Dark Elven language

The Dark Elven language is the language of the Dark Elves and the Dark Elven clans. It was originally born as a mixed language between Middle High Elven and Wood Elven, as such it has a vastly simplified grammar, but still shares traits of both languages.

Vowels

 * Wood Elven become  after nasals and labials,  otherwise
 * become
 * High Elven consistently become, unless they follow
 * Both High Elven and Wood Elven become
 * Vowels are often dropped to form syllabic consonants

Consonants

 * is a uvular
 * is a velar / uvular
 * High Elven labio-velars become
 * The cluster becomes, degeminated to  when word-final, word-initial or syllabic

Consonants

 * There is a considerable amount of free variation in the Dark Elven language, mostly regarding High Elven bias or Wood Elven bias
 * as (High Elven bias) or  (Wood Elven bias)
 * as (High Elven bias) or  (Wood Elven bias)
 * as (High Elven bias) or  (Wood Elven bias)
 * as (High Elven bias) or  (Wood Elven bias)
 * as (High Elven bias) or  (Wood Elven bias)
 * as (High Elven bias) or  (Wood Elven bias)
 * (formerly ), as or
 * as a uvular trill, flap or fricative

Vowels

 * The open back vowels exist only as the allophone of  after, and  by speakers who use.