Riukish

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Riukish
Ribnú
Pronunciation[riβnʉː]
Created byAenil2
Date2024
SettingConworld
Native speakersL1 : 600 (1872 CC)
L2 : 3200
Isolate
  • Riukish
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-2brn

Riukish (autoglossonym: Ribnú; Riukish : [riβnʉː]) is a minority language spoken in Lincai (Riukish : Ricda [ricð̞ä]), province in which the majority language is Makari. Riukish is a language isolate, as it is not related to any languages known in the Ragian subcontinent, place where the Proto-Kinavel language evolved. One of the hypothesis about the provenance of Riukish is that merchants from Kalari brought their language to Lincai, around 900 years ago.

Etymology

Following the previous hypothesis, the language name could come from the Early Kalari word «Rŭivnĭu» /rʷiβnʲu/ which, at that time, meant "story, novel"