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Revision as of 00:37, 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 Center Back
High i i u uuː
Mid ə əː
Low 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 Center Back
High i ii u uu
Mid e ee
Low a aa