Folkspraak

Pan-Germanic constructed language

Folkspraak (also Folksprák and Folksprak; from folk 'people' and spraak 'language', which means "the language of the people") is an unfinished[1] zonal constructed language. It uses words from Germanic languages to make it easy for anyone who speaks those languages to understand it.[1] It works a lot like a lingua franca for people who speak Germanic languages.[2]

Folkspraak
Created byCollaborative work
Date1995-
Setting and usageInternational auxiliary language
Purpose
constructed languages
SourcesVocabulary, phonology and grammar from Germanic languages
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)

Example of text

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The Lord's Prayer in different kinds of Folkspraak:[source?]

Folkspraak Folksprak Middelsprake Boksprak Fůlkspræk

Ons Fater,
whem leven in der Himmel,
Mai din Name werden helig,
Mai din Konigdom kommen,
Mai din will werden,
in der Erd und in der Himmel.
Geven os distdag ons Brod,
Und forgiv ons sindens,
samme Weg als wi
forgiv dem whem eren
skuld to uns.
Und test os nihte,
men spare os fraum der Sind.

Usser fader,
in de himmel,
wes dain nam helig
dain koningdum schall komme
dain will schall wese dan,
so upann erd als in himmel
Giv us disdag usser brod,
end fergiv us usser schuld,
als wi fergiv dem weh
schuld gegn us
End lad us nit in fersyking
doch mak us fri fron yvel.

User Fader
wae is in de hevel,
din name schal wese helliged,
din rik schal kom,
din wille schal schee,
so up erd as in de hevel.
geve us dis dag user daglig broed
on forgeve us user skuld
as wi forgeve dat
af anderes.
On late us nik wese forsoeked
doch make us fri fran oevel
fordat dines is de macht on de herlighed
antil in everighed
Amen

Onser Fader
in de hemmen,
Werde heliged din nam,
Kome din rick,
Gescheje din will,
Hu in de hemmen, so up de erd.
Gev ons hidag onser daglik brod.
Ond fergev ons onser schuld,
Hu ok wi fergev dem
onser schuldern.
Ond led ons nit in ferseuking,
Aver erleus ons af de yvel.
(Als din er de rick ond de macht
Ond de herlikhed in eeighed.)
Amen.

Ůnsĕr Fadĕr
ĭn đă ħemmĕn,
Werđĕ ħạlĭgĕd đin nam,
Kwe°mĕ đin rikj,
Găskeƕĕ đin wėll,
Hu ĭn đă ħemmĕn, so ŭp đă erđ.
Geƀ ůns ħidag ůnsĕr dãglĭk brḁđ.
Ůnđ fĕrgeƀ ůns ůnsĕr skuld,
Hu ḁk wi fĕrgeƀ đĕm
ůnsĕr skuldĕrĕn.
Ůnđ led ůns nĭt ĭn fĕrsȍking,
Aƀĕr ŭtlọs ůns ăf đă ȕbĕl.
(Alns đin ez đă rikj ůnđ đă maħt
Ůnđ đă ħạrlĭkħạd ĭn ạwĭgħạd.)
Amĕn.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Folkspraak Archived 2009-07-24 at the Wayback Machine at Langmaker
  2. Folkspraak at omniglot.com