Kaloutan

General Information
Kaloutan (natively 𒁁𒁹𒋛𒊮𒆜𒐀𒈨𒋛𒁹 /ʔiɑtɑsɯ kɑlɜɯtɑː/) is a language spoken on a temperate island on the planet Aetho by the alien Aethos.

Consonants

 * /t/ and /k/ are usually aspirated.
 * /s/ is retroflexed before /a/ and palatalized before /i/. All allophones are voiced between vowels.
 * /ɣ/ is in free variation between [ɣ] and [ʀ].
 * /l/ is in free variation between [l], [ɹ], and [n].
 * /r/ is in free variation between [ɾ] and [r]

Vowels

 * Short /i/ and /u/ are realized as semivowels, [j] and [ɰ] respectively, before vowels and after vowels at the end of utterances.

Stress
Stress is non-contrastive in Kaloutan. It is typically placed on the third syllable of a word and expressed with a level high pitch.

Phonotactics

 * (C)V
 * /hi/, /ɣi/, and /ɣu/ are changed to /si/, /i/, and /u/ in all instances

Native Script
The Kaloutans write with a syllabary, meaning each symbol represents a syllable. A few symbols exist for specific words as well. The script is written on clay tablets with a triangular stylus, so it looks very similar to Cuneiform.

Number

 * gea- plural

Case

 * sa- absolutive
 * tu- ergative

Verbs
Verbs are placed first in sentences.

Tense
Tense particles are placed before the verb.
 * i- past
 * ria- future

Mood
Modal particles are placed after the verb.
 * to- interrogative
 * tā- intensive

Example text
I ra tatagiuka sītuitu huto ta reta aiea.