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Dry Icelandic is a language in the Ftseezhic branch of the Mustlup family. It is inspired by Icelandic and Scottish Gaelic.
Numbers
- 0: hríkja /ˈxrʲiːkʰʲa/
- 1: sjécy /ˈsʲiatsʰɨ/
- 2: kli /kʰlʲi/
- 3: sgá /skaː/
- 4: mávi /ˈmaːji/
- 5: féhy /ˈfɨaxɨ/
- 6: éσja /ˈiaɬʲa/
- 7: čaþjab /ˈqʰaɕap/
- 8: pyŋyd /ˈpʰɨŋɨt/
- 9: cón /tsʰuan/
- 10: fáti /ˈfaːtʰʲi/
- 11: kjéti /ˈkʰʲiatʰʲi/
- 12: cjú /tsʰʲuː/
- 144: pjórač /ˈpʰʲuaraqʰ/
- 1728: sylja /ˈsɨlʲa/
Phonology
Consonants
Dry Icelandic uses the following consonants:
- The velar stops g, k, ŋ, which are pronounced /k, kʰ, ŋ/. When geminated they are pronounced /ʔk, hk, kŋ/ respectively.
- The dental stops d, t, n, which are pronounced /t, tʰ, n/. When geminated they are pronounced /ʔt, ht, tn/ respectively.
- The lateral affricates dλ, ξ, which are pronounced /tɬ, tɬʰ/. When geminated they are pronounced /ʔtɬ, htɬ/ respectively.
- The alveolar affricates dz, c, which are pronounced /ts, tsʰ/. When geminated they are pronounced /ʔts, hts/ respectively.
- The fricatives h, σ, s, which are pronounced /x, ɬ, s/ respectively.
- The labials b, p, m, which are pronounced /p, pʰ, m/. When geminated they are pronounced /ʔp, hp, pm/ respectively.
- The resonants l, r, v, j pronounced /l, r, v, j/. When geminated they are pronounced /tl, tr, kv, c/ respectively.
The majority of consonants come in expected plain and palatalized pairs. Exceptions are noted here:
- Hard dž, č are pronounced /q, qʰ/. When geminated they are pronounced /ʔq, hq/ respectively.
- Soft dž, č are pronounced /tʂ, tʂʰ/. When geminated they are pronounced /ʔtʂ, htʂ/ respectively.
- Hard þ, ð, š are pronounced /ħ, ʕ, χ/ respectively.
- Soft þ, ð, š are pronounced /ɕ, ʑ, ʂ/ respectively.
- Soft f, v are pronounced /ç, j/ respectively. (Soft v behaves identically to j.)
Vowels
Dry Icelandic has 2 short vowels and 5 long vowels.
- Short vowels: a ja y i = /a ʲa i ʲi/
- Long vowels: á já é jé ý í ó jó ú jú = /aː ʲaː ia ʲia iː ʲiː ua ʲua uː ʲuː/