Interlingua

Constructed (auxiliary, naturalistic)

FamilyConstructed (auxiliary, naturalistic) Speakers~1.5K active ScriptLatin Countries(international, Romance-language readership) Official inNo Vitalitydefinitely endangered ISO 639-3ina

Interlingua (IALA, 1951) is a naturalistic international auxiliary language designed by the International Auxiliary Language Association under Alexander Gode. Its vocabulary is derived from Latin/Romance roots common to the 'control languages' English, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese; readable on first sight by anyone literate in a Romance language. Unlike Esperanto's schematic regularization, Interlingua follows a naturalistic philosophy — words appear in their most international Romance form. The Union Mundial pro Interlingua maintains the Panorama in Interlingua magazine and an active online community.

Where it is spoken

31 core words in Interlingua

Water

aqua

/akwa/

Fire

foco

/fɔko/

Sun

sol

/sɔl/

Moon

luna

/luna/

Star

stella

/ˈstɛla/

Mother

matre

/matre/

Father

patre

/patre/

I

io

/ˈio/

You

tu

/tu/

Name

nomine

/ˈnomine/

Eye

oculo

/okulo/

Hand

mano

/mano/

Heart

corde

/kɔrde/

Love

amor

/amor/

Tree

arbore

/arbore/

House

casa

/kasa/

Dog

can

/kan/

Cat

catto

/katto/

Eat

manducar

/mandukar/

Drink

biber

/biber/

One

un

/un/

Two

duo

/ˈduo/

Hello

salute

/salute/

Thank you

gratias

/ɡratias/

Good

bon

/bon/

Cuckoo

cucu

/ˈkuku/

Computer

computator

/komputaˈtor/

Sushi

sushi

/ˈsuʃi/

Sources

Words compared

Compared with related Constructed (auxiliary, naturalistic) languages

Meaning InterlinguaCorsicanSicilianVenetianSardinianInterlingueItalian
Water aqua /akwa/ acqua /akwa/ acqua /akkwa/ aqua /akwa/ abba /abba/ aqua /ˈakwa/ acqua /ˈakkwa/
Fire foco /fɔko/ focu /fɔku/ focu /fɔku/ fogo /foɡo/ fogu /foɣu/ foy /foj/ fuoco /ˈfwɔːko/
Sun sol /sɔl/ sole /sɔle/ suli /suli/ sol /sol/ sole /sole/ sole /ˈsole/ sole /ˈsoːle/
Moon luna /luna/ luna /luna/ luna /luna/ łuna /ɫuna/ luna /luna/ lune /ˈlune/ luna /ˈluːna/
Star stella /ˈstɛla/ stella /ˈstella/ stidda /ˈstɪɖːa/ stela /ˈstela/ istella /isˈtɛlːa/ stelle /ˈstele/ stella /ˈstɛlla/
Mother matre /matre/ mamma /mamma/ matri /matri/ mare /mare/ mama /mama/ matre /ˈmatre/ madre /ˈmaːdre/
Father patre /patre/ babbu /babːu/ patri /patri/ pare /pare/ babbu /babbu/ patre /ˈpatre/ padre /ˈpaːdre/
I io /ˈio/ eiu /ˈɛju/ iu /ˈju/ mi /mi/ deo /ˈdɛo/ yo /jo/ io /ˈio/
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