Anbirese

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 /ˈmaːj/
• 5: féhy /ˈfiaxɨ/
• 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, j/ 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 ɨ ʲi/
• Long vowels: á já é jé ý í ó jó ú jú = /aː ʲaː ɨa ʲia ɨː ʲiː ua ʲua uː ʲuː/