Noxilo language
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| Noxilo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Created by: | Mizta Sentaro | 1997 |
| Setting and usage: | International auxiliary language | |
| Total speakers: | ??? | |
| Category (purpose): | constructed language International auxiliary language Noxilo |
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| Category (sources): | vocabulary from English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, etc. | |
| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | art | |
| ISO 639-3: | – | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
Noxilo (Japanese: ノシロ語 [noshilo-go]) is an international auxiliary language, created by Mizta Sentaro (水田 扇太郎 [miz(u)ta sentarō]; Hepburn:MIZUTA Sentaro). In 1997 he published a book outlining the language, and presented it on his website. He claims it was created to address the alleged problems of several constructed languages, including; being based mostly on European languages, racism, and sexism.
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[edit] Source of Words
The words of Noxilo are based on words from many languages: English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean etc. Mizta Sentaro, creater of the language, asserts that this makes it more equal for worldwide speakers of many languages, who wish to learn Noxilo.
A good illustration of the many origins of the words lie in the numbers. Below is a chart that displays a number, it's pronunciation, and origin.
| Number | Spelling | Pronunciation | Origin |
| 0 | XUNyA | [SHU-nya] | Sanskrit |
| 1 | II | [EE] | Chinese |
| 2 | NI | [nee] | Japanese |
| 3 | SAM | [sahm] | Korean |
| 4 | SII | [SEE] | Thai |
| 5 | LIMA | [leema] | Malay |
| 6 | ZEKS | [zehks] | German |
| 7 | SABAA | [sah-BAH] | Arabian |
| 8 | WIT | [weet] | French |
| 9 | KOO | [KOE] | Burmese |
| 10 | TIO | [tio] | Swedish |
| 100 | STO | [sto] | Rusian |
| 1,000 | MILA | [meela] | Italian |
| 10,000 | MAn | [mahn] | Chinese |
| 100,000,000 | OK | [ok] | Korean |
| 1,000,000,000,000 | QO | [cho] | Korean |
| 10,000,000,000,000,000 | KyOn | [kyon] | Korean |
[edit] Noxilo Alphabet
| Noxilo Alphabet | ||
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| Type | Alphabet | |
| Spoken languages | Noxilo | |
| Created by | Mizta Sentaro | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
The Noxilo Alphabet has two forms, the Latin form, and Noxilo's own unique alphabet. In the Latin form of the alphabet uppercase and lowercase letters are treated as separate letters. The alphabet is completely phonetic,
[edit] Grammar
Sentences in Noxilo can use SOV and SVO. Mizta Sentaro This was done so that speakers of most languages could use a word order that was familiar to them or at least close to something they were familiar with.
[edit] Pronunciation
J is pronounced like y. Q like k. X like sh. Y like j(or g as in gem).
[edit] External links
- Noxilo Main-page (in English, French, or Japanese)
