Not entirely serious
Schleusisch – the language of the lock
Where Low German, the harbour and life on the job site meet, a language of its own is born. Well, not quite: we made Schleusisch up. Complete with its own script, a little dictionary and a translator.
Moinök! Dü Montöör heff Fieröövend inn dü Huusö.
Schleusisch is entirely made up and not a real language, and it is not Low German either. For anything serious, just write to us in English or German.
The lock translator
Type a sentence in English or German. Known words come from the dictionary, everything else is rebuilt according to the rules of the lock.
In Schleusisch
In wave script
The wave script
Every letter is made of a post, an anchor or a buoy, topped with a wave, a dot or a bar. Perfect for lock gates and fish-roll stalls.
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
ä
ö
ü
The entire grammar
- Nouns end in -ö, greetings and little words in -ök.
- There is only one article: dü.
- Plural: double the last vowel. One Skippö, two Skippöö.
- Questions end with “…, jook?”
Mini dictionary
| Schleusisch | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Moinök | Hello |
| Tüüsök | Bye |
| Jook | Yes |
| Neek | No |
| Dankök | Thanks |
| dü | the |
| Montöör | Fitter, site worker |
| Wonnö | Apartment |
| Huusö | House |
| Slaapkistö | Bed |
| Fieröövend | End of the working day |
| Maloochö | Work |
| Koppdeckö | Hard hat |
| Klappkistö | Laptop |
| Luftdraadö | Wi-Fi |
| Stroomkistö | Wallbox (EV charger) |
| Koffö | Coffee |
| Fiskbröödö | Fish roll |
| Skippö | Ship |
| Kistenskippö | Container ship |
| Slüüsö | Lock (canal) |
| Noordsöö | North Sea |
| Elvö | River Elbe |
| Diekö | Dike |
| Leegwaterö | Low water |
| Mööwök | Seagull |
| Puustö | Wind |
| is | is |
| heff | to have |
| mi | I, me |
| di | you |
| inn | in, at, on |
| un | and |