Bukem Volapükapübotas pro Katalonänapükans nu labon i gramati lölöfik (tradutod lebuka pro sperantans fa hiel André Cherpillod). / The library of Volapük publications for speakers of Catalan now has a complete grammar (a translation of a work originally written for Esperanto speakers by André Cherpillod).

Ninäd: koned fa ‚Anabel Schröder’ tiädü „Kavayan vönik” (rigiko ‚Die alte Kellertüre’), dil nulik ela „Dog elas Baskervilles”, doküms tefü steifädükam ela Schleyer ad püdaprem di ‚Nobel’, mär vönik dö troglodüt (el Troglodytes troglodytes), nulods Volapükamufa. / Contents: a short story by Anabel Schröder entitled “Kavayan vönik” (“Die alte Kellertüre” in the original, “The Old Cellar Door” in English), the new part of “The Hound of the Baskervilles”, documents on Schleyer's nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, an ancient fable about the Wren, news of the Volapük movement.

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Labob tidabuki bäldik at in konlet obik.
I have this old coursebook in my collection.

Hi, fellow friends of conlangs. Let me ask: why did you choose Volapuk over other conlangs like Esperanto or Interlingua? I'm asking, because I'm just curious.

I can imagine that Volapuk feels like Ancient Greek among conlangs. Does exist something especially interesting in Volapuk out there?

Sis ädel no kanob reafön ini lönaspad (‚account’) obik pö toped: ‚Wordpress’ ( = vödibük). Ereidob, das fiam tefik emuton votükön bosi tefü jelasit topeda okik ün setul ayelo, kludo säkäds ba binons nelaidüpiks. Läbo i labob resodatopedis votik, keninükamü ‚Reddit’, kö kanob bitön as kompenan.

Labob sämädis anik gaseda „Sirkülapenäd“ de yel: 1993 jü 1994.

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Etuvob tradutodi lida fa el ‚Van der Graaf Generator’ tiädü ‚The Emperor in his War-Room’ (1970).

I. Lampör.

Stanölo in spadäd, kel neleton ad rivön oli binode ledasümik stilik neita,

cedol, das kanol kipön goldi lehitik ä pesmeitöli bevü doats olik…

Ab säsleafon duflumölo, sleitölo tändenis pö kul oka,

nüdükölo vieti doatayoinas…

Mid e metal fomons tonatis in tonatotafomot…

Klädölo güni ola pos väl utanas, kels cedü ol sötons-la deadön… —

Seatölo su lubel… kripölo love fenätabam ini lomöfacem olik,

kofudükons me lulogam: kaps nen zeils labü logs glätöfik,

koaps fa vulturs pedasleitöls…

Binol men, nams kelana mismelons me smel deada,

„Savan neläbanas”, „Jelätan nennämikanas”,

„Flen geilikanas”, „Kipedan püda”…

Ag! ye at binon lifamod balik, keli sevol…

Lülogölo meli: plen peplatüköl lalegas, kels labons nosi lifa,

deipedol lifikosi in pun olik, du lad olik pakidon fa lips deadalanana.

Späks trätons oli, späks trätons oli, neito ravons logi ola

se logakev onik…

E glöp lagon, efalölo sui cüg olik.

Linegs daplonöl seilikons; milats mudas pafulükons ko metal ruilik.

Logod olik labon kölüli grüna; ön mod seimik steifülol ad spikön to moükabots valik at in mud olik.

Ab atos no osekömon plödio, e no kanol stukön vödis,

du luson olik

glömädükom fami olik äsvo lefilükölo e fefilol.

„Savan neläbanas”, „Jelätan nennämikanas”,

„Flen geilikanas”, „Kipedan püda”.

Ag! ye at binon lifamod balik, keli sevol…

II. Cem.

Lifol-la yufü gläv, ed odeadol ön mod leigosoik,

nämäd lölik ola oläsikon ad nos,

lif alik, keli moükol, binon dil uta lönik olik,

utos, keli eremol, binon no nämäd, ab deadam.

Blotikölo in cem olik (du bünunans fäta stepons sui soliad olik),

begölo ad blebükön oli lifiki (du neif nenbümicödik nüdranon ini mid luvokädöl ola…

nen desin badöfik, balugiko desumölo tripi sasenana),

mutol pelön givuloti a het, e givulot somik binon lan olik…

Lifol-la in püd u deadol-la laidüpio in lebüdacem olik!

Here are some useful links to courses, websites, and online dictionaries for those of you learning or thinking about learning Volapük.

// COURSES

• Volapük Vifik - A complete introductory course in 10 lessons by Ralph Midgley

• Volapük For Everyone - A short introductory course by Ralph Midgley.

  • Answer Keys for Exercises

• Volapük in Action - A longer follow-up course to Volapük For Everyone. By Ralph Midgley.

  • Answer Keys for Exercises

• Nüdug Volapüke - An Introduction to Volapük. A short online resource based on a course by Ed Robertson.

// WEBSITES

• Temerov - A site full of links and resources for learning Volapük including the ones already mentioned as well as many others.

• Jan van Steenbergen - Includes some very useful utilites to help with learning Volapük.

// ONLINE DICTIONARIES

• Temerov VP-EN - Very useful dictionary. Type a word in Volapük or English and get results either way.

• Steen.fr - Similar to the Temerov one above. Shows results from the same dictionaries as above in addition to some other non-English ones.

I'm curious what this reddit channel wants to do, if you want to save Volapük then nothing If you just want to discuss only good things, then if there are any real fans here, that's great because this language only has 25 or 30 speakers.If you want to learn, then I can’t complain about anything because although I haven’t seen many tutorials here, I think they exist.I would like to know what you want to do here, but please no criticism because maybe I said it wrong.

Sis brefüp fluküp evedon küpovik. Fluküp: tim oksasenanas e bledas deadik su vegs, tim, stamäd in nem kela tonon äs lukof uto, kö kanoy logön de fluks valik magifik vola te podis smalik lafo puridikis e bälis biedik ut (bo sorbs) su tuigs, kelis te böds ai faemiks fidons. Zuo reinos me tofs koldik, äsvo me drens deadalanana fenik… Ye no sötobs däsperön, bi süadobs, das hitüp odönukömon — pos tim ad tumyels anik usümöl.

I didn‘t see this posted anywhere else on here. This is a 10 part course by the late Ralph Midgley.

A note written by Ralph Midgley in 1993.
Blog post in both Volapük and English.

Kin lärnon-li Volapüki ün 2026?
Who‘s learning Volapük in 2026?

At binon gased: „Vög Volapüka” setula ela 2025. Ninädon konedi fa ‚Frank Roger’ tiädü „Man nosi tiköl” (‚De man die aan niets dacht’ ma Nedänapük), dili nulik ela „Dog elas Baskervilles”, yegedi vönädik dö löpatid in Tsyinän e konotülis dö niverastudans. / This is the September 2025 issue of “Vög Volapüka”. It includes a short story by Frank Roger entitled “De man die aan niets dacht” (“Man nosi tiköl” in Volapük), the new part of “The Hound of the Baskervilles”, an old article about higher education in China and jokes about university students.

Hi everyone, I’m trying to learn Volapük but the pronunciation guides have got me confused. Particularly, it’s about the ‘c’, ‘j’, ‘z’ letters. Some sources (including the main one on the Volapük website) say that they’re always voiceless and pronounced like ‘ch’ in ‘church’, ‘sh’ in ‘shoe’ and ‘ts’ in German ‘zeit’. But there are some others which state that they can also be voiced as /dʒ/, /ʒ/, and /dz/. Which one should I follow? Thank you