Language/Volapuk/Vocabulary/Quick-Look-at-Volapük

What is Volapük?

Volapük was invented by Johann Martin Schleyer in l879, and is the oldest international auxiliary language about to enter the third millennium. It was, in fact, the start of the International Auxiliary Language Movement as we know it to-day.

In 1889, there were an estimated 283 clubs, 25 periodicals in or about Volapük, and 316 textbooks in 25 languages. At that time the language claimed nearly a million adherents.

Volapük was largely displaced between late 19th and early 20th century by Esperanto.

Is Volapük easy to learn?

No language is easy to learn, but because of the regularity of its structure and the logic of its forms, the study of Volapük is an asset to personal development. Having studied the language, we find that our conception of language in general is greatly enhanced, and that our thought processes are considerably sharper.

Source

http://www.xn--volapk-7ya.com/quick-look-at-volapuk.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volap%C3%BCk

Other Lessons

• Pronouns
• Conjunctions
• ‘a’ or ‘the’ in Volapük
• Prepositions