Aalaurid

Aalaurid
Timeline/Universe	unamed
Period	-
Spoken in	Elausainau (Elvish kingdom)
Total speakers	dead language
Writing system	Aanausainid
Classification	Nalid
Influences
non-fictional languages	English, French, German
fictional languages	none (at this point)
Typology
Basic word order	SVO
Morphology	isolating
Credits
Created by	Secret vice

Introduction

Aalaurid is a naming language that is intended to be spoken by the elves in a fictional setting.

Pronunciation

Vowels:

aa (long): as in father.

a (short): as in dark.

e: as in the Welsh; as in where.

i: as in the "y" sound in why.

o: as in born.

u: as in luck.

Dipthongs:

ai: pronounced the same as the Welsh "ai" in the word eye.

ai: peonounced the same as the "ai" sound in the word hair.

ais: pronounced the same as the French "ea" in the word bread (but longer).

au: pronounced the same as the German "au" in the word restaurant.

eu: pronounced the same as the Welsh "eu" in the "ay" sound in say.

Notes:

• The vowel dipthongs may not appear directly after a vowel.

• The first dipthong /ai/ is pronounced the same as the vowel /i/ and may only appear at the beginning of a word.

• The second dipthong /ai/ may not be written appear at the beginning of a word but it can appear anywhere else in a word.

Consonants:

b: as in bed.

c: a soft sound, as in the Welsh "c" in the word can.

d: as in death, or as the "th" sound in the word "the".

f: as in fun (unvoiced), or as in fire (voiced).

g: a soft sound, as in the French "g" in the word as in sabotage.

h: (silent).

j: as in the "y" sound in your.

k: as in the "c" sound in the word can.

l: as in lie.

m: as in man.

n: as in nun.

p: as in pale.

q: as in quick.

r: as in the French "r" in Paris.

s: as in sun.

t: as in toast.

v: as in vet.

w: as in water.

x: as in exit.

y: as in yes.

z: as in the German "z"; like the "ts" sound in the word "pots."

Notes:

• /c/ and /k/ are pronounced the same regardless to their position within a word.

• /d/ is pronounced as the "th" sound in the word "the" at the end of a word.

Lexicon

Aisnauran [E-nau-ran]: valley

Aanaulenav [Aa-nau-len-av]: forrest

Elidaisauv [E-li-dai-sau-v]: lake

Laudeunored [Lau-deu-nor-ed]: mountain