Aran

Aran
Aran (pronounced /'eɪr-ɪn/ or /'æˌræn/) is a language created by me, for me, and with the help of me. It may sound a bit like Irish, and although that's what I based the pronunciation on, the grammar was created without inspiration from another language.

Word Stress
The primary stress of a word is on the first syllable. If the stress is put on another syllable, the first letter of that syllable is capitalized. For example, the name maRach.

Vowels
Aran has long and short vowels, with long ones being indicated by a grave accent over the letter. Some of them are pronounced differently when touching a high or low consonant. If a letter is touching both, the high overpowers the low.

Long vowels:

 * à - eɪ as in say
 * è - e as in ten
 * ì - i as in free
 * ò - oʊ as in vote
 * ù - u as in actual

Short vowels:

 * a - æ as in cat
 * e - (ə) as in battle or ə as in banana
 * i - ɪ as in sit
 * o - ɔ as in bot
 * u - ʊ as in put

Long vowels:

 * à - eɪ as in say (same)
 * è - i as in tiny
 * ì - aɪ as in fry
 * ò - oʊ as in vote (same)
 * ù - u as in actual (same)

Short vowels:

 * a - ɑ as in caught
 * e - (ə) as in battle or ə as in banana (same)
 * i - ɪ as in sit (same)
 * o - ɔ as in bot (same)
 * u - ə as in cut (same)

Consonants
Aran consonants can change the way vowels are pronounced. They are split into two groups, High consonants and Low consonants.

High Consonants
B C D G K P T W Y

Low Consonants
F H J L M N R S V

Word Roots
In Aran, all words come from roots. The roots are listed below, organised into categories. The roots are one syllable, with very few exceptions.

People
tar - male

tùr - female

fèr - human

tìs - elf

dùr - dwarf

hal - halfling

gaì - gnome

drùc - dragon

Colors
ac - black

rù - white

ar - grey