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Fun fact: In Danish the word volapük has come to mean nonsense.
by skummetmaelk 9y ago
Fun fact: In Danish the word volapük has come to mean nonsense.
- schoen 9y agoAlso in Esperanto (volapukaĵo; kind of harsh toward a fellow IAL, I think).
- DonaldFisk 9y agoOther fun fact: Volapük has no letter r, because Schleyer though it would be difficult for Chinese speakers to pronounce. It is difficult for Cantonese speakers, but prevocalic and postvocalic r are both present in Mandarin, so its speakers (i.e. the majority of Chinese) have no trouble pronouncing it.