Greko-Latina
Introduction
Græko-Latina is intended as a way to take the international scientific and Græko-Latin vocabulary and make an International Auxiliary Language. It arose from my disfavor with the vocabulary, phonology, etc. of other IALs such as Esperanto and Interlingua. As a secondary matter, I hope it could be used by the Catholic Church as a way to simplify Latin to bring back for mass.
Phonology
Orthography
Græko-Latina uses the 26 standard letters of the Latin alphabet with the addition of æ and œ, which may be written as ae and oe if it's more convenient. All letters have their IPA values except <c>, , and <x>, which are /t͡s or t͡ʃ/, /kʷ/, and /ʃ/ respectively. Four digraphs (ai, au, eu, oi) make the implied diphthong, and ch, rh, and th have their Greek pronunciations (/x/, /r̥/, and /θ/, respectively). Q does not pair with u, as in most European languages, as this is redundant.
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal/alveolar | Velar | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plain | labialised | Glottal | |||||
| Nasal | m | n | |||||
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g | kʷ | |||
| Affricate | t͡s ~ t͡ʃ | ||||||
| Fricative | f v | θ | s z | ʃ | x | ||
| Approximant | j | w | h | ||||
| Trill | r̥ r | ||||||
| Lateral | lː | ||||||
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i y | u |
| Mid | e œ | o |
| Open | æ | ɑ |
The vowel system is similar to Finnish, except without length distinction.