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Re: My romance lang.



--- In romanceconlang@yahoogroups.com, "magomagno2" <magomagno@h...> 
wrote:
> I'm working on my own ideal international Romance lang. I'm just 
> calling it Neo-Latin for now(I know, not very original) Here's 
some 
> of the basic stuff. Tell me what ya think. 
> 
> Nouns end in a, e, o, or u, according to their ablative singular 
> ending in Latin.
> Aqua  Fratre
> Filio Fructu
> The plural is formed by adding -i.
> Aquai Fratrei
> Filioi Fructui

I have to say that it's a bit strange to use -i, since i believe 
italian is the only romance language that uses -i to mark the 
plural. 

> 
> The definite article is il. The indefinite is un.

Why no feminine gender??

Once again, i'm not a specialist in Latin, but some things look 
funny for a Romance/Latin-derived language.
Just like the thing about the conjugations.

Sabrina