Nidian Lesson 1
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1. Nidian Lesson 1
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This is the first lesson of Nidian. Nidian is
Orthography | IPA | Example |
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Aa | a | Advir /advɪr/(problem) |
Dd | d | Dörri /dør:ɪ/ (door) |
Ðð | ð | Ðypir /ðʏpʰɪr/ (child) |
Ee | ɛ | Eldis /ɛldɪs/ (fire) |
Hh | h | Hava /hava/ (sea) |
Ħħ | ħ | Ħardir /ħardɪr/ (fence) |
Hv | kv | Hvaka /kvaka/ (night) |
Ii | ɪ | Ilis /ɪlɪs/ (air) |
Jj | j | Jarnir /jarnɪr/ (map) |
Kk | k | Kattis /kat:ɪs/ (cat) |
Ll | l | Lànä /læ:næ/ (garden) |
Mm | m | Maka /maka/ (spirit) |
Nn | n | Námis /na:mɪs/ (face) |
Ng | ŋ | Ingliskis /ɪŋlɪʃɪs/ (English) |
Oo | u | Orda /urda/ (word) |
Pp | pʰ | Patthe /pʰaθ:ɛ/ (easy) |
Rr | r | Resaj /rɛsaj/ (think) |
Ss | s | Sakir /sakɪr/ (fish) |
Tt | t | Tavas /tavas/ (one) |
Uu | ʉ | Ur /ʉr/ (how) |
Vv | v | Vapis /vapʰɪs/ (horse) |
Th | θ | Thativos /θatɪvus/ (boy) |
Ää | æ | Ärpis /ærpɪs/(work) |
Öö | ø | Ökji /økjɪ/(even) |
Àà | æ: | Làrej /læ:rɛj/ (learn) |
Áá | a: | Áva /a:va/ (cold) |
Èè | ø: | Èkör /ø:kør/ (eye) |
Éé | ɛ: | Én /ɛ:n/(voice) |
Íí | ɪ: | Íona /ɪ:una/ (eon) |
Óó | ɔ: | Órna /ɔ:rna/ (opinion) |
Ȯȯ | ɔ | Ȯtta /ɔt:a/ (eight) |
Ùù | ʉ: | Ùris /ʉ:rɪs/ (thing) |
Úú | u: | Úrir /u:rɪr/ (year) |
Yy | ʏ | Tyvos /tʏvus/ (man) |
Ýý | ʏ: | Ývir /ʏ:vɪr/ |
Ee | ɛɪ | Eehva /ɛɪhva/ (moment) |
Ei | aɪ | Eis /aɪs/ (ice) |
Tth | θ: | Patthe /pʰaθ:e/(easy) |
Sk | ʃ | Skjö /ʃjø/ (ocean) |
All consonants can be geminated by doubling the letter. For example pp /p:/, tt /t:/ expect /ŋ/ <ng> which can't be geminated. Got it? Good.
Nidian | IPA | English |
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Heij! | /haɪj/ | Hello! |
His! | /hɪs/ | Hello! |
Jei | /jaɪ/ | I, 1SG |
Du | /dʉ/ | You, 2SG |
Hve? | /kvɛ/ | Who? |
Ur? | /ʉr/ | How? |
vyðaj | /vʏðaj/ | be called |
oj | /uj/ | and |
Alo! | /alu/ | Bye! |
Hȯdär! | /hɔdär/ | See you! |
Here's a short dialogue between Heekis and Sennir.
S: Heij!
H: His!
S: Hve du?
H: Vyðer Heekis. Oj du? (vyðer= I am called)
S: Vyðer Sennir. Alo!
H: Hȯdär!
Try to translate the dialogue and prepare for a little test.
Here's just a little test to show what you've learned.
Try to translate into Nidian:
Who are you? ↺
I'm called... ↺
Bye ↺
See you ↺
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