Likisani [LKI]
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Language type
A priori
Species
Human/humanoid
About Likisani
CURRENTLY UNDERGOING AN OVERHAUL
The most widely spoken Likaic language.
The most widely spoken Likaic language.
Sample of Likisani[view] Daoorangg dau atrolyanggit silgo di nyurusy au dignitaj di dadirec. Mahajaiît au orasyon di oladéré di ngolyit lyaukéu ônê kohon nggo orauzyimityéu.
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]
Sound samples in Likisani
Some sound samples of Likisani. Maximum of 6 shown. Click the links to see the full texts.
Sayi jalau méktaruzy mempar. Damoki rigyorait. Dabiduk ribidukit. Ci dakhyijalau ngatin, dakhyiberei...
It's a beautiful day outside. Birds are singing, flowers are blooming. On days like these, kids like...
It's a beautiful day outside. Birds are singing, flowers are blooming. On days like these, kids like...
Atkedzonaiuta, jeÂlemanyé, ngam daorangiarsyil...
Risembréda, oheput zero.
Germany, you received, from the public votes... I'm sorry, zero points.
Germany, you received, from the public votes... I'm sorry, zero points.
Language family relationships
[view] About LikaicThe Likaic languages are spoken throughout the Likisani Islands.
Phonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Alveolo- palatal | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||||||||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||||||||||||||||
| Plosive | p | b [ᵐb]1 | t | d [ⁿd]2 | c | ɟ [ᶮɟ]3 | k | g ᵑg | [ʔ]4 | |||||||||||
| Fricative | f | v | s | z | [ʃ]5 | [ʒ]6 | ç | ʝ | x | χ | h hʷ | |||||||||
| Affricate | t͡s | d͡z | t͡ɕ | d͡ʑ | c͡ç | ɟ͡ʝ | ||||||||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l | ʎ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Approximant | j | w | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trill | r | |||||||||||||||||||
| Flap | [ɾ]7 | |||||||||||||||||||
- allophone of /b/
- allophone of /d/
- allophone of /ɟ/
- allophone of /h/
- allophone of /ç/
- allophone of /ʝ/
- allophone of /r/
| Vowels | Front | Central | Back | |||
| Close | i1 | u2 | ||||
| Close-mid | e | o | ||||
| Mid | ə3 | |||||
| Open-mid | [ɛ]4 | [ɜ]5 | [ɔ]6 | |||
| Near-open | [æ]7 | |||||
| Open | a8 | |||||
| Polyphthongs | oə̯ | ao̯ | oe̯ | ai̯ | ou̯ | eu̯ | ei̯ | əu̯ | oi̯ | au̯ |
- Used to break up diphthongs
- Used to break up diphthongs
- Used to break up diphthongs
- in closed syllables, allophone of /e/
- stressed allophone of schwa, allophone of /ə/
- in closed syllables, allophone of /o/
- in closed syllables, allophone of /a/
- Used to break up diphthongs
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Likisani. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
 LikisaniOrthography [edit] | |||||||||
| Aa/a/, [æ]1 | Bb/b/ | Cc/t͡ɕ/ | Dd/d/ | DZ dz/d͡z/ | DZY dzy/ɟ͡ʝ/ | Ee/e/ | Éé/ə/, [ɜ]2 | Gg/g/ | GY gy/ɟ/ |
| Hh/h/, [ʔ] | Ii/i/ | Jj/d͡ʑ/ | Kk/k/ | KH kh/x/ | KHY khy/χ/ | Ll/l/ | LY ly/ʎ/ | Mm/m/ | Nn/n/ |
| NG ng/ŋ/ | NGG ngg/ᵑg/ | NY ny/ɲ/ | Oo/o/ | Pp/p/ | Rr/r/, [ɾ] | Ss/s/ | SY sy/ç/, [ʃ] | Tt/t/ | TS ts/t͡s/ |
| TSY tsy/c͡ç/ | TY ty/c/ | Uu/u/ | Ww/w/ | Yy/j/ | Zz/z/ | ZY zy/ʝ/, [ʒ] | |||
| ✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change] | |||||||||
- in closed syllables
- stressed allophone of schwa
