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The '''Dushtoo''' [[language]] is is an [[Wikipedia:Indo-European Languages|Indo-European]] language which has existed for over three thousand years in one form or another. Originally spoken by the [[Daytar]] tribes of ancient [[Daytanistan]], it was heavily influenced by the corrupted [[Greek]] dialect spoken by the [[Ashtoo]] tribes which settled Daytanistan in the second century AD, and subsequently by [[Farsi]] and [[Arabic]], brought to Daytanistan a thousand years later by the [[Zirkshe]] tribes. It has no native alphabet, although since the [[Straw Hat Revolution]] the government of [[Daytanistan]] has standardised the use of the [[Latin]] alphabet for writing Dushtoo, for the simple expedient that it was cheaper to import typewriters which used the Latin alphabet. Prior to that time, the [[Wikipedia:Greek alphabet|Greek alphabet]] and [[Wikipedia:Arabic alphabet|Arabic alphabet]] were both used almost equally as much for writing in Dushtoo. In these alphabets, Dushtoo is spelt Δυϸτω (Greek), and ذوسته (Arabic).
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The '''Dushtoo''' [[language]] is is an [[Wikipedia:Indo-European Languages|Indo-European]] language which has existed for over three thousand years in one form or another. Originally spoken by the [[Daytar]] tribes of ancient [[Daytanistan]], it was heavily influenced by the corrupted [[Greek]] dialect spoken by the [[Ashtoo]] tribes which settled Daytanistan in the second century AD, and subsequently by [[Farsi]] and [[Arabic]], brought to Daytanistan a thousand years later by the [[Zirkshe]] tribes.  
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== Alphabet ==
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Dushtoo has no native alphabet, although since the [[Straw Hat Revolution]] the government of [[Daytanistan]] has standardised the use of the [[Latin]] alphabet for writing Dushtoo, for the simple expedient that it was cheaper to import typewriters which used the Latin alphabet. Prior to that time, the [[Wikipedia:Greek alphabet|Greek alphabet]] and [[Wikipedia:Arabic alphabet|Arabic alphabet]] were both used almost equally as much for writing in Dushtoo. In these alphabets, Dushtoo is spelt Δυϸτω (Greek), and ذوستو (Arabic).
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{| align="center" border=1 cellpadding="1" style="margin-left:0.5em;"
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! style="background:lightblue" colspan=4 | <big>Dushtoo Alphabets and Sounds</big>
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! style="background:lightgreen" | [[Wikipedia:International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] Transcription
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! style="background:lightgreen" | Latin Letter
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! style="background:lightgreen" | Greek Letter
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! style="background:lightgreen" | Arabic Letter
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| [a]
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| A a
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| Α α
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| ا
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|-
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| [b]
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| B b
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| Β β
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| ب
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|-
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| [d]
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| D d
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| Δ δ
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| د
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|-
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| [e]
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| E e
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| Ε ε
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| ع
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|-
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| [f] / [pʰ]
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| F f
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| Φ φ
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| ف
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|-
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| [g]
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| G g
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| Γ γ
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| غ
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|-
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| [i]
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| I i
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| Ι ι
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| ي
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|-
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| [j]
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| J j
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| Ι ι
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| ي
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|-
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| [k]
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| K k
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| Κ κ
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| ك
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|-
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| [kʰ]
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| Kh kh
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| Χ χ
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| خ
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|-
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| [l]
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| L l
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| Λ λ
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| ل
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|-
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| [m]
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| M m
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| Μ μ
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| م
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|-
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| [n]
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| N n
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| Ν ν
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| ن
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|-
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| [o]
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| O o
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| Ο ο
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| ه
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|-
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| [ɔː]
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| Oo oo
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| Ω ω
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| و
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|-
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| [p]
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| P p
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| Π π
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| پ
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|-
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| [q] / [kʷ]
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| Q q
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| Ϙ ϙ
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| ق
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|-
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| [r]
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| R r
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| Ρ ρ
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| ر‎
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|-
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| [s]
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| S s
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| Σ σ,ς (final)
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| س
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|-
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| [ʃ]
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| Sh sh
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| Ϸ ϸ
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| ش
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|-
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| [t]
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| T t
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| Τ τ
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| ت
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|-
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| [tʰ]
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| Th th
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| Θ θ
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| ث
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|-
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| [u]
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| U u
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| Υ υ
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| و
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|-
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| [w]
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| W w
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| Ϝ ϝ
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| و
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|-
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| [x]
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| X x
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| Χ χ
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| خ
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|-
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| [y] / [yː]
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| Y y
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| Υ υ
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| ي
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|-
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| [z]
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| Z z
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| Ζ ζ
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| ز‎
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|-
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Revision as of 04:49, 6 November 2006

Dushtoo
Indo-European

Daytanistan

The Dushtoo language is is an Indo-European language which has existed for over three thousand years in one form or another. Originally spoken by the Daytar tribes of ancient Daytanistan, it was heavily influenced by the corrupted Greek dialect spoken by the Ashtoo tribes which settled Daytanistan in the second century AD, and subsequently by Farsi and Arabic, brought to Daytanistan a thousand years later by the Zirkshe tribes.

Alphabet

Dushtoo has no native alphabet, although since the Straw Hat Revolution the government of Daytanistan has standardised the use of the Latin alphabet for writing Dushtoo, for the simple expedient that it was cheaper to import typewriters which used the Latin alphabet. Prior to that time, the Greek alphabet and Arabic alphabet were both used almost equally as much for writing in Dushtoo. In these alphabets, Dushtoo is spelt Δυϸτω (Greek), and ذوستو (Arabic).

Dushtoo Alphabets and Sounds
IPA Transcription Latin Letter Greek Letter Arabic Letter
[a] A a Α α ا
[b] B b Β β ب
[d] D d Δ δ د
[e] E e Ε ε ع
[f] / [pʰ] F f Φ φ ف
[g] G g Γ γ غ
[i] I i Ι ι ي
[j] J j Ι ι ي
[k] K k Κ κ ك
[kʰ] Kh kh Χ χ خ
[l] L l Λ λ ل
[m] M m Μ μ م
[n] N n Ν ν ن
[o] O o Ο ο ه
[ɔː] Oo oo Ω ω و
[p] P p Π π پ
[q] / [kʷ] Q q Ϙ ϙ ق
[r] R r Ρ ρ ر‎
[s] S s Σ σ,ς (final) س
[ʃ] Sh sh Ϸ ϸ ش
[t] T t Τ τ ت
[tʰ] Th th Θ θ ث
[u] U u Υ υ و
[w] W w Ϝ ϝ و
[x] X x Χ χ خ
[y] / [yː] Y y Υ υ ي
[z] Z z Ζ ζ ز‎