Pikolan language

Pikolan
Pikoliśų inźuvīs
Traditional Pikolan festival
Pronunciation	/ˈpɪ.kɔˌlɪ.sʲũː ˈɪn.zʲʊ.viːs/
Native to	Dazhdinia Yalivia
Ethnicity	Pikolans
Native speakers	~2,000,000
Language family	Euro-Argisian Balto-Slavic Baltic Pikolan
Dialects	Literary Pikolan
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Official language in	Dazhdinia Yalivia Transbaltia
Recognised minority language in	Dazhdinia Sirania
Language codes
ISO 639-1	YA
ISO 639-2	YAV
ISO 639-3	YVL

The Pikolan language (Pikolan: Pikoliśų inźuvīs) is a Baltic language spoken in the Yalivian Republic of Dazhdinia and parts of eastern Transbaltia.

Orthography

A a /ɐ/	Ā ā /äː/	Ą ą /ɑ̃/	B b /b/	C c /t̪͡s/	Ć ć /t̪͡ʃ/	D d /d̪/	Dz dz /d̪͡z/	Dż dż /d̪͡ʒ/	E e /ɛ/
Ē ē /eː/	Ę ę /ɛ̃/	Ę̄ ę̄ /æː/	F f /f/	G g /ɡ/	Ǵ ǵ /ɟ/	H h /ɣ/	H́ h́ /x/	I i /ɪ/	Ī ī /iː/
Į į /ĩː/	J j /j/	K k /k/	Ḱ ḱ /c/	L l /l/	Ĺ ĺ /ʎ/	M m /m/	N n /n̪ ~ ŋ/	Ń ń /ɲ/	O o /ɔ ~ o/
P p /p/	Q q /kv/	R r /ɾ/	S ſ s /s̪/	Ṡ ẛ ṡ /ʃ ~ ɕ/	Ś ſ́ ś /s̪ʲ/	T t /t̪/	U u /ʊ/	Ū ū /uː/	Ų ų /ũː/
V v /v/	W w /w/	X x /ks/	Y y /ɪː/	Z z /z̪/	Ż ż /ʒ ~ ʑ/	Ź ź /z̪ʲ/

Names of the letters
№	Symbol		Name	IPA
1	A a		Ā	ɐ
2	Ā ā		Garasē Ā	äː
3	Ą ą		Nosinē Ā	ɑ̃
4	B b		Bē	b
5	C c		Cē	t̪͡s
6	Ć ć		Ćē	t̪͡ʃ
7	D d		Dē	d̪
8	Dz dz		Dzē	d̪͡z
9	Dż dż	Dƶ dƶ	Dżē	d̪͡ʒ
10	E e		Ē	ɛ
11	Ē ē		Garasē Ē	eː
12	Ę ę		Nosinē Ē	ɛ̃
13	Ę̄ ę̄		Garasē AE	æː
14	F f		Ef	f
15	G g		Gē	ɡ
16	Ǵ ǵ		Ǵē	ɟ
17	H h		Hā	ɣ
18	H́ h́		H́ā	x
19	I i		Mīkastē Ī	ɪ
20	Ī ī		Garasē Ī	iː
21	Į į		Nosinē Ī	ĩː
22	J j		Jē	j
23	K k		Kā	k
24	Ḱ ḱ		Ḱē	c
25	L l		El	l
26	Ĺ ĺ		Eĺ	ʎ
27	M m		Em	m
28	N n		En	n ~ ŋ
29	Ń ń		Eń	ɲ
30	O o		O	ɔ ~ o
31	P p		Pē	p
32	R r		Er	ɾ
33	S ſ s		Es	s̪
34	Ṡ ẛ ṡ	Ꞩ ẜ ꞩ	Eṡ	ʃ ~ ɕ
35	Ś ſ́ ś		Eśi	s̪ʲ
36	T t		Tē	t̪
37	U u		Ū	ʊ
38	Ū ū		Garasē Ū	uː
39	Ų ų		Nosinē Ū	ũː
40	V v		Vē	v
41	Y y		Grūtē Ī	ɪː
42	Z z		Zet	z̪
43	Ż ż	Ƶ ƶ	Żet	ʒ ~ ʑ
44	Ź ź		Eźi	z̪ʲ

Allography

Allography for Ṡ and Ż

Ꞩẜꞩ Ƶƶ
Ꞩẜꞩ Ƶƶ

There are multiple allography variants of writing characters differnetly, most notably and commonly used are:

• Ꞩ ẜ ꞩ for Ṡ ẛ ṡ, especially in graphical design and in fine prints to help better distinctions between Ṡ and Ś
• Ƶ ƶ for Ż ż, especially in graphical design and in fine prints to help better distinctions between Ż and Ź
• Dƶ dƶ for Dż dż, especially in graphical design and in fine prints to help better distinctions between Ż and Ź

Allography for accute symbols

And less commonly, allographic variants are used for softened letters G, K and H, as well as joining of the digraph DŻ:

• Ģ ģ for Ǵ ǵ, using Cedillae instead of Accute accent mark
• Ḩ ḩ for H́ h́, using Cedillae instead of Accute accent mark
• Ķ ķ for Ḱ ḱ, using Cedillae instead of Accute accent mark
• Đ đ for Dż dż/Dƶ dƶ, merging the strikethrough with the letter D

Allography for Dz and Dż

Ʒʒ Ʒ̇ʒ̇
Ʒʒ Ʒ̇ʒ̇

See also: Dazhdin Thaw

And relatively rarely, especially in the Pikolan-majority municipalities in Syrania, under the influence of Dazhdin orthography, digraphs are replaced:

• Ʒ ʒ for Dz dz, is equivalent to Dazhdin letter Dzet (Ʒ)
• Ʒ̇ ʒ̇ or Ʒ́ ʒ́ for Dż dż, is equivalent to Dazhdin letter Dzhet (Ǯ)

This version was official only for 3 years during the Dazhdin Thaw as an attempt to form a centralised orthographic unit for Dazhdinia.

Long Æ (Garasē AE)

Ę̄ ę̄
Ę̄ ę̄

And finally, almost never happening in any capacity, the letter Ę̄ ę̄ can appear to be replaced with a Æ æ, although this one is extremely rare and does not appear in any notable capacity.

This version was commonly used in historical texts, up to the mid 18th cenutry.

Grammar

TBA

Examples

TBA