Anbirese

Dry Icelandic (Dry Icelandic: mjagádżyrry llópp /mʲakaːqɨtrɨ tluəʰp/) is a language in the Ftseezhic branch of the Mustlup family. It is inspired by Icelandic, Scottish Gaelic, Northern Sámi, and Pali.

dżyrry < xdžupɭ bxʷay > ?

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 /ʔkʰ, hk, kŋ/ respectively.
• The dental stops d, t, n, which are pronounced /t, tʰ, n/. When geminated they are pronounced /ʔtʰ, ht, tn/ respectively.
• The lateral affricates dλ, ξ, which are pronounced /tɬ, tɬʰ/. When geminated they are pronounced /ʔtɬʰ, htɬ/ respectively.
• The alveolar affricates dz, c, which are pronounced /ts, tsʰ/. When geminated they are pronounced /ʔtsʰ, hts/ respectively.
• The fricatives h, s, which are pronounced /x, s/ respectively.
• The labials b, p, m, which are pronounced /p, pʰ, m/. When geminated they are pronounced /ʔpʰ, hp, pm/ respectively.
• The resonants l, r, v, j pronounced /l~ɬ, r, v, j/. When geminated they are pronounced /tl~tɬl, tr, kv, c/ respectively.

The majority of consonants come in expected plain and palatalized pairs. Exceptions are noted here:

• Hard dż, cz are pronounced /q, qʰ/. When geminated they are pronounced /ʔqʰ, hq/ respectively.
• Soft dž, cz are pronounced /tʂ, tʂʰ/. When geminated they are pronounced /ʔtʂʰ, htʂ/ respectively.
• Hard þ, σ, sz are pronounced /ħ, h, χ/ respectively.
• Soft þ, σ, sz are pronounced /j, ç, ʂ/ respectively.
• Soft f, v are pronounced /ç, j/ respectively. (Soft v behaves identically to j.)
• Soft k, g, x are pronounced /cʰ, c, ç/ respectively.
• Soft s, c, dz are pronounced /ɕ, tɕʰ, tɕ/ respectively.

Vowels

Dry Icelandic has 2 short vowels and 5 long vowels.

• Short vowels: a ja y i = /a ʲa ɨ ʲi/
• Long vowels: á já é jé ý í ó jó ú jú = /aː ʲaː əi ʲəi ɨː ʲiː əu ʲəu uː ʲuː/

Numbers

• 0: hríkja /ˈçrʲiːcʰa/
• 1: sécy
• 2: fli
• 3: skó
• 4: móvi
• 5: fáhy
• 6: éσja
• 7: czjaþa
• 8: poŋyd
• 9: cján
• 10: hjáti
• 11: pjóti
• 12: cjú
• 144: pjóracz /ˈpʰʲuəraqʰ/
• 1728: sylja /ˈsɨlʲa/