Gaildaurn language

The Gaildaurn language is - or rather, was - the language of the Goblin community of Keldorn and Gabyr. It is an endangered language, facing enroachment from Keldorni Etrandish, as the majority of the language's speakers are slaves, who are constantly pressured to adopt the language of their masters.

The Geldorn endonym (their own word for goblins, themselves), "gaildaurn" ->  ->  would give rise to the Keldorni Etrandish name for the island - and name of the state - "Keldorn", giving its name to the Republic of Keldorn as well. It is important to note that Keldorni Etrandish still uses the words "goblin" and "cobold" for the race itself.

Evolution from Proto-Goblin

 * The original diphthongs become
 * The vowel length distinctions are lost later on, temporarily resulting in a 9-vowel system
 * This 9-vowel system is broken up later, by breaking into . This results in a five-vowel system.
 * After this shift, consonants would coalesce with the glides that followed them.
 * The original voiced stops become become voiceless  - remaining voiced only medially -, while the original voiceless  became . The aspirated stops become strongly aspirated, while the unaspirated ones gain a slight aspiration when initial.