Terran

Terran is a member of the Primordial language family. It is the oldest known written language native to Ha’ther and the source for the popular Terran Runic script.

Spoken mostly by beings native to the Elemental Plane of Earth, Terran differs from its parent and sister languages in its notably ncreased use of plosives and harsh guttural phonemes.

Modern Status
Despite its extreme age, the Terran language remains relatively unchanged from its ancient roots.

Primordial to Old Terran
The Terran language developed from a set of Primordial dialects common to the inhabitants of the Elemental Plane of Earth.

High and Low Terran
As the population of the Elemental Plane of Earth began to boom, distinct societal divisions grew.

Phonology
The phonology of Terran is mostly shared with the other members of the Primordial language family. Phonemes unique to Terran are noted in bold.

Consonants
Because Terran developed mostly among constructs of the Elemental Plane of Earth, the language tends to stray from the voiceless fricatives of Primordial and relies more heavily on rhotic consonants and harsh stops/plosives.

Vowels
Terran’s vowels are remarkably similar to its Primordial roots, save for one change: the back ‘ɑ’ has been changed to a frontal ‘a’.