Lingua Franca Nova

proper noun

A constructed language created by C. George Boeree based on French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Catalan using either Latin or Cyrillic alphabets with grammar based on that of Romance Creoles.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A constructed language created by C. George Boeree based on French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Catalan using either Latin or Cyrillic alphabets with grammar based on that of Romance Creoles.

    Synonyms: Elefen, LFN

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA constructed language created by C. George Boeree based on French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Catalan using either Latin or Cyrillic alphabets with grammar based on that of Romance Creoles.

Similar
ElefenLFN

Origin

Coined by Dr. C. George Boeree, the inventor of the language.

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Translations

Arabic لينجوا فرانكا نوفا
  • لينجوا فرانكا نوفاconstructed language
Chinese Mandarin 新通用语
  • 新通用语 (xīn tōngyòng yǔ)constructed language
Esperanto Nova Lingvafrankao, Elefeno
  • Nova Lingvafrankaoconstructed language
  • Elefenoconstructed language
French lingua franca nova
  • lingua franca novaconstructed language
German Lingua Franca Nova, Elefen
  • Lingua Franca Novaconstructed language
  • Elefenconstructed language
Japanese リングア・フランカ・ノバ, エレフェン
  • リングア・フランカ・ノバ (Ringua Furanka Noba)constructed language
  • エレフェン (Erefen)constructed language
  • エレフェン語 (Erefen-go)constructed language
Korean 링구아프랑카노바
  • 링구아프랑카노바 (ringguapeurangkanoba)constructed language
Russian лингва франка нова, элэфэн
  • лингва франка нова (lingva franka nova)constructed language
  • элэфэн (elɛfɛn)constructed language
Spanish lingua franca nova, elefen
  • lingua franca novaconstructed language
  • elefenconstructed language
Cite this entry
APA

Lingua Franca Nova. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lingua%20Franca%20Nova

MLA

“Lingua Franca Nova.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lingua%20Franca%20Nova. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lingua Franca Nova,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lingua%20Franca%20Nova.

Source: Lingua Franca Nova on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.