Seraani

The Seraani language (Seraano madora, /se'ɾɐ.ɐno 'ma.do.ɾa/) is the spoken and written language of the Seraan people, as well as the sacred language of the Asitir religion. It is primarily spoken by the Seraan wanderers and Proto-Postonians. Though most settled Seraan nowadays use the local languages, they will still use it for religious purposes or the communication of secret and sensitive information, if they know how to speak it.
== Phonology ==
=== Consonants ===
Consonants of the Seraani language
 	Labial	Dental	Alveolar	Velar	Palatal	Glottal
Nasal 	m 	n 	 	ŋ 	 	
Plosive 	p, b 	t, d 	 	k, g 	 	ʔ
Tap or flap 	 	 	ɾ 	 	 	
Fricative 	f, (v)	θ 	ʃ, s, z 	 	 	h
Approximant 	w 	 	 	 	j 	
Affricate 	 	 	t͡ʃ, t͡s	 	 	
Lateral approximant	 	 	l 	 	ʎ 	
All consonants between parenthesis are consonants that only appear in borrowed words or in very uncommon dialects. Some speakers will pronounce [v] as [f], if it appears in borrowed vocabulary. Some consonants have modifications (such as [k] -> [kw] and [g] -> [gw]), but there are far too many for listing.
=== Vowels ===
Oral vowels
 	Front	Central	Back
Close 	i 	 	u
Close-mid	e, ø 	 	o
Open-mid 	ɛ 	ɐ 	ɔ
Open 	 	a 	
Nasal vowels
 	Front	Central	Back
Close	ĩ 	 	ũ
Mid 	 	 	õ
Open 	 	ɐ̃ 	
==Vocabulary==
This is a very abridged vocabulary list for the Seraani language. Terms will be further added.
Word in Seraan	Pronunciation	Translation(s) 	Notes
Asi 	/ɐθj/ 	Moon 	Also a deity name.
Lai 	/lɐj/ 	Sun, Lamp 	Also a deity name.
Lir 	/liɾ/ 	Sky, Heavens, the Firmament 	
Hem 	/hem/ 	Water 	
Hemtir 	/hemtiɾ/ 	"Waterway", "Path of Water". A direct
translation would be river.	
Tun 	/tun/ 	Deity. 	
Tir 	/tiɾ/ 	Pathway, road, route. 	
Kaliné 	/kalinɛ/ 	Name of the ancient Capital of Olarã,
probably coming from "Kal Einé"	
Kal 	/kal/ 	White, bright, light, fair. 	Can be used as 
noun and adjective.
Moi 	/moi/ 	Black, dark, obscure, shadowy.	Can be used as
noun and adjective.
Also a deity name.
Godal 	/go.'dal/ 	A song (in the musical sense), typically
sung in a chorus.	
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Category:Traveler's Era