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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. | |
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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. | <markdown> |
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===== Why another damn Wiki? ===== | # What is Folksprak? |
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 naive, but i think it is worth giving it a try. | |
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===== Goals of the project ===== | _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 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 | |
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===== Content ===== | 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. |
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=== 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]] | |
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=== Other content === | # Why another damn Wiki? |
* [[References]] | |
* [[Sample texts]] | |
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===== Other Resources ===== | 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. |
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==== 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|Provisionally new mailing-list]] <folksprak@lists.schokokeks.org> | |
* [[http://www.facebook.com/groups/folksprak/|facebook-group]] | |
* [[http://chatonic.com/room/folkspraak/|Chatonic room]] | |
* ([[http://folksprak.bfadmin.schokokeks.org|other content of folksprak.bfadmin.schokokeks.org]]) | |
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==== Old or out of date ==== | # Main Content |
* [[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]] | |
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| - [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) |
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| # Side Content |
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| - [References](?id=references) |
| - [Sample texts](?id=sample_texts) |
| - [Protocols](?id=protocols) |
| - [Notepad](?id=notepad) |
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| # Other Resources |
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| ## Current |
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| - [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) |
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| ## Old or out of date |
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| - [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) |
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| # Other projects |
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| - Interlingua |
| - [Official webpage](http://interlingua.com) |
| - [Interlingua (IALA) group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/interlingua.IALA) |
| - Neolatino |
| - [Official webpage](https://neolatino.eu/) |
| - [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/) |
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