Kat e Rat

sish, vel, shol

2011-01-14T07:10:00.000-06:00

sish = 6
vel = 7
shol = 8
zul = 9
deg = 10

EN: In original Volapük the number for 10 was 'bals' --- adding the plural ending to the word 'bal'. Balapuk doesn't have any plural ending, so I adopted the 'deg' from revised Volapük.

EO: En malnova Volapuk 'dek' estas 'bals' --- 'bal' kaj la plurala 's'. Balapuk ne havas pluralo. 'Deg' devenas el nova Volapük.

DE: In alte Volapük 'bals' bedeutet 'zehn'. Der 's' is die Volapükische Mehrzahl. Balapuk hat keine Mehrzahl. So benutze ich das Wort 'deg' aus neue Volapük.

kil e kil binij sish = 3+3=6
fol e fol binij shol = 4+4=8
lul e tel binij vel = 5+2=7
zul e bal binij lul e lul 9+1=5+5

tsal deg e tsalosh shol = ten kings and eight queens/dek reghoj kaj ok reghinoj/zehn Könige und acht Königinnen
tsal e tsaletosh fol e tsalet bal = the king and four princesses and one prince/la regho kaj kvar reghidinoj kaj unu reghido/Der König und vier Prinzessinnen und ein Prinz

Why doesn't Balapuk have a plural? Just because nouns in English add a plural marker (usually 's') doesn't mean that happens in all languages. Some Asian languages don't and that's why an Asian person, speaking English, might say 'Nissa has a lot of cat.' instead of 'Nissa has a lot of cats.'

And besides, I just thought it would be fun to build a language without a plural marker.

bal, tel, kil.....

2011-01-12T13:33:00.000-06:00

Today our 'word of the day' is five words--- the first 5 numbers. All of these numbers are taken directly from Volapük. Where Fr. Schleyer* got them from I don't have any idea.....

We also have the verb 'to be' = binij. The verb ending is -ij, which is pronounced like the 'ee' in feet.

bal = 1
tel = 2
kil = 3
fol = 4
lul = 5

bal e bal binij tel = 1+1=2
tel e kil binij lul = 2+3=5
tel e tel binij fol = 2+2=4
fol e bal binij lul = 4+1=5
tel e bal binij kil = 2+1=3

kat bal e katet lul = one cat and five kittens/unu kato kaj kvin katidoj/Eine Katze und fünf Kätzchen
rat fol e katet fol = four rats and four kittens/kvar ratoj kaj kvar katidoj/vier Ratten und vier Kätzchen

*Father Johann Martin Schleyer was the creator of Volapük.

ratetop

2011-01-11T08:42:00.001-06:00

ratetop
EN: rat nest, lit. 'baby rat place'.
EO: rata nesto, 'ratidejo'
DE: Ratte-Nest 'Platz für junge Ratten'

EN: Today's Balapuk word is a constructed word using two of the word-building prefixes. Similar words can be constructed to indicated the nesting or whelping areas of different animals. For example, 'katetop' is the place where my cat had her kittens. A cat will only rarely choose a 'katetop' that her person wants her to use for a 'katetop'.

EO: La hodiawa Balapuka vorto estas kunmetita vorto, kiu uzas du afiksoj. Oni povas konstrui similaj vortoj por la nesto aw ido-loko por bestoj. Ekzemple, 'katetop' estas la loko por mia kato kaj shiajn katidojn.

DE: Die heutige Balapuk-Wort ist ein Wort gebaut mit zwei der Präfixe. Ähnliche Wörter kann man machen, für Nesten von viele Vögel und Tiere. 'Katetop' ist der Platz, wo die Katze und ihre 'Kinder' leben.

-op
EN: suffix that indicates places, like Esperanto -ejo or Volapük -öp, which is from the VO word 'top' which means 'place' (from EN 'topography' I presume.)
EO: sufikso kiel '-ejo'. Devenas el 'top' = loko, ejo.
DE: Suffix für Ort oder Platz, wie Esperanto -ejo. Es kommt aus das Wort 'top' = Ort, Platz.

kat e katet in katetop, rat e ratet in ratetop

rat
EN: rat
EO: rato
DE: Ratte
VO: rat
KO: 쥐 (jwi)
JA: ネズミ (nezumi)
ZH: 大鼠 (dà shǔ)

top
EN: place, location
EO: loko, ejo
DE: Ort, Platz
KO: 장소 (jangso)
JA: 場所 (basho)
ZH: 位置 (wèizhì)

in
EN: in
EO: en
DE: in
VO: in
KO: 에 (e)
JA: で (de)
ZH: 在 (zài)

e
EN: and
EO: kaj
DE: und
VO: e
KO: 및 (mich)
JA: と (to)
ZH: 和 (hé)

Balapuk Word of the Day: katet

2011-01-10T10:35:00.000-06:00

katet Yeonyi

I really love kittens. So I urgently need a word for kitten in Balapuk. I also have included the word for cat so one can compare.

Looking up the Asian languages I've learned some interesting things. I found the Japanese word for kitten using BabelFish. As always, I double-checked by cut-and-pasting the Japanese word into BabelFish to translate it back to English. The result was 'child cat'. And did you notice that the Chinese for cat is 'Mao'? Poor kitties!

Coming soon in Word of the Day--- a word that means both 'chopstick' and 'fork'. And numbers! And eventually verbs--- but not irregular verbs. (Balapuk verbs all use Metamucil.)

For translation I use:
BabelFish
Traduku for Esperanto
Hong's Hangul Conversion Tools for Korean transliteration
Romanji Translator for Japanese transliteration
Chinese to English Conversion for Chinese translation and transliteration

Balapuka Vorto de la Tago: katet

2011-01-10T08:53:00.000-06:00

katet

EN: English = kitten
EO: Esperanto = katido
DE: Deutsch = Kätzchen
VO: Volapük = katil, katül
KO: 한국어 = 새끼 고양이 (saekki goyangi)
JA: 日本語 = 子ネコ (ko neko)
ZH: 简体中文版 = 小猫 (xiǎomāo)

kat

EN: English = cat
EO: Esperanto = kato
DE: Deutsch = Katze
VO: Volapük = kat
KO: 한국어 = 고양이 (goyangi)
JA: 日本語 = 猫 (neko)
ZH: 简体中文版 = 猫 (māo)

kat e katet, katet e kat = kato kaj katido, katido kaj kato

Mi amas katidoj. Tial mi urghe bezonas vorto ke signifas katido. La japana vorto por katido signifas 'child cat' au 'kato infano'.

Por traduku mi uzas:
BabelFish
Traduku por Esperanto
Hong's Hangul Conversion Tools por korea transliterigo
Romanji Translator por japana transliterigo
Chinese to English Conversion por china transliterigo kaj traduko

Balapukische Wort des Tages: katet

2011-01-10T08:42:00.000-06:00

katet

EN: English = kitten
EO: Esperanto = katido
DE: Deutsch = Kätzchen
VO: Volapük = katil, katül
KO: 한국어 = 새끼 고양이 (saekki goyangi)
JA: 日本語 = 子ネコ (ko neko)
ZH: 简体中文版 = 小猫 (xiǎomāo)

kat

EN: English = cat
EO: Esperanto = kato
DE: Deutsch = Katze
VO: Volapük = kat
KO: 한국어 = 고양이 (goyangi)
JA: 日本語 = 猫 (neko)
ZH: 简体中文版 = 猫 (māo)

kat e katet, katet e kat = Katze und Kätzchen, Kätzchen und Katze

Ich habe Kätzchen sehr gern. Und so brauche ich dringend eine Wort, dass Kätzchen bedeutet. Das Japanesische Wort für Kätzchen bedeutet 'child cat' = 'Katze Kind'.

Für übersetzung benutze ich:
BabelFish
Traduku für Esperanto
Hong's Hangul Conversion Tools für koreanische Transkription
Romanji Translator für japanische Transkription
Chinese to English Conversion für chinesische Transkription und Übersetzung

Balapuk Orthography: Consonants

2011-01-10T07:09:00.002-06:00

The consonant sounds of Balapuk.

B = b in book (IPA: b, X-SAMPA: b)
Ch = ch in church (IPA: tʃ, X-SAMPA: tS)
D = d in dog (IPA: d, X-SAMPA: d)
F = f in fan (IPA: f, X-SAMPA: f)
G = g in go (IPA: g, X-SAMPA: g)
H = h in hat (IPA: h, X-SAMPA: h)
K = k in kit (IPA: k, X-SAMPA: k)
L = l in leg (IPA: l, X-SAMPA: l)
M = m in mat (IPA: m, X-SAMPA: m)
N = n in nest (IPA: n, X-SAMPA: n)
P = p in pin (IPA: p, X-SAMPA: p)
S = s in sun (IPA: s, X-SAMPA: s)
Sh = sh in shed (IPA: ʃ, X-SAMPA: S)
T = t in tin (IPA: t, X-SAMPA: t)
V = v in vat (IPA: v, X-SAMPA: v)
Y = y in yarn (IPA: j, X-SAMPA: j)
Z = z in zoo (IPA: z, X-SAMPA: z)

Compare to Volapük orthography

How do you show the sounds of your conlang? Besides giving examples, you can use the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and its alternative, X-SAMPA.

IPA = International Phonetic Alphabet - has audio files for sounds
X-SAMPA = Extended Speech Assessment Methods Phonetic Alphabet another phonetic alphabet, one which does not use special symbols.

Did you know? Volapük, the parent language of Balapuk, once had many additional letters to represent foreign sounds, and was intended as a international phonetic alphabet.

Balapukische Orthographie: Konsonanten

2011-01-10T06:33:00.001-06:00

Die Konsonanten von Balapuk.

B = b in Buch (IPA: b, X-SAMPA: b)
Ch = tsch in deutsch (IPA: tʃ, X-SAMPA: tS)
D = d in Dorf (IPA: d, X-SAMPA: d)
F = f in Feld (IPA: f, X-SAMPA: f)
G = g in Gebet (IPA: g, X-SAMPA: g)
H = h in Hase (IPA: h, X-SAMPA: h)
K = k in Kerze (IPA: k, X-SAMPA: k)
L = l in Licht (IPA: l, X-SAMPA: l)
M = m in Maus (IPA: m, X-SAMPA: m)
N = n in Nacht (IPA: n, X-SAMPA: n)
P = p in Pilz (IPA: p, X-SAMPA: p)
S = s in Sonne (IPA: s, X-SAMPA: s)
Sh = sch in Schirm (IPA: ʃ, X-SAMPA: S)
T = t in Tag (IPA: t, X-SAMPA: t)
V = w in Wald (IPA: v, X-SAMPA: v)
Y = j in Jahr (IPA: j, X-SAMPA: j)
Z = s in Reise (IPA: z, X-SAMPA: z)

Sehen sie Volapük Orthographie

IPA = International Phonetic Alphabet - hat Audio für Töne
X-SAMPA = Extended Speech Assessment Methods Phonetic Alphabet ein anderes Lautalphabet, eins, das nicht Sonderzeichen verwendet.

Wussten Sie? Volapük, die Vatersprache von Balapuk, hatte vielen zusätzlichen Buchstaben gehabt, um fremden Töne darzustellen und wurden als internationales Lautalphabet beabsichtigt.

Balapuka Ortografio: Konsonantoj

2011-01-10T06:12:00.001-06:00

La Konsonantoj de Balapuk.

B = b en bero (IPA: b, X-SAMPA: b)
Ch = ĉ en ĉefo (IPA: tʃ, X-SAMPA: tS)
D = d en dek (IPA: d, X-SAMPA: d)
F = f en fero (IPA: f, X-SAMPA: f)
G = g en ganto (IPA: g, X-SAMPA: g)
H = h en hoko (IPA: h, X-SAMPA: h)
K = k en kapo (IPA: k, X-SAMPA: k)
L = l en lito (IPA: l, X-SAMPA: l)
M = m en mano (IPA: m, X-SAMPA: m)
N = n en nesto (IPA: n, X-SAMPA: n)
P = p en piro (IPA: p, X-SAMPA: p)
S = s en suno (IPA: s, X-SAMPA: s)
Sh = ŝ en ŝtono (IPA: ʃ, X-SAMPA: S)
T = t en tago (IPA: t, X-SAMPA: t)
V = v en venko (IPA: v, X-SAMPA: v)
Y = j en jaro (IPA: j, X-SAMPA: j)
Z = z en zebro (IPA: z, X-SAMPA: z)

Vidu la Volapüka ortographio

IPA = International Phonetic Alphabet - havas awdio dosieroj por sonoj
X-SAMPA = Extended Speech Assessment Methods Phonetic Alphabet alia internacia fonetika alfabeto, ne havas specialaj simboloj.

Ĉu vi scias? Volapük, la patro lingvo de Balapuk, iam havis multajn suplementajn leterojn por reprezenti fremdaj sonoj, kaj estis celita kiel internacia fonetika alfabeto.

Balapukische Wort des Tages: tsalatosh

2011-01-09T11:23:00.000-06:00

tsaletosh

EN: English = princess
EO: Esperanto = reghidino
DE: Deutsch = Prinzessin
VO: Volapük = jiregason
KO: 한국어 = 공주 (gongju)
JA: 日本語 = 王女 (oujo)
ZH: 简体中文版 = 公主 (gōngzhǔ)

Wurzelwort ist 'tsal', das bedeutet 'König, Kaiser'. Das Volapükische Wort für König ist 'reg'. Das hat den Schlechten Buchstaben R in ihm. ' Tsal' ist vom russischen 'tsar' und das deutsche 'Kaiser', die beiden kommen aus lateinischen 'Caesar'.

'-et' ist ein Diminutiv, von Volapük genommen. Seine Bedeutung in Balapuk ist 'Nachkomme von, Kind von' in den Tieren und 'eheliches Kind' in Menschen. ' Tsalet' bedeutet Prinzen. 'Tsalason' bedeutet 'unehelicher Sohn eines Königs'.

'-osh' ist das weibliche Suffix, verwendet für Menschen, nicht Tiere. Für ein Tier man verwendet das Präfix 'shi-' stattdessen. 'Shikat' bedeutet weibliche Katze. 'Tsalosh' bedeutet 'Königin'.

'Osh' ist auch das weibliche Pronomen. Dieses Wort wird nicht von Volapük oder von irgendeiner anderen Sprache genommen.

Die Sprachcodes mit zwei Buchstaben sind ISO-639-1 Codes.

Balapuka vorto de la tago: tsaletosh

2011-01-09T10:59:00.000-06:00

tsaletosh

EN: English = princess
EO: Esperanto = reghidino
DE: Deutsch = Prinzessin
VO: Volapük = jiregason
KO: 한국어 = 공주 (gongju)
JA: 日本語 = 王女 (oujo)
ZH: 简体中文版 = 公主 (gōngzhǔ)

La radika vorto estas 'tsal', kiu signifas regho, imperiestro, monarhho. La Volapüka vorto por regho estas 're\' kiu havas la Malbonega Letero R en ghi.
'Tsal' devenas el la Rusa 'tsar' kaj la Germana 'Kaiser', kaj ambaŭ de ili devenas de la Latina 'Caesar'.

'-et' estas diminutiva afikso, prenita el Volapük. Sia signifo en Balapuk estas ido (pri bestoj), kaj 'legitima infano de' (pri homoj). 'Tsalet' signifas princo. 'Tsalason' signifas bastarda filo de regho.

'-osh' estas la virina afikso, uzita pri homoj, ne pri bestoj. Por bestoj oni uzas la prefikso 'shi-'. 'Shikat' signifas virina kato. 'Tsalosh' signifas Reghino.

'Osh' ankaŭ estas la virina pronomo. Ĉi tiu vorto ne estas prenita el Volapük aŭ iu aj alia lingvo.

La duletero lingvo kodoj estas la ISO 639-1 kodoj

Balapuk word of the day: tsaletosh

2011-01-09T10:23:00.006-06:00

tsaletosh

EN: English = princess
EO: Esperanto = reghidino
DE: Deutsch = Prinzessin
VO: Volapük = jiregason
KO: 한국어 = 공주 (gongju)
JA: 日本語 = 王女 (oujo)
ZH: 简体中文版 = 公主 (gōngzhǔ)

Root word is 'tsal', meaning 'king, emperor, monarch'. The Volapük word for king is 'reg' which has the Evil Letter R in it.
'Tsal' is from the Russian 'tsar' and the German 'Kaiser', both of which come from the Latin 'Caesar'.

'-et' is a diminutive, taken from Volapük. Its meaning in Balapuk is 'offspring of' in animals, and 'legitimate child of' when referring to humans. 'Tsalet' means prince. 'Tsalason' means 'illegitimate son of a king.

'-osh' is the feminine ending, used for humans, not animals. For an animal one uses the prefix 'shi-' instead. 'Shikat' means female cat. 'Tsalosh' means 'queen'.

'Osh' is also the feminine pronoun. This word is not taken from Volapük or any other language.

tsal
EN: English = king
EO: Esperanto = regho
DE: Deutsch = König
VO: Volapük = reg
KO: 한국어 = 황제 (hwangje)
JA: 日本語 = 王 (ou)
ZH: 简体中文版 = 国王 (guówáng)

tsalet
EN: English = prince
EO: Esperanto = reghido
DE: Deutsch = Prinz
VO: Volapük = regason
KO: 한국어 = 황태자 (hwangtaeja)
JA: 日本語 = 王子 (ouji)
ZH: 简体中文版 = 王子 (wángzǐ)

tsalosh
EN: English = queen
EO: Esperanto = reghino
DE: Deutsch = Königin
VO: Volapük = shireg
KO: 한국어 = 여왕 (yeowang)
JA: 日本語 = 女王 (joou)
ZH: 简体中文版 = 女王 (nǚwáng)

The two-letter language codes are the ISO 639-1 codes.

Balapukische Wort des Tages: bel

2011-01-08T09:40:00.003-06:00

bel

EN: English = mountain
EO: Esperanto = monto
DE: Deutsch = Berg
KO: 한국어 = 산 (san)
JA: 日本語 = 山
CN: 简体中文版 = 山

DE: Bel ist das Volapükische Wort für Berg, abgeleitet vom deutschen Wort. Merken Sie dass das 'r' im Berg wird durch 'l' ersetzt. Das wurde häufig in Volapük getan, aber nicht soviel in der modernen Form von Volapük.

In Balapook 'r' wird immer durch 'l' ersetzt, weil ich wirklich den Buchstaben 'r' hasse.
Auch weil in einigen asiatischen Sprachen, die Unterscheidung zwischen 'r' und 'l' ist nicht so stark--- auf Koreanische beide Laute werden durch den gleichen Buchstaben dargestellt. (Ja, die Koreanische Sprache hat Buchstaben--- sie sehen nur so aus wie chinesische Schriftzeichen.)

Balapook, wie Volapük und Esperanto, benutzt Gebrauchaffixe (Präfixe und Suffixe). So kann man von die Wort-Wurzeln vielen neuen Wörtern bilden. Das heißt, dass es einfacher ist, den Wortschatz zu erlernen.

Die Affixliste von Balapook ist nicht noch fertig. Aber hier sind einige Beispiele von der Wörter die von 'bel' gebildet werden kann.

belik = EN: mountainous (adjective) = EO: monta = DE: bergig
beliko = EN: mountainously (adverb) = EO: monte
belel = EN: mountaineer, mountain climber = EO: montano, montogrimpisto = DE: Bergsteiger
belan = EN: mountain dweller, mountain man = EO: montano = DE: Bergbewohner
lebel = EN: large mountain = EO: montego = grosses Berg
smabel = EN: small mountain = EO: malgranda monto = DE: kleines Berg
belil = EN: hill = EO: monteto = DE: Hügel

Balapuka vorto de la tago: bel

2011-01-08T09:23:00.003-06:00

bel

EN: English = mountain
EO: Esperanto = monto
DE: Deutsch = Berg
KO: 한국어 = 산 (san)
JA: 日本語 = 山
CN: 简体中文版 = 山

EO: 'bel' ankaw estas la Volapüka vorto por monto, derivita de la Germana vorto Berg. Vidu, ke la 'r' en 'Berg' estas anstatawita de 'l'. Chi tiu estis farita ofte en la originala formo de Volapük, ne ofte, en la moderna formo.

En Balapook 'r' estas chiam anstatawita de 'l', char mi tre malamas la litero 'r'.
Ankaw ĉar en iuj Aziaj lingvoj, la distingo inter 'r' kaj 'l' estas malpli forta --- en korea ambaw sonoj estas reprezentita de la sama alfabeto litero. (Jes, korea havas alfabeton --- ĝi nur similas Ĉinaj ideografiajhoj.)

Balapook, kiel Volapük kaj Esperanto, uzas afiksoj (prefiksoj kaj sufiksoj) por formo vortoj el la bazaj radikoj. Chi tiu signifas, ke estas facile lerni la vort-enhavo.

Chi tie estas iuj ekzemploj de vortoj ke oni povas konstrui el 'bel'.

belik = EN: mountainous (adjective) = EO: monta = DE: bergig
beliko = EN: mountainously (adverb) = EO: monte
belel = EN: mountaineer, mountain climber = EO: montano, montogrimpisto = DE: Bergsteiger
belan = EN: mountain dweller, mountain man = EO: montano = DE: Bergbewohner
lebel = EN: large mountain = EO: montego = grosses Berg
smabel = EN: small mountain = EO: malgranda monto = DE: kleines Berg
belil = EN: hill = EO: monteto = DE: Hügel

Balapuk word of the day: bel

2011-01-08T08:49:00.011-06:00

bel

EN: English = mountain
EO: Esperanto = monto
DE: Deutsch = Berg
VO: Volapük = bel
KO: 한국어 = 산 (san)
JA: 日本語 = 山 (yama)
CN: 简体中文版 = 山 (shān)

EN: bel is also the Volapük word for mountain, derived from the German word Berg. Note that the 'r' in Berg is replaced by 'l'. This was done often in the original form of Volapük, not so much in the modern form.

In Balapook 'r' is always replaced by 'l' because I really hate the letter 'r'.
Also because in some Asian languages, the distinction between 'r' and 'l' is less strong--- in Korean both are represented by the same alphabet letter. (Yes, Korean has an alphabet--- it only looks like Chinese characters.)

Balapook, like Volapük and Esperanto, uses affixes (prefixes and suffixes) to form words from the basic roots. This means it is easier to learn the vocabulary.

The official affix list of Balapook is not yet finished. But here are some examples, using affixes likely to be on the final list, of words that can be made from 'bel'.

belik = EN: mountainous (adjective) = EO: monta = DE: bergig
beliko = EN: mountainously (adverb) = EO: monte
belel = EN: mountaineer, mountain climber = EO: montano, montogrimpisto = DE: Bergsteiger
belan = EN: mountain dweller, mountain man = EO: montano = DE: Bergbewohner
lebel = EN: large mountain = EO: montego = grosses Berg
smabel = EN: small mountain = EO: malgranda monto = DE: kleines Berg
belil = EN: hill = EO: monteto = DE: Hügel

Balapuk: eine einfache Conlang

2011-01-07T11:49:00.003-06:00

DE: Einige Sprachen sind schwierig: Lateinisch, russisch, chinesisch und Englisch unter ihnen. Sogar sind einige Conlangs (konstruierte Sprachen, künstliche Sprachen) schwierig. Das ist, was viele Leute über Volapük sagen.

Wie einfach kann eine Conlang sein, und noch arbeiten? Die Conlang Toki Pona hat nur etwas 130 Wörter. Basic English (Ogden) ist eine Conlang mit nur 850 Wörter. Ich habe mich entschieden, eine einfache Conlang zu machen, das Wörter aus Volapük nimmt. Ich nenne es Balapuk--- 'bal' von 'balik' (das bedeutet 'grundlegend') und 'puk' (das bedeutet 'Sprache')

Die Wörter sind aus Volapük. Volapuk verwendete Englisch als Modell und eine Quelle für Wörter. Englisch ist auch eine der zugänglicheren Sprachen. So zum Beispiel in der Orthographie benütze ich Vokaltöne aus Englisch. Ich glaube, dass auch Leute die nicht Englisch sprechen kann herausfinden, wie ein Buchstabe auf englisch ausgesprochen ist.

Science Fiction Hintergrund von Balapuk: Balapuk wurde im Jahr 1892 gemacht. Es wird verwendet, um nicht-erdischer Fremden zu mitsprechen. Diese Fremden haben begrenzte Fähigkeiten, Sprachen zu lernen. Der Schöpfer von Balapuk war ein japanischer Sprachwissenschaftler, der Volapük sprach.

Balapuk: simpla planlingvo

2011-01-07T10:46:00.002-06:00

EO: Iuj lingvoj estas komplika: latina, rusa, china kaj angla inter ili. Ankaw iuj planlingvoj (artefaritaj lingvoj) estas komplika. Tio plej homoj diras pri Volapük.

Mi demandas - kiel simpla povas planlingvo esti, kaj ankoraw plenumi la tasko? La lingvo Toki Pona havas havas 130 vortoj, kaj Basic English nur havas 850 vortoj. Mi decidis eksperimenti kun la kreo de simpla planlingvo, kiu uzas plejparte radikoj de Volapük. Mi nomas ghi Balapuk --- 'bal' de 'balik', kiu signifas 'baza', kaj 'puk' kiu signifas lingvo.

La radikoj ja estas de Volapuko, sed mi ankaw ne forgesas ke Volapuko uzas angla lingvo kiel modelo kaj fonto por vortoj. Estas ankaw unu el la plej havebla lingvoj. Do ekzemple en la ortografio mi volas elimini sonoj kiu ne okazas en la angla. Mi kredas, ke plimulto de personoj, kiu ne parolas la angla lingvo, povas eltrovi kiel litero estas prononcita en la angla.

Fikcia Fono de Balapuk: Balapuk estis kreita en la jaro 1892. Oni uzis ghin por komuniki kun aliplaneduloj, kiu havis limigita lingvolerna-kapabloj. La kreinto de Balapuk estis Japana lingvisto kiu parolis Volapük.

En tiu chi blogo, oni ne uzas supersignoj aw akuzativo.

Balapuk: a simple conlang

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EN: Some languages are complicated: Latin, Russian, Chinese and English among them. Even some conlangs (constructed languages, artificial languages) are complicated. That is what many folk say about Volapük.

One might question- how simple can a conlang be and still get the job done. There is Toki Pona which has a very small vocabulary, and Basic English.... I have decided to experiment on the creation of a simple conlang, using mostly roots from Volapük. I call it Balapuk--- 'bal' from 'balik', meaning basic, and 'puk' meaning language.

While the roots are from Volapuk, I also won't forget that Volapuk used English as a model and a source for words. It is also one of the more accessible languages. So for example in the orthography I will eliminate vowel sounds which don't occur in English. My theory is that most people, if they don't already know English, can find out how a letter is pronounced in English.

Fictional Background of Balapuk:
Balapuk was created in the year 1892. It is used to communicate with aliens who have limited language-learning abilities. The creator of Balapuk was a Japanese linguist who spoke Volapük.

Free Volapük books online

2011-01-06T10:32:00.000-06:00

Here is a list of Volapük books that are available for free in PDF format online. (Some say they are available in Kindle format, but I've found these versions to be badly scanned, uncorrected and thus unusable.) These are all in the original Volapuk, not the modern revision, and are all in the public domain. Some may be in print, available through Amazon.com. If you find any other Volapuk books available online, please add them in a comment.

A Dictionary of the English and Volapük languages: John Rellye, 1888
http://www.archive.org/details/adictionaryengl00rellgoog
Dictionary of Volapük: Volapük-English, English-Volapük: Marshall William Wood, 1889 http://www.archive.org/details/dictionaryvolap01woodgoog
Hand-book of Volapük: Charles Ezra Sprague, 1888
http://www.archive.org/details/handbookvolapk00spragoog
Volaspodel: a monthly magazine devoted to the propagation.... 1893
http://www.archive.org/details/volaspodelamont00unkngoog
Volapük: An Easy Method... Klas August Linderfelt, 1887
http://www.archive.org/details/volapkaneasymet00lindgoog
Volapük, or, Universal language : a short grammatical course: Alfred Kirchhoff, 1888
http://www.archive.org/details/volapukorunivers00kirciala
International Commercial Language: Abridged Grammar of Volapük, Auguste Kerchhoffs, 1888
http://www.archive.org/details/internationalco01kercgoog
Dictionnaire volapük-français et français-volapük, précédé d'une grammaire complète de la langue: Kerchhoffs & Schleyer (1887)
http://www.archive.org/details/dictionnairevol00kercgoog
Comprehensive Volapük Grammar, Alfred A. Post (1890)
http://www.archive.org/details/comprehensivevo00postgoog

Guia de Sons Do Volapük

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Guide to the sounds of Volapük, in Portuguese, from Volapük Yahoo Group. Also visit the Volapük Yahoo Group's Files for Volapük Para Todo O Mundo and VOLAPÜK EM AÇÃO, Volapük courses in Portuguese.

GUIA DE SONS DO VOLAPÜK

O alfabeto do Volapük é composto de 27 letras, que são:

A, ä, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, I, j, k, l, m, n, o, ö, p, r, s, t, u, ü, v, x, y, z = 8 vogais e 19 consoantes.

As vogais são pronunciadas da seguinte maneira:

A como A em „pAz”
Ä como E em „Era”
E como E em „mEsa”
I como I em „gIz”
O como O em „Ostra”
Ö como o EU do francês em „jEU”
U como U em „crUz”
Ü como o UE do francês em „rUE”

As consoantes são pronunciadas da seguinte maneira:

B, F, P, V pronunciam-se como em português

D como o D em „Dona”, diante de I não se pronuncia como o D de „Dinheiro,” na pronúncia carioca ou do Sudeste, mas como na pronúncia do Nordeste.

L como o L em „Lua”, no final de palavras deve ser pronunciado como se faz no Sul do Brasil, ou seja, não deve ser pronunciado com o son de U.

M como o M em „Maria”; não deve nasalizar a vogal que o preceda.

N como o N em „Nada”; não deve nasalizar a vogal que o preceda.

T como T em „Tudo”, diante de I näo se pronuncia como o T em „Tipo”, na pronúncia carioca ou do Sudeste, mas como na pronúncia do Nordeste.

K sempre como o C de „Casa”

Y é uma semivogal; deve ser pronunciada rápidamente, como o I de „caI”.

H como no inglês „House”, ou seja, uma leve aspiração, semelhante aos RR de „caRRo” sem uma pronúcia muito forte.

C como GI em GIorno

G sempre como o G em „Gota”, nunca como o G em „Girafa” ou „Gente”.

J como J em „Jardin”.

R sempre como o R em „caRo”.

S sempre soa como o S em „Sapato”, mesmo no fim ou meio das palavras.
X sempre soa como os GGS em „eggs”

Z sempre soa como os TS em „TSé-TSé”.

Em Volapük cada letra deve ser pronunciada de modo claro e preciso!

Pratique com os numerais de UM a DEZ:

bal, tel, kil, fol, lul, mäl, vel, jöl, zül, deg

Pratique estas palavras de uma sílaba:

flor (= flor), hit (= calor), fluk (= fruta), nif (= neve)

Palavras com mais de uma sílaba são lidas como oxítonas (a última sílaba é pronunciada mais fortemente).

Pratique:

floRÜP („flor-tempo” = Primavera)
hiTÜP („calor-tempo” =Verão)
fluKÜP („fruta-tempo” = Outono)
niFÜP („neve-tempo” = Inverno)

Tente pronunciar 2 vogais consecutivas: REIN = chuva (pronuncie: re-IN)

Tente pronunciar 3 vogais consecutivas: NEAI = nunca (pronuncie: ne-a-I)

Uma última dica importante: Tente criar o hábito de pronunciar toda palavra em voz alta! Talvez você se sinta pouco autoconfiante no começo, mas você em breve se tornará acostumado aos sons da língua, os quais nem todos são iguais aos sons que você está acostumado a ouvir no português. Além disso, ganha-se mais confiança desse modo!

Bible Verse in Plenty Languages, Blod! 21 Sept 2010

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This series with one Bible verse in lots of languages and versions you can use to learn Volapük. Or Esperanto or Ido or some other language. Or even about God if you want to.... ['Blod' means 'brother']

Keyword: vöd - word - vorto

Volapük - Lucas 1:2
2. baiädü utos, kelosi utans, kels ebinons primao logatemunans e dünans vöda, eloveükons obes,

Esperanto - Luko 1:2
2 kiel ilin transdonis al ni tiuj, kiuj de la komenco vidis mem kaj estis administrantoj de la vorto,

Ido - Lukas 1:2
2. segun ke tradicionis ti qui de la komenco esis testi okulala, e divenis servisti di la parolo.

Interlingua - Luke 1:2
2 conforme los transmitteva a nos illes qui testes de vista ab le principio e servidores del parola deveniva,

Hawai`i Pidgin Bible - Luke 1:2 (Da Jesus Book)
2 Dey wen write down da stuff da odda guys wen see from da time Jesus wen start fo teach, an dey wen teach us an plenny odda peopo bout wat wen happen.

English - Luke 1:2 (Basic English Bible - uses only 1000 words)
2. As they were handed down to us by those who saw them from the first and were preachers of the word,

English - Luke 1:2 (New Jerusalem Bible - Catholic)
2. as these were handed down to us by those who from the outset were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word,

English - Luke 1:2 (King James Bible - Protestant)
2. Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;

English - Luke 1:2 (New American Bible - Catholic)
2 just as those who were eyewitnesses from the beginning and ministers of the word have handed them down to us,

Deutsch - Lukas 1:2 (Luther Bibel - 1912)
2. wie uns das gegeben haben, die es von Anfang selbst gesehen und Diener des Worts gewesen sind:

한국어 (Korean) - Luke 1:2
처음부터 말씀의 목격자 되고 일군 된 자들의 전하여 준 그대로 내력을 저술하려고 붓을 든 사람이 많은지라

日本語 Japanese Bible - Luke 1:2
2. 御言に仕えた人々が伝えたとおり物語に書き連ねようと、多くの人が手を着けましたが、

Portuguese: Almeida Actualizada - Luke 1:2
2. segundo no-los transmitiram os que desde o princípio foram testemunhas oculares e ministros da palavra,

Romanian - Luke 1:2
2. după cum ni le-au încredinţat ceice le-au văzut cu ochii lor dela început, şi au ajuns slujitori ai cuvîntului,

Croatian - Luke 1:1
2. prema predaji prvih učenika i drugih očevidaca.

Note: 'Word' in the Bible often means 'word of God' or 'the Gospel'.
'Vorto' en la Biblio ofte signifas 'vorto de Dio' aŭ 'la Evangelio'.

Bible Verse in Plenty Languages, Blod! 20 Sept 2010

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This series with one Bible verse in lots of languages and versions you can use to learn Volapük. Or Esperanto or Ido or some other language. Or even about God if you want to.... [Blod=brother (in volapük)]

You will notice that we've changed the name of the series, and added a version in Hawaii Pidgin English and in Ido and Interlingua. We are also starting the Gospel of Luke from the beginning.

Keyword: konot - story, tale - historio

Volapük - Lucas 1:1
1. Bi mödikans esteifüloms ad lautön konoti dö dins, kels ejenons timü obs,

Esperanto - Luko 1:1
1 Ĉar multaj jam entreprenis aranĝi historion pri la faktoj, kiuj estas konstatitaj inter ni,

Ido - Lukas 1:1
1. Multi entraprezis naracar lo eventinta inter ni,

Interlingua - Luke 1:1
1 Nam multos interprendeva redactar un reporto circa le factos realisate inter nos,

Hawai`i Pidgin Bible - Luke 1:1 (Da Jesus Book)
1 Aloha, my friend Teofilus, Plenny guys wen write down da tings dat wen happen wit us.

English - Luke 1:1 (Basic English Bible - uses only 1000 words)
1. As a number of attempts have been made to put together in order an account of those events which took place among us,

English - Luke 1:1 (New Jerusalem Bible - Catholic)
1 Seeing that many others have undertaken to draw up accounts of the events that have reached their fulfilment among us,

English - Luke 1:1 (King James Bible - Protestant)
1. Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

English - Luke 1:1 (New American Bible - Catholic)
1 Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the events that have been fulfilled among us,

Deutsch - Lukas 1:1 (Luther Bibel - 1912)
1. Sintemal sich's viele unterwunden haben, Bericht zu geben von den Geschichten, so unter uns ergangen sind,

한국어 (Korean) - Luke 1:1
1. 우리 중에 이루어진 사실에 대하여

中文 Chinese Union Bible - Luke 1:1
1. 提阿非罗大人哪，有好些人提笔作书，述说在我们中间所成就的事，是照传道的人从起初亲眼看见又传给我们的。

日本語 Japanese Bible - Luke 1:1
1. わたしたちの間に成就された出来事を、最初から親しく見た人々であって、

Portuguese: Almeida Actualizada - Luke 1:1
1. Visto que muitos têm empreendido fazer uma narração coordenada dos fatos que entre nós se realizaram,

Romanian - Luke 1:1
1. Fiindcă mulţi s'au apucat să alcătuiască o istorisire amănunţită despre lucrurile cari s'au petrecut printre noi,

Croatian - Luke 1:1
1. Kad već mnogi poduzeše sastaviti izvješće o događajima koji se ispuniše među nama.

Notes:
The Gospel of Luke was written by St. Luke, a physician. He was a friend of St. Paul.
La evangelio de Luko estis skribita de Sanktulo Luko, kuracisto. Li estis amiko de Sanktulo Paŭlo.

Multilingual Bible Verse for Today - 19 Sept. 2010

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Volapük - Lucas 16:15
15. Ed äsagom omes: «Bitikols lo mens, äsva binols ritiks, ab God sevom ladälis olsik; ed utos, kelos binon löpik pro mens, binon lenaud lo God.

English - Luke 16:15 (New Jerusalem Bible - Catholic)
15 He said to them, 'You are the very ones who pass yourselves off as upright in people's sight, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed in human eyes is loathsome in the sight of God.

English - Luke 16:15 (King James Bible - Protestant)
15. And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

English - Luke 16:15 (Basic English Bible - only uses 1000 words)
15. And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.

Esperanto - Luko 16:15
15. Kaj li diris al ili: Vi estas tiuj, kiuj ŝajnigas sin justaj antaŭ homoj, sed Dio scias viajn korojn; ĉar kio estas altigita inter homoj, tio estas abomenaĵo antaŭ Dio.

Deutsch - Lukas 16:15 (Luther Bibel 1912)
15. Und er sprach zu ihnen: Ihr seid's, die ihr euch selbst rechtfertigt vor den Menschen; aber Gott kennt eure Herzen; denn was hoch ist unter den Menschen, das ist ein Greuel vor Gott.

한국어 (Korean) - Luke 16:15
15. 예수께서 이르시되 `너희는 사람 앞에서 스스로 옳다 하는 자이나 너희 마음을 하나님께서 아시나니 사람 중에 높임을 받는 그것은 하나님 앞에 미움을 받는 것이니라

中文 - Chinese Union Bible - Luke 16:15
15. 耶稣对他们说：你们是在人面前自称为义的，你们的心，神却知道；因为人所尊贵的，是神看为可憎恶的。

日本語 - Japanese Bible - Luke 16:15
15. そこで彼らにむかって言われた、「あなたがたは、人々の前で自分を正しいとする人たちである。しかし、神はあなたがたの心をご存じである。人々の間で尊ばれるものは、神のみまえでは忌みきらわれる。

Luca 16:15 (Romanian)
15 Isus le -a zis: ,,Voi căutaţi să vă arătaţi neprihăniţi înaintea oamenilor, dar Dumnezeu vă cunoaşte inimile; pentrucă ce este înălţat între oameni, este o urîciune înaintea lui Dumnezeu.

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Multilingual Bible Verse for Today - 18 Sept. 2010

2010-09-18T01:01:00.002-05:00

Volapük - Lucas 16:14
14. Atosi valik farisetans, kels binoms moniäliks, äliloms, ed äkofoms omi.

English - Luke 16:14 (New Jerusalem Bible - Catholic)
14 The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and jeered at him.

English - Luke 16:14 (King James Bible - Protestant)
14. And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

English - Luke 16:14 (Basic English Bible - uses only 1000 words)
14. And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him.

Esperanto - Luko 16:14
14. Kaj la Fariseoj ankaŭ, kiuj estis monavidaj, aŭdis ĉion tion, kaj ili lin mokis.

Deutsch - Lukas 16:14 (Luther Bibel - 1912)
14. Das alles hörten die Pharisäer auch, und waren geizig, und spotteten sein.

한국어 (Korean) - Luke 16:14
14. 바리새인들은 돈을 좋아하는 자라 이 모든 것을 듣고 비웃거늘

Chinese Union Bible - Luke 16:14
14. 法利赛人是贪爱钱财的，他们听见这一切话，就嗤笑耶稣。

Japanese Bible - Luke 16:14
14. 欲の深いパリサイ人たちが、すべてこれらの言葉を聞いて、イエスをあざ笑った。

Maori Bible - Luke 16:14
14. A ko nga Parihi, he hunga apoapo moni, i rongo ki enei mea katoa: a ka whakahi ratou ki a ia.

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Multilingual Bible Verse for Today - 17 Sept. 2010

2010-09-17T01:01:00.002-05:00

Volapük - Lucas 16:13
13. Domadünan nonik kanon dünön sölis tel; ibä ud oheton balani, ed olöfon votani, ud oslopon balani, ed onestümon votani. No kanols kultön Godi e monalugodi».

English - Luke 16:13 (New Jerusalem Bible - Catholic)
13 'No servant can be the slave of two masters: he will either hate the first and love the second, or be attached to the first and despise the second. You cannot be the slave both of God and of money.'

English - Luke 16:13 (King James Version - Protestant)
13. No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

English - Luke 16:13 (Basic English Bible - 0nly 1000 words used)
13. No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

Esperanto - Luko 16:13
13. Nenia servanto povas servi al du sinjoroj; ĉar aŭ li malamos unu kaj amos la alian, aŭ li aliĝos al unu kaj malestimos la alian. Vi ne povas servi al Dio kaj al Mamono!

Deutsch - Lukas 16:13 (Luther 1912 Bibel)
13. Kein Knecht kann zwei Herren dienen: entweder er wird den einen hassen und den andern lieben, oder er wird dem einen anhangen und den andern verachten. Ihr könnt nicht Gott samt dem Mammon dienen.

한국어 (Korean) - Luke 16:13
13. 집 하인이 두 주인을 섬길 수 없나니 혹 이를 미워하고 저를 사랑하거나 혹 이를 중히 여기고 저를 경히 여길 것임이니라 너희가 하나님과 재물을 겸하여 섬길 수 없느니라'

Chinese Union Bible - Luke 16:13
13. 一个仆人不能事奉两个主；不是恶这个爱那个，就是重这个轻那个。你们不能又事奉神，又事奉玛门。

Japanese Bible - Luke 16:13
13. どの僕でも、ふたりの主人に兼ね仕えることはできない。一方を憎んで他方を愛し、あるいは、一方に親しんで他方をうとんじるからである。あなたがたは、神と富とに兼ね仕えることはできない」。

Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas - Luke 16:13
13. Ningún siervo puede servir a dos senores, porque o aborrecerá a uno y amará al otro, o se apegará a uno y despreciará al otro. No podéis servir a Dios y a las riquezas.

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Multilingual Bible Verse for Today - 16 Sept. 2010

2010-09-16T01:00:00.002-05:00

Volapük - Lucas 16:12
12. If no ebinolöv konfidovik tefü dalabot votikane, kin bevü obs ogivon-li oles obsiki?

English - Luke 16:12 (Douay Rheims Bible)
12. And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's; who will give you that which is your own?

English - Luke 16:12 (Basic English Bible)
12. And if you have not been true in your care of the property of other people, who will give you that which is yours?

Esperanto - Luko 16:12
12. Kaj se vi ne estis fidelaj en tio, kio apartenas al alia homo, kiu donos al vi tion, kio estas via propra?

Deutsch - Lukas 16:12 (Luther 1912 Bibel)
12. Und so ihr in dem Fremden nicht treu seid, wer wird euch geben, was euer ist?

한국어 (Korean) - Luke 16:12
12. 너희가 만일 남의 것에 충성치 아니하면 누가 너희의 것을 너희에게 주겠느냐 ?

Chinese Union Bible - Luke 16:12
12. 倘若你们在别人的东西上不忠心，谁还把你们自己的东西给你们呢？

Japanese Bible - Luke 16:12
12. また、もしほかの人のものについて忠実でなかったら、だれがあなたがたのものを与えてくれようか。

Basque NT - Luke 16:12
12. Eta baldin berceren gauçán leyal içan ezpaçarete, çuen dena norc emanen drauçue?

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Pronunciation of Volapük

2010-09-15T13:20:00.001-05:00

PRONUNCIATION OF VOLAPÜK

The alphabet of VOLAPÜK has 27 letters, which are:

a, ä, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, ö, p, r, s, t, u, ü, v, x, y, z = eight vowels and nineteen consonants.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT EVERY SINGLE VOWEL AND CONSONANT MUST BE PRONOUNCED CLEARLY!

The VOWELS are pronounced in the following manner:

A as in : lArd                O as in : rOte
Ä as in : mAde             Ö as in French : jEU
E as in French : mEt      U as in : sOOn
I as in : bEEr                Ü as in French : rUE

The CONSONANTS are pronounced as follows:

B as in : Ball               N as in : Name
C as in : Joy               P as in : Pill
D as in : Dull              R as in : Rain
F as in : File               S as in : Zeal
G as in : Goal             T as in : Tale
H as in : Hill               V as in : Vale
J as in : pleaSure         X as in : eGGS
K as in : Kettle           Y as in : Yell
L as in : Lake
M as in : Man              Z as in : birDS

In Volapük, EVERY SINGLE LETTER, INCLUDING EVERY SINGLE VOWEL, must be clearly sounded!

Practise now with the numbers from 1 to 10:

BAL, TEL, KIL, FOL, LUL, MÄL, VEL, JÖL, ZÜL, DEG

Practise these words of ONE SYLLABLE:

FLOR = flower; HIT = heat; FLUK = fruit; NIF = snow

In words of MORE THAN ONE SYLLABLE it is THE LAST ONE which takes the stress. To be of help, the last syllable in the following examples has been underlined:

FLORÜP = flower-time = Spring
HITÜP = heat-time = Summer
FLUKÜP = fruit-time = Autumn
NIFÜP = snow-time = Winter

Try TWO CONSECUTIVE VOWELS: REIN = rain (pronounced : RAY-EEN)

Try THREE CONSECUTIVE VOWELS: NEAI = never (pronounced : NAY-AH-EE)

ONE LAST IMPORTANT POINT:

Try to make a habit of saying each word out loud; you may feel a little self-conscious doing this to start with, but you will soon become very familiar with the sounds of the language, not all of which are exactly like the sounds we are accustomed to in English. Furthermore, you will gain much more confidence in this way!

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by Ralph Midgely
A pronunciation guide for our English-speaking readers.

Multilingual Bible Verse for Today - 15 Sept. 2010

2010-09-15T01:00:00.003-05:00

Volapük - Lucas 16:11
11. If kludo ne ebinolöv konfidovik dinü lieg negidik, kin okonfidon-li ole verätiki?

English - Luke 16:11 (Douay Rheims Bible)
11. If then you have not been faithful in the unjust mammon; who will trust you with that which is the true?

English - Luke 16:11 (Basic English Bible)
11. If, then, you have not been true in your use of the wealth of this life, who will give into your care the true wealth?

Esperanto - Luko 16:11
11. Se do vi ne estis fidelaj en la maljusta mamono, kiu konfidos al vi la veran riĉon?

Deutsch - Lukas 16:11 (Luther Elberfelder Bibel)
11. So ihr nun in dem ungerechten Mammon nicht treu seid, wer will euch das Wahrhaftige vertrauen?

한국어 (Korean) - Luke 16:11
11. 너희가 만일 불의한 재물에 충성치 아니하면 누가 참된 것으로 너희에게 맡기겠느냐 ?

Chinese Union Bible - Luke 16:11
11. 倘若你们在不义的钱财上不忠心，谁还把那真实的钱财托付你们呢？

Japanese Bible - Luke 16:11
11. だから、もしあなたがたが不正の富について忠実でなかったら、だれが真の富を任せるだろうか。

Swahili Bible - Luke 16:11
11. Kama basi, ninyi si hamjawa waaminifu mali mbaya za dunia, ni nani atakayewakabidhi zile mali za kweli?

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Die Laute in Volapük

2010-09-14T13:20:00.001-05:00

DIE LAUTE IM VOLAPÜK
FA [geschrieben von] ARIE DE JONG

Das Alphabet im Volapük ist wie folgt:

a, ä, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, I, j, k, l, m, n, o, ö, p, r, s, t, u, ü, v, x, y, z

Die Vokale werden wie folgt ausgesprochen:

a = aa, ah (Kahl);
ä = ä (Bär);
e = ee (See);
i = ie, ieh (Liebe);
o = oo, oh (Moor);
ö = ö (schön);
u = u (Ruhe);
ü = ü (Tür)

Nehmen Sie bitte Notiz davon, das:

C wird wie „giorno,” j wird wie „schon,” v wird wie ”w,” und y wird wie j ausgesprochen.

Die übrigen Buchstaben werden wie im Deutschen gelesen.

Jedes Lautzeichen hat nur eine Lesung.

Es gibt keine Diphthonge oder Triphthonge (= Doppel- oder Dreilaute).

Jeder Vokal wird für sich gesprochen, z.B. rein (der Regen) = re-in.

Die Betonung ruht stets auf der Endsilbe, z.B. Volapük = Wolapühk.

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Hier ist Hilfe für unsere deutsch-sprachige Leser, richtig Volapük zu sprechen.
Here is a guide for our German speaking readers in how to pronounce Volapük.

Multilingual Bible Verse for Today - 14 Sept. 2010

2010-09-14T01:00:00.002-05:00

Volapük - Lucas 16:10
10. Kel binon konfidovik in din pülikün, utan i binon konfidovik in din gretik; kel binon negidik in din pülikün, utan i binon negidik in din gretik.

English - Luke 16:10 (Douay Rheims Bible)
10. He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in that which is greater: and he that is unjust in that which is little, is unjust also in that which is greater.

English - Luke 16:10 (Basic English Bible)
10. He who is true in a little, is true in much; he who is false in small things, is false in great.

Esperanto - Luko 16:10
10. Kiu estas fidela en la plej malgranda afero, tiu estas fidela ankaŭ en multo; kaj kiu estas maljusta en la plej malgranda, tiu estas ankaŭ maljusta en multo.

Deutsch - Lukas 16:10 (Luther 1912 Bibel)
Wer im geringsten treu ist, der ist auch im Großen treu; und wer im Geringsten unrecht ist, der ist auch im Großen unrecht.

한국어 (Korean) - Luke 16:10
10. 지극히 작은 것에 충성된 자는 큰 것에도 충성되고 지극히 작은 것에 불의한 자는 큰 것에도 불의하니라

Chinese Union Bible - Luke 16:10
10. 人在最小的事上忠心，在大事上也忠心；在最小的事上不义，在大事上也不义。

Japanese Bible - Luke 16:10
10. 小事に忠実な人は、大事にも忠実である。そして、小事に不忠実な人は大事にも不忠実である。

Italian: Riveduta Bible (1927) - Luke 16:10
Chi è fedele nelle cose minime, è pur fedele nelle grandi; e chi è ingiusto nelle cose minime, è pure ingiusto nelle grandi.

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'Cask of Amontillado' in Volapük

2010-09-13T18:14:00.000-05:00

There is a Volapük translation of the Edgar Allan Poe story 'A Cask of Amontillado' available at Wikisource: http://wikisource.org/wiki/Tub_ko_el_%E2%80%9AAmontillado%E2%80%9B

It probably says something bad about my character that this is one of my all-time favorite stories, but here it is, in Volapük, and so I might as well read it, it's educational, right?

New Volapük BYKI list: Nims 1 (Animals)

2010-09-13T13:20:00.001-05:00

A second list of Volapük words has been added to the BYKI web site. BYKI or 'Before You Know It' is free language learning software--- like language flashcards. Download the free version at http://www.byki.com/ You will have to pick a language version other than Volapük because Volapük is not one of the languages. So choose whichever language you want to learn... German, Korean, Latin, Croatian....

The new list features animal names. You can view it or download it for your own BYKI program at http://www.byki.com/lists/Others/Nims-1-animals-in-volapuk.html Remember to RATE the list--- give it one to five stars. You might also choose to comment on the list. Rating or commenting will help Volapük get more attention on the BYKI web site.

The vocabulary words in this list will be featured in this blog's next 'Wordlist' language lesson, so practicing them now will give you a head start.

Multilingual Bible Verse for Today - 13 Sept. 2010

2010-09-13T01:00:00.003-05:00

Volapük - Lucas 16:9
9. E sagob oles: Davedükolsöd oles flenis me lieg negidik! dat, ven at finedikon, lasumoy olis ini tänads laidüpik.

English (Douay-Rheims) - Luke 16:9
9. And I say to you: Make unto you friends of the mammon of iniquity; that when you shall fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings.

English (Basic English Bible) - Luke 16:9
And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves through the wealth of this life, so that when it comes to an end, you may be taken into the eternal resting-places.

Esperanto - Luko 16.9
Kaj mi diras al vi: Faru al vi amikojn per la mamono de maljusteco, por ke, kiam ĝi mankos, oni akceptu vin en eternajn loĝejojn.

German (Luther 1912) - Lukas 16.9
Und ich sage euch auch: Machet euch Freunde mit dem ungerechten Mammon, auf daß, wenn ihr nun darbet, sie euch aufnehmen in die ewigen Hütten.

한국어 (Korean) - Luke 16:9
9. 내가 너희에게 말하노니 불의의 재물로 친구를 사귀라 ! 그리하면 없어질 때에 저희가 영원한 처소로 너희를 영접하리라

Chinese Union Bible - Luke 16:9
9. 我又告诉你们，要藉着那不义的钱财结交朋友，到了钱财无用的时候，他们可以接你们到永存的帐幕里去。

Japanese Bible - Luke 16:9
9. またあなたがたに言うが、不正の富を用いてでも、自分のために友だちをつくるがよい。そうすれば、富が無くなった場合、あなたがたを永遠のすまいに迎えてくれるであろう。

French Jerusalem Bible - Luke 16:9
Eh bien ! moi je vous dis : faites-vous des amis avec le malhonnête Argent, afin qu'au jour où il viendra à manquer, ceux-ci vous accueillent dans les tentes éternelles.

Croatian - Luke 16:9
9. "I ja vama kažem: napravite sebi prijatelje od nepoštena bogatstva pa kad ga nestane da vas prime u vječne šatore."

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Wordlist: Pronouns

2010-09-12T10:13:00.002-05:00

Volapük - English - Esperanto - Deutsch - 한국어
ob - I, me - mi - ich, mich - 나
ol - you (sing.) - vi - du, dich - 너
om - he, him - li - er, ihm - 그
of - she, her - ŝi - sie, ihn - 그녀
on - it - ĝi - es - 그
oy - one - oni

obs - we, us - ni - wir, uns - 우리
ols - you (plur.) - vi - ihr, euch - 너희들
oms - they (m.) - ili - sie - 그들
ofs - they (f.) - ili - sie - 그녀들
ons - they (n. or mixed) - ili - sie - 그들

Logob kati, e kat logon obi.
Logol renari, e renar logon oli.
Logom dogi, e dog logon omi.
Logof lepi, e lep logon ofi.
Logon jipi, e jip logon oni.
Logoy rati, e rat logon oyi.

Logobs kapari, e kapar logon obis.
Logols nimi, e nim logon olis.
Logoms kati, e kat logon omis.
Logofs renari, e renar logon ofis.
Logons lepi, e lep logon onis.

I see the cat, and the cat sees me.
You see the fox, and the fox sees you.
He sees the dog, and the dog sees him.
She sees the ape, and the ape sees her.
It sees the sheep, and the sheep sees her.
One sees the rat, and the rat sees one.

We see the goat, and the goat sees us.
You see the animal, and the animal sees you.
They see the cat, and the cat sees them.
They see the fox, and the fox sees them.
They see the ape, and the ape sees them.

To learn the pronouns with BYKI flashcards, go to: http://katerat.blogspot.com/2010/09/volapuk-pronoun-list-byki.html

Or else to the list's page on the BYKI web site: http://www.byki.com/lists/Others/814947953000000218961.html

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Reidobs! We Read! 2010-09-10

2010-09-10T01:00:00.001-05:00

Reidobs! We Read! Ni Legas! Wir Lesen! 2010-09-10

How do you learn a new language? A method that works well for one person may not work as well for another. For me, reading a book in the new language, looking up every word I don't remember, is what helps best. And so that is the basis of the 'Reidobs' series.

Volapük - Lucas 15.5
5. Ed if tuvol oni, tän oseitol oni sui jots olik,

Volapük - English - Esperanto - Deutsch
ed - and - kaj - und
if - if - se - wenn, falls
tuvol - you find - vi trovas - Sie finden
on - it - ĝi - es
tän - then - tiam - dann
oseitol - you will place - vi metos - er legt
sui - upon, onto - sur - auf
jots - shoulders - ŝultroj - Achseln
olik - your - via - Ihr

English - Luke 15:5 (Douay Rheims Bible)
5 And when he hath found it, lay it upon his shoulders, rejoicing:

English - Luke 15:5 (Basic English Bible)
5 And when he has got it again, he takes it in his arms with joy.

Esperanto - Luko 15.5
5 Kaj trovinte, li ĝin metas sur siajn ŝultrojn, ĝojante.

Deutsch - Lukas 15.5 (Luther Elberfelder Bibel)
5 Und wenn er's gefunden hat, so legt er's auf seine Achseln mit Freuden.

한국어 (Korean) - Luke 15:5
5 또 찾은즉 즐거워 어깨에 메고

Chinese Union Bible - Luke 15:5
5 找着了，就欢欢喜喜的扛在肩上，回到家里，

Japanese Bible - Luke 15:5
5. そして見つけたら、喜んでそれを自分の肩に乗せ、

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Reidobs! We Read! 2010-09-09

2010-09-09T01:00:00.002-05:00

Reidobs! We Read! Ni Legas! Wir Lesen! 2010-09-09

Volapük - Lucas 15.4
4. «Kim de ols, if dalabol jipis tum, e perol bali onas, no olüvol-li züldegzülis in däsärt, ed osukol-li uti, kel peperon, jüs utuvol oni?

Volapük - English - Esperanto - Deutsch
kim - who? - kiu - wer
de - of, from - el - aus
ols - you - vi - Sie
if - if - se - wenn, falls
dalabol - you possess - vi posedas - Sie haben
jip - sheep - ŝafo - Schaf
tum - a hundred -cent - hundert
e - and - kaj - und
perol - you lose - vi perdas - Sie verlieren
bal - one (1)- unu - eins
onas - of them - el ili - von ihnen
no - no, not - ne - nein, nicht
olüvol - you will leave - vi forlasos - Sie lassen
züldegzül - ninety-nine (99) - naŭdek naŭ - neun und neunzig
in - in - en - in
däsärt - desert - stepo - Wüste
ed - and - kaj - und
osukol - you will seek - vi serĉas - Sie suchen
ut - the one -
kel - who, which
peperon - it was lost
jü - until
tuvol - you find

English - Luke 15:4 (Douay Rheims Bible)
4 What man of you that hath an hundred sheep: and if he shall lose one of them, doth he not leave the ninety-nine in the desert, and go after that which was lost, until he find it?

English - Luke 15:4 (Basic English Bible)4 What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is?

Esperanto - Luko 15.4
4 Kiu el vi, havante cent ŝafojn kaj perdinte unu el ili, ne forlasas la naŭdek naŭ sur la stepo, kaj iras, por serĉi tiun, kiun li perdis, ĝis li ĝin trovos?

Deutsch - Lukas 15.4
4 Welcher Mensch ist unter euch, der hundert Schafe hat und, so er der eines verliert, der nicht lasse die neunundneunzig in der Wüste und hingehe nach dem verlorenen, bis daß er's finde?

한국어 (Korean) - Luke 15:4
4 ` 너 희 중 에 어 느 사 람 이 양 일 백 마 리 가 있 는 데 그 중 에 하 나 를 잃 으 면 아 흔 아 홉 마 리 를 들 에 두 고 그 잃 은 것 을 찾 도 록 찾 아 다 니 지 아 니 하 느 냐

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Reidobs! We Read! 2010-09-08

2010-09-08T01:00:00.003-05:00

Reidobs! We Read! Ni Legas! Wir Lesen! - 2010-09-08
Volapük - Matthaeus 1.23
23. «Ekö! jivirgan ogrodikof, ed omotof soni, keli onemoy eli 'Emmanuel'», kela tradutod binon : God binom ko obs.

Volapük - English - Esperanto - Deutsch
jivirgan - virgin - virgulino - Jungfrau
ogrodikof - she will become pregnant - gravediĝos - wird schwanger sein
son - son - filo - Sohn
God - God - Dio - Gott
binom - he is - li estas - er ist
ko - with - kun - mit
obs - us - ni - uns

English - Matthew 1:23 (Douay-Rheims)
23 Behold a virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

English - Matthew 1:23 (Basic English)
23 See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.

Esperanto - Mateo 1.23
Jen virgulino gravediĝos kaj naskos filon, kaj oni donos al li la nomon Emanuel; tio estas, Dio kun ni.

Deutsch - Matthäus 1.23
23 "Siehe, eine Jungfrau wird schwanger sein und einen Sohn gebären, und sie werden seinen Namen Immanuel heißen", das ist verdolmetscht: Gott mit uns.

한국어 (Korean) - Matthew 1:23
23 보 라 ! 처 녀 가 잉 태 하 여 아 들 을 낳 을 것 이 요 그 이 름 은 임 마 누 엘 이 라 하 리 라 하 셨 으 니 이 를 ` 번 역 한 즉 하 나 님 이 우 리 와 함 께 계 시 다' 함 이 라

Croatian Bible - Mateju 1:23
23'Slušajte! Djevica će zanijeti! Rodit će sina koji će se zvati Emanuel' (što znači Bog je s nama).

Romanian - Matei 1:23
23,,Iată, fecioara va fi însărcinată, va naşte un fiu, şi -i vor pune numele Emanuil``, care, tîlmăcit, înseamnă: ,,Dumnezeu este cu noi``.

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Volapük pronoun list: BYKI

2010-09-07T11:49:00.004-05:00

BYKI or 'Before You Know It' is free language learning software--- like language flashcards. I put up a list of Volapük pronouns which can be downloaded by any BYKI user or used at the website. View it here: http://www.byki.com/lists/Others/814947953000000218961.html Please visit the list, rate it, and comment on it!

It says 'German' because I had to create the list with the German language keyboard to get the letters of Volapük. These lists lack audio because I haven't yet quite learned how to pronounce Volapük, at least not well enough to be serving as a model to others.

Reidobs! We Read! 2010-09-07

2010-09-07T03:00:00.004-05:00

Reidobs! We Read! Ni Legas! Wir Lesen! 2010-09-07
Volapük - Lucas 6.12
12. Ün tim et ägolom seimna lü bel ad plekön, älifädom neiti lölik in plek lü God.

ün - at, in, on - en - in
tim - time - tempo - Zeit
et - that - ke - das
ägolom - he went/walked - li iris - er ging
seimna - once - antaŭe - einmal
lü - to/toward - al - auf
bel - mountain - monto - Berg
ad - for, in order to - por - zu
plekön - to pray - preĝi - beten

English - Luke 6:12
12. Now it happened in those days that he went onto the mountain to pray; and he spent the whole night in prayer to God.

Esperanto - Luko 6.12
12. Kaj in tiuj tagoj li foriris sur la monton, por preĝi; kaj li pasigis la tutan nokton en pregado al Dio.

Deutsch - Lukas 6.12
12. Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit, daß er ging auf einen Berg, zu beten; und er blieb über Nacht in dem Gebet zu Gott.

한국어 (Korean) - Luke 6:12
12 이 때 에 예 수 께 서 기 도 하 시 러 산 으 로 가 사 밤 이 맞 도 록 하 나 님 께 기 도 하 시 고

Wordlist: Nims 1 - Animals 1

2010-09-06T13:20:00.001-05:00

Volapük - English - Esperanto - Deutsch
nim - animal - besto - Tier
renar - fox - vulpo - Fuchs
dog - dog - hundo - Hund
lep - ape - simio - Affe
jip - a sheep - ŝafo - Schaf
kapar - goat - kapro - Ziege

Ekö renar.
Renar binon nim.
Renar logon jipi.

Jips binons nims.
Jip logon kapari.
Kapars e jips binons nims.

Ekö dog yelovik.
Dog yelovik logon lepi.
Leps, dogs e kats binons nims.

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Reidobs! We Read! 2010-09-06

2010-09-06T03:00:00.002-05:00

Reidobs! We Read! Ni Legas! Wir Lesen! - 2010-09-06
Volapük - [Lucas] 6.9

9. Tän Yesus äsagom omes: "Säkob oles: Pedälos-li ad benodunön u midunön tü jabat? ad dakipön u nosükön lifi-li?

äsagom - he said - li diris - er sprach
säkob - I ask - mi demandas - ich frage
u - or - aŭ - oder
jabat - Sabbath - sabato - Sabbat
ad - for, in order to, to - por - für

English - Luke 6:9
9. Then Jesus said to them, 'I put it to you: is it permitted on the Sabbath to do good, or to do evil, to save life, or to destroy it?'

Esperanto - Luko 6.9
9. Kaj Jesuo diris al ili: Mi vin demandas: ĉu estas permisate bonfari en sabato, aŭ malbonfari? Savi vivon, aŭ ĝin pereigi?

Deutsch - Lukas 6.9
9. Da sprach Jesus zu ihnen: Ich frage euch: Was ziemt sich zu tun an den Sabaten, Gutes oder Böses? das Leben erhalten oder verderben?

한국어 (Korean) Luke 6:9
9 예 수 께 서 저 희 에 게 이 르 시 되 ` 내 가 너 희 에 게 묻 노 니 안 식 일 에 선 을 행 하 는 것 과 악 을 행 하 는 것 생 명 을 구 하 는 것 과 멸 하 는 것 어 느 것 이 옳 으 냐 ?' 하 시 며

Kats Obik

2010-09-05T07:20:00.000-05:00

Ekö kats obik.

Kat gretik binon jikat.
Jikat binon mot.

Kats smalik binons katüls.
Labob jikatül e hikatül.
Löfob jikati e katülis.

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Reidobs! We Read! 2010-09-05

2010-09-05T03:00:00.005-05:00

Reidobs! We Read! Ni Legas! Wir Lesen! - 2010-09-05
Volapük - Philemon 1.9
9. cedob, bi löfobs odi, osi gudikumi, ad begön ole. Klu nu ob Paulus, bäldan äd igo fanäb demü Yesus: Kristus

English - Philemon 1:9
9. I am rather appealing to your love, being what I am, Paul, an old man, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

Esperanto - Filemon 1.9
9. tamen pro la amo mi preferas petegi tia, kia mi estas, Paŭlo, maljunulo kaj nun ankaŭ malliberulo pro Kristo Jesuo:

Deutsch - Philemon 1.9
9. so will ich doch um der Liebe willen nur vermahnen, der ich ein solcher bin, nämlich ein alter Paulus, nun aber auch ein Gebundener Jesu Christi.

한국어 (Korean) - Philemon 1:9
9 사 랑 을 인 하 여 도 리 어 간 구 하 노 니 나 이 많 은 나 바 울 은 지 금 또 예 수 그 리 스 도 를 위 하 여 갇 힌 자 되 어

Basic English - Philemon 1:9
9 Still, because of love, in place of an order, I make a request to you, I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner of Christ Jesus:

Spanish - Filemón 1.9
9 Ruégo te más bien por amor, siendo tal cual soy, Pablo viejo, y aun ahora prisionero de Jesucristo:

Latin - Philemon 1:9
9 propter caritatem magis obsecro cum sis talis ut Paulus senex nunc autem et vinctus Iesu Christi

Plautdietsch - Filemon 1:9 (Reimer 2001)
9 doch, omm Leew haulwe, pracha ekj leewa, sentamol ekj Paul sie, en oola Maun, nu uk Jesus Christus sien Jefangna.

Hrvatski (Croatian) - Poslanica Filemonu 1:9
9 zaradi ljubavi te, kakav već jesam, radije molim - ja, Pavao, starac, sada i u zatvoru za Krista Isusa.

International Volapük Learning Month

2010-09-04T07:46:00.000-05:00

October is InVoLeMo (International Volapük Learning Month)!

First there was June Dairy Month, when folks stand around appreciating milk, butter and cheese and the goats, cows and camels who produce them.

Next there was National Novel Writing Month, when folks around the globe got together to madly write novels in the course of a single month.

Now, we announce International Volapük learning month--- a month in which otherwise normal citizens spend time learning an obscure conlang (artificial language) rather than watching Law & Order reruns for the tenth time.

Do you know about the Volapük language? In 1880, Father Johann Martin Schleyer created an international language, Volapük. There were Volapük clubs and periodicals. But because Esperanto was easier to learn, the Volapük movement waned.

It's a time to celebrate the part of yourself that doesn't follow the crowd, that doesn't worship at the altar of being practical. And once you've spent a month doing that, who knows what can happen?

InVoLeMo is sponsored by the blog Kat e Rat and not by any Volapük society or group. InVoLeMo is not to be taken internally and has not been shown to prevent, cure or cause any disease. Use InVoLeMo at your own risk.

Reidobs! We Read! 2010-09-04

2010-09-04T03:00:00.002-05:00

Reidobs! We Read! Ni Legas! Wir Lesen! - 2010-09-04
Volapük - Lucas 6.5
5. Äsagom i omes: "Son mena binom Mastan jabata".

English - Luke 6:5
5. And he said to them, 'The Son of man is master of the Sabbath.'

Esperanto - Luko 6.5
5. Kaj li diris al ili: La Filo de homo estas sinjoro de la sabato.

Deutsch - Lukas 6.5
5. Und er sprach zu ihnen: Des Menschen Sohn ist ein Herr auch des Sabbats.

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son - son, the son - filo - Sohn
men - man (a human being) - homo - Mensch
binom - he is - li estas - er ist
mastan - master - mastro - Herr
jabat - sabbath, Shabat - sabato - Sabbat

'Volapük' in Korean

2010-09-03T17:08:00.000-05:00

In the Korean language the word for Volapük is 볼라퓌크 which is pronounced 'bolrapuikeu'.

In Japanese it's ヴォラピュク pronounced 'vorapyuku'.

Just in case anyone asks you.

Wordlist: Ob - Me

2010-09-03T15:34:00.000-05:00

Volapük - English - Esperanto - German

ob - I, me - mi - ich, mich
binob - I am - mi estas - ich bin
logob - I see - mi vidas - ich sehe
logon - it sees - ĝi vidas - es sieht

Ekö ob.
Binob kat redik.

Logob rati blövik.
Rat blövik logon obi.

Logob kati grünik.
Kat grünik logon obi.

Ekö rats blövik e kats grünik.
Ekö ob.

Did you understand? Ĉu vi komprenas? Verstehst Du?
Read the first comment for a translation.

Volapükans, please make corrections in a comment!

Multilingual Bible Reading 3 Sept. 2010

2010-09-03T03:00:00.000-05:00

[Lucas] 5.39
39. I nek, kel kösömon ad drinön vini bäldik, odesiron ad drinön yuniki; ibä osagon: Vin bäldik binon süperik.
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Volapük - English - Esperanto - Deutsch
nek - nobody - neniu - niemand
kel - who, which - kiu
ad - for, in order to - por, pri
drinön - to drink - trinki - trinken
vin - wine - vino - Wein
bäldik - old - malnova - alt
yunik - new - nova - neu
binön - to be - esti - sein
süperik - excellent - preferinda - besser

English - Luke 5:39
And no man drinking old [wine], hath presently a mind to new: for he saith, the old is better.

Esperanto - Luko 5.39
Kaj neniu, trinkinte malnovan vinon, deziras novan; char li diras: La malnova estas preferinda.

Deutsch - Lukas 5.39
Und niemand ist, der vom alten trinkt und wolle bald neuen; denn er spricht: Der alte is milder.

Add other languages in comment/Almetu aliaj lingvoj en komento

Multilingual Bible Reading - 2 Sept. 2010

2010-09-02T03:00:00.000-05:00

2. Äloegom seatön nafis tel len jol laka; nafans igoloms se ons, ed älavüloms filätis.
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seatön - to lie, lay - kushi
naf - ship - shipo
tel - two - du
len - at, on - apud
jol - shore - bordo
lak - lake - lago
nafan - sailor - maristo

Luke 5:2
2. And saw two ships standing by the lake; but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

Luko 5.2
2. kaj li vidis du shipetojn starantajn apud la lago, sed la fishkaptistoj jhus eliris el ili, aj lavis la retojn.

Lukas 5.2
2. und sah zwei Schiffe am See stehen, die Fischer aber waren ausgetreten und wuschen ihre Netze.

Volapük-English dictionaries

2010-09-01T19:57:00.000-05:00

On Amazon.com there are a number of Volapük books available as reprints. One of them is Wood's Dictionary of Volapük: Volapük-English, English-Volapük which was originally published over a hundred years ago.

This means it was published before the revision of the Volapük language in 1931. While this dictionary would be of historical value and of use to the advanced student, I wonder if it would be very helpful to the beginning student.

There is a dictionary in modern Volapük by Ralph Midgely. It is available at the Volapük Online Resource in PDF or Microsoft Word formats. I don't know if there are plans to put this dictionary into real book form. But in this day of on-demand publishers such as Lulu.com, one can always hope. Until then we must be content to either keep the dictionary as a file on our computers, or go through the effort to print the pages out and put them into a binder. (Get a BIG binder.)

Multilingual Bible Reading - 1 Sept. 2010

2010-09-01T03:00:00.000-05:00

1. [Corinthus] 3.2
2. Enulüdob olis me milig, no me zib solidik; ibä no äfägols ad sufidön oni. Igo nu no fägols ad sufidön oni,

milig = milk = lakto - Milch
no = no, not = ne = nicht
zib = food = manghajho = Speise
solidik = solid = solida =
nu = now = nun = nun
fägols = you (plural) are capable = kapablas

1 Cor. 3:2
2. I gave you milk to drink, not meat; for you were not able as yet. But neither indeed are you now able; for you are yet carnal.

1. Korintanoj 3:2
2. Mi nutris vin per lakto, be per manghajhon; char vi ankorau ne kapablis; kaj ech nun vi ne kapablas, char vi estas ankorau karnaj.

1. Korinther 3.2
2. Milch habe ich euch zu trinken gegeben, und nicht Speise; denn ihr konntet noch nicht. Auch könnt ihr jetzt noch nicht.

Wordlist: Köls 1 - Colors 1

2010-08-31T22:55:00.000-05:00

Volapük . English . Esperanto . German

köls - colors - koloroj - Farben
redik - red - ruĝa - rot
vietik - white - blanka - weiss
blövik - blue - blua - blau
grünik - green - verda - grün
yelovik - yellow - flava - gelb

binon - (it) is - (ĝi) estas - es ist

Kat binon redik.
Rat binon vietik.
Kat binon blövik.
Rat binon grünik.
Kat binon yelovik.

Kats blövik e rats redik.
Rats yelovik e kats grünik.

Could you understand it?
Ĉu vi komprenas?
Verstehst Du?

Wordlist: Balid - First

2010-08-31T22:22:00.000-05:00

Kat e Rat

Volapük - English - Esperanto - Deutsch
rat = rat, a rat, the rat = rato, la rato = Ratte, die Ratte
rats = rats = ratoj = Ratten
kat = cat, a cat, the cat = kato, la kato = Katze, die Katze
kats = cats = katoj = Katzen
ekö = here is/are = jen = hier ist/sind
e = and = kaj = und

rat
kat

Ekö kat.
Ekö rat.

Rat e kat.
Kat e rat.

Ekö kats e rats.

Did you understand? Ĉu vi komprenas? Verstehst Du?

Multilingual Bible Reading - 31 Aug 2010

2010-08-31T03:00:00.000-05:00

1. [Corinthus] 2.16
16 .Ibä kin esevon-li lüäli Söla, ad suemön omi? Obs ye dalabobs lüäli Kristusa.
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ibä = for = char = denn
Söl = Lord, sir, Mr. = Sinjoro = Herr
omi = him = lin = ihn
obs = we = ni = wir
Kristus = Christ = Kristo = Christus

1 Corinthians 2:16
16. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

1. Korintanoj 2.16
16 Char kiu scias la menson de la Eternulo, ke li instruu Lin? Sed ni havas la menson de Kristo.

1. Korinther 2.16
16. Denn "wer hat des Herrn Sinn erkannt, oder wer will ihn unterweisen?" Wir aber haben Christi Sinn.

Volapük's New Flag

2010-08-30T09:07:00.000-05:00

The language Volapük will possibly have its own flag. The flag above is one of the possibilities. See the other flags: http://volapuk.evertype.com/volaflags.html

Why would a language need a flag? Esperanto already has one. It is useful as an icon on multilingual web sites.

The flag issue is being discussed at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/volapuk/

Today's Bible Reading - 30 Aug 2010 - in Volapük, Esperanto & English

2010-08-30T03:00:00.000-05:00

16. Seimna äkömom ini (Nazareth), kö pidugälom, e ma kösöm okik ägolom tü jabatadel lü sünagog. Älöädom ad komoreidön,

Luke 4:16
16. And he [Jesus] came to Nazareth, where he was brought up: and he went into the synagogue, according to his custom, on the sabbath day; and he rose up to read.

Luko 4.16
16. Kaj li [Jesuo] venis al Nazaret, kie li estis edukita; kaj lau sia kutimo li eniris en la sinagogon en la sabata tago, kaj starighis, por legi.

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seimna = once = iam
kömän = to come = veni
äkömom = he came = li venis
ini = into = al
kö = where = kie

Reidobs! We Read! 2010-08-29

2010-08-29T03:00:00.001-05:00

Reidobs! We Read! Ni Legas! Wir Lesen! - 2010-08-29
11. Ibä alan, kel löpükon oki, podonükon, ed utan kel donükon oki, polöpükon.

Luke 14:11
Because every one that exalteth himself, shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Luko 14.11
Char chiu, kiuj sin altigas, estos humiligita, kaj kiu sin humiligas, tiu estos altigita.

Reidobs! We Read! 2010-08-28

2010-08-28T03:00:00.001-05:00

Reidobs! We Read! Ni Legas! Wir Lesen! - 2010-08-28
27. Ab God evälom utosi, kelos binon fopik lo volanef, ad jemükön sapanis, ed utosi, kelos binon fibik lo volanef, God evälom ad jemükön nämädanis,

1 Cor 1:27
27. But the foolish things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the wise, and the weak things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the strong.

1. Korintanoj
27. sed Dio elektis la malsaghajn objektojn de la mondo, por hontigi la saghulojn; kaj Dio elektis la malfortajn objektojn de la mondo, por hontigi la fortajn.

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ab = but = sed
God = God = Dio
välön = to choose = elekti
fopik = foolish = malsagha
sapik = wise = sagha

Alice in Volapük-Land

2010-08-27T12:09:00.000-05:00

Lewis Carroll-s Alice in Wonderland is going to be translated into Volapük! The work in progress can be read at the Volapük Yahoo group--- it-s in the files. Here is a picture of the cover of the book. Isn-t it cool?