Aurlûnoren language

The Aurlûnoren language (Lhûkuět for spoken, Lhûpár for written) is the primary tongue of the Celestial Elves of the Aurlûnor Velande. It is the official language of the state, as all government actions are conducted in it. The Aurlûnoren script is also used in Deutzan, officially used by the Deutzani Nationalist Party, alongside the Ryzani Script.
== Origin ==
The language itself is a pidgin, arising from the combination of the various tongues of the Ghûren (Aurlûnoren: "ancient people") and the language of the first elves to move into western Rathnir from nearly 11,000 years ago. Due to the longevity of elven lives, their language changed very little from before their migration to the time of the pidgin language's synthesis despite thousands of years in between the two events. 
It is thought that the oldest writing system used in Aurlûnoren, the logographs known as Ghûrpárcì, originated among Ghûren communities in ancient times. Comparative linguistics studies between Aurlûnoren and other elven languages in Rathnir have attempted to reconstruct a proto-elven tongue, and from this many words' origins can be pieced apart into elven and guren groups. From these studies, it appears that the various guren languages, or at least one of them, used Ghûpárcì to write, and this method of writing was later adopted into Aurlûnoren by the elves as it formed. However, this theory contradicts the commonly-held belief that the elves of the ancient Kingdom of Ardol created writing themselves. 
The contemporary Lhûpárcì (Heavenly Character) script has slowly developed since the days of the Kingdom of Almador, coming into use around roughly 6500 BJC (or 6100 BCA). Slowly introduced in the reign of Talyon II, it was created as a way to increase literacy among the middle and lower classes of Almador. While it was originally a kind of co-official script, today it is the official writing form of the Aurlûnor Velande thanks to the Lhûpárcì script's adoption during the Warlord Era. 
== Phonology ==
=== Consonants ===
Consonant Chart
↓Manner/Place→ 	Bilabial	Labiodental	Dental	Alveolar	Retroflex	Alveolo-palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal 	m 	 	 	n 	 	 	ŋ 	
Stop 	p b 	 	 	t d 	 	 	k g 	
Affricate 	 	 	 	ʦ 	 	ʨ 	 	
Fricative 	 	f v 	θ 	s 	ʂ 	 	 	h
Trill 	 	 	 	r 	 	 	 	
Lateral Approximant	 	 	 	l 	 	 	 	
In addition, there are also two approximants: the labial-palatal /ɥ/, and the labial-velar /w/. 
=== Vowels ===
Vowel Chart
 	Front	Central	Back
High 	i 	ʉ 	u
Near-high	ɪ 	 	ʊ
Low-mid 	ɛ 	 	
Low 	 	 	ɑ
The diphthongs /aɪ̯/, /aʊ̯/, /eɪ̯/, and /oʊ̯/ are also present in the language.
=== Tones ===
The Aurlûnoren language is tonal; as such, the tone of the word may affect its meaning. There are four tones: the high, flat tone ā, the rising tone á , the drawn-out downward- and-up ǎ, and the quick falling tone à. Not all words are tonal, however, and they are pronounced "neutrally". 
== Vocabulary ==
Below is a short list of vocabulary words.
Word 	Definition
ghû 	ancient
ha 	big
yuan 	broad, wide
leng 	cold
liang 	cool, refreshing
lhû 	heaven, heavenly
naica 	peace
Lhûcyé	Celestial Tea
lûn 	dragon
ae 	day
jan 	war
lingri	fish
talan 	magic
girén 	power
Category:Aurlûnor
Category:Languages
Category:Traveler's Era