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| English = Plitnakya
| English = Plitnakya
| country = Scotland
| country = Scotland
| nativecountry = Squtlanta
| nativecountry = Sxutlande
| universe = [[League of Lost Languages]]
| universe = [[League of Lost Languages]]
| speakers = ~2,000
| speakers = ~2,000
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'''Plitnakya''' is a highly endangered language isolate spoken by about 2,000 people in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland It has a complex, polysythetic morphology that is very unusual for Europe and is likely a relic of the first people to populate Britain after the Pleistocene Glaciation.
'''Plitnakya''' {{IPA|[ˈpʰlitʰˌnakjə]}} is a highly endangered language isolate spoken by about 2,000 people in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland It has a complex, polysythetic morphology that is very unusual for Europe and is likely a relic of the first people to populate Britain after the Pleistocene Glaciation.


=Phonology=
=Phonology=
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||Stops, ejective||''''''||''''''||'''ʧʼ'''||''''''||''''''
||Stops, aspirated||''''''||''''''||'''ʧʰ'''||''''''||''''''
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||Fricatives||'''f'''||'''s'''||'''ʃ'''|| || ||'''h'''
||Fricatives||'''f'''||'''s'''||'''ʃ'''|| || ||'''h'''
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||Stops, plain||'''p'''||'''t'''||'''c'''||'''k'''||'''q'''
||Stops, plain||'''b'''||'''d'''||'''j'''||'''g'''||'''x'''
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||Stops, ejective||'''b'''||'''d'''||'''j'''||'''g'''||'''x'''
||Stops, aspirated||'''p'''||'''t'''||'''c'''||'''k'''||'''q'''
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||Fricatives||'''f'''||'''s'''||'''sh'''|| || ||'''h'''
||Fricatives||'''f'''||'''s'''||'''sh'''|| || ||'''h'''

Revision as of 00:24, 13 November 2010

Plitnakya
Spoken in: Scotland (Sxutlande)
Conworld: League of Lost Languages
Total speakers: ~2,000
Genealogical classification: Atlantic
Scotic
NW Scotic
Plitnakya
Basic word order: VSO
Morphological type: Polysynthetic
Morphosyntactic alignment: Active-Stative, Hierarchical
Writing system:
Created by:
Taylor Selseth 2010 C.E.

Plitnakya [ˈpʰlitʰˌnakjə] is a highly endangered language isolate spoken by about 2,000 people in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland It has a complex, polysythetic morphology that is very unusual for Europe and is likely a relic of the first people to populate Britain after the Pleistocene Glaciation.

Phonology

IPA

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Stops, plain p t ʧ k q
Stops, aspirated ʧʰ
Fricatives f s ʃ h
Nasals m n
Liquids w l j ʁ
Front Back
High i o
Low e a

Orthography

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Stops, plain b d j g x
Stops, aspirated p t c k q
Fricatives f s sh h
Nasals m n
Liquids w l j r
Front Back
High i ii o ou
Low e ee a aa