Dar

General
Dlej Darho ([ˈtɬe̞ʝ ˈtɑ̘ɻhə], literally Language of the Dar river) is a language spoken along the Dar river on the planet Aetho.

Consonants
d, dl, g, q, t, tlh, k, s, lh, ch, h, z, l, j, r, y
 * The dorsal fricatives are palatal after front vowels and velar after back vowels.
 * /t/ is reduced to a flap intervocalically.

Vowels
i, u, e, o, a
 * When unstressed, /i/, /ɯ/, and /a/ become [ɪ], [ɯ̽], and [ə] respectively.
 * /e/ and /ɤ/ merge with /i/ and /a/ respectively when unstressed.

Verbs
Dar has what is known as a trigger system or an Austronesian alignment. Basically verbs only have one argument (the trigger). Verbs are marked for the function of the trigger (agent, patient, location, benefactor, instrument). Verbs also conjugate for tense (simple, aorist, future).

Tense
The Simple tense is a non-future imperfective. The Aorist is a past perfective. The Future is a future undefined for perfectiveness.

Conjugation
Verbs come in one of four classes, three thematic: I, A, and U, and one athematic.

I class verbs, ex. dlejis "talking" Dlejio nogu sa serad yul. "I had talked to him before." Dlejion sera se nogud yul "He had been talked to by me before." A class verbs, ex. twachas "biting" U class verbs, ex. zondrus "running" Athematic verbs, ex. ladz "having" ''Ladz nogu. ''"I have it."