Main Proposed Changes
- The accented letters would disappear, together with most of their sounds.
- The "c" would be pronounced like the old "ŝ"; "z" as the old "c", i.e. as "ts".
- The letters "ĝ" and "ĵ" would be usually replaced by "g" and "j" respectively.
- The definite article would be eliminated.
- The accusative would have the same form as the nominative and depend on position for clarity.
- A plural noun would replace "-o" with "-i", instead of adding "-j".
- Both adjectives and adverbs would take the ending "-e", be invariable, and depend on position for clarity.
- The number of participles would be reduced from six to two.
- The table of correlatives would be replaced with words or phrases taken from Romance languages.
- The roots of the language would be changed to reflect the new alphabet.
- The roots of the language not taken from Latin or Romance languages would be replaced by such.
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