Volapük is a constructed language, created in 1879-1880 by Johann Martin Schleyer, a Catholic priest in Baden, Germany. Schleyer felt that God had told him in a dream to create an international language. Volapük conventions took place in 1884 (Friedrichshafen), 1887 (Munich), and 1889 (Paris). The first two conventions used German, and the last conference used only Volapük. In 1889, there were an estimated 283 clubs, 25 periodicals in or about Volapük, and 316 textbooks in 25 languages.
Schleyer adapted the vocabulary mostly from English, with a smattering of German and French, and often modified it beyond easy recognizability. “vol” and “pük” are derived from the English words “world” and “speak”.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org)
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Archive for February, 2006
Volapük
Wednesday, February 15th, 2006patterns…
Monday, February 6th, 2006Berlin patterns and repetitions…
pneu
Saturday, February 4th, 2006pneu is our record label, it’s based in Brussels and releases music by various brussel creatures and friends from around the planet.
The pneu catalogue can be found on http://www.pneu.org
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