Thalskhon

Thalstron, colloquially called Jiral, is the preeminent language spoken by the Jiralhanae Hrutol skein. After the Jiralhanae's rapid accession to the Covenant, Tartarus and his allies used Thalstron as a lingua franca among the Jiralhanae, pushing against the Covenant's attempts to encourage them to adopt Qerenoka. Thalstron is consequently spoken widely by many Jiralhanae within the Covenant, though most of those raised outside the cultural sphere of Hrutol learn it only as a second language.

Phonology
The phonemes are approximations or best guesses by the Office of Naval Intelligence to create a standard phonology for Thalstron. In practice, the actual spoken language is highly varied due to the high number of dialects and non-native speakers, as well as the short time it has enjoyed its hegemonic status among the Jiralhanae.

Phonemes / Romanization Brackets denote allophones. There is no semantic distinction between short and long vowels (though both occur phonetically).
 * Distinctions
 * Notable omissions include /dz/, /q/, /z/, and /p/. These are all sounds common in Qerenoka, which partly helps distinguish Thalstron.
 * /p/ occurs in several dialects as part of a free variation continuum with /b/, but it is not distinguished from /b/ in "standard" Thalstron
 * Unlike in Qerenoka, consonants (such as c, s, l, or x) are very common in syllable codas as well as word-finally.