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Folgya
Fôlgya
[foldʒa]
Registered by [Deactivated User] on 28 January 2017
Language type Creole
Species Human/humanoid
About Folgya I love Faroese, and I love the simplicity of Irish grammar and the Welsh use of particles, so this language is a creole-ish mix of all of those
Sample of Folgya[view] Havi Fôlgya eg

I speak English
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Latest vocabulary
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Language family relationships
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Phonology
ConsonantsBilabialLabio-
dental
DentalAlveolarPost-
Alveolar
RetroflexPalatalLabio-
velar
VelarGlottal
Nasal [m̥]1 m     n nʲ [n̥]2         ŋ  
Plosive p b [b̥]3     t ʰt d [d̥]4         k g [g̥]5  
Fricative ɸ f v θ s ʃ ʒ [ʂ]6 [ʐ]7 ç   x ɣ h
Affricate         t͡ʃ d͡ʒ          
Lateral approximant       l            
Approximant   ʋ   ɹ     j w    
Blends dl dn tn̥ tl̥
  1. Before an unvoiced consonant, allophone of /m/
  2. Before an unvoiced consonant, allophone of /n/
  3. Finally, or before an unvoiced consonant, allophone of /b/
  4. Finally, or before an unvoiced consonant, allophone of /d/
  5. Finally, or before an unvoiced consonant, allophone of /g/
  6. In a consonant cluster, before a voiceless consonant, allophone of /ɹ/
  7. In a consonant cluster, before a voiced consonant, allophone of /ɹ/
VowelsFrontNear-
front
CentralNear-
back
Back
Close i       u
Near-close   ɪ   ʊ  
Close-mid e ø       o
Mid     [ə]    
Open-mid ɛ       ʌ
Near-open [æ]1        
Open a       ɒ
Polyphthongs əi ɛi au əu ai
  1. allophone of /a/
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Folgya. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
 FolgyaOrthography [edit]
Aa
a
/a/, [æ], [ə]
Ââ
â lângi
/ɒ/
Bb
/b/, [b̥]1
Cc
/k/
CH ch
braidh cæ
/x/, /ç/
Dd
/d/, [d̥]2
DH dh
braidh dæ
/j/, /ʋ/, /ɣ/
Ee
e
/ɛ/
Ff
ef
/f/
Gg
eg
/g/, [g̥]3
GH gh
braidh eg
/ɣ/, /j/, /w/
Hh
hacy
/h/
Ii
i
/ɪ/
Îî
î lângi
/i/
Ll
el
/l/
Mm
em
/m/, [m̥]4
Nn
en
/n/, [n̥]5
NG ng
eng
/ŋ/
Ôô
ô lângi
/o/
Oo
o
/ʌ/
Pp
/p/
PH ph
braidh pæ
/f/
Rr
er
/ɹ/, [ʐ]6, [ʂ]7
RH rh
braidh er
/ʒ/
Ss
es
/s/
SH sh
braidh es
/ʃ/
Tt
/t/
TH th
braidh tæ
/θ/
Ûû
û lângi
/u/
Uu
u
/ʊ/
Vv
/v/
Ww
twivæ
/w/
Yy
yôgh
/j/
Ææ
æsh
/e/
Øø
ø
/ø/
✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change]
  1. Finally, or before an unvoiced consonant
  2. Finally, or before an unvoiced consonant
  3. Finally, or before an unvoiced consonant
  4. Before an unvoiced consonant
  5. Before an unvoiced consonant
  6. In a consonant cluster, before a voiced consonant
  7. In a consonant cluster, before a voiceless consonant
Typological information for Folgya

Script typeAlphabet
Adjective agreementNumber and class
Double negativesAmplify negative
Marked tense (verb)Past, Present, Future
GendersMasculine/Feminine/Neuter

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