Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

novial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
novial
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An international auxiliary language, or interlanguage, published by the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen in 1928.

Etymology

From Novial Nov International Auxiliari Lingue (“New International Auxiliary Language”).

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Novial terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Novial terms

Questions

What does novial mean?
An international auxiliary language, or interlanguage, published by the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen in 1928.
Where does novial come from?
From Novial Nov International Auxiliari Lingue (“New International Auxiliary Language”).

How to pronounce novial

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