Zealandian language
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Zealandian | |
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Zålandienska | |
Native to | Zealandia |
Native speakers | Unknown |
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.
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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 |
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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.
Grapheme | English approximation |
IPA |
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⟨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