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
 * i - ɪ as in sit
 * o - ɔ as in bot
 * u - ə as in cut

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

Grammar
Aran grammar is averagely simple, and is described below.

Here is the detailed page.

Parts of Speech
The parts of speech (below) are similar to English. Any differences are noted.

Noun: A person, place, or thing.
Pronoun: A replacement for a noun.

Although pronouns are less widely used in Aran, there are quite a few.

He -

She -

It -

That - 

I - isf

We - èsf

You (singular) - itf

You (plural) - ètf

Adjective: Describes a noun.
Adjectives are always listed after nouns, with a comma after each one.

Example: large, sleepy cat - cat large, sleepy,

In a sentence: The cat large, sleepy, was on a bed.

Adjectives that compare things
Adjectives that compare things, such as better, follow the word that they describe. The words are listed before this word.

Example: Cats are better than dogs - Dogs, cats better.

Verb: Shows an action or state of being.
Types of verbs:

Action Verbs:
Action verbs show an action that (1) happened, (2) is happening, or (3) will happen.

(1)
Past-tense is shown with the adjective nìl (neel) after the word. This translates to "that happened", as in game that happened.

(2)
There are no changes to present-tense words.

(3)
An action that will happen is shown with the adjective nìr (neer) after the word. This translates to "that will happen", as in game that will happen.

Helping Verbs
Helping verbs come directly before the direct object. However, they are usually replaced with the words describing past and future tense when they can be.

Adverb: Describes an adjective, verb, or another adverb.
Adverbs are listed before adjectives or other adverbs with no commas, but after verbs (like adjectives) with a comma after each one.

Dictionary
A basic Aran dictionary is below. The more detailed version is here.

àis /aɪs/
noun Cat.

àisf /aɪʃ/
noun Kitten; young cat.

àir /aɪr/
adjective Better; preferable.

àlìrn /'eɪ-lirn/
noun Something that can fly.

àtìn /'eɪ-tin/
adjective  Overly decorated.

bàilì /'baɪl-i/
adjective Quickly; speedily.

catìrn /'cæt-irn/
adjective  Easily understandable.

càsf /keɪʃ/
conjunction  Or.

cùac /'ku-æx/
noun  Head.

drìnsèm /'drinʃ-em/
verb Living; surviving.

èsf /eʃ/
pronoun We.

glàris /'gleɪr-ɪs/
verb Care.

isf /ɪʃ/
pronoun I.

kàtf /keɪθ/
pronoun He.

kìrlèn /'kirl-en/
noun Star.

kìlsèm /'kilʃ-em/
adjective Dead.

kìtf /kiθ/ /keath/
pronoun She.

lins /lɪns/ /lins/
verb Do.

litf /lɪθ/ /lith/
verb Don't.

l ìtf /liθ/ /leeth/
adverb Not.

mìrn /mirn/ /mearn/
verb Has as in has to go; have as in have to go.

nìl /nil/ /neel/
Adjective Shows past tense.

nìr /nir/ /neer/
Adjective Shows future tense.

òl /oʊl/ /ohl/
preposition Back, as in "we'll be right back".

rèsèm /'reʃ-em/ /reshem/
noun  A weapon.

scìrìm /'ski-rim/ /skeeream/
verb  An activity that is likely to cause a mild injury.

slòn /sloʊn/ /slown/
conjunction  Whether.

tòlsèm /'toʊl-ʃem/ /toulshem/
noun  History, especially from long ago.

tòrm /'toʊ-(ə)rm/ /to'urm/
noun  Historian; scholar.

Examples
Here are some translations to help with your understanding of the language.