Novoslavski

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Novoslavski



Novoslavski is a constructed language intended for communication between speakers of different Slavic languages. It is similar to other constructed languages including Slovianski and Neoslavonic, as well as native Slavic languages like Russian and Serbian. The grammar has been simplified considerably by reduction in the number and complexity of inflections in nouns, verbs and adjectives. It is hoped that this has not reduced the resulting language to an Esperanto-like state where a great number of words have become unrecognisable and sound ridiculous to the ear of a native Slavic speaker, but that the sound of the language remains reasonably recognisable to them. This short course attempts to present the grammar in logical stages, building on the previous sections. It is expected that someone wishing to learn Novoslavski already has some knowledge of one or more Slavic languages, but this is not essential. Throughout the text, all Novoslavski words are given in both Latin and Cyrillic characters, to assist persons who are unfamiliar with Cyrillic texts. Some brief exercises are included as illustrations of the grammar outlined in each section It is possible to utilise either Latin or Cyrillic to write Novoslavski, although Cyrillic is the preferred option as it does not require accented characters. Minor variations in orthography are possible if certain characters are not available on particular word processors, such as the substitution of y, j, ja, je and ju for Cyrillic ы, й, я, ѣ and ю. The alphabets and writing conventions are detailed in the next section. 1 Novoslavski – Новославски by Robert F. Hancock © 2016 Novoslavski – Новославски ALPHABET & ORTHOGRAPHY Novoslavski is written in two alternative alphabets, Latin and Cyrillic. These are shown in the table below : 2 CURSIVE WRITING – CYRILLIC Text in the lessons is given in both normal and italic Cyrillic to familiarise the reader with these alphabets. NOTES : 1. Cyrillic й is used for Latin j, except between two consonants, or following a consonant with no vowel, when ь is used, or before a, e or u, when я, ѣ or ю are used. The combination jo is written as йo in Cyrillic ( the Russian ё is not used ) and ji is written as йи. If the font does not have й, then Latin j may be used. 2. Words which end in consonant + ' are written in Cyrillic with ь ( soft consonant ). 3. In handwriting, a bar is written above т and below ш to distinguish them from п and и. 4. Handwritten л and м begin with a small hook, this is important to distinguish them from и ( which doesn't have a hook and begins above the bottom line ) 5. The palatalised vowels я, ѣ, ю, йи, and йo, or the soft sign ь never follow the letters ц, ч, х, ш or ж. 6. A word can never begin with the letters ы or ь. 3 Novoslavski – Новославски