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'''Volapük''' was a [[constructed language]] invented in 1879 to serve as an international language. The name "Volapük" is Volapük for "World Language."<ref>[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/volapuk.htm Volapük]</ref> | '''Volapük''' was a [[constructed language]] invented in 1879 to serve as an international language. The name "Volapük" is Volapük for "World Language."<ref>[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/volapuk.htm Volapük]</ref> | ||
| − | The [[vocabulary]] was based on [[English]], [[German]], and [[Latin]], although the words were changed, sometimes drastically, to fit Volapük phonology. The language had an elaborate [[morphology]]; the [[verb]] could have over 500,000 forms. | + | The [[vocabulary]] was based on [[English]], [[German]], and [[Latin]], although the words were changed, sometimes drastically, to fit Volapük [[phonology]]. The language had an elaborate [[morphology]]; the [[verb]] could have over 500,000 forms. |
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Latest revision as of 13:27, February 9, 2011
Volapük was a constructed language invented in 1879 to serve as an international language. The name "Volapük" is Volapük for "World Language."[1]
The vocabulary was based on English, German, and Latin, although the words were changed, sometimes drastically, to fit Volapük phonology. The language had an elaborate morphology; the verb could have over 500,000 forms.