dorusal

Dorusal is a constructed language developed for speculative fiction and online role-playing settings. In the imagined world, Dorusal is the native tongue of the Dorari, a riverine people inhabiting the continent of Eldara. The name Dorusal combines elements from word roots in the language's own lexicon and was standardized by early conlang communities around the 2010s. In-world etymology links Dorusal's name to speech and gathering.

Phonology and grammar: Dorusal is primarily agglutinative with an SOV (subject–object–verb) order. It marks tense and aspect with a sequence of suffixes and uses postpositions instead of prepositions. The consonant inventory includes stops, nasals, fricatives, and liquids; five vowels exhibit harmony across roots, and vowel length distinguishes meaning in some dialects. Stress tends to fall on the penultimate syllable.

Writing system and sample: The language uses a unique syllabary known as the Dorari script, which maps to one syllable per symbol but is also transcribed in the Latin alphabet. Common phrases include "sora dor" meaning 'welcome' and "mi doru" meaning 'we speak' (representative examples from fan grammars). Poetry and ritual speech in Dorusal are described as particularly sonorous, with extended vowel sequences.

Usage and reception: Dorusal is primarily a construction used in fictional narratives and fan-created works. It has small but active communities that publish dictionaries, grammars, phrasebooks, and translation exercises. The language serves as a tool for worldbuilding and role‑play, rather than a language with real-world speakers.