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DISCLAIMER: This language is a constructed language created by me. In no way is this language or other content about Gyda in any way factual or real.

The Gyda language, formerly known as Taymyr or Taymyr Ket is a Siberian language thought to be an isolate, though some have speculated it is related to the Yeniseian languages. It is spoken along the Taymyr and Gyda Peninsulas by the Gyda people.

The language is threatened with extinction—the number of ethnic Gyda that are native speakers of the language dropped from 2,544 in 1931 to 773 in 1970. According to the UNESCO census, this number has since fallen to 485. A 2005 census reported 350 native speakers, but this number is suspected to be inflated. According to a local news source, the number of remaining Gyda speakers is around 100 to 150.

Consonants
Gyda has a large number of consonants, with voicing distinctions in only the alveolars, and lablialization distinctions in all non-labial nor glottal consonants.

Between the six dialects of Gyda, there is a lack of variation in the consonant inventory. Below is the inventory of the standard dialect, Pyasin Gyda. 

Vowels
The vowels of Gyda are largely consistent across dialects, and vowel allophony has been observed to be largely restricted.

Sounds in parentheses means they are dialect-specific. See notes for details.