Rak'Gol language

Rak'Gol Phonetic Alphabet

Consonants:

Screech Sounds:
    Sk: akin to a harsh whispering screech.
    Srr: even harsher with an extended roll.
    Kr: a sharp, aggressive bark.

Trill Sounds:
    Rr: like the Spanish rolled 'r', but deeper and more guttural.
    Trr: the trill starts with a tight, pronounced 't' sound ending with rolled 'r' sound.
	ll:  Gliding semivowel sounds like “Ll” sound but with long vibrating trill
    Rrk: ending the roll with a back-of-the-throat 'k' makes it more menacing.

Whistle Sounds:
    Hwi: a sharp intake of breath followed by 'wi', like a snake hissing or escaping steam.
    Whrr: blending the whistle with a trill, like the sound of a sword being unsheathed.

Click Sounds:
    	N! (nasal click)
	K! (Aveolar click)
	G! (Voiced Aveolar Cick)

Harsh Syllables:
    Ghra: gargled, as if caught in the throat.
    Thrag: a blend of 'th' with a trilled guttural ending.

Vowels:

	a: a deep 'a', like 'father'.
	e: a flat 'e', like 'egg'.
	i: a sharp 'i', as in 'pit'.
	o: elongated and throaty, as in 'more'.
	u: as in 'rude', but as a low grumble

Example Ral’Gol phrases:

Threats and Orders:
K!e skreN!a whrr! (You are marked for death!)
Trrag! K!arvek Grhra! (Prepare to fight or die!)
ThragG!hwi G!uwhrr TrrkreN!a (The stars will scour your bones!)
Skri! G!haRrk! (Scour the ship!)
Krrok N!iSta! (Kill them all!)
Rrak'Gol krrethi K!war! (Rak'Gol rule the stars!)
G!iSk Trrar! (Join the crew!)
Hwi Rrk K!angr! (We thirst for blood!)
Srra Hwi K!ekra! (Slay them swiftly!)
Thrag! G!urrak! (Bring me treasure!)
K!vaRr Trras! (Burn their ships!)

Battle Commands:
Rrak'Gol Ghra! (Rak'Gol charge!)
Skri! K!arkrr! (Scatter and flank!)
Trrag! K!n!arvek! (Form a defensive line!)
Krrok N!iSta! (Kill them all!)
Hwi Rrk K!angr! (Unleash your fury!)
Srra Hwi K!ekra! (Swift and merciless!)
Thrag! K!vraRr! (Seize their weapons!)
K!vaRr Trras! (Burn their defenses!)
G!urrak K!vargh! (Tear them apart!)
Rrk'Gol G!naTrr! (Rak'Gol never yield!)

Chatter and Responses:
N!ag! (Attack!)
K!akr! (To me!)
G!ik! (Look out!)
Rrk? (Ready?)
Skra! (Victory!)
Thrag'Gol! (For the Brood!)
K!rothra! (Intruders!)
Hwi'K!raK! (We fight!)
Srra! (Yes!)
G!rr (No!)
G!naTrr? (Winning?)
Trrag'Gol! (Our line!)
Krroth! (Kill!)
N!ivra! (Retreat!)
K!aSrrak! (Behind!)
Rrak'Gol'K!rar! (Rak'Gol lives!)
SkreN!a K!haRrk! (Marked for death!)
Hwi'N!ikra! (We engage!)
GhraK!roth! (Gargantuan foe!)
K!arvek G!orrak! (Prepare the ambush!)
Trras'N!iGhra! (Burn their fortress!)
SkreN!a'K!i (Marked Ones/Non-Rak’Gol)