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

The following sections has not yet been translated:

• 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)