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name: UNCYCѦNO ≈↓̑Y3ιO (lit. Uncyclopedian language)

/onkʰikʰənɔ ŋβi:ʝɔ/

Phonology and orthography

Alphabet

A  Ѧ B C D   E   F  ≈ 
G₈ Ɋ Д H I   K   L  M
N  O P R Я   S   β  T
U  2 V Y C-- C++ C♯ C♭
Ħ  Ǝ √̃ ↓̑ ι   Þ   3  Ч

Consonants

Overview of the Unglish alphabet, compiled by a nineteenth-century traveler before he was boiled alive by the native Uncyclopedians.

Consonants

	Bilabial	Alveolar	Alv.sibilant	Palatal	Velar	Uvular	Glottal
Plain pl.	p PG₈	t TG₈	t͡s C++G₈	c͡ç C♯G₈	k CG₈	q Ч	ʔ G₈
Aspirated	pʰ P	tʰT	t͡sʰ C++	c͡çʰ C♯	kʰ C
Voiced pl.	b B	d D
Plain fr.	ɸ F	θ Þ	s β	ç K		χ H
Voiced fr.	β ↓̑	ð SÞ	z S	ʝ ι
Trills	ʙ V	r Я
Nasals	m M	n N		ɲ √̃	ŋ ≈
Approx.		ɹ R		j Y	ɰ Ɋ
Lateral		l L		ʎ L√̃

Vowels

Vowels

i Y	ɯ Ɋ	u ↓̑
e I	ə Ѧ	o U
ɛ E		ɔ O
æ Д		ɑ A

• Vowels are made long by adding 3, so O /ɔ/ becomes O3 /ɔ:/.
• Note that due to sound changes, the long form of Ɋ /ɯ/ is written Ѧ3.
• Several letters represent combinations of sounds: /kɹ/ is represented by C--, /pɹ/ by C♭, /ɔm/ by 2, /u:m/ by 23, /zm/ by Ǝ, and /ks/ by Ħ.
• To prevent confusion, the following digraphs have been used: /ɔ.m/ by 2G₈, /u:.m/ by 23G₈, /uβ/ by ↓̑G₈, /βu/ by G₈↓̑, /ij/ by YG₈, and /ji/ by G₈Y.

Grammar

Markers for parts of speech

-O: NOUN
-E: VERB
-Ѧ: ADVERB
-ѦNO: ADJECTIVE

-OY: pl. noun

Note that the word DIЗβɊ, derived from Japanese desu, is actually the word for affirmation, and might be counted as an exception to the parts-of-speech rule.

Possessive suffixes, mostly ripped off from Finnish 'cuz it's cool

Caption text

Header text	Singular	Plural
1st person	-UNO /-onɔ/	-USO /-osɔ/
2nd person	-UBMO /-obmɔ/	-UDNO /-odnɔ/
3rd person	(none)	-UNSO /-onsɔ/

Thus C♯Д3↓̑CG₈O "stupidity" becomes C♯Д3↓̑CG₈UBMO "our stpidity."