Hoogs
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| Used Within | Guffingford, parts of Zarbia, The Macabees, parts of Safehaven2 | |||
| Total Fluent Speakers | ca. around 3 billion. | |||
| Largest Speaker Populace | Guffingford | |||
| Number of Sub-Dialects | Suid-Hoogs; Dietsch; Laag-Neerlandsch; Bergh-Hoogsch and East-Dutch | |||
| Official Language Of | Guffingford | |||
| Language Classification | Germanic, Frisian | |||
| Standardization Program | Guffingfordian Language Protection Programme (GLPP) | |||
Contents
Prolude
The language Hoogs is a direct result of Dutch colonial history in Guffingford. Following the long history of the language it did not had as much influence by foreign languages as Afrikaans has, but some things have been changed. Some English words have been included and turned to more Dutch variants. The word 'oxymoron' is a classic example. In English the word's oxymoron. In hoogs it is 'oxiemorn'. Same meaning, same pronunction but different spelling. Hoogs is probably one of the most phonetic languages in the world; every word is simplified until it is exactly written as pronounced. Note this only holds for verbs, nouns and adjectives. The language Hoogs itself is more of a dialect than an actual language, but since it has such a long history, it is recognized as a true language instead of just a dialect - only by Guffingford it is recognized. The rest of the world just sees Hoogs as bastardized Dutch.
In alphabetic sequence, here's a comprehensive list of English words translated to Hoogs. The list is subdivived in several subjects. Not a full dictionary, only a few words to give you a basic impression of the language
Fruit and Vegetables - Fruyt en Groentes
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Apple - Appel Banana - Benaan/Piesang Cucumber - Komkommert |
Coliflower - Blumkol Grapes - Druyve Fruit - Fruyt Leek - Preij |
Lemon - Setroen Lime - Lemoen Pear - Peer Red Pepper - Peprika Vegetables - Groentes |
Numbers
One - Ein
Two - Zwee
Three - Drei
Four - Fier
Five - Fyf
Six - Ses
Seven - Seve
Eight - Ag
Nine - Neige
Ten - Zien
Twenty - Zwintig
Thirty - Dretig
Forty - Firtig
Fifty - Fyftig
Sixty - Sestig
Seventy - Sevetig
Eighty - Tagtig
Ninety - Negetig
One Hundred - Hondre
One Thousand - Mille
Ten Thousand - Zienmille
One Hundred Thousand - Hondremille
A Million - Ene Miljoen
Ten Million - Zienmiljoen
Hundred Million - Hondremiljoen
A Billion - Miljart
A small Guffingfordian Text Translated - Ene Guffingfordish kleinverhaal vertaal
English
This is a small story of the nation Guffingford. Guffingford is a large nation with an unstable economy, wrecked by corruption and mismanagement. On the other hand, because of the economic stagnation the natural splendor of the central highlands coastal rainforests is unsurpassed. The population is a friendly bunch of hardworking citizens, always in for a joke and a good glass of Dutch or Belgian beer.
Hoogs
Dit is ene klein verhaal van die land Guffingsfort. Guffingsfort is ene grote nasie met een unstablie economie, in ruine deur korruptie en fout beleid. Die keerzyde hiervan, deur die economiese stagnasie is die natuurlyke scheunheid van die centrale hooglande en die kustelyke regenwoude ungeevenaar. Die inwoners zyn vriendelyk en hardwerkend, altyd in die stemming veur een grap en een goei glas Neerlans of Bels bier.
