沃拉普克语基础教程：第十课sell语言交流

Volapük has what is called an agglutinative language system, thatis to say, it makes use of affixes - PREFIXES and SUFFIXES - letters attachedto the beginning and/or end of words. This modifies their essential meaning,sometimes in a very subtle way. You are already familiar with the prefixes:A-, Ä-, E-, I-, O-, Ö-, U- and Ü- used to denote TIME orVERB TENSES.

Here are a few more PREFIXES with their meanings:

DÄ- = broken into pieces;
DEI- = until death;
DO- = downward motion;
DU- = movement through;
FA- = absence;
FE- = complete consumption;
FI- = to the end; completion;
FÄI- = shut;
LA- = raising up;
LÄX- = ex-; emeritus;
NI- = interior object;
NÜ- = movement into;
PLÖ- = exterior object;
RU- = primitive;
SÄ- = remission



There are not as many SUFFIXES, but here are few of them, again withtheir meanings:

-ÄB = recipient of
-EL = maker of;
-EP = plant;
-ER = content(s);
-IÄL = tendency;
-IÄR = container;
-OV = possibility;
-ÜD = compass point



In order to become more familiar with the use of these affixes, hereare some sentences:

Rufats obsik un rutim äbinoms yagans.  (YAGÖN = tohunt)
Man edocöpom bimi in gad.  (CÖPÖN = to chop,to cut)
Son omik fablibom de lom oka.  (BLIBÖN = to remain,to stay)
Cils ifefidons flukis.  (FIDÖN = to eat; FLUK = a fruit)
Lasumobsös podis dis bim!  (POD = an apple; DIS = beneath;SUMON = to take)
Niklots ofa binons jeriks.  (KLOT = clothing; JERIK= expensive)
Odeilöfob oli, o mat oba!  (LÖFÖN = to love)
Vab at duveigon vati.  (VEIGÖN = to travel; VAB = acart)
Mutoy fäikleibön kövis us.  (KLEIBÖN =to stick; KÖV = an envelope)
Bodel fibakom bodi.  (BOD = bread; BAKÖN = to bake)
Nülogof ini biskutiär ai.  (BISKUT = a biscuit)
Säkusadons suvo lugiäli oma.  (SÄKUSADÖN= to excuse; LUG = a lie)
Ad nulüdön bödis, däbreikobs bodi.  (NULÜDÖN= to feed; BÖD = a bird)
Plöklots et binons removiks valöpo.  (REMÖN= to buy)
Bir binon lalkoholerik.  (BIR = beer)
Fluks figepas binons vero smekiks.  (FIG - a fig; SMEKIK= tasty)
Oyelo depütäbs okömons lü zif sulüdik. (DEPÜTÖN = to delegate)
Vom at atimo no vobof; binof läxtidan.
Now for a little practice. First of all, write out the above eighteensentences in Volapük. Underline the PREFIXES once, and the SUFFIXEStwice. Lastly, make a translation of each sentence into ENGLISH; you willfind that you really have to give this exercise some thought, which isgood, because in doing so, you enrich your knowledge of our your own language!

The true strength of any international, auxiliary language consistsin its flexibility, precision and ability to change with the times, without,however, losing its own real identity.

For this very reason we salute: VOLAPÜK, ITS INVENTOR, ITS REJUVENATOR,BUT MOST OF ALL ITS ADHERENTS!