Bushistani (language)

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Bushistani
Estimate of Speakers 1
Spoken in Bushistan
Is Educated Memrise, BLS
Language Type Artistic Language
Writing System Latin Script, Bushistanic Script
Official Status
Official Language in Bushistan
Regulated by Government of Bushistan

Bushistani is a Bushistanic language spoken in and around the Republic of Bushistan, where it is an official language. The language has an alphabet with 26 letters. The language was made by Aidan Pierce. The language is more used for mottos and ceremonial things than everyday speaking. Pierce is working on a translator for it. He hopes to have the majority of the population be able to speak Bushistani.Recently, he has worked towards that goal. He is constructing a translator for the language. He has also changed channel and role names in the Server. The first physical Bushistani Dínaré was printed fully in Bushistani. The citizens will learn as Pierce speaks Bushistani and they use Bushistani. The doc keeping track and managing the language can be found here.

Alphabet.

The Bushistani Alphabet has 26 letters, 5 vowels, and 19 Consonants. Here they are and their corresponding IPA values

A- /a/ in most cases, /ə/ at the end of a word

Ä- /æ/

B- /b/

D- /d/

E- /e/

F- /f/

G- /g/

I- /ɪ/ in most cases, /i/ before a vowel

J- /j/

K- /k/

L- /l/

M- /m/

N- /n/

O- /o/

P- /p/

R- /r/

S- /s/

T- /t/

Þ- /θ/

U- /u/, sometimes /ʊ/

V- /v/

W- /w/

Y- /y/

Z- /z/

The diagraph SK makes /ʃ/, and the diagraph TSK makes /t͡ʃ/

Use

Bushistani is one of 2 official languages in Bushistan, with the other being English. In Bushistan, it is used on news announcements and official documents, though not many people speak the language