Volapük facts for kids
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Logo of the Volapük movement (2nd phase)
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| Created by | Johann Martin Schleyer | |||
| Date | 1879–1880 | |||
| Setting and usage | International: mostly in Europe | |||
| Users | 20 (2000) | |||
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| Writing system | Latin | |||
| Sources | vocabulary from English, German, and French | |||
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| Regulated by | Kadäm Volapüka | |||
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Volapük is a special language that was made up, not one that grew naturally over time. It was created in 1880 by a German priest named Johann Martin Schleyer. He hoped it would become a language everyone in the world could use to talk to each other, no matter where they were from.
What is Volapük?
Volapük was designed to be an easy way for people from different countries to communicate. Its creator, Johann Martin Schleyer, believed that making an international language would help people understand each other better. Meetings about Volapük were held in 1884, 1887, and 1889 to help spread the language.
How Volapük Works
The words in Volapük mostly come from English, with some words also taken from German and French. For example, the name "Volapük" itself comes from the English words "world" and "speech." The way sentences are put together, or its grammar, is based on how Indo-European languages work.
Volapük Today
After 1887, Volapük became less popular. This was partly because another constructed language called Esperanto was created. Many people found Esperanto easier to learn because its grammar was simpler. Today, it is thought that only about 20 to 30 people around the world still speak Volapük.
Here is an example of Volapük. It is a translation of the Lord's Prayer:
O Fat obas, kel binol in süls, paisaludomöz nem ola!
Kömomöd monargän ola!
Jenomöz vil olik, äs in sül, i su tal!
Bodi obsik vädeliki govolös obes adelo!
E pardolös obes debis obsik,
äs id obs aipardobs debeles obas.
E no obis nindukolös in tendadi;
sod aidalivolös obis de bas.
Jenosöd!
Images for kids
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1898 broadsheet advertising Volapük.
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See also
In Spanish: Volapük para niños
