# Lingwa de planeta

This is a free wikibook on the Lingwa de planeta (Lidepla or LdP for short) constructed language or conlang.
This wikibook is an ongoing translation of the corresponding Russian book. The authors will be glad to receive some contribution, like your opinion in the talk page, or some improvements of English in the text, or ideas for exercises.
The book consists of ten lessons, each containing some grammar explanations, translation exercises, a short text with comments and some useful conversational phrases. You will find some information about one of the languages on which the Lidepla conlang is based and read a fragment of Antoine de St. Exupéry’s The Litte Prince in that language (with transcription). There will also be a wordlist taken from that language.

## Lessons
### Introduction

    Lidepla language: characteristic features
       Alphabet and pronunciation

### Lesson 1. Simple sentence

    Basic verb form and personal pronouns
       Negation, questions and answers, emphasizing particle 'ya'
       Past tense and future tense particles
       Cojunctions
       Etiquette: acquaintance
       Language in focus: English

### Lesson 2. Compound sentence

    Pronouns as an object
       Question words, indication words
       Modal verbs
       Emphasizing particles "hi" and "ku"
       Prepositions
       Etiquette: "Where are you from?"
       Language in focus: Chinese

### Lesson 3. Nouns and adjectives

    Noun
       Adjective
       Verb "bi / es / bin"
       Adjective as an attribute
       Verbs of availability (ye, yok, hev)
       Possessive adjectives and pronouns
       Particles "gro-" and "-ki"
       Etiquette: "Good afternoon!", "How are you?"
       Language in focus: Spanish and Portuguese

### Lesson 4. Verb particles

    Expression of commands, requests, wishes
       Condition
       Action time specification
       Aspect prefixes
       Transition particles
       Etiquette ("Thank you!", "Pardon?")
       Language in focus: Arabic
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### Lesson 5. Expression of number

       Exact number (Numerals)
       Approximate number
       Time specification
       Dates, seasons
       Periods of time
       Measurements, prices
       Etiquette: question about age
       Language in focus: Hindi

### Lesson 6. Adverbs; comparison; different class words function

    Adverbs
       Comparison
       Adjectives and verbs functioning as nouns
       Nouns with the doer and object meanings
       Nouns relating to qualities
       Attribute expression
       Etiquette: weather
       Language in focus: Russian

### Lesson 7. The system of compound pronouns and adverbs; prepositions and adverbs of situation and motion

    Compound-pronoun system
       Situation prepositions
       Motion prepositions
       Etiquette ("How do I get to...?")
       Language in focus: Japanese

### Lesson 8. Verb structures

    Special verbs
       Passive voice
       Act combination
       Relational prepositions
       Language in focus: German

### Lesson 9. Word formation

    Prefixes, suffixes
       Particles
       Word combination
       Language in focus: French

### Lesson 10. Systematic vocabulary
## Links and resources

* Introduction to Lidepla, presentation on Prezi.com
* Reading material:
   * Anekdot (nivel 1)
   * Anekdot (nivel 2)
   * The Journal Jive – “Life” – in Lidepla
* Forums and chats:
   * /r/lingwadeplaneta/ on Reddit
   * Lingwa de planeta group on Telegram
* Memrise course, and other Lidepla-courses on Memrise
* Main site
* Lidepla wiki (mostly Lidepla library)