Early Orcish language

Early Orcish was the language of the Orcish Kingdom in its heyday. It evolved from Archaic Wood Elven.

Vowels

 * The original 6-vowel system was replaced by a 4-vowel system:
 * /e i/ - > /i/
 * /o u/ -> /u/
 * /ə/ -> /ɨ/
 * /a/ remains /a/
 * Three of the ten original diphthongs become long vowels:
 * /ei/ -> /iː/
 * /ou/ -> /uː/
 * /əi əu/ -> /ɨː/
 * /aə/ -> /aː/

Consonants

 * /kʷ gʷ/ -> /q ɢ/
 * /kʲ gʲ/ and /t͡s d͡z/ merge into /t͡ɕ d͡ʑ/
 * /r/ dissimilates
 * /r/ before back vowels becomes /ʀ/
 * /r/ before front vowels and /j/ becomes /rʲ/
 * /l/ was introduced from Goblin loanwords

Consonants

 * /l/ only existed in loanwords
 * The palatal [ɕ ʑ] were allophones of /s z/ before /i/ and /j/
 * The coda nasal /n/ had the following allophones
 * labial [m] before /p b/
 * alveolar [n] before /t d s z rʲ/
 * palatal [ɲ] before /t͡ɕ d͡ʑ ɕ ʑ j/
 * velar [ŋ] before /k g w/
 * uvular [ɴ] before /q ɢ ʀ/

Vowels
The language also has two diphthongs: /ai/ and /au/.