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Phonology
Derived from Lelsich.
P as in Proud
V as in Victor
M as in Men
L as in Love
TH as in Thick
T as in Tool
S as in Soot
ZH as in Azure
Ch as in Choose
TZ as in Ritzy
HL as in H + L
KW as in QUiet
G as in Go
R as in Run
N as in Now
A as in Father
á as in Game
E as in Bet
é as in Seen
Y as in bIt
O as in Goop
ó as in oh
Phonological Constraints
Words are derived from Lelsich using the following sound change rules:
fl/vy/#_
f/v/_
b/tz/_
c/ch/_
d/t/_
i/y/_
ese/ezhe/_
thl/hl/_
th/t/_
gh/kw/_
sc/skw/_
lm/lym/_
ln/lyn/_
ls/s/_#
sn/ns/_
nl/n/_
n/tz/#_
i/yn/_#
Compound Word Changes
Stress
Stress the first syllable of all words.
Word order
subject-object-verb-indirect object
Verbs
Present Tense
add lo-
Past Tense
add la-
Future Tense
add le-
Infinitive
use the noninflected verb form
Verbal Noun
add yl-
Imperative
put the infinitive in the nominative position
Gerund
add -nel
Passive Participle
Active Participle
Nouns
Plural
If the noun ends in a vowel, add -r. If the noun ends in a consonant, add -er.
Nominative
Put the word in the first sentence position.
Accusative
Put the word in the second sentence position.
Genitive
None, see possessive case.
Possessive
Add -'la to the possessing noun. Place the possessed after the possessor.
Dative
Indicated by word order. Place indirect object after the verb.
Ablative
Use the appropriate descriptive words. Place them after the word they describe.
Locative
Use the appropriate descriptive words. Place them after the word they describe.
Instrumental
Use the appropriate descriptive words. Place them after the word they describe.
Adjectives
Attributive: Place the adjective after the word it describes.
Predicate: Place the adjective in the object position.
Adverbs
Place the adjective after the verb it describes.
Pronouns
Pronouns are the same word, regardless of case. They don't change. The meaning can be found by sentence position. Examples:
I mock you. = Vet nylyn lochekwym.
You mock me. = Nylyn vet lochekwym.
Negation
Place the word nolym (no) after the word to be negated. Example:
You do not mock me. = Nylyn bet lochekwym nolym.
Questions
When speaking a question, raise the tone of the verb. When writing a question, use the question mark in place of the period.
