Niszí [NZI]
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Niszí
Niszí [nɪt͡ʃi]*
Niszí [nɪt͡ʃi]*
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Language type
A posteriori
Species
Human/humanoid
About Niszí
Niszí is a Celtic language spoken on the Faroe islands by 32 people, all of which are old. It is considered critically endangered.
Sample of Niszí[view] Xomíns sul aíar prí ka gomad in verdíxíd ka reuttasi. E dot gam ppornuvt ka gonskíentíá ka szúla agre kyu oi aliú ka si animú a vráterníte.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.[view all texts]
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.[view all texts]
Language family relationships
[view] About CelticThe Celtic languages (usually pronounced /ˈkɛltɪk/ but sometimes /ˈsɛltɪk/) are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic"; a branch of the greater Indo-European language family. The term "Celtic" was first used to describe this language group b...
Phonology
Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | |||||||
Nasal | m | n | ||||||||||||
Plosive | p pʰ | b | t tʰ | d | k kʰ | g | ||||||||
Fricative | v | s | z | ɣ | ||||||||||
Affricate | t͡ʃ | |||||||||||||
Lateral approximant | l | |||||||||||||
Approximant | j | w | ||||||||||||
Trill | r |
Blends | kp kpʰ | gb | ɣv |
Vowels | Front | Near- front | Central | Near- back | Back | |||||
Close | i | u | ||||||||
Near-close | ɪ | ʊ | ||||||||
Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | ||||||||
Near-open | ɐ | |||||||||
Open | ä |
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Niszí. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
NiszíOrthography [edit] | ||||||||||
Áá/ä/ | Aa/ɐ/ | Bb/b/ | Dd/d/ | Ee/ɛ/ | Gg/g/ | GY gy/gb/ | Íí/i/ | Ii/ɪ/ | Jj/j/ | Kk/k/ |
KK kk/kʰ/ | KKY kky/kpʰ/ | KY ky/kp/ | Ll/l/ | Mm/m/ | Nn/n/ | Oo/ɔ/ | Pp/p/ | PP pp/pʰ/ | Rr/r/ | Ss/s/ |
SZ sz/t͡ʃ/ | Tt/t/ | TT tt/tʰ/ | Uu/ʊ/ | Úú/u/ | Vv/v/ | Ww/w/ | Xx/ɣ/ | XY xy/ɣv/ | Zz/z/ | |
✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change] |
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Transcription and patterns
18-Feb-18 13:39