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Niszí
[nɪt͡ʃi]*
Registered by [Deactivated User] on 18 February 2018
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.
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Latest vocabulary
práternítenbrotherhood
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animúnspirit
Language family relationships
Language treeCeltic
 ⤷ Proto-Celtic
  ⤷  Niszí
[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
ConsonantsBilabialLabio-
dental
AlveolarPost-
Alveolar
PalatalLabio-
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
VowelsFrontNear-
front
CentralNear-
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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