Dundorfian language

Dundorfian is a language spoken by the Dundorfian People.

History
The primary language spoken in Dundorf, Dundorfian is considered the oldest member of the Dundorfian language family whose members include English, Lormann, Dunnish and Dovani-Dundorfian languages like Kazulian and Dranian.

Phonology
Dundorfian can be remarkably similar to english, once one learns to pronounce the alphabet and look past the differences in spelling. This is because English evolved from an early form of Dundorfian.

Vowels

 * A - Ah
 * Ä - Ae
 * E - Eh
 * I - Ee
 * O - Oh
 * Ö - Oo
 * U - Oo
 * Ü - Ew

Consonants

 * B
 * C  (used only in borrowed words)
 * D
 * F
 * G  (always used as a hard G or K sound)
 * H
 * J  (pronounced like a long Y "yuh" sound)
 * K
 * L
 * M
 * N
 * P
 * Q  (mostly borrowed words)
 * R  (often but not always rolled "rrr")
 * S
 * T
 * V  (pronounced sharply, sounding more like a hard "F" than an english "V")
 * W  (pronounced softly, like an english "V")
 * X
 * Y
 * Z  (pronounced sharply, like "ts")
 * ß  Scharfes S or Sharp S, a short hissing "S"

Common Sounds
Sounds common in Dundorfian but generally unique to the language include
 * Sch - used in place of "sh" in english
 * Ch - Hard ch or kh sound, like in Hebrew
 * Ei - Always pronounced like a long "I" sound
 * Ie - Always pronounced like a long "E" sound
 * Er - Generally pronounced like the word "Air"
 * Th - always pronounced like a hard "T"

English Similarities
Several Dundorfian words are very similar to English words, with slightly different spelling or pronunciation. Some examples are:

Du - Thou - You Es - It Ist - Is Hand - Hand Hund - Hound - Dog Nord - North Sie - She Süd - South Schütz - Shoot, literally Scharf - Sharp Schwein - Swine - Pig

One interesting and noteworthy coincidence, the Dundorfian word "Wo" which would seem to mean "Who" means "Where" and "Wer" which would seem to mean "Where" means "Who".