Taurahe

Taurahe refers to the native languages spoken by the Tauren from the Warcraft universe. There are numerous dialects of Taurahe, as most tribes retain their own version of the language. The most common dialect by far is Bloodhoof Taurahe, the native tongue of High Chieftain Baine. Bloodhoof Taurahe has supplanted ceremonial Taurahe in areas of trade and tribal politics.

Consonants
There are 18 consonants.
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! !! Labial!! Dental !! Alveolar !! Palatal !! Velar !Nasal !Plosive !Voiceless Fricative !Voiced Fricative !Approximant
 * m || n || || ||
 * p || t || || c (ch) || k
 * f || θ (th) || s || ʃ (sh)|| x (h)
 * v || ð (d) || || ɟ (j) || ɣ (g)
 * w || l || r || j (y) ||
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Symbols in parenthesis indicate transcription of the sound.
 * kodo [koðo] kodo
 * thouja [θo:ɟa] troll

Vowels
There are four vowels.
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! !! Front !! Central !! Back
 * High || i || || o
 * Mid ||colspan=3| e
 * Low || || a ||
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 * Low || || a ||
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The vowels /a i o/ can be phonemically long or short. Short vowels are written as, and long vowels are written as.
 * tari [tari] pawprint
 * tauri [ta:ri] oral story
 * piji [piɟi] child
 * peiji [pi:ɟi] chlorophyll
 * poma [poma] berry juice
 * pouma [po:ma] mace


 * In Bloodhoof Taurahe, there is no distinction and words are always pronounced with short vowels.

Stress
Stress always fall on the next-to-last syllable of a word, or the final syllable if it is a long vowel.

Nouns
Nouns are typically two syllables.
 * alki man
 * thallo woman
 * piji child
 * rochi animal
 * lauvo wolf
 * korvi cougar
 * ormi bird
 * kalki flower
 * thavi briarthorn
 * kosna fire
 * aldo feather
 * talni stick
 * mago fruit
 * ouha water

They are sometimes three syllables. The first vowel is always pronounced /e/.
 * hakaji arrow
 * kolouvi earthenware
 * taurajo campsite
 * tanayo yesterday
 * nosothi head

Verbs
The nonfinite, unconjugated form of the verb is typically 2 syllables as well. The first vowel is always pronounced /e/, and the second vowel is always stressed.
 * egrou drinking
 * meynau eating
 * ensau being
 * pelgau putting
 * tegmou sleeping
 * srivrei knowing
 * tepou seeing
 * tapthau not being