Zealandian language

Zealandian
Zålandienska
Native to	Zealandia
Native speakers	Unknown
Language family	Indo-European Germanic English, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish Zealandian
Writing system	Latin script (Zealandian alphabet)
Official status
Official language in	Zealandia
Regulated by	Zålandienska Språketinstitutiet
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None

The Zealandian language (zålandienska språket) is a Germanic language spoken in the Commonwealth of Zealandia. It is the national language of Zealandia. It is regulated by the Institute for the Zealandian Language, which is a sub part of the Ministry for Culture.

Zealandian alphabet

Uppercase
A	B	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W	X	Z	Ð	Å	Ø	Þ	Æ
Lowercase
a	b	d	e	f	g	h	i	j	k	l	m	n	o	p	q	r	s	t	u	v	w	x	z	ð	å	ø	þ	æ

Pronunciation

Zealandian has some pronunciations that differ from German, English, Swedish, Norwegian and Icelandic. Letters "a" through to "z" have the same pronounciation as in English.

Pronounciation

Grapheme	English approximation	IPA
⟨ð⟩	the	/ð/
⟨å⟩	boar	/ɔː/
⟨ø⟩	somewhat like nerd	/øː/
⟨ß⟩	grass	/s/
⟨þ⟩	thing	/θ/
⟨æ⟩	hair	/æː/

Common phrases

• hello - hej
• yes - ja
• no - nej
• bye - bej
• how are you? - hår mar du?
• good - gød
• bad - bok
• comrade - komrad
• you are an idiot - du ær donur
• Zealandia is a Socialist country - Zålandien ær et Sozilisk landet
• The Republic of Iceland is a Nordic nation - Republiken Islands ær et Nordisk landet