Dírma Language

Dírma is a Dalsamic language originating in Dírmala and is historically spoken by the Dírmen. Dírma is spoken by a population of 53,296,407 native speakers with second language speakers being most prevalent in areas such as the Zhlokitírva (Dírma: Ashes) region of Kunaratyyra.

Dírma has been spoken in Dírmala for all of its written history and likely also its prehistoric period, notably the upper classes spoke Nemus for a time as it was the language of law and governing, with some being trilingual with Iwufti being the language of trade due to Iwuftimer's rising status as a trading powerhouse. Dírma is officially recognised as the language of Dírmala due to the Dírmala constitution (Dírma: Lín na Ṗlé Nadir na ma Ṫír Lapáistira na Ḋírmala). Certain dialects of Dírma such as the Aslíma creole and Fyş are remnants of Dírma involvement in the regions as it was an imperial power, there are even regions outside of Igleis where Dírma derived languages are now spoken in place of the indigenous language.

Consonant Phonemes
Vowel Phonemes

Diphthongs: ɐe, əi, aɪ

Orthography
Dírma uses the Nema alphabet with only some excluded graphemes and the addition of dots above consonants and vowels to denote lenition and eclipsis. Originally there was a native orthography used but in modern times it is only used for ceremonial purposes and historical preservation rather than any day to day use. Some far right Dírmen do still use the native writing system as a part of their political aims but outside of this it has no overtly political connotations. Given below is the Latin Script representation of Dírma not the Nema or Dírma systems.

Consonants: Voiceless/voiced pairs are shown with voiceless on top and voiced below. A consonant followed by ⟨h⟩ or with a dot above such as ⟨ḃ⟩ ⟨ċ⟩ and ⟨ṡ⟩ are orthographic representations of lenition.