Folkspraak language
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Folkspraak (also Folksprák, Folksprahk, Folksprak, and hyphenated versions such as Folk-Spraak) is an international auxiliary language (IAL) based on the Germanic languages, currently in development. It is intended to be quickly learnable by all Germanic speakers (a group including over 465 million native speakers, and an additional 300 to 900 million who speak English as a second language). It is not meant to be designed by any one individual, but is a collective work created by all interested parties, according to the Folkspraak charter guidelines.
At present there are a number of 'dialects' of Folkspraak in use. These 'dialects' might better be described as people's 'versions' on the language - that is, their individual take on what Folkspraak should be. The members of the Yahoo! group are working steadily toward a consensus, but it has generally been decided that these 'dialects' are to be fully tolerated, and that only once all issues have been thoroughly discussed, and a large majority of those partaking in the language's design have reached agreement as to the accepted form, shall an 'official' version be created.There are currently disagreements about many rather basic areas of the language including orthography, grammar, and vocabulary. Interestingly, many of the dialects proposed tend to look most like an English-influenced version of Dutch or Low German, although many have notably North Germanic features.
The Lord's Prayer
As an example of Folkspraak in comparison to other Germanic Languages, consider three proposed versions of the Lord's Prayer next to the standard German and English prayer:
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| Ons Fader in Himmel, | Ons Fater, whem leven in der Himmel, | Unser fader in de himmel, | Vater unser im Himmel, | Our father in heaven, |
| lat din Nam aren helig, | mai din Name werden helig | mag dain naam vese heilig | geheiligt werde dein Name, | hallowed be your name, |
| Lat din Rikdom kommen. | Mai din Konigdom kommen. | Mag dain koningdom komme | Dein Reich komme. | Your kingdom come. |
| lat din Wil aren doede, | Mai din will werden, | Mag dain vil vese duet | Dein Wille geschehe, | Your will be done, |
| aup de Erd als in de Himel. | in der Erd und in der Himmel. | op de erd als in himmel | wie im Himmel, so auf Erden. | on the Earth as in Heaven. |
| Giv os dis Dag ons daglik Brod, | Geven os distdag ons Brod, | Geef uns dies-dag unser brood, | Unser tägliches Brot gib uns heute, | Give us this day our daily bread, |
| Ond forgiv os ons Skuldens, | Und forgiv ons sindens, | Ond forgeef unser schulden, | Und vergib uns unsere Schuld, | And forgive us our sins, |
| als vi forgiv dem die skuld gegen os. | samme Weg als wi forgiv dem whem eren skuld to uns. | als vi forgeef dem ho schuld gegen uns. | wie auch wir vergeben unseren Schuldigern. | as we forgive those who sin against us. |
| Ond test os nit, | Und test os nihte, | Ond test uns nicht, | Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung, | And lead us not into temptation, |
| men spar os fron Uvel. | men spare os fraum der Sind. | aber spaar uns fron efel. | sondern erlöse uns von dem Bösen. | but deliver us from evil. |
External links
- http://www.langmaker.com/folksprk.htm
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/folkspraak/ Yahoo Discussion Group
- http://www.forumscaniae.net/folkspraak/forum Folkspraak Discussion Forum
- http://www.geocities.com/folkspraak/ - This page is now rather outdated (and the story about Folkbier is a fabrication!).
- http://www.susning.nu/Folkspraak - This page is in Swedish.ca:Folkspraak