Shataranjan

Shataranjan is the proto-language of Shataranjans, inhabitants of the tidally-locked planet of Shataran, located around 500 light years from the Solar System.

There are two main descendants, the one spoken on the always bright side which eternally is illuminated by their star, and the other spoken in the darkness of the hemisphere facing against the star.

' Note: out of universe, this is a revamp of an attempt of making an oligosynthetic language. '

Vowels
Each vowel can be short or long and also has a tone linked to them, either high, low, rising or falling.

Phonotactics
The phonotactics are moderately simple, with CVN being the most complex syllable allowed.