Lingwa de planeta

This is a free wikibook on the Lingwa de planeta (Lidepla or LdP for short) constructed language or conlang.

This wikibook is an ongoing translation of the corresponding Russian book. The authors will be glad to receive some contribution, like your opinion in the talk page, or some improvements of English in the text, or ideas for exercises.

The book consists of ten lessons, each containing some grammar explanations, translation exercises, a short text with comments and some useful conversational phrases. You will find some information about one of the languages on which the Lidepla conlang is based and read a fragment of Antoine de St. Exupéry’s The Litte Prince in that language (with transcription). There will also be a wordlist taken from that language.

Reference

 * Reference grammar
 * Swadesh list

Lessons

 * Introduction: Lidepla language: characteristic features
 * Alphabet and pronunciation


 * Lesson 1. Simple sentence: Basic verb form and personal pronouns
 * Negation, questions and answers, emphasizing particle 'ya'
 * Past tense and future tense particles
 * Cojunctions
 * Etiquette: acquaintance
 * Language in focus: English


 * Lesson 2. Compound sentence: Pronouns as an object
 * Question words, indication words
 * Modal verbs
 * Emphasizing particles "hi" and "ku"
 * Prepositions
 * Etiquette: "Where are you from?"
 * Language in focus: Chinese


 * Lesson 3. Nouns and adjectives: Noun
 * Adjective
 * Verb "bi / es / bin"
 * Adjective as an attribute
 * Verbs of availability (ye, yok, hev)
 * Possessive adjectives and pronouns
 * Particles "gro-" and "-ki"
 * Etiquette: "Good afternoon!", "How are you?"
 * Language in focus: Spanish and Portuguese


 * Lesson 4. Verb particles:Expression of commands, requests, wishes
 * Condition
 * Action time specification
 * Aspect prefixes
 * Transition particles
 * Etiquette ("Thank you!", "Pardon?")
 * Language in focus: Arabic

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 * Lesson 5. Expression of number
 * Exact number (Numerals)
 * Approximate number
 * Time specification
 * Dates, seasons
 * Periods of time
 * Measurements, prices
 * Etiquette: question about age
 * Language in focus: Hindi


 * Lesson 6. Adverbs; comparison; different class words function: Adverbs
 * Comparison
 * Adjectives and verbs functioning as nouns
 * Nouns with the doer and object meanings
 * Nouns relating to qualities
 * Attribute expression
 * Etiquette: weather
 * Language in focus: Russian


 * Lesson 7. The system of compound pronouns and adverbs; prepositions and adverbs of situation and motion: Compound-pronoun system
 * Situation prepositions
 * Motion prepositions
 * Etiquette ("How do I get to...?")
 * Language in focus: Japanese


 * Lesson 8. Verb structures: Special verbs
 * Passive voice
 * Act combination
 * Relational prepositions
 * Language in focus: German


 * Lesson 9. Word formation: Prefixes, suffixes
 * Particles
 * Word combination
 * Language in focus: French


 * Lesson 10. Systematic vocabulary

Links and resources

 * Introduction to Lidepla, presentation on Prezi.com
 * Reading material:
 * Anekdot (nivel 1)
 * Anekdot (nivel 2)
 * The Journal Jive – “Life” – in Lidepla


 * Forums and chats:
 * /r/lingwadeplaneta/ on Reddit
 * Lingwa de planeta group on Telegram


 * Memrise course, and other Lidepla-courses on Memrise


 * Main site


 * Lidepla wiki (mostly Lidepla library)

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