82
edits
Riukish: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
no edit summary
mNo edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Riukish''' ([[w:endonym|autoglossonym]]: Ribnú; <small>Riukish : </small>[[w:ipa chart|[riβnʉː]]]) is a minority language spoken in Lincai (<small>Riukish :</small> Ricda [[w:ipa chart|[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. | '''Riukish''' ([[w:endonym|autoglossonym]]: Ribnú; <small>Riukish : </small>[[w:ipa chart|[riβnʉː]]]) is a minority language spoken in Lincai (<small>Riukish :</small> Ricda [[w:ipa chart|[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. | ||
__TOC__ | |||
==Etymology== | |||
Following the previous hypothesis, the language name could come from the Early Kalari word «Rŭivnĭu» /rʷiβnʲu/ which, at that time, meant "story, novel" | |||
[[Category:Riukish]] | [[Category:Riukish]] | ||
[[Category:Languages]] | [[Category:Languages]] | ||
[[Category:Conlangs]] | [[Category:Conlangs]] | ||