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| Teedish | |
|---|---|
| Tedic | |
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| Pronunciation | /ˈtedɪʃ/ (Teedish) /ˈtiːdɪʃ/ (English) |
| Created by | Adolf Hitler |
| Date | 1940s |
| Ethnicity | Multiethnic |
| Users | c. 20 million (2020) |
| Purpose | Constructed language
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| Latin | |
| Sources | Germanic languages |
| Official status | |
Official language in |
Germanic League (current and former members) |
| Regulated by | Teedish Academy of Vienna |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | td |
| ISO 639-2 | tdc |
| ISO 639-3 | tdc |
Teedish (natively Tedic) is an international auxiliary language created by Adolf Hitler, who wished to introduce an easy lingua franca to be used among Germanic nations, but refused to use Esperanto since it was created by a Jew and sounded too Latin, even though Teedish is still considerably influenced by Esperanto grammar. Some commentators have labeled Teedish Germanic Esperanto. During the 1940s and 1950s, Hitler's efforts to promote Teedish internationally made it the official language of the Germanic League and an official auxiliary language in Germany, Danubia, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Iceland. To this day, it is widely used in diplomacy among those nations, having replaced French and English.
Despite its success in continental Europe, Teedish did not achieve similar popularity in English-speaking countries and regions, including the British Islands, since it threatened the status of English as an international language. There were, however, a few British and American Hitlerist enthusiasts who learned and promoted Teedish in their native lands. Since the 1980s, Teedish has generated some eager interest in New Holland.
Characteristics[]
Teedish has a letter-to-sound correspondence, i.e., every letter has always the same sound, the only exception being the final -e of singular nouns, with is not pronounced. All nouns end with -e if singular and -er if plural, adjectives end with -a and adverbs in -an. Verbs in the infinitive end with -en and have a very simple conjugation. The accusative case is optional but normally not used in Teedish.
Usage[]
Teedish is the official language of Danubia, and widely used as a lingua franca in the country, both officially and unofficially, having largely replaced German since the 1940s. All federal documents in Danubia are written in Teedish, and even provincial documents need to be written in both Teedish and the local vernacular. The Emperor, the prime minister and other high-ranking officials are required to be fluent in the language. In official speeches, Teedish is typically used to address the nation as a whole, while local languages are used to address specific provinces or regions.
Being also the official language of the Germanic League, Teedish was the first choice in Germanic diplomacy from about 1950 to 2022, when the union itself started to lose members and decline in prestige.
Teedish is one of the most successful and popular constructed languages in the world, along with Esperanto (created by L. L. Zamenhof) and Vendergood (created by William James Sidis). Many Hitlerist communities worldwide use and promote the language. Many works of literature, film and video games have been translated to Teedish or produced originally in the language.
Teedish is regulated by the Teedish Academy of Vienna.
Samples[]
- Starvina semer kans net eten gelde. / Starvina semer kans net gelde eten.
- Starving people can't eat money.
Anthem of Danubia[]
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External links (outdated)[]
Teedish can be studied thoroughly in the following links (both are largely outdated):
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