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-===== What is Folksprak? ===== + 
-//Folksprak// is the name of a project that aims to construct an inter-Germanic zonal auxlang, a language that can be easily understood by any speaker of a Germanic language (a group numbering over 465 million native speakers with an additional 300 to 900 million speaking English as a second language) without ever having learned it. You don't believe that's possible? Here's an example: if you are a (native) speaker of English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Afrikaans, Yiddish or some other Germanic language (see a [[wp>List_of_Germanic_languages|complete list]]) there's a great chance that you will know what a sentence like //„Ek hav skrivt en buk“// is supposed to mean.+<markdown> 
 + 
 +# What is Folksprak? 
 + 
 +_Folksprak_ is the name of a project that aims to construct an inter-Germanic zonal auxlang, a language that can be easily understood by any speaker of a Germanic language (a group numbering over 465 million native speakers with an additional 300 to 900 million speaking English as a second language) without ever having learned it. You don't believe that's possible? Here's an example: if you are a (native) speaker of English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Afrikaans, Yiddish or some other Germanic language (see a [complete list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Germanic_languages)) there's a great chance that you will know what a sentence like _„Ek hav skrivt en buk“_ is supposed to mean.
  
 Folksprak is not meant to be designed by any one individual, but rather a collective work created by all interested parties; so you're welcome to participate. Folksprak is not meant to be designed by any one individual, but rather a collective work created by all interested parties; so you're welcome to participate.
  
-===== Why another damn Wiki? =====+ 
 +# Why another damn Wiki? 
 Good question! But the answer is quite simple: other than the two already existing wikis and most other resources, this one is not about a specific dialect of Folksprak. Instead, it intends to gather and structure ideas, considerations and all the different proposals for an inter-Germanic auxlang, in order to compare them and to name their advantages and disadvantages. The hope is that this leads to a solid base for making rational and fair decisions about specific parts of the language so that in the end there should be a conclusion that most parties can agree with. Maybe a little bit naïve, but I think that it is worth giving it a try. Good question! But the answer is quite simple: other than the two already existing wikis and most other resources, this one is not about a specific dialect of Folksprak. Instead, it intends to gather and structure ideas, considerations and all the different proposals for an inter-Germanic auxlang, in order to compare them and to name their advantages and disadvantages. The hope is that this leads to a solid base for making rational and fair decisions about specific parts of the language so that in the end there should be a conclusion that most parties can agree with. Maybe a little bit naïve, but I think that it is worth giving it a try.
  
-===== Goals of the project ===== 
-Folksprak shall be constructed as a language that is: 
-  - intelligible with little or no training to Germanic speakers 
-  - simple enough for ease of learning to write or speak about normal topics 
-  - precise enough to deal with more complex topics (e.g. science, maybe philosophy) 
-where the importance descends from first to last 
  
-===== Content =====+# Main Content 
 + 
 +- [Goals](?id=goals) 
 +- [Phonology and Orthography](?id=phonology_and_orthography) 
 +- Grammar 
 +    - [Declension](?id=declension) 
 +    - [Conjugation](?id=conjugation) 
 +    - [Attributes](?id=attributes) 
 +    - [Correlatives](?id=correlatives) 
 +    - [Word order](?id=word_order) 
 +    - [POS marking](?id=pos_marking) 
 +- Vocabulary 
 +    - [Guidelines for word formation](?id=guidelines_for_word_formation) 
 +    - [Word functions](?id=word_functions) 
 +    - [Pronouns](?id=pronouns) 
 +    - [Adpositions](?id=adpositions) 
 +    - [Conjunctions](?id=conjunctions) 
 +    - [Numbers](?id=numbers) 
 +    - [Colours](?id=colours) 
 +    - [Runes](?id=runes) 
 +    - [Wordlist](?id=wordlist) 
 +    - [Habitual Expressions](?id=habitual_expressions) 
 + 
 + 
 +# Side Content 
 + 
 +- [References](?id=references) 
 +- [Sample texts](?id=sample_texts) 
 +- [Protocols](?id=protocols) 
 +- [Notepad](?id=notepad) 
 + 
 + 
 +# Other Resources 
 + 
 +## Current 
 + 
 +- [IRC-Channel on libera.chat](irc://irc.libera.chat/##folksprak) (if you don't use a separate IRC-Client you can use [Kiwi IRC](https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.libera.chat/?nick=sprekar_?&theme=cli##folksprak) 
 +- [Matrix-Room](https://matrix.to/#/#folksprak:matrix.org) 
 +- [Mailing-list](https://lists.schokokeks.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/folksprak) <folksprak@lists.schokokeks.org> 
 +- [Folksprak (Germanic Conlangs)](http://www.facebook.com/groups/folksprak/) (Folksprak group in Facebook) 
 +- [other content on folksprak.org](http://folksprak.org) 
 +- [Intergermanic - Middelgermanisch](https://www.facebook.com/groups/2365060660454127) (Middelgermanisch group in Facebook) 
 +- [Folksprak Telegram group](https://t.me/folksprak) (discussion chat group in Telegram) 
 + 
 + 
 +## Old or out of date 
 + 
 +- [Yahoo-group](https://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/folkspraak/) and its currently broken mailing-list <folkspraak@yahoogroups.com> 
 +- [geocities.com](http://web.archive.org/web/20011203135008/http://www.geocities.com/folkspraak/) (the old website through a backup on web.archive.org) 
 +- [furorteutonicus.eu](http://www.furorteutonicus.eu/folkspraak/wiki/) (an older Wiki that requires a password for editing) 
 +- [en.wikibooks.org](http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Folksprak) 
 +- [Omniglot](http://www.omniglot.com/writing/folkspraak.htm) 
 +- [FrathWiki](http://www.frathwiki.com/Folksprak)
  
-=== Linguistic subjects === 
-  * [[Phonology and orthography]] 
-  * Grammar 
-    * [[Declension]] 
-    * [[Conjugation]] 
-    * [[Attributes]] 
-    * [[Word order]] 
-    * [[POS marking]] 
-  * Vocabulary 
-    * [[Guidelines for word formation]] 
-    * [[Word functions]] 
-    * [[Pronouns]] 
-    * [[Adpositions]] 
-    * [[Conjunctions]] 
-    * [[Numbers]] 
-    * [[Colours]] 
-    * [[Wordlist]] 
-    * [[Habitual Expressions]] 
  
-=== Other content === +# Other projects
-  * [[words|Concept Collection]] +
-  * [[References]] +
-  * [[Sample texts]] +
-  * [[Protocols]] +
-  * [[Notepad]]+
  
-===== Other Resources ===== +- Interlingua 
-==== Current ==== +    - [Official webpage](http://interlingua.com) 
-  * [[irc://irc.freenode.net/##folksprak|IRC-Channel on freenode.net]] (if you don't use a separate IRC-Client you can use [[https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.freenode.net/?nick=sprekar_?&theme=cli##folksprak|Kiwi IRC]] or [[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=##folksprak|Freenodes official webclient]]) +    - [Interlingua (IALA) group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/interlingua.IALA) 
-  * [[https://lists.schokokeks.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/folksprak|New mailing-list]] <folksprak@lists.schokokeks.org> +- Neolatino 
-  * [[http://www.facebook.com/groups/folksprak/|facebook-group]] +    - [Official webpage](https://neolatino.eu/) 
-  * [[http://folksprak.org|(other content on folksprak.org)]]+    - [Blog Mondo Neolatino](https://mondoneolatino.blogspot.com/) 
 +    - [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/vianeolatina/) 
 +    - [Facebook group Escòla Neolatina](https://www.facebook.com/groups/186554228887107/) 
 +    - [Google groups mailing list Fòro Neolatino](https://groups.google.com/g/neolatino) 
 +    - [Telegram chat group](https://t.me/neolatino) 
 +- Slovianski / Interslavic 
 +    - [Information and learning material](http://steen.free.fr/interslavic/) 
 +    - [Wiki](http://isv.orain.org/) 
 +    - [ZetaBoards](http://s8.zetaboards.com/Slovianski/index/) 
 +    - [Lexicon](http://dict.interslavic.com/) 
 +    - [Меджусловянска бесѣда / Medžuslovjanska besěda](https://t.me/interslavic) (Interslavic chat group in Telegram) 
 +- Anglish 
 +    - [Website](https://anglish.org/) 
 +- Cognate Finder 
 +    - [Reddit-Page](https://www.reddit.com/r/linguistics/comments/ibqwtz/cognate_finder/)
  
-==== Old or out of date ==== +</markdown> 
-  * [[https://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/folkspraak/|Yahoo-group]] and its currently broken mailing-list <folkspraak@yahoogroups.com> +>
-  * [[http://web.archive.org/web/20011203135008/http://www.geocities.com/folkspraak/|geocities.com]] (the old website through a backup on web.archive.org) +
-  * [[http://www.furorteutonicus.eu/folkspraak/wiki/|furorteutonicus.eu]] (an older Wiki that requires a password for editing) +
-  * [[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Folksprak|en.wikibooks.org]] +
-  * [[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/folkspraak.htm|Omniglot]] +
-  * [[http://www.frathwiki.com/Folksprak|FrathWiki]]+
  
-==== Other projects ==== 
-  * Interlingua 
-    * [[http://interlingua.com|Official webpage]] 
-  * Slovianski / Interslavic 
-    * [[http://steen.free.fr/interslavic/|Information and learning material]] 
-    * [[http://isv.orain.org/|Wiki]] 
-    * [[http://s8.zetaboards.com/Slovianski/index/|ZetaBoards]] 
-    * [[http://dict.interslavic.com/|Lexicon]] 
-  * Anglish 
-    * [[http://anglish.wikia.com/wiki/Main_leaf|Wiki]] 
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