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Sign in to saveNovial is an international auxiliary language (IAL) created by Danish linguist Otto Jespersen in 1928. It was designed to facilitate communication between speakers of different native languages. The name of the language is a blend of the Novial word novi (meaning 'new") and IAL.
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Novial is an artificial language invented by Danish linguist Otto Jespersen in 1928 to help people from different countries communicate with each other more easily. It represents one of several attempts to create a universal language that could bridge the gap between speakers of different native tongues.
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Key facts
- Language.name
- Novial
- Language.image
- Flag of Novial.svgborder
- Language.imagescale
- 0.7
- Language.creator
- Otto Jespersen
- Language.created
- 1928
- Language.setting
- International auxiliary language
- Language.fam2
- International auxiliary language
- Language.posteriori
- Romance and Germanic languages; also Interlingue and Ido
- Language.iso3
- nov
- Language.linglist
- nov
- Language.lingua
- 51-AAB-dc
- Language.glotto
- novi1234
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21 sectionsContents
- Phonology
- Consonants
- Vowels
- Stress
- Orthography
- Grammar
- Personal pronouns
- Verbs
- Articles
- Nouns
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Vocabulary
- Affixes
- Novial compared to Esperanto and Ido
- Language sample for comparison
- Criticism
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Novial is an international auxiliary language (IAL) created by Danish linguist Otto Jespersen in 1928. It was designed to facilitate communication between speakers of different native languages. The name of the language is a blend of the Novial word novi (meaning 'new") and IAL.
Jespersen had been an early supporter of another international auxiliary language, Ido, a reformed version of Esperanto, before leaving to create his own language in 1928.