Meljanese

Meljanese is the language of the sharnakh realm of Meljan. Originally a human language spoken by the human Yanikva tribe, it has been fostered by the sharnakhs as the universal language for their slaves. Sometimes it is even used by the masters among themselves.

Etymology: The native name is ika-Melźań, where ika means 'mouth' or, figuratively, 'language' and Melźań (anglicized as Meljan) is literally, 'Land of the Banner'

Consonants
Some consonants are subjects to allophonic variation:
 * 1) /t d n/ become retroflex when adjacent to a retroflex consonant. In rapid speech /tɻ dɻ/ can become
 * 2) /l/ is velarized in syllables containing back or central vowels
 * 3) /v/ becomes after a consonant belonging to the same syllable