Interlingue facts for kids

Edgar de Wahl (far right) in 1927

Interlingue is a constructed language. It was called Occidental between 1922 and 1947. It was created by Edgar von Wahl, one of the first Esperantists. Von Wahl was from the Russian Empire. He spoke German. He had natural ability in languages. He is often called de Wahl.

De Wahl was not happy with Esperanto. He decided to create a language called "Occidental". He published it in 1922. In 1947 the name of the language was changed to Interlingue.

Writings on the subject

• Haas, Fritz. 1956. Grammatica de Interlingue in Interlingue. Interlingue-Servicie Winterthur (Svissia). [1] (in Interlingua)
• Jacob, Henry. 1947 Occidental (1922) by Edgar de Wahl en 0' A Planned Auxiliary Language Publicate: London, Dobson, London. 1947 [2] (in English)
• Rodriguez, José María. 1999. Breve gramática de Interlinguie/Occidental en Gazeto Andaluzia (órgano oficial de la Asociación Andaluza de Esperanto) N° 57 marzo 1999. [3] (in Esperanto)

Images for kids

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  The first issue of Kosmoglott (later Cosmoglotta), published in haste after the announcement that the League of Nations was studying the problem of an international language.

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  Participants at an Occidental gathering in Vienna, 1928: Engelbert Pigal, Karl Janotta, A. Deminger, Hanns Hörbiger, Eugen Moess, Franz Houdek, Johann Robert Hörbiger

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  Meeting of Occidental (Interlingue) language users in Vienna in 1927.

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  PR postcard with Occidental text created in 1928 in Vienna

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  Issue 325 of Cosmoglotta for the period January to December 2019.

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  Sticker from 1930 created to emphasize readability at first sight: Li lingue quel vu comprende (The language you understand) and Occidental propaga se self (Occidental promotes itself)

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  An example of derivation from the magazine Cosmoglotta.

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  Flowchart demonstrating derivation of nouns from verbs using de Wahl's rule.

See also

In Spanish: Idioma occidental para niños