Mundolinco

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Mundolinco
Created by:	J. Braakman	1888
Setting and usage:	International auxiliary language
Total speakers:	?
Category (purpose):	Constructed language  International auxiliary language   Esperanto    Mundolinco
Language codes
ISO 639-1:	none
ISO 639-2:	art
ISO 639-3:	—

Mundolinco is a constructed language created by the Dutch author J. Braakman in 1888. It is notable for being the first Esperantido.

Major changes from esperanto include combining the adjective and adverb with the grammatical ending -e (where Esperanto uses -a for adjectives and -e and -aŭ for different types of adverbs), the changing of the verb conjugations, and the introduction of Romantic abbreviations and inflexes (such as -osim-, which Esperanto renders with the particle pli).

Mundolinco attempts a natural appearance; as shown in the example below, Mundolinco's vocabulary frequently foreshadowed that of Interlingua. The words digne, hodie, and nove are found in Interlingua, as is the adjective final e. Conversely, particles such as amiso and cvinto reflect a close letter-sound correspondence characteristic of auxiliary languages developed earlier.

[edit] Example

• Mundolinco: "Digne Amiso! Hodie mi factos conesso con el nove universe linco del sinjoro Braakman. Mi perstudies ho linco presimente en cvinto hori! ... Ce ho linco essos el fasilosime del mundo..."
• Esperanto: "Digna Amiko! Hodiaŭ mi ekkonis la novan universalan lingvon de l' sinjoro Braakman. Mi pristudis tiun lingvon rapide en kvin horoj! ... Ĉi tiu lingvo estas la pli facila de l' mondo..."
• English: "Dignified friend! Today I became aware of the new universal language of Mr Braakman. I studied that language rapidly over five hours! ... This language is the easiest in the world..."

[edit] References

• Braakmann, J. System voor eene internationale Reis- of Handelstaal: onder der naam van El Mundolinco, Dat is Wereldtaal. 2nd edition. Noordwijk, J.C. van Dillen, 1894.