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The D'urani speak a language called "Truuvien", and their alphabet is called Qanlar. Qanlar consists of 36 symbols, all representing a sound within the Truuvien language. When spoken, Truuvien resembles the sounds of accents from places like France, the Middle East, and even some Nordic countries. 

Some examples of how Truuvien is translated and written

Time Measurement

The units of time measurement that the D'urani use are based on increments of 5, 10 and 100, rather than how humans use increments of 60. Because of these different measurements, and because the orbit of the planet is different from Earth, age is measured differently as well. The units of measurement, or "Draniin Shanka" in Truuvien, are as follows:

Rina - 1.188 seconds

x10

Tara - 11.88 seconds

x100

Lina - 1,188 seconds/19.8 minutes

x10

Cerka - 198 minutes/3.3 hours

x10

Tria - 33 hours (one "day" for the D'urani)

x5

Cenla - 165 hours/6.875 earth days

x10

Cala - 68.75 earth days/~9.82 weeks

x10

Nara - ~98.2 weeks/~24.6 months/~2.05 earth years(one "year" for the D'urani)

Numbers

The number system for the D'urani is called Quanyinan, and it consists of the following:

To write numbers above 10, one must first write the symbol for 10, then . . , then the second number. Example:

To write numbers above 20, one must first write the first number(in the case of 20, it would be 2), then 10, then . ., then the second number. Example:

To write numbers above 100 and/or 1,000, the same rules apply for 20+, only the symbol for 10 is replaced with 100 or 1,000. 

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To pronounce numbers 11 and up, say "zet" for 10, then "cru" for . ., then the second number. Example:

15 = 'zet cru trah"

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