Interlingua
Constructed (auxiliary, naturalistic)
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
20 core words in Interlingua
Water
aqua
/akwa/
Fire
foco
/fɔko/
Sun
sol
/sɔl/
Moon
luna
/luna/
Mother
matre
/matre/
Father
patre
/patre/
Eat
manducar
/mandukar/
Drink
biber
/biber/
Love
amor
/amor/
Heart
corde
/kɔrde/
Tree
arbore
/arbore/
House
casa
/kasa/
Dog
can
/kan/
Cat
catto
/katto/
Hand
mano
/mano/
Eye
oculo
/okulo/
Hello
salute
/salute/
Thank you
gratias
/ɡratias/
One
un
/un/
Good
bon
/bon/
Sources
- IALA — Interlingua-English Dictionary (1951)
- Union Mundial pro Interlingua
- Ethnologue: ina
Words compared
Compared with related Constructed (auxiliary, naturalistic) languages
| Meaning | Interlingua | Venetian | Sicilian | Corsican | Sardinian | Latin | Old Italian (Dantesque) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | aqua /akwa/ | aqua /akwa/ | acqua /akkwa/ | acqua /akwa/ | abba /abba/ | aqua /akʷa/ | acqua /ˈakːwa/ |
| Fire | foco /fɔko/ | fogo /foɡo/ | focu /fɔku/ | focu /fɔku/ | fogu /foɣu/ | ignis /iŋnis/ | foco /ˈfɔko/ |
| Sun | sol /sɔl/ | sol /sol/ | suli /suli/ | sole /sɔle/ | sole /sole/ | sōl /soːl/ | sole /ˈsole/ |
| Moon | luna /luna/ | łuna /ɫuna/ | luna /luna/ | luna /luna/ | luna /luna/ | lūna /luːna/ | luna /ˈluna/ |
| Mother | matre /matre/ | mare /mare/ | matri /matri/ | mamma /mamma/ | mama /mama/ | māter /maːter/ | madre /ˈmaːdre/ |
| Father | patre /patre/ | pare /pare/ | patri /patri/ | babbu /babːu/ | babbu /babbu/ | pater /pater/ | padre /ˈpaːdre/ |
| Eat | manducar /mandukar/ | magnàr /maˈɲar/ | manciari /mantʃari/ | manghjà /manɟa/ | mandigare /mandiɡare/ | edere /edere/ | mangiare /manˈd͡ʒare/ |
| Drink | biber /biber/ | bévar /ˈbevar/ | vìviri /viviri/ | beie /beje/ | bìere /ˈbiere/ | bibere /bibere/ | bevere /ˈbevere/ |
| Love | amor /amor/ | amor /amor/ | amuri /amuri/ | amore /amɔre/ | amore /amore/ | amor /amor/ | amore /aˈmore/ |
| Heart | corde /kɔrde/ | cor /kɔr/ | cori /kɔri/ | core /kɔre/ | core /kore/ | cor /kor/ | core /ˈkɔre/ |
| Tree | arbore /arbore/ | àrboro /arboro/ | àrbulu /arbulu/ | arburu /arburu/ | àrbure /ˈarbure/ | arbor /arbor/ | albero /ˈalbero/ |
| House | casa /kasa/ | caxa /ˈkaza/ | casa /kasa/ | casa /kaza/ | domo /domo/ | domus /domus/ | casa /ˈkasa/ |
| Dog | can /kan/ | can /kan/ | cani /kani/ | cane /kane/ | cane /kane/ | canis /kanis/ | cane /ˈkane/ |
| Cat | catto /katto/ | gato /ɡato/ | jattu /jattu/ | ghjattu /ɟattu/ | gattu /ɡattu/ | fēlēs /feːleːs/ | gatto /ˈɡatːo/ |
| Hand | mano /mano/ | man /man/ | manu /manu/ | manu /manu/ | manu /manu/ | manus /manus/ | mano /ˈmano/ |
| Eye | oculo /okulo/ | ocio /ɔtʃo/ | occhiu /ɔkkju/ | ochju /ɔcu/ | ogru /ˈoɣru/ | oculus /okulus/ | occhio /ˈɔkːjo/ |
| Hello | salute /salute/ | ciao /tʃao/ | salutamu /salutamu/ | salute /salute/ | salude /salude/ | salvē /salweː/ | salute /saˈlute/ |
| Thank you | gratias /ɡratias/ | grassie /ɡrasje/ | grazii /ɡrattsii/ | grazie /ɡratsje/ | gràtzias /ˈɡrattsjas/ | grātiās /ɡraːtiaːs/ | mercede /merˈt͡ʃede/ |
| One | un /un/ | un /un/ | unu /unu/ | unu /unu/ | unu /unu/ | ūnus /uːnus/ | uno /ˈuno/ |
| Good | bon /bon/ | bon /bon/ | bonu /bɔnu/ | bonu /bɔnu/ | bonu /bonu/ | bonus /bonus/ | buono /ˈbwɔno/ |
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