LIBRI language

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LIBRI is a constructed auxiliary language developed in the 21st century. It is primarily based on Romance languages such as Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, and Italian. Its goal is to serve as a neutral, accessible, and simple language to facilitate communication, while also prioritizing inclusivity.

 

Origin and Motivation

LIBRI emerged in response to the need for an international language that eliminates grammatical irregularities, phonetic confusion, and unnecessary gender markers. It focuses on transparency, regularity, and ease of learning for speakers of different Romance-language cultures.

 

Main Characteristics

Gender Neutrality

• Invariable articles: le (definite) and un (indefinite).

• Gender is specified only when necessary using terms like masculo (male) or femina (female).

 

Verb Structure

• Infinitives end in *-r* (e.g., amar, comer).

• To conjugate, the final *-r* is removed, and an auxiliary is prefixed.

• Past participle: replace *-r* with *-de* (e.g., amade, comede).

• Imperative: replace *-r* with *-d* (e.g., amad, comed).

 

Verb Auxiliaries

• hi: present

• he: present perfect

• ha: past imperfect

• hé: pluperfect (archaic, falling out of use)

• hu: future

• hà: conditional

• hó: subjunctive imperfect or future

• ho: gerund

 

Phonological System

LIBRI has an eight-vowel phoneme inventory: à, a, e, é, i, o, ó, u. Some special consonants include:

• dd (voiceless alveolar fricative, like *s*)

• gg (voiced postalveolar fricative, as in Gisele)

• rr (voiceless velar fricative)

• *x* (sound of *k* and *s* combined)

 

Personal Pronouns

• jo (I)

• tu (you, singular)

• il (he, she, it)

• nos (we)

• vos (you, plural)

• ils (they)

 

Possessives and Reflexives

• Possessive suffix *-i*: joi, tui, ili, nosi, vosi, ilsi.

• Reflexive suffix *-e*: joe, tue, ile, nose, vose, ilse.

 

Handling Neologisms

• Loanwords are marked with a backslash (\).

• A middle dot (·) may be used to mark stress on nouns when necessary.

 

Augmentatives and Diminutives

• Augmentative: add molt or the symbol >

• Diminutive: add póc or the symbol <

 

Numerals

The fundamental cardinal numbers in LIBRI are:

• zero, une, due, tre, cat, sinc, sis, set, vuit, nou, dis, diste une, diste due, duete tre, trete cate, due sents, tre sents

• Example in LIBRI: Vuit sents mil vuit sents duete vuit (800,828)

• Ordinals are formed by adding *-ri* (uneri, dueri, treri)

• Example in LIBRI: Vuit sents milri vuit sentsri dunteri vuit (800,828th)

 

Design Philosophy

LIBRI follows the principles of:

• Regularity: No grammatical exceptions.

• Transparency: Structures that clearly reflect meaning.

• Inclusion: Specifically designed for diverse communities.

 

Examples

• Jo hi ési felise. (I am happy.)

• Il hu canta. (He will sing.)

• Nos he manja. (We have eaten.)

• Une solo pensata positive por le matina hi pode iluminar tote une dia. (A single positive thought in the morning can brighten an entire day.) —Dalai Lama

 

Under construction...

For now, the page is only available in Spanish, and we are working on adding more information and finding a way to provide a translator and dictionaries. In case of inconsistencies, please check the spanish page.

LIBRI has enormous potential, and if you are interested in contributing to the development of LIBRI, you can get in touch through the contact form.

 

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