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 |
pʰ |
tʰ |
ʧʰ |
kʰ |
qʰ
|
| 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 aː
|
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
|
