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It is well connected to [[Middle German|Middle High German]] (Mittelhochdeutsch). A society is proposed, the ''Gesellschaft zur Stärkung der Verben'' to promote the use of [[West Germanic strong verb|strong verbs]] in German.
It is well connected to [[Middle German|Middle High German]] (Mittelhochdeutsch). A society is proposed, the ''Gesellschaft zur Stärkung der Verben'' to promote the use of [[West Germanic strong verb|strong verbs]] in German.


Koeppel wrote poems (such as ''Sämtliche Gedichte'', 1980) in this language, which mostly have funny contents. Different authors from [[Frankfurt]]/Germany like Eckhard Henscheid, Carl Lierow, Elsemarie Maletzke, Chlodwig Poth support this new language.
The language originated as a pub joke in 1972. Matthias Koeppel started to write poems (published as ''Sämtliche Gedichte'', 1980) in this language, which mostly have funny contents. Different authors from the [[Frankfurt]]/Germany based satiric magazine ''Pardon'' like Eckhard Henscheid, Carl Lierow, Elsemarie Maletzke, Chlodwig Poth support this new language.


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Starckdeutsch (literally, strong German) is an artificial language designed by Matthias Koeppel. It is well connected to Middle High German (Mittelhochdeutsch). A society is proposed, the Gesellschaft zur Stärkung der Verben to promote the use of strong verbs in German.

The language originated as a pub joke in 1972. Matthias Koeppel started to write poems (published as Sämtliche Gedichte, 1980) in this language, which mostly have funny contents. Different authors from the Frankfurt/Germany based satiric magazine Pardon like Eckhard Henscheid, Carl Lierow, Elsemarie Maletzke, Chlodwig Poth support this new language.