Nostralang

Nostralank

Classification and Dialects (Kiasivikasiona et tialekti)
The language has its roots in many European languages.

Lanka a rasines san tin piusioures lank ouropan.

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

Struktura silap e CCVVCCC ot CCCVCCC.

The word stress is on the penultimate syllable for words ending in a vowel and on the final syllable for words ending in a consonant.

Aksento mot e sur silapo penultim por mot terminant in un voieu et sur silapo finau por mot terminant in un kunson.

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

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

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 tables), 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.

The dative-possessive case looks similar to the nominative case: un livr piplioteka (a book from the library), tin oukos tempeuta (in the eye of the storm), e vat or (it's made of gold), sen apit nekr (people with black clothes), mask kas (gas mask), potekl vin (bottle of wine) etc.

Adjectives (Atsektivi)
definite adjectives show number, case and gender.

Generally placed after the noun they describe.

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

Some can be used as adverbs.

Adverbs and prepositions (Atverpi et preposisione)
Are invariable.

Totsorn = always

Samas = never, not ever

Parves, keukaves = sometimes

Oi = today

Jar = yesterday

Teman = tomorrow

Tart = late

Tuot = early

Piustuot = rather, quite, pretty

Lentment = slowly

Vit = quickly, fast

intru = between

kuntru = against

Can be used as masculine nouns.

Some can be used as adjectives.

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

Jo, ja, ju = I (Nominative)

Mos, mas, mus = me (accusative)

Moi, mai, mui = to me, from me (dative)

Mon, man, mun = my (possessive I)

Mian = mine (possessive II)

To, ta, tu = you (nominative)

Tos, tas, tus = you (accusative)

Toi, tai, tui = to you, from you (dative)

Ton, tan, tun = your (possessive I)

Tian = yours (possessive II)

So, sa, su = he, she, it (nominative)

Sos, sas, sus = him, her, it (accusative)

Soi, sai, sui = to him, to her, to it; from him, from her, from it (dative)

Son, san, sun = his, her, its (possessive I)

Sian = his, hers, its (possessive II)

Ni, ne, nu = we

Nos, nes, nus = us

Noi, nei, nui = to us, from us

Nostr, nastr, nustr = our

Nuostr = ours

Vi, ve, vu = you pl.

Vos, ves, vus = you

Voi, vei, vui = to you, from you

Vostr, vastr, vustr = your

Vuostr = yours

Li, le, lu = they

Los, les, lus = them

Loi, lei, lui = to them, from them

Lor, ler, lur = their

Lour = theirs

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. Past participles are formed with -t endings. Present participles on the other hand are formed with -nt endings.

Envinitivi se terminau in -ar, -er, -ir, -or, -ur. Eu maskulin in senr. Tot kunsukasione eu rekular. Partisipi pasat eu vormat kun vinaue -t. Partisipi present eu vormat, par aklour, kun vinaue -nt.

Syntax (Sintaksa)
Word order is free.

Orto mot e vrank.

Lexicon (Leksiko)
Seson = Season

Vern(temp) = winter

Prim(temp) = spring

Est(temp) = summer

Tomn(temp) = fall, autumn

Mes = month

Mesprim

Messekunt

Mesterso

Meskart

Meskint

Messiks

Messept

Mesokt

Mesnov

Mestiks

Mesuns

Mesdus

Sorn semana = day of the week

Lunt

Mart

Merkt

Sout

Vent

Samt

Dimt

Numpri = numbers

Nul = 0

Un = 1

Tou = 2

Tre = 3

Katr = 4

Sink = 5

Siks = 6

Sept = 7

Okt = 8

Nov = 9

Tiks = 10

Uns = 11

Tus = 12

Tres = 13

Kators = 14

Kins = 15

Ses = 16

Septtiks = 17

Okttiks = 18

Novtiks = 19

Vint = 20

Trint = 30

Karant = 40

etc.

Sent = 100

Mil = 1 000

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

Milon = 1 000 000

Milart = 1 000 000 000

Foreword (At lektouro)
In this dictionary nouns are given in their definite forms so as to show gender.

A
Ano = n. year

Anata = n. year

Aparur = v. to appear

Apusar = v. to abuse

Apuso = n. abuse

At = prep. at, to, in

Ata = n. help, aid, assistance

Atar = v. to help

Atoura = n. (female) helper

Atouro = n. (male) helper

Atouru = n. (mixed) helpers

E
Eskoua = n. school

Estuda = n. study, research

Estudiar = v. to study

I
Istera = n. story; history

O
Oro = n. gold

Oura = n. hour

U
Usar = v. to use, to wear up

Uso = n. use, usage

M
Mantenint = adv. now, right now

Matinata = n. morning

Matino = n. morning - pun matin = good morning

Mau = adj. adv. bad, evil, foul; ill, badly, mis- (for instance, mispronounce) - pas mau = a lot;

Mauo = n. evil, ache, hurt - quite good - mau teut = headache

Mensonso = n. lie

Mentir = v. to lie, to tell lies

Meson = n. house, home

Montakna = n. mountain

Monto = n. mount, mountain

Munto = n. world; people

P
Panso = mn. banjo

Panlouka = n. suburb

Panera = n. banner - sup panera no/na- under someone's banner

Panka = n. bank - Pank Ankiater = 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)

Panko = n. bank; bench

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

Pankor = v to bank (see panko)

Pankaruta = n. bankruptcy

Pankarutar = v. to bankrupt

Pankarutat = adj. bankrupt

Panketa = n. bench, seat - soukar tevant pankete

Panketo = n. banquet

Panketar = v. to banquet

Pankera = n. (female) banker

Pankero = n. (male) banker

Pankeru = n. (mixed) bankers

Pankisa = n. icesheet

Paopapo = n. baobab

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

Patisar = v. to baptize

Patismal = adj. baptismal

Patisto, pastista, patistu = n. Baptist - (Sant) San Patisto - (Saint) John the Baptist

Patistero = n. baptistery

Paketo = n. bucket

Para = n. bar

Paro = n. bar

Piasa = n. place

Piesa = n. piece

Pin = adv. adj. well, good, fine, nice, OK, alright;

Pino = n.good - pino et mauo = good and evil

Pinvenir = v. to be welcome

Pinvenit = adj. welcome

V
Veasar = v. to travel

Veaso = n. trip, travel

Via = n. life

Vikla = n. girl; daughter

Viso = n. vice

Viuso = n. son

Vor = v. to want, will

Vratro = n. brother

Vui = adv. yes

N
Nokta = n. night - pun nokt = good night, sleep tight

Noktata = n. night

Nun = adv. no

T
Tansa = n. dance

Tansar = v. to dance

Tin = prep. in, into

Tisparur = v. to disappear

S
Serata = n. evening; party, show

Sero = n. evening

Sornata = n. day - (pas uns) pun sornat = have a nice say

Sorno = n. day - pun sorn = good day, hello, hi

L
Lumera = n. light

R
Revrano = n. chorus, refrain

H
Hansar = v. to change

Hansmento = n. change

Haso = n. home

Hesir = v. choose

Heso = n. choice

J
Jar = yesterday

K
Kaso = n. case; gas

Kiasa = n. class; ice

Krupo = n. group

Kuntinento = n. continent

Peisi = countries

Ourop = Europe

Ankiater = 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

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

Tot eru uman nauu lipr et ekau in tiknitats et trets. Eu tuat reson et kunsiens et teu asir unu invers otru tin uns esprit vraternitat.