Karïrdanana

Karïrdanana is the main language of the Karïrdan Province and is the lingua franca of the entire Empire.

Overview
Pronunciation:

[ka'ɾiɾdanana]

Spoken in:

The entirety of the Empire, but is native to the Ïlalu State.

Total Speakers:

Almost very Lïracl'i, most Tigrizazo and female Rïthurs'i, some Humans, Haruksagh, and other sentient species. Believed to be anywhere from 4-9 billion speakers.

Language Family:

Shauana, Southern Shauana

Writing System:

Kolïrïl, Karïrdan variant

History
Karïrdanana originally started as a variation of Lïronana, at the time called Ïlaluana. It soon gained several grammar and vocabulary influence from languages further south, but the speakers quickly twisted these around. It has changed in several ways over the years, such as the dropping of the noun suffixes -na, -o, -ke, -so, and -yan, and the addition of loanwords from other languages, such as jïkren.

Almost since the beginning of the Imperial rule, Karïrdanana has been the official language of the Empire and is taught and spoken globally.

Phonology
Consonants:

b-/b/

c-silent letter unless used before "h", "er", or "l"

d-d//

f-/f/

g-/g/

h-/h/

j-/d͡ʒ/

k-/k/

l-(the tongue touches the roots of the forward upper teeth to make this sound when at the end of a syllable)-/l/

m-/m/

n-/n/

p-/p/

r-/ɾ/, or /r/

s-/s/

t-/t/

v-/v/

w-/w/

y-/j/

sh-/ʃ/

ch-/t͡ʃ/

th-/θ/

Vowels:

a-/a/

e-/ɛ/

i-/i/

í-/ɪ/

o-/o/

u-/u/

ú-/ʌ/

Special pronunciations:

cer-/sɛχ/

ýr-/çiχ/

cl-(I'm not entirely sure how to classify this)it starts with the "s" sound and then goes into the "l" sound while pulling the tongue back across the top of the mouth quickly-/sɺ/

ï-if in a word, it becomes the accent, and is accented every time it occurs. It also attracts the following consonant. Sometimes, /ç/ is added to the beginning, especially if no consonant comes before it(word or sentence).-/i/

There is also an unwritten consonant, /ʔ/. This occurs usually between two of the same vowels, such as "-vaas". It can also occur during word additions, such as "-el".