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ai - like English "eye"
e - like English "bay"
i - like English "see"
o - like English "go"
u - like English "moon"
ch - like German "Bach"
d - like English "dog"
g - hard g sound, like English "gas"
h - somewhere between English h and f
k - hard k sound, like English "cat"
m - like English "map"
n - like English "nap"
p - like English "pan"
r - somewhere between English l and r
s - soft s sound, like English "sofa"
sh - like English "sheer"
t - like English "tan"
th - like English "with"
ts - like Japanese "tsunami"
w - like English "win"
y - like English "yawn"
z - somewhere between English j and z
* - click used at the beginning of question words
Sentence structure is similar to that of English.
There is no Aioran word for "is."
| Aioran | English |
| a | at |
| ach | now |
| Amgine | Lake Amgine (resort near Kilgari) |
| amon | love |
| anwach | wish |
| ar | about |
| atara | new |
| Ataraiora | New Aiora (new homeworld for the Aiorans) |
| Aiora | Aiora |
| ber | please |
| betach | leave |
| dach | call |
| domogra | thank you |
| dorumach | sleep |
| ga | of |
| Hakai | S.S. Hawkeye |
| Haidra | S.S. Hydra |
| Hun Tun | God or Chaos |
| iben | okay |
| kakush | worry |
| kareshuch | know |
| Karipso | S.S. Calypso |
| kai | all |
| kira | come |
| Kirgari | Kilgari (Aioran capital) |
| kob | ask |
| komotai | can, able to |
| kon | with |
| konisha | this place |
| koresta | this, here |
| kuando | so |
| metobai | battle axe |
| mithra | armor |
| moshinda | death |
| nakari | mess, screw, bother |
| -nan | language (i.e. Aioranan or Teranan) |
| nai | not, no |
| nutsanza | memory, remnant |
| ozamach | listen, hear |
| panza | much, many |
| rabotach | create, work, make, assemble |
| reburach | learn |
| retharga | help |
| sahadrai | friend |
| sahai | yes |
| sien | always |
| sushan | possible |
| shagote | repay, return |
| shanhach | gone, nonexistent |
| shantach | say, speak |
| shirach | recognize, remember |
| sho | sir, ma'am |
| shontaran | hometown, home |
| shotana | unconscious |
| shothe | sweet |
| tamon | you |
| tan | to, toward |
| Tera | Earth |
| Tiamat | S.S. Tiamat (Hunter's ship) |
| toya | street urchin, orphan |
| trantach | stop |
| tuzmach | doctor |
| thainre | question |
| thurtsach | miss |
| tsangapach | hurt, mourn |
| wakainsho | power |
| wata | I |
| yamae | name |
| yashmat | tonight |
| zo | and |
| *ak | why |
| *nuk | what |
| *nuko | where |
| *o | who |