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The Official Latin Creole Dictionary
Lexicon Linguae Latini Creoli
Edition 2.0 — Mæthuseland
I. THE LATIN CREOLE LANGUAGE
Latin Creole (Latim Crioulo) is the constructed language of Mæthuseland.
Despite its name, Latin Creole is not a form of Latin. It has its own vocabulary, meanings, grammar and linguistic identity. Its visual and phonetic character is inspired partly by Latin and Romance languages, but its development is independent.
The language is intended to sound:
classical
elegant
solemn
unusual
historical
and distinctly Mathler
Latin Creole is particularly suitable for national anthems, religious texts, official documents, monuments, poetry, speeches, literature and everyday communication.
The language deliberately allows words that look somewhat familiar to speakers of Portuguese or Latin while possessing their own meanings.
EDITORIAL PRINCIPLE
The Latin Creole dictionary is cumulative.
Once a word has been established, it becomes part of the language's history. Future texts should therefore reuse established vocabulary whenever possible, allowing meanings, expressions, grammatical patterns, synonyms and word families to develop naturally.
The purpose is not to make Latin Creole resemble Latin as closely as possible.
The purpose is to make it feel like a real language that happens to have developed its own peculiar relationship with Latin.
II. ORTHOGRAPHY
Latin Creole uses the Latin alphabet.
Three letters are especially characteristic:
Æ / æ — a distinctive vowel/ligature frequently appearing in Latin Creole vocabulary.
Œ / œ — another characteristic ligature, particularly common in formal or poetic vocabulary.
Y / y — a characteristic letter contributing to the distinctive appearance of the language.
These letters are not merely decorative. Their use is part of the written identity of Latin Creole.
III. CORE VOCABULARY
A
ael / æl — every time; all items; every one
aera — air
amica — friend
anima — soul
aqua — water
C
cael — sky; heaven
canta — to sing
claræ — bright; radiant
cora — heart
cura — care; attention
D
dona — gives; to give
dormi — to sleep
E
e — and
era — is; to be
F
familia — family
felic — happiness; happiness-related
fides — faith; trust
flor — flower
forta — strong
G
gaudia — joy
genta — people; folk
gloræ — glory
H
habi — to have
heri — yesterday
homa — person; human being
I
igni — fire
ira — anger; to go
J
joga — to play
L
laca — lake
leva — carries; bears; to carry
legi — to read
liberas — freedom of expression
lum — light
luma — illumination
M
mar — sea
mane — morning
mora — to die
Mæthuseland — Matheuseland
N
nafelg — a species of coral native to Matheuseland
The nafelg produces a golden glow when exposed to high pressure. The Matheuseland currency, the Nafelg, is named after this coral.
nova — new
nostrœ — our
O
ora — coast; shore
P
patrioe — homeland; “my country”
pax — peace
pensa — to think
Poderas — power
populœ — people; population
R
rol — always
S
sci — to know
scri — to write
semper — forever
sol — sun
sora — sister
sperança — hope
star — to remain; to stay
stela — star
studia — to study
T
terra — land; earth
Totraendo — independence; freedom from dependence
U
unæ — one; united
V
veda — to see
veni — to come
ventos — winds
verita — truth
via — road; path; way
vivæ — to live; life
voxa — voice
vola — to want
IV. PEOPLE AND SOCIETY
amica — friend
civra — citizen
familia — family
frater — brother
genitra — mother
genitor — father
genta — people; folk
homa — person; human being
infan — child
mathler — person born in Matheuseland
pæra — parent
populœ — people; population
sora — sister
V. PLACES AND GEOGRAPHY
dom — house; home
fluvia — river
insula — island
laca — lake
monta — mountain
ora — coast; shore
plana — plain
plaza — square; public plaza
templar — temple
terra — land; earth
urba — city
via — road; path; way
vila — town; village
VI. NATURE
aera — air
aqua — water
arbor — tree
avis — bird
cael — sky
flor — flower
folia — leaf
igni — fire
luna — moon
lum — light
mar — sea
nafelg — pressure-luminous Matheusland coral
sol — sun
stela — star
ventos — winds
VII. TIME
cras — tomorrow
dies — day
hodia — today
hora — hour
heri — yesterday
mane — morning
nocta — night
semper — forever
tempora — time
vespa — afternoon/evening
VIII. EMOTIONS AND ABSTRACT CONCEPTS
amor — love
anima — soul
cora — heart
cura — care
dolor — pain
fides — faith; trust
felic — happiness
gaudia — joy
gloræ — glory
ira — anger
pax — peace
sperança — hope
Totraendo — independence
verita — truth
IX. FUNDAMENTAL VERBS
Latin Creole — English
ama — to love
bibi — to drink
canta — to sing
comi — to eat
creda — to believe
dona — to give
dormi — to sleep
faci — to do; to make
habi — to have
joga — to play
leva — to carry
mora — to die
pensa — to think
poda — to be able to; can
scri — to write
sci — to know
star — to remain; to stay
studia — to study
toma — to take
veda — to see
veni — to come
vivæ — to live
vola — to want
X. FUNDAMENTAL ADJECTIVES
antiga — old; ancient
claræ — bright; radiant
forta — strong
nova — new
unæ — one; united
XI. IMPORTANT SEMANTIC DISTINCTIONS
lum × luma
lum = light
luma = illumination
The first refers to light itself; the second refers to the act, effect or state of illuminating.
liberas × Totraendo
liberas = freedom of expression
Totraendo = independence from dependence, particularly colonial dependence.
Therefore, a society may possess liberas without necessarily possessing Totraendo.
semper × rol × æl
These three words form an interesting semantic group.
semper = forever
rol = always
æl = every time / all items
Thus:
semper emphasizes permanence.
rol emphasizes continuity or repeated occurrence.
æl emphasizes every member or every occurrence.
lum × claræ
lum is the noun “light.”
claræ is an adjective meaning “bright/radiant.”
Therefore:
can describe bright/radiant light, subject to the grammatical rules of the language.
vivæ
vivæ can function both as:
to live
life
This makes it one of the more flexible words in the language.
XII. THE MATHLER
mathler
Meaning: a person born in Matheuseland.
The plural form is:
mathlers
Meaning: people born in Matheuseland.
The word is a cultural demonym and should be preferred over generic descriptions such as “person from Matheuseland” when referring specifically to someone born there.
XIII. THE NAFELG
nafelg is a distinctive species of Matheusland coral.
Under high pressure, the coral produces a characteristic golden glow.
Because of its cultural importance, the species gave its name to:
the currency of Matheuseland.
The distinction between lowercase and capitalized forms should normally be maintained:
Nafelg — currency
XIV. PROPER NAMES
Fzae — capital city of Matheuseland
Kawakzy — the Kawakzy religious tradition
Mæthuseland — Matheuseland
Nafelg — the currency of Matheuseland
XV. THE NATIONAL MOTTO
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Poderas — power
era — is
Totraendo — independence
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“Power is Independence.”
The broader traditional translation “Power is Freedom” is understandable, but “Power is Independence” better reflects the specific meaning of Totraendo.
The motto expresses the idea that genuine power comes from being capable of standing independently rather than remaining dependent upon a foreign or colonial power.
XVI. VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Latin Creole is a living constructed language and its vocabulary may continue to expand.
New words should follow several principles:
Existing words should always be preferred when they already express the intended idea.
Established meanings should not be changed casually.
Synonyms are permitted.
Related words may have distinct meanings.
A word may belong to more than one grammatical category.
New vocabulary should feel compatible with the existing sound and spelling system.
New words should not merely be copied from Latin.
Words established in older texts should remain part of the language even if newer forms eventually become more common.
The objective is for Latin Creole to develop a coherent linguistic history rather than becoming a collection of unrelated invented words.
XVII. CURRENT VOCABULARY BY SIZE
People
Friends, family, citizens, children, parents, siblings, people and Mathlers.
Geography
Cities, villages, islands, mountains, plains, rivers, lakes, roads, homes, temples, coasts and land.
Nature
Water, air, fire, sky, sun, moon, stars, flowers, trees, leaves, birds, sea, wind and the nafelg coral.
Time
Today, yesterday, tomorrow, morning, afternoon, night, hours, days, time, always and forever.
Emotions and concepts
Love, joy, happiness, sadness/pain, anger, faith, hope, peace, truth, glory, heart, soul, freedom and independence.
Actions
To live, die, love, see, hear, speak, think, know, believe, want, have, go, come, stay, carry, give, take, eat, drink, sleep, play, study, read, write, work, make and sing.
This gives Latin Creole enough basic vocabulary to begin constructing substantially longer texts rather than isolated ceremonial phrases.
XVIII. STATUS OF THE DICTIONARY
Language: Latin Creole
Native name: Latim Crioulo
Country: Matheuseland
Writing system: Latin alphabet
Characteristic letters: æ, œ, y
Demonym: Mathler
Currency: Nafelg
Official motto: Poderas era Totraendo
Translation: “Power is Independence”
Status: actively developing constructed language
Lexicon Linguae Latini Creoli
Mæthuseland
Edition 2.0
