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The English word Folk ("people") is derived from a Germanic noun *fulka meaning "people" or "army" (i.e. a crowd as opposed to "a people" in a more abstract sense of clan or tribe). The English word folk has cognates in most of the other Germanic languages. Folk may be a Germanic root that is unique to the Germanic languages, although Latin vulgus, "the common people", has been suggested as a possible cognate. Cognates in other Germanic languageFolk has a cognate in almost every other Germanic language, all deriving from Proto-Germanic "*fulka", some are listed below:
In all Germanic languages, the variant of "folk" means "people" or something related to the people. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  kjg-herne-baukau.de 532px x 800px | 70.50kB [source page] KjG Folk 2004 073 jpg  robwesley.com 1013px x 444px | 51.60kB [source page] Klira 12 string folk guitar rear jpg From Yahoo Image Search: "Folk"  slapupsidethehead.com Mark Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:00:30 GM Anti-Gay . Folk. Throw Fits Over MP's Christmas Card. December 18th, 2009. GWAAAHH! Two guys and their dog. Scott Brison, a gay Nova Scotia MP, sent out some really charming Christmas cards to his constituents this year. ...  papercanvas.wordpress.com Tanis Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:09:58 GM Festive . Folk. Inspired Friends with Flair. December 17, 2009 by Tanis. (How's that for a catchy post title?) Whipped up some tags (75% of which were coloured by my DD) for teacher gifts that are going to school today. ...  destee.com Destee Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:48:22 GM Black People : We Are Some of the Complaining-est . Folk. Black People Open Forum. From Google Blog Search: "Folk"  news.google.com California Chronicle In one instance, folk dancer Larry 'Max' Maxwell just refused to vote because they all sounded so good. Dancing acts under consideration include an expert ... news.google.com New York Daily News Puerto Rican folk singer and composer Antonio (El Topo) Caban Vale is best known for Verde Luz, a song that has long been appropriated as a national ... and more » news.google.com Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com kalamazoo -- After two years of playing together, writing together and perfecting its sound, folk trio Carmea is ready to release its ... and more » From Google News Search: "Folk" How does a folk tale use cultural information to represent the culture that produced it? Q. I'm supposed to pick a folk tale and then answer the question from there. Please help me with my homework. Thanks! Asked by uhyeah321 - Thu Sep 24 13:40:42 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Pick a folk-tale and look for any clues in it about that particular place/culture. Farmer's folk tales usually revolved around farms and farming equipment. City folk tales usually revolved around things in the city like haunted buildings or haunted parks. Every folk-tale is particular to the place it originated in Answered by Rinaldo - Thu Sep 24 13:47:01 2009 How can you get into the lighthouse in Animal Crossing City Folk? Q. Ive had the lighthouse for a long time know and I cant get into it. I know the Mayor asks you to turn the light on sometimes in Animal crossing wild world, but does the same thing happen in City Folk? And when does it happen? Asked by Ryan - Fri Nov 27 17:47:56 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Actually there was no lighthouse in Animal Crossing: Wild World, just in the origianl animal crossing for the GameCube. Tortimer asks you to turn it on in the game cube version of the game but not in City Folk. It just stays the way it is. Sorry! Answered by Carol of the Bells - Sun Nov 29 10:19:30 2009 How do you recover an Animal Crossing City Folk characters from DS Suitcase?
Q. I was at a friends house playing Animal Crossing: City Folk, using DS Suitcase, but there was a power outage. How do I get my Animal Crossing: City Folk character back. Do I just delete him at his original town? What do I do? Asked by Animal Crossing Fan - Sun Nov 23 19:50:44 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Okay:One,nope,his still there,two,no worries,it's a copy,not a stick-it. So,he will be there when your enter your game. Answered by miranda_street - Mon Nov 24 20:24:21 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Folk"
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