MAIN FEATURES OF THE EURIZIAN LANGUAGE

Below you can find the essential characteristics of Eurizian and the main similarities and differences compared to the Latin language.

  1. Alphabet: the same as the Latin alphabet, with the addition of the letter J. Pronunciation: based on reconstructed Classical Latin pronunciation (pronuntiatio restituta), with only very minor variations. Each grapheme corresponds uniquely to a single phoneme (the only exceptions being ph and tch).Unlike Latin, in words of more than one syllable, the stress in Eurizian always falls on the penultimate syllable.

  2. Nouns and pronouns: these are the same as in Latin, but without case inflection (the distinction between singular and plural is retained). The vast majority of nouns are derived from Latin nouns, whereas those not attested in the Latin lexicon, or which in Latin would require more than one word, are derived from the corresponding Esperanto nouns. Derivation from both Latin and Esperanto follows simple and precise rules.

  3. Adjectives: these are the same as in Latin, but without case inflection, and they are invariable with respect to both number and gender (i.e. the same form is used for all three genders and for both singular and plural). In this case as well, adjectives not found in the Latin lexicon, or which in Latin would require more than one word, are derived from Esperanto adjectives modified according to specific derivational rules.

  4. Adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions: these are exactly the same as in Latin, with only a very small number of highly restricted variations.

  5. Verbs: the infinitive form is the same as in Latin (with a few minor adaptation changes), but the conjugational system is different. In fact, Euriziano has only one conjugation, and all verbs (which invariably end in -RE) are conjugated in the same way. The conjugation system is greatly simplified in comparison with Latin (for example, the verbal endings associated with the verb forms are identical (-t) for all persons and for almost all tenses), and the only irregular verb is the verb to be, which is irregular only in the present indicative and the exhortative mood. Unlike Latin, the subject must always be explicitly expressed (except in certain cases in the imperative/exhortative mood). Verbs not found in the Latin lexicon, or which in Latin would require more than one word, are formed from Esperanto verbs modified according to simple rules in order to produce an infinitive ending in -RE.

The entire grammar of Eurizian, which is explained extensively in this book, can be described in just under 50 pages and therefore requires very few lessons to learn. Consider that a Latin grammar consists of approximately 400 pages on average.

It can therefore be seen that this new language, Eurizian, would have all three of the characteristics defined in the previous chapter to aspire to become the language of the Europe:

1) It does not correspond to any currently adopted national language;

2) It has cultural stems that draw on the Latin language, and therefore its origins, albeit indirectly, go back to the sources of European civilisation;

3) It is a very easy language to learn.