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5986
ACKUMULATOR /akumula"to:r/ n. = (electrical) battery EN accumulator , NL accumulator, accu, DE Akkumulator, DA akkumulator, NO akkumulator, SV ackumulator, IL...
David Parke
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Jun 4, 2005
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5987
... Isn't that a bit of a purism? I think all languages use in everyday life Compact Disc, or CD. ... Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't SV präktig have the...
Jan-Willem Benjamins
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Jun 4, 2005
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5988
... Agreed people on most occasions will prefer to use "CD" which I have also included. "Kompaktscheibe" and "kompaktskiva" both come out of German and Swedish...
David Parke
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5989
... burst -el, -e? ... Possibly FORWÆRÐ, or similar... ... Doesnt Grube mainly mean Coal Mine? ... SV kudde? ... Liste, to separate it from LIST, slyness,...
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Jun 4, 2005
11:51 am
5990
... It's one of those 2/2 jobbies. I decided to go with the EN/NL versions. English once has "birse" but it totally archaic. The Old English word was "byrst"...
David Parke
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5991
... Not so much for record (although it is used). Records are (were?) commonly referred to as "plaat" (langspeelplaat, grammofoonplaat). ... Desk in dutch is...
Jan-Willem Benjamins
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Jun 4, 2005
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5992
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the folkspraak group. File :...
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Jun 4, 2005
3:23 pm
5993
Hi folks, I've just added my idea of how folkspraak could be. I'm looking forward to read some comment, if you're interested in. Bye, Stephan (Stefichjo) ...
Stephan Schneider
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Jun 4, 2005
3:26 pm
5994
... forward to read some comment, if you're interested in. ... Interesting, yet in many places overly complex. I think most members would like Folksprak to be...
David Parke
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Jun 5, 2005
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5995
... along ... it ... words ... is a ... cognate ... lack ... vowels ... words ... instead ... LIST/ LISTE ... The ... and ... closest ... happen/occur ... in ...
wakuran_wakaran
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Jun 5, 2005
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... everyday ... have ... of ... compact ... Swedish uses both "skiva" and "platta". German has Schallplatte... ... need ... conveniently ... drawers". ... ...
wakuran_wakaran
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Jun 5, 2005
5:32 pm
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Hello David, Thank you for your comments. I should explain why I designed my "FS" in this way. There shall be different possibilities, or different levels. The...
Stephan Schneider
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Jun 6, 2005
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5998
... The 4 case system was one of the things that I thought was overly complex. Everybody will need to learn the most complex system to cater to those who wish...
David Parke
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Jun 6, 2005
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... DHU: The 4 case system was one of the things that I thought was overly complex. Everybody will need to learn the most complex system to cater to those who...
Stephan Schneider
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Jun 7, 2005
8:06 am
6001
... between as ... can ... FS ðræd = DE Draht = NL draad = EN thread FS ðœch = DE doch = NL doch = EN though FS ðrang = DE Drang = NL drang = EN throng FS...
David Parke
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Jun 7, 2005
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The following folkspraak poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Should Folkspraak have traditional Germanic strong verbs. (As in...
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Jun 7, 2005
2:07 pm
6003
Well I feel less guity about using strong verbs now. If we were to take the average critera for strong verbs that the voters would tolerate we end up with 4...
David Parke
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Jun 7, 2005
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6004
And now for this week's words: AÐELIG a. = noble NL adellijk, DE adelig, SV adlig, AKCENT n. = accent, dialect, emphasis EN accent, NL accent, DE Akzent, SV...
David Parke
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Jun 12, 2005
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6005
... burn, ... ut, SV ... and ... willing ... nobility) ... reading, ... Would this word be an insult? =P ... formell ... handed, ... SAOL doesn't give...
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Jun 12, 2005
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6006
I was looking for a word for evil. I came up with UVEL /"u:v@l/ a. = evil, bad, nasty etc. cf EN evil. NL euvel, DE übel, Also DA jævle, SV jävla. I...
David Parke
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Jun 14, 2005
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"Jävla" is a modern spelling variant of "djävla" (devilish). "Jäkla" is likewise a modern spelling variant of "djäkla", which derives from "djäkel" (some...
Aron Boström
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Jun 14, 2005
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6008
... (devilish). "Jäkla" is ... also seem to be ... Although I don't think they are related, at all... ... What it ... similar word ... langs). ... I think...
wakuran_wakaran
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Jun 14, 2005
3:41 pm
6009
And don't forget the variation "jädra" or "jädrans". For those of us less initiated in the language "of honour and heroes": swedish uses the devil a lot....
Jan-Willem Benjamins
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Jun 14, 2005
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the folkspraak group. File :...
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Jun 16, 2005
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6011
... Do you say nase is a loanword? Isn't it a PIE cognate?...
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Jun 16, 2005
11:34 am
6012
Hi folks! I have just uploaded the newest version of my Folkspraak. -Only personal pronouns can be declinated (ig, min, dig) -Various plural forms with...
Stephan Schneider
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Jun 16, 2005
8:57 pm
6013
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6015
Can anybody give me the conjugation for SV fara/DA fare. The word cognate to EN fare, NL varen, DE fahren. Its strong in NL and DE and weak in EN. What's the...
David Parke
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Jun 17, 2005
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6016
Here are some strong verb paradigms I have been working upon. I have made the paradigms for each verb class artificially regular. If we are going to have...
David Parke
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