SamSkandinavisk

SamSkandinavisk (Samska for short) is naturalistic a-posteriori auxlang based on the continental North Germanic languages (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish).

It is intended to be a tool for inter-Nordic communication and integration. It also is intended to be used as a tool for people from outside the Scandinavian region to communicate with Scandinavians -- as an alternative to learning one or all of the natural Scandinavian languages.

Samska includes complex grammatical feature, but only when they are present in all of the source languages. It should theoretically be easier and more regular than any one of the natural Scandinavian languages.

The status of the language is currently under construction. There is a lexicon of approximate 2500 words available, but it still lacks many essential words for basic conversation.

Phonology

Sample Texts

Snart skall vi dverger endeligt besegre våre nuværende fjender ok hevne alle gammle vanærer. Då bliver det en ny gulltid før den skeggige slekt. Hvis mænnene ok halflingerne kenner sin rang ok klasse, de skall have æren før at tjæne oss. Halflingerne skall røre vår grøt ok bære våre ølkrus. Mænnene skall slite i våre gullgruber ok hente før oss ting som står på høge hyller.

(Soon we dwarfs will finally defeat our current enemies and avenge all ancient dishonors. Then it will be a new golden age for the bearded race. If the men and halflings know their place, they will have the honor of serving us. The halflings will stir our porridge and bear our ale tankards. The men will toil in our gold mines and fetch for us things that are located on high shelves.)

I den mörke tommrumm af tiderns begynnelse, kämpen Ymir blev födet af gift ok frost, ok han diede hos den store ku Auðumbla. Frå henne kåm väsnet Búri som avlede Burr som avlede guderne Óðinn, Vili ok Vé. Burrs söner drepede Ymir ok skapede jorden af hans lik. Den förste mann samt den förste kvinne, Ask ok Embla, blev skapet frå ett asktre ok ett almtre henhåldsvist.

(In the dark void of time's beginning, the giant Ymir was born of poison and front, and he suckled at the great cow Auðumbla. From her came the being Búri who begat Burr who begat the gods Óðinn, Vili and Vé. Burr's sons slew Ymir and created the earth from his corpse. The first man and woman, Ask and Embla were created from an ash-tree and an elm respectively.)