Anbirese

Dry Icelandic is a language in the Ftseezhic branch of the Mustlup family. It is inspired by Icelandic and Scottish Gaelic.

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 pronounced /l, r, v/. When geminated they are pronounced /tl, tr, kv/ 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 /ʔtʃ, htʃ/ 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.

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 ea ʲea iː ʲiː oa ʲoa uː ʲuː/