Nandor

Introduction

Nandor is an Anglo-Frisian language spoken by settlers in the Northern Isles of Scotland known as the Noan. With approximately 80 native speakers remaining, it is an endangered language, though efforts to revitalize it are in progress.

Based on written documents and recorded events, the Nandor language is thought to have been mutually intelligible with other coastal languages similar to Scots about 300 years ago. However, it is speculated to have evolved some of its unique orthographic features and lexicon due to geographic isolation.

Phonology

Nandor phonology shows a very consistent trend of evolution since the 15th century. Many of its phonological features are most similar to modern Scots.