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
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
- IALA — Interlingua-English Dictionary (1951)
- Union Mundial pro Interlingua
- Ethnologue: ina
Words compared
Compared with related Constructed (auxiliary, naturalistic) languages
| Meaning | Interlingua | Corsican | Sicilian | Venetian | Sardinian | Interlingue | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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/ |
| You | tu /tu/ | tù /tu/ | tu /ˈtu/ | ti /ti/ | tue /ˈtue/ | tu /tu/ | tu /tu/ |
| Name | nomine /ˈnomine/ | nome /ˈnome/ | nomu /ˈnɔmu/ | nome /ˈnome/ | nòmine /ˈnɔmine/ | nómine /ˈnomine/ | nome /ˈnome/ |
| Eye | oculo /okulo/ | ochju /ɔcu/ | occhiu /ɔkkju/ | ocio /ɔtʃo/ | ogru /ˈoɣru/ | ocul /oˈkul/ | occhio /ˈɔkkjo/ |
| Hand | mano /mano/ | manu /manu/ | manu /manu/ | man /man/ | manu /manu/ | manu /ˈmanu/ | mano /ˈmaːno/ |
| Heart | corde /kɔrde/ | core /kɔre/ | cori /kɔri/ | cor /kɔr/ | core /kore/ | cordie /ˈkordie/ | cuore /ˈkwɔːre/ |
| Love | amor /amor/ | amore /amɔre/ | amuri /amuri/ | amor /amor/ | amore /amore/ | amore /aˈmore/ | amore /aˈmoːre/ |
| Tree | arbore /arbore/ | arburu /arburu/ | àrbulu /arbulu/ | àrboro /arboro/ | àrbure /ˈarbure/ | árbor /ˈarbor/ | albero /ˈalbero/ |
| House | casa /kasa/ | casa /kaza/ | casa /kasa/ | caxa /ˈkaza/ | domo /domo/ | dom /dom/ | casa /ˈkaːsa/ |
| Dog | can /kan/ | cane /kane/ | cani /kani/ | can /kan/ | cane /kane/ | cane /ˈkane/ | cane /ˈkaːne/ |
| Cat | catto /katto/ | ghjattu /ɟattu/ | jattu /jattu/ | gato /ɡato/ | gattu /ɡattu/ | cat /kat/ | gatto /ˈɡatto/ |
| Eat | manducar /mandukar/ | manghjà /manɟa/ | manciari /mantʃari/ | magnàr /maˈɲar/ | mandigare /mandiɡare/ | manjar /manˈʒar/ | mangiare /manˈdʒaːre/ |
| Drink | biber /biber/ | beie /beje/ | vìviri /viviri/ | bévar /ˈbevar/ | bìere /ˈbiere/ | trincar /trinˈkar/ | bere /ˈbeːre/ |
| One | un /un/ | unu /unu/ | unu /unu/ | un /un/ | unu /unu/ | un /un/ | uno /ˈuːno/ |
| Two | duo /ˈduo/ | dui /ˈdui/ | dui /ˈduɪ/ | do /do/ | duos /ˈduɔs/ | du /du/ | due /ˈdue/ |
| Hello | salute /salute/ | salute /salute/ | salutamu /salutamu/ | ciao /tʃao/ | salude /salude/ | salute /saˈlute/ | ciao /ˈtʃaːo/ |
| Thank you | gratias /ɡratias/ | grazie /ɡratsje/ | grazii /ɡrattsii/ | grassie /ɡrasje/ | gràtzias /ˈɡrattsjas/ | mersí /merˈsi/ | grazie /ˈɡrattsje/ |
| Good | bon /bon/ | bonu /bɔnu/ | bonu /bɔnu/ | bon /bon/ | bonu /bonu/ | bon /bon/ | buono /ˈbwɔːno/ |
| Cuckoo | cucu /ˈkuku/ | cuccu /ˈkukku/ | cuccu /ˈkukku/ | cucù /kuˈku/ | cucu /ˈkuku/ | cucú /kuˈku/ | cuculo /ˈkuːkulo/ |
| Computer | computator /komputaˈtor/ | urdinatore /urdinaˈtore/ | computer /komˈpjuter/ | computer /komˈpjuter/ | computer /komˈpjuter/ | computator /komputaˈtor/ | computer /komˈpju.ter/ |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | — | sushi /ˈsuʃ.ʃi/ |
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