroup contains nouns whose root is the plural genitive without the -ô ending. The nominative form usually ends with a vowel, as the root's last consonant was lost in this form.

  • Example: Du, leader.
Case Singular Plural
Nominative du ducs
Genitive ducs ducô
Accusative ducê duces

Third subgroup (Nasal subgroup)

The second subgroup contains nouns whose root is the plural genitive without the -ô ending. The nominative form usually ends with a nasal vowel, as the root's last consonant -n merged with the previous vowel in this form. The masculine and feminine nouns usually has -ô at the nominative form, while the neuter nouns usually has -ê.

  • Example: Opyinyô, opinion, thought.
Masculine/Feminine declension
Case Singular Plural
Nominative opyinyô opyinyons
Genitive opyinyons opyinyonô
Accusative opyinyonê opyinyones
  • Example: Nomê, noun, name.
Neuter declension
Case Singular Plural
Nominative nomê nomina
Genitive nomins nominô
Accusative nomê nomina

Fourth subgroup (Palatal subgroup)

The fourth group contains nouns whose plural genitive form adds an -y- infix before the usual -ô endings. Neuter nouns in this subgroup add the -y- infix also within the plural nominative and accusative forms.

  • Example: Awr, ear.
Case Singular Plural
Nominative awr awrs
Genitive awrs awr
Accusative awrê awres
  • Example: Mar, sea.
Case Singular Plural
Nominative mar marya
Genitive mars mar
Accusative mar marya

Fifth subgroup (Labial subgroup)

The fifth group contains nouns whose the root's last consonant -l- becomes an -w in the singular nominative form and in the singular accusative form for neuter nouns. The plural forms add the palatal infix -y- according to the rules of the palatal subgroup.


  • Example: Animaw, animal.
Case Singular Plural
Nominative animaw animalya
Genitive animals animal
Accusative animaw animalya

Sixth subgroup (participial subgroup)

The sixth subgroup contains nouns whose conjugation is the same as the past participles. The nominative singular final consonant -s is replaced in all other forms with a -t. The plural forms follow the palatal subgroup declension pattern.

  • Example: Dês, tooth.
Case Singular Plural
Nominative dês z
Genitive z dêt
Accusative dêtê dêtes

Irregular subgroup

There are a number of nouns, which have an irregular behavior, even if they follow the usual third declension pattern:

  • nom. capo; gen. capiz; acc. capo; pl. nom. capita; pl. gen. capitô pl. acc. capita (head)
  • nom. têpe; gen. têpers; acc. têpe; pl. nom. têpera; pl. gen. têperô pl. acc. têpera (time)

Fourth declension

The fourth declension has masculine, feminine and neuter nouns. There are two subgroups the -e subgroup and the -o subgroup.

-e subgroup

The -e subgroup contains both masculine and feminine nouns. Most nouns are masculine (more than 95 %), but the few feminine nouns are very used. These are the endings.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative -e -os
Genitive -os -
Accusative -ô -es
  • Example: Pase, step, masculine
Case Singular Plural
Nominative pase pasos
Genitive pasos pas
Accusative pasô pases
  • Example: Dome, house, home, feminine
Case Singular Plural
Nominative dome domos
Genitive domos dom
Accusative domô domes

-o subgroup

The -o subgroup contains only neuter nouns. These are the endings.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative -o -wa
Genitive -os -
Accusative -o -wa
  • Example: Geno, knee
Case Singular Plural
Nominative geno genwa
Genitive genos gen
Accusative geno genwa


Articles, Adjectives and Pronouns

Articles

Novelatine has a definite article, se. The western dialect has an indefinite article, the numeral une, while the eastern dialect usually uses no indefinite article. The article une declines as a normal first class adjective.

Definite article

The definite article se has an irregular declension:

Singular Plural
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative se sa syi se sa
Genitive sies sies sies syor syar syor
Accusative ses ses sa

The nominative singular masculine and neuter forms usually lose their vowel before another vowel and get an apostrophe, while the nominative neuter singular and all accusative singular forms become son before another vowel:

  • S'agricola son agrô si col: the farmer cultivates his own field

In the eastern dialect the nominative plural masculine form, syi, gets shorter too:

  • W: Syi agricole ses agres si col - E: Sy'agricole ses agres si col: the farmers cultivate their own fields

In the eastern dialect, especially in most marginal area, all plural forms uses the 'sy- alternative root (pronounced [ʃ]-):

  • W: Syi agricole ses agres si col - E: Sy'agricole syes agres si col: the farmers cultivate their own fields

In the northern villages of the western valley, before another vowel the accusative forms and the neuter forms in the singular become som instead of son

  • W: S'agricola som agrô si col: the farmer cultivates his own field

Adjectives

Demonstrative adjectives

There are two demonstrative adjectives: isvi which means that, and ste which means this; both they have an irregular conjugation:

  • Isvi, that
Singular Plural
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative isvi avi ivi yivi evi avi
Genitive iesvi iesvi iesvi orôvi arôvi orôvi
Accusative ôvi ôvi ivi esvi asvi avi
  • Ste, this
Singular Plural
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ste sta sto styi ste sta
Genitive sties sties sties storô starô storô
Accusative stô stô sto stes stes sta


Pronouns

Personal pronouns

The personal pronouns in Novelatine have an irregular declension. Some of them have an alternative root in some cases. In the third persons the pronouns are divided for gender, in singular (as in English) and in plural number.

The most important feature, is the retention of the dative forms, for all personal pronouns:

Person English Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative
1st sing. I eo mey mi me
2nd sing. you (sing.) tu tuy ti te
3rd sing. f. he le lies luy
3rd sing. m. she la lies luy
3rd sing. n. it lo lies luy lo
1st plur. we nos nestri nob nos
2nd plur. you (plur.) vos vestri vob vos
3rd plur. m. they (m.) lyi lyor lyis les
3rd plur. f. they (f.) le lyar lyis les
3rd plur. n. they (n.) la lyor lyis la

With most prepositions, which usually require the genitive case, dative forms of personal pronouns are used. The only exception is the preposition , which has exceptional forms for the first and the second persons:

  • eo: mecô (with me)
  • tu: tecô (with you sing.)
  • nos: nobiscô (with us)
  • vos: vobiscô (with you plur.)

The personal pronouns have also replaced the possessive adjectives and pronouns:

The possession is expressed by the dative personal pronouns, placed after the possessed noun:

  • Eo son amicô ti vidyo: I see your friend

The dative forms do not agree with the possessed noun, only with the gender and the number of the possessor(s).

  • Eo son amicô lyis vidyo: I see their friend
  • Eo ses amices ti vidyo: I see your friends

The genitive forms are used instead of the possessive pronouns, or when the adjectives would be used as object in the sentence.

  • Ste can mey e: This dog is mine

Relative pronoun

The relative pronoun cwi has an irregular declension:

Singular Plural
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cwi cwe cwo cwi cwe cwe
Genitive chies chies chies cwor cwar cwor
Accusative cwê cwô cwo cwes cwes cwe

Numbers

These are the Novelatine numbers, with their cardinal and ordinal forms:

Number Cardinal Ordinal
1 une pryime
2 due secunde
3 W: tre / E: ter terce
4 W: cwatre / E: cwater cwarte
5 cwêc cwête
6 W: sey / E: ses seste
7 sewtê sewtime
8 owto owtave
9 novê none
10 decê decime
11 ôdecê ôdecime
12 dwodecê dwodecime
13 tredecê tredecime
14 cwaterdecê cwaterdecime
15 cwêdecê cwêdecime
16 W: seydecê / E: sesdecê W: seydecime / E: sesdecime
17 sewtêdecê sewtêdecime
18 dwedevyinti dwedevyigesime
19 ôdevyinti ôdevyigesime
20 vyinti vyigesime
21 vyinti une vyigesime prime
22 vyinti due vyigesime secunde
30 tryinta tryintesime
40 cwadryinta cwadryintesime
50 cwêcyinta cwêcyintesime
60 sesyinta sesyintesime
70 sewtyinta sewtyintesime
80 owtyinta owtyintesime
90 novyinta novyintesime
100 cêtô cêtesime
200 dwecêtyi dwecêtesime
300 trecêtyi trecêtesime
400 cwadregêtyi cwadregêtesime
500 cwêgêtyi cwêgêtesime
600 sescêtyi sescêtesime
700 sewtêgêtyi sewtêgêtesime
800 owtêgêtyi owtêgêtesime
900 nôgêtyi nôgêtesime
1000 mil milesime
2000 due milya due milesime
1.000.000 milyô milyonesime
1.000.000.000 milyarde milyardesime

Verbs

Novelatine has a strictly conservative and quite difficult verbal morphology. The complex verbal system of ancient Latin is retained, also with the passive synthetic forms. Nevertheless an analitic new future tense was developed, together with two conditional tenses. An isolated resultative form was developed too.

Conjugations

Novelatine verbs are divided in four conjugations:

Conjugation Ending
I -ar
II -er (palatal)
III -er (non palatal)
IV -yir

The second conjugation uses the same endings of the third conjugation, plus a palatal infix -y, in many forms. For clarity's sake, we don't consider this verbal class as a subgroup of the third conjugation, but as an independent conjugation class, according to the tradition of Latin four conjugations' pattern.

Indicative

Present tense (têpe praysês)

Person I conj. II conj. III conj. IV conj.
I sing. ame monye lege finye
II sing. ams mons legs fins
III sing. am mon leg fin
I plur. amem monyim legim finyim
II plur. amez monyiz legiz finyiz
III plur. amêt monyêt legôt finyôt

Imperfect tense (têpe êperfewtô)

Person I conj. II conj. III conj. IV conj.
I sing. amavô monyivô legyivô finyivô
II sing. amavs monyivs legyivs finyivs
III sing. amav monyiv legyiv finyiv
I plur. amavem monyivem legyivem finyivem
II plur. amavez monyivez legyivez finyivez
III plur. amavêt monyivêt legyivêt finyivêt

Perfect tense (têpe perfewtô)

Person I conj. II conj. III conj. IV conj.
I sing. amay monyi legsyi finiyi
II sing. amayst monyust legsyist finiyist
III sing. amaw monyut legsyit finiyit
I plur. amaym monyum legsyim finiyim
II plur. amayz monyuz legsyiz finiyiz
III plur. amayerôt monyerôt legsyerôt finiyerôt

Plusquamperfect tense (têpe pwuscwôperfewtô)

Person I conj. II conj. III conj. IV conj.
I sing. amayerô monyerô legsyerô finiyerô
II sing. amayers monyers legsyers finiyers
III sing. amayer monyer legsyer finiyer
I plur. amayerem monyerem legsyerem finiyerem
II plur. amayerez monyerez legsyerez finiyerez
III plur. amayerêt monyerêt legsyerêt finiyerêt

Future tense (têpe futurô)

The synthetic future tense of ancient Latin has entirely disappeared, and it was replaced by a new analytic future form.

It is formed with the present forms of the verb aber and the infinite form of the main verb:

  • Eo ao caner: I will sing
  • Cras a sô mar ao vader: Tomorrow I will go to the beach

Subjunctive

Present tense (têpe praysês)

Person I conj. II conj. III conj. IV conj.
I sing. amê mon legô fin
II sing. amis monyes leges finyes
III sing. ami monye lege finye
I plur. amim monyem legem finyem
II plur. amiz monyez legez finyez
III plur. amêt monyôt legêt finyêt

Imperfect tense (têpe êperfewtô)

Person I conj. II conj. III conj. IV conj.
I sing. amarê monerê legerê finyirê
II sing. amars moners legers finyirs
III sing. amar moner leger finyir
I plur. amarem monerem legerem finyirem
II plur. amarez monerez legerez finyirez
III plur. amarêt monerêt legerêt finyirêt

Perfect tense (têpe perfewtô)

Person I conj. II conj. III conj. IV conj.
I sing. amayerê monyerê legsyerê finiyerê
II sing. amayeris monyeris legsyeris finiyeris
III sing. amayeri monyeri legsyeri finiyeri
I plur. amayerim monyerim legsyerim finiyerim
II plur. amayeriz monyeriz legsyeriz finiyeriz
III plur. amayerêt monyerêt legsyerêt finiyerêt

Plusquamperfect tense (têpe pwuscwôperfewtô)

Person I conj. II conj. III conj. IV conj.
I sing. amaysê monyisê legsyisê finiyisê
II sing. amaysis monyisis legsyisis finiyisis
III sing. amaysi monyisi legsyisi finiyisi
I plur. amaysim monyisim legsyisim finiyisim
II plur. amaysiz monyisiz legsyisiz finiyisiz
III plur. amaysêt monyisêt legsyisêt finiyisêt

Conditional

The conditional forms have two tenses, the present and the past tense. It is an analytic mood, formed with the auxiliary verb aver.

The conditional present is formed with the perfect tense forms of the verb aber, plus the infinitive form of the main verb:

  • Eo avyi caner: I would sing
  • Cras a sô mar avyi vader: Tomorrow I would go to the beach

The conditional past is formed with the plusquamperfect tense form of the verb aber, plus the infinitive form of the main verb:

  • Eo avyerô caner: I would have sung
  • A sô mar avyerô vader: I would have gone to the beach


Passive forms

Indicative present tense

Person I conj. II conj. III conj. IV conj.
I sing. amer monyer leger finyer
II sing. ameres monyires legires finyires
III sing. ameter monyiter legiter finyiter
I plur. amemer monyimer legimer finyimer
II plur. amemnyi monyimnyi legimnyi finyimny
III plur. amêter monyêter legôter finyôter

Indicative imperfect tense

Person I conj. II conj. III conj. IV conj.
I sing. amaver monyiver legyiver finyiver
II sing. amaveres monyiveres legyiveres finyiveres
III sing. amaveter monyiveter legyiveter finyiveter
I plur. amavemer monyivemer legyivemer finyivemer
II plur. amavemnyi monyivemnyi legyivemnyi finyivemnyi
III plur. amavêter monyivêter legyivêter finyivêter

Subjunctive present tense

Person I conj. II conj. III conj. IV conj.
I sing. amêr monyôr legôr finyôr
II sing. amires monyeres legeres finyeres
III sing. amiter monyeter legeter finyeter
I plur. amimer monyemer legemer finyemer
II plur. amimnyi monyemnyi legemnyi finyemnyi
III plur. amêter monyôter legêter finyêter

Subjunctive imperfect tense

Person I conj. II conj. III conj. IV conj.
I sing. amarer monerer legerer finyirer
II sing. amareres monereres legereres finyireres
III sing. amareter monereter legereter finyireter
I plur. amaremer moneremer legeremer finyiremer
II plur. amaremnyi moneremnyi legerenyi finyiremnyi
III plur. amarêter monerêter legerêter finyirêter

Verb eser (to be)

Indicative
Person Present Imperfect Perfect Pl.perfect
I sing. erô fuyi fuyerô
II sing. es ers fuyist fuyers
III sing. e er fuyit fuyer
I plur. some erem fuyim fuyerem
II plur. ez erez fuyiz fuyerez
III plur. sôt erôt fuyerôt fuyerêt
Subjunctive
Person Present Imperfect Perfect Pl.perfect
I sing. eserê fuyerê fuyisê
II sing. ses eseris fuyers fuyisis
III sing. set eseri fuyer fuyisi
I plur. sem eserim fuyerim fuyisim
II plur. sez eseriz fuyeriz fuyisiz
III plur. sêt eserêt fuyerêt fuyisêt

Other compound tenses and moods are formed according to the usual grammar rules.

Other irregular verbs

II conjugation

  • aber: ao, as, a, avyim, avyiz, ôt, perf.: aviy, avyust...
  • tener: tenye, tens, tê, tenyim, tenyiz, W: tenyêt/E: têt

III conjugation

  • facer: facye, W: facs/E: fac, W: fac/ E: fa, facim, faciz, facyôt
  • locwer: locwe, locs, loc, locwim, locwiz, locwôt
  • noscer: nosce, nos, nos, noscim, nosciz, noscôt

Lexycon

  • Aber, ao, avyi, avute, verb, II, to have (auxiliary)
  • Amar, ame, amay, amate, verb, I, to love
  • Amica, -arô, noun, f., friend (only female)
  • Amice, -erô, noun, m., friend (only male)
  • Awr, -ryô, noun, f., ear
  • Awter, -tra, -trô, adj., I, other
  • Animaw, -alyô, noun, n., animal
  • Bone, -a, , adj., I, good
  • Can, -nô, noun, m., dog
  • Caner, cane, cecinyi, cante, verb, III, to sing
  • Capyir, capye, cepyi, cawte, verb, IV, to take, to catch
  • Casye, -yerô, noun, m., cheese
  • Cayder, cayde, cecyidyi, cayse, verb, III, to cut
  • Caysyô, -yonô, noun, f., cut
  • Ciwta, -tadô, noun, f., city
  • , prep., with + GEN.
  • Cras, adv, tomorrow
  • Creder, crede, cridyi, credute, verb, III, to believe
  • Cwôd, adv., when
  • Cyelô, -lerô, noun, n., sky
  • Dês, dentô, noun, n., tooth
  • Dicer, dice, dicsyi, diwte, verb, III, to say, to tell
  • Docer, docye, docyi, dowte, verb, II, to teach
  • Docês, -êtyô, noun, m/f., teacher
  • Ducer, duce, ducsyi, duwte, verb, III, to lead, to guide
  • Ecwesya, -yarô, noun, f., church
  • Eseder, esede, esedyi, eseste, verb, III, to eat
  • Eser, , fuyi, fute, verb, -, to be
  • Ê, part., in + GEN. (state)/ + ACC. (motion)
  • Êgredyir, êgredye, êgresyi, êgrese, verb, III, to enter
  • Êgrese, -wô, noun, m., entry
  • Êgwê, -inô, noun, n., groin
  • Êtêder, êtêde, êtêsyi, êtêse, verb, III, to understand
  • Êvenyir, êvenye, êvinyi, êvête, verb, IV, to find, to discover
  • Flumê, -inô, noun, n., river
  • Leger, lege, legsyi, lewte, verb, III, to read
  • Lêgwa, -warô, noun, m., 1. tongue; 2. language
  • Libelô, -lerô, noun, n., book
  • Locwer, locwe, locuyi, locute, verb, III, to speak
  • Mader, -drô, noun, f., mother
  • Mane, -nwô, noun, f., hand
  • Meridyô, -yonô, noun, m., south
  • Mesime, -a, , adj., I, same
  • Moryiri, moryer, mortwe sô, verb, IV pas, to die
  • Nomê, -minô, noun, n., noun, name
  • Nove, -a, , adj., I, new
  • , part., not, no
  • Odôtoyatria, noun, f., dentistry
  • Odôtoyatrice, -a, , adj., I, relative to dentistry
  • Oracyô, -yonô, noun, f., pray
  • Orar, ore, oray, orate, verb, I, to pray
  • Os, orô, noun, n., mouth
  • Pader, -drô, noun, m., father
  • Pecar, pece, pecay, pecate, verb, I, to sin
  • Pecator, -rô, noun, m., sinner
  • Pomô, -merô, noun, n., apple
  • Pwela, -lô, noun, f., girl
  • Pwene, -a, , adj., I, full + GEN.
  • Pwer, -erô, noun, m., boy
  • Rosa, -sarô, noun, m., rose
  • Rôper, rôpe, rupyi, ruwte, verb, III, to break
  • Ryider, ryidye, ryisyi, ryise, verb, II, to laugh, to smile
  • Salutacyô, -yonô, noun, f., greeting
  • Salutar, salute, salutay, salutate, verb, I, to greet
  • Serpês, -êtyô, noun, m., snake
  • Sewtêtryô, -yonô, noun, m., north
  • Sêpre, adv, always
  • Sôwte, -a, , adj., I, saint
  • Spewtar, spewte, spewtay, spewate, verb, I, to look at, to watch
  • Tode, -a, , adj., I, all
  • Vader, vade, vasyi, vase, verb, III, to go
  • Venyir, venye, vinyi, vête, verb, IV, to come
  • Veter, -tra, -trô, adj., I, old
  • Vidyo, vidye, vyidyi, vyise, verb, II, to see
  • Vyice, -cerô, noun, m., village
  • Vocar, voce, vocay, vocate, verb, I, to call
  • Yuvacyô, -yonô, noun, f., help
  • Yuvar, yuve, yuvay, yuvate, verb, I, to help

Texts

Hail Mary

  • Ave Maria, gracye pwena,
  • se Domine tecô e
  • benediwta êter mulyerô es
  • ed benediwte se fruwte sies vêtris ti e, Jesus
  • Sôwta Maria, mader Dyi
  • or per nob, pecatorô
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