Folk's tongue

Folk's tongue (Folkstunge) is a language that is spoken by the Folk Nation in Northern California, and is one of their official languages alongside English. It is derived from English and other Germanic languages. It is a rich language with many different pronunciations and grammatical quirks. No standard form exists, making it a language of wide variety.

History
The Folk Nation is a small group of unique individuals from Northern California called the Folk Nation. The Folk Nation developed this language as a way to disguise their speech amongst non-members, as a way to increase intratribal unity, and as a way to better explain their experiences on this earth. It developed as a people's need for a collective and distinct identity. Originally this language was only used to perform ceremonies and rituals, or during legal processes, but recently it has become more popular as a daily language. The increase in the population of Folk Nation has led to the growth and expansion of this language, its vocabulary, and its use. Now there exists many poems and songs in the Folk's tongue.

Many of the words and phrases have derived from their English counterparts. When a native English speaker hears folk's tongue being spoken they will instantly recognize many words and get a familiar feel from it. They will surely understand many of the words, but there is something strange about them. Folk's tongue has a more Scandinavian sound to it, and much of its vocabulary comes from Nordic-languages like Swedish, Norwegian, and Icelandic. It also has some grammar features that are similar to German, but typically they are not as complicated.The language was also heavily influenced by Nordic languages and other Germanic languages.

Dialects
The Folk's Nation's creativity has led to an interesting phenomenon within the realm of the speakers. Each speaker may have their own unique pronunciation. This is one of the challenges of learning to communicate in this language, as one must be aware of the differences in the way people speak. They must also know that folk's tongue often has many grammatical features that are optional or redundant. Folk's tongue is also filled with words like arda, arth, jard, jord, and gord, which sound similar and mean similar things. The differences in the language are referred to as dialects, or bylieds. There are four principal dialects that are recognized, but even within these distinctions there exists so much variation in accent and one should pay attention when speaking with the Folk to get to know each individual's linguistic tendencies.

This language and its many ways of pronunciations and modes of expression allows for some of the most beautifully worded poetry in the world. The Folk Nation is known for its poetry, music, and great eloquence. They value people who can speak well and express things in unique ways to get the audience to think about things. They love spirituality and have many words to describe complex philosophical or religious ideas that can't be expressed in English. This is one of the unique advantages that this language allows its speakers.

Learning Folk's tongue can be a very easy, but sometimes a bit challenging, but the reward for learning it is great. Learning to communicate in this language will allow the speaker to have a unique voice in the world and have a hand in shaping the way the language is spoken in the future. It's a really wonderful way to deepen and develop one's perspective and worldview, and can bring immense benefits through the freedom it allows.

Vowels
There exist 12 vowels in the Folk's tongue, 6 short and 6 long. Vowels are similar to English in that they can be long or short. Typically a vowel is only long if it's in a stressed syllable and followed by no more than one consonant.