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-===== What is Folksprak? ===== 
-//Folksprak// is the name of a project that aims to construct an inter-Germanic zonal auxlang, which means 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 //„Ik hav skrivt en buk“// is supposed to mean. 
  
-Folksprak is not meant to be designed by any one individual, but is a collective work created by all interested parties; so you're welcome to participate.+## What is Folksprak?
  
-===== Why another damn Wiki? ===== +_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. 
-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 conclusionthat most parties can agree with. Maybe a little bit naive, but think it is worth giving it a try.+ 
 +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? 
 + 
 +Good question! But the answer is quite simple: other than the two already existing wikis and most other resourcesthis one is not about a specific dialect of Folksprak. Insteadit 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 think that it is worth giving it a try. 
 + 
 + 
 +## Goals of the project 
 + 
 +Folksprak shall be constructed as a language that is: 
 +1. intelligible with little or no training to Germanic speakers 
 +2. simple enough for ease of learning to write or speak about normal topics 
 +3. precise enough to deal with more complex topics (e.g. science, maybe philosophy)
  
-===== Goals of the project ===== 
-Folksprak shall be constructed as a language, which is 
-  - intelligible with little or no training for any 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 where the importance descends from first to last
  
-===== Content =====+## Content 
 + 
 +### 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 
 + 
 +- [[words|Concept Collection]] 
 +- [[References]] 
 +- [[Sample texts]] 
 +- [[Protocols]] 
 +- [[Notepad]] 
 + 
 + 
 +## Other Resources 
 + 
 +### Current 
 + 
 +- [IRC-Channel on freenode.net](irc://irc.freenode.net/##folksprak) (if you don't use a separate IRC-Client you can use [Kiwi IRC](https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.freenode.net/?nick=sprekar_?&theme=cli##folksprak) or [Freenodes official webclient](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=##folksprak) 
 +- [Mailing-list](https://lists.schokokeks.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/folksprak) <folksprak@lists.schokokeks.org> 
 +- [facebook-group](http://www.facebook.com/groups/folksprak/
 +- [other content on folksprak.org](http://folksprak.org)
  
-=== 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]] 
  
-=== Other content === +### Old or out of date
-  * [[References]] +
-  * [[Sample texts]]+
  
-===== Other Resources =====+- [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)
  
-==== Current ==== 
-  * [[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]]) 
-  * [[https://lists.schokokeks.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/folksprak|New mailing-list]] <folksprak@lists.schokokeks.org> 
-  * [[http://www.facebook.com/groups/folksprak/|facebook-group]] 
-  * [[http://chatonic.com/room/folkspraak/|Chatonic room]] 
-  * ([[http://folksprak.org|other content on folksprak.org]]) 
  
-==== Old or out of date ==== +### Other projects
-  * [[http://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]]+
  
 +- Interlingua
 +    - [Official webpage](http://interlingua.com)
 +- 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/)
 +- Anglish
 +    - [Wiki](http://anglish.wikia.com/wiki/Main_leaf)
  
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