Fysai

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Fysai
Pronunciation/pɨ.ʃɑ.ɪ/
Date2021
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  • Fysai
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3

Fysai is a constructed language developed by Johann Kümmel and Leon Montan. The language is mainly derived from the Polish language.

Etymology

The word "fysai" means "language", and is derived from the Fai root words "f" (person) and "ai" (speak), with the plural "-ys" prefix added to the end of "f". The word literally means "people speak".

Phonology

Vowels

Consonants

Consonant phonemes
Labial Dental Alveolar Post-
alveolar
Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n
Plosive p t d k
Affricate t̠ʃ
Fricative v ʃ ʐ
Approximant l j w

Orthography

Letter a e ę[a] i u y j[b] m n f t d r s k ć z ł w l ​
Pronunciation /ɑ/ /ɛ/ /ɛw/ /ɪ/ /u/ /ɨ/ /j/ /m/ /n/ /p/ /t/ /d/ /r/ /ʃ/ /k/ /t̠ʃ/ /ʐ/ /w/ /v/ /l/

Bibilography

Notes

  1. "ę" could be used in substitution of "eł".
  2. Within Fysai, j can be used both as a vowel and as a consonant.