Nostralang

Nostralank

Phonotactics (Vonotaktika)
the syllable structure is CCVVCCC or CCCVVCCC.

Struktura silap e CCVVCCC ot CCCVCCC.

Nouns (Numi)
Nouns are declined in number (singular, plural), definiteness (definite, indefinite), gender (masculine, feminine, mixed) and case (nominative and accusative).

Numi teklinat in numpr (sinkular, piural), tevinitat (tevinit, entevinit), senr (maskulin, feminin, miks) et kas (numinativ et akusativ).

Masculine: livr (book, books), un livr (a book, one book), livro (the book), to livr (some books), livri (the books), ti livri (some of the books), uno livr (the one book)

Feminine: tapl (table, tables), un tapl (a table, one table), tapla (the table), ta tapl (some tables), taple (the table), te taple (some of the tables), una tapl (the one table)

Mixed: infantu (the children), pankeru (the bankers), eru (the beings)

The accusative case is shown by -s ending. Uns livr, taples, infantus etc.

Adjectives
definite adjectives show number and gender.

Can be used as nouns, feminine, mixed or masculine.

Some can be used as adverbs.

Adverbs and prepositions
Are invariable.

Tart = late

Tout = early

Piustout = rather, quite, pretty

Lentment = slowly

Vit = quickly, fast

Can be used as masculine nouns.

Some can be used as adjectives.

Pronouns
All decline in number, gender and case. (nominatiive, accusative, dative and possessive)

Jo, ja, ju = I (Nominative)

Me = me (accusative)

Mei = to me, from me (dative)

Mun = my (possessive I)

Mian = mine (possessive II)

Verbs (Verpi)
Verbs are conjugated in number, person, tense and voice.

Verpi kunsukat in numpr, person, temp et vos.

Infinitives end in -ar, -er, -ir, -or, -ur. They are masculine in gender. Conjugations are all regular.

Envinitivi se terminau in -ar, -er, -ir, -or, -ur. Eu maskulin in sanr. Tot kunsukasione eu rekular.

Syntax (Sintaksa)
Word order is free.

Orto mot e vrank.

Lexicon (Leksiko)
Our = hour

Surn, surnat = day

Nokt, noktat = night

Matin, matinat = morning

Ser, serat = evening

Seson = Season

Vern(temp) = winter

Prim(temp) = spring

Est(temp) = summer

Tomn(temp) = fall, autumn

Mes = month

Mesprim

Messekunt

Mesterso

Meskart

Meskint

Messiks

Messept

Mesuit

Mesnov

Mestiks

Mesuns

Mesdus

Surn semana = day of the week

Lunt

Mart

Merkret

Sout

Ventr

Sam

Dimans

Numpri = numbers

Nul = 0

Un = 1

Tou = 2

Tre = 3

Katr = 4

Sink = 5

Siks = 6

Sept = 7

Uit = 8

Nov = 9

Tiks = 10

Uns = 11

Tus = 12

Tres = 13

Kators = 14

Kens = 15

Ses = 16

Septtiks = 17

Uittiks = 18

Novtiks = 19

Vint = 20

Trint = 30

Karant = 40

etc.

Sent = 100

Mil = 1 000

An dou mil vint tre apres Jesus Krist = year 2023 after Jesus Christ

Milon = 1 000 000

Milart = 1 000 000 000

Pin = well, good, fine, nice, OK, alright; good - pino et mauo = good and evil

Mau = bad, evil, foul; evil, ache, hurt - pas mau = a lot; quite good - mau teut = headache

Vui = yes - vui ot nun? = yes or no?

Nun = no

Kuntinenti = continents

Peisi = countries

Ourop = Europe

Anklater = England - Vrans = France - Espakn = Spain - Kermani = Germany - Itali = Italy - Portukal = Portugal

Asi = Asia

Hin = China - Sapon = Japan - Int = India

Amerik nort = North Amerika

Amerik sut = South Amerika

Afrik = Afrika

Antarktik = Antarktica

Ostarli = Australia

Oseani = Oceania

Panso = mn. banjo

Panlok = fn. suburb- impanloka = in the suburb

Paner = fn. banner - sup panera no/na- under someone's banner

Pank = fn. bank - Pank Anglater = the Bank of England - romper pank = break the bank - pank tat = data bank - Pank Munt = World Bank

(Kunt pank = bank account - palans pank = bank balance - hark pank = bank charge - pilet pank = bank note)

Pank = mn. bank; bench

Pankar = v. to pay; to bank (see panka); n. banking

Pankor = v to bank (see panko)

Pankarut = fn. bankruptcy

Pankarutar = v. to bankrupt

Pankarutat = adj. bankrupt

Panket = bench, seat - jokar tevant pankete

Panket = mn. banquet

Panketar = v. to banquet

Panker = n. banker

Pankis = fn. icesheet

Paopap = mn. baobab

Pateum = mn. baptism - pateum vouk= baptism of fire

Patisar = v. to baptize

Patismal = adj. baptismal

Patist = n. Baptist - (Sant) San Patisto - (Saint) John the Baptist

Patister = mn. baptistery

Paket = nm. bucket

Par = mn. bar

Par = fn. bar

Example text (Teksto ksampl)
Artikl prim Teklarasiona universeu Treti uman.

Tot eru uman naskeu libr et ekau in tiknitet et tret. Eu duat rason et kunsians et tuu asir unu invers otru tin un sprit vraternitat.