The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05
THE WORLD IT'S FIELD.
VolapTk, the Universal Language
of the Future.
The speechConfounded ut Babel to BE Res.
directed by Few Hundred Enthusiasts
Scattered Over Three Continents
Hts Construction and Grammar.

"what is it3' asked the Bep8kel Lulitik (or
Ddtpn interviewer) of one who had appended
to his name the astounding title "Yolapaka-
tidel," and had admitted that this indicates
the expert or adept in "Volapak"-one who
has diploma authorizing him to teach that
subject
"whst is volapakT' asked the expectant
Bepskel. The answer of the volapHkatidel
was somewhat long. but we give it as it was
taken down, interspersed with the occasional
questions which suggested new lines of expla-
nation.
yolapHk is a language, and the name is q
sample of it.
"Oh, then It is not a patent medicine. nor a
new kind of religion! But where. when and
by whom, is IL, has it been or shall it be spok-
en-, read or writtenr'
A large question. good sir. and only to be
answered in parts.
cumscribes it; the world is its field.
"WhenY As amedium of actual communi-
cation, it has been in existence for about five
years.
by whom3' To-day, by few hundred en-
thusiasts, scattered over three continents; in
the coming time, if their hopes be fulfilled, by
every educated person in the world; every
tongue, will learn this universal language
next, and thus fit himself to Interchange ideas
with any one else of equal education.
@ languageg Because. for one reason, no
nation could or should be allowed such an ad-
vantage over others: and because those two
most widespread languageSsare specially unit
for international use; they are noted for odd,
unmuscal sounds; for mutilated words, for
irregular, capricious structure and modes of
spelling which are like a hdeous nightmare.
The worlds language of the future must be
one readily learned, easily spoken, absolutely
logical and consistent, capable of expressing
all that men can now express, and of expand
ing to meet all new requirements; with a ca
pacity for all things, except for being mis-
understood.
a question for Judgment; 1 will give you tine
materials, and surely if / can condense all
the rules of u language into an interview you
will admit that it excels in simplicity all its
elder sisters.
Let us start with the subject of your FIRST
question, the word "VolapHk," and let US dis
Vol world" or "the world"
VIOLA 'of the world" the worlds" or
PAX, speech" not speech or an orationJ
Nolapak, worlds speech" "Wctspractc,
hOsmOglOssd."
Now observe that this word is shorter and
smoother than either of the compounds by
which have translated it; it contains only
seven letters, while the German equivalent
has eleven, and the Greek twelve. Vol is
.'world." or 1.-THE world" There is no article
can be expressed. is omitted as useless.
How, then. do you Distinguish between
'World ana ,tne worldF Well now, Is there
world is round" Would there be the slight
est loss of meaning IL we said world is
rOuncT' The Romans had no article, and sue
ceeded in speaking without ambiguity. The
Greeks in Homers time dispensed with it
Try ithel same experiment which convinced
me of Ithe] uselessness of lthel English
random: strike out all lthel the's: observe
Vol IS root WORD. and like like other simple
arranged thus: Consonant, vowel. con,
scnant. II never is used to express any
other idea than world.
The roots Of the world-speech are selected
from the Aryan language; more fran En-
glish than from any other language because
English is spoken by l0,O0l.OO of people
soi is probably the English world" pruned
down Tor rather. boned like a turkey, and
by all nations.
The yowels, a, e, 1, o. u. which play SO i'm
Dortsnt part aie pronounced asSs German
or Spanish. There are also modified forms of
s. O and u, like the German "Cnlauts" or
dotted letters. Special forms are provided
for these, to avoid dotting As the nearest
substitutes for these peculiar forms we use
il this article, &c oe and u. The sounds are:
q ike in cot; G like u in tub; Il like the
and eel
Nola vole. wolf nhe last syllable is ALWAYS
accented are the three cases or infections of
ths noun p0t; notice that they add the first
three yowels in regular order.
A Z. L.
A is genitive or possessiye; uold, Of the
world: paka, of speech. ~
Z is datire or indirect object; role to the
world. For example, upakobs yole; we shall
have spoken TO the world.
/ is accusatiye or objective; dfpakof
colGpald: she speaks Ihabituallyl the world
language
q, though not a descending. is the sign of
the vocatiye: o volapakatdel!
In applying these Examinations there is not
the slightest irregularity, not an exception"
Thus you have ''learnt your declensions," al
ready. in the singular number; the plural
simply adds S.
A, Z. I: AS, ES, is.
From the simple root-nouns more complex
ones are formed by composition and by afixes
and predxes. "Av" means q science, .'ology;"
pskav is inguistics. Pakat is speech, ora