# Phonology & orthography - a - b - c - /ʃ/ - d - e - f - g - h - i - j - /ʒ/ - k - l - m - n - o - p - r - s - t - u - v - w - /w/ - y - /j/ - z Specials: h, w, y Stress should fall on the Root Cr syllable. # Morphology ## Vowel sequence 1. a 2. e 3. i 4. o 5. u 6. aa 7. ee 8. ii 9. oo 10. uu 11. ae 12. ea 13. oe 14. oi ## Subvariants 1. w+V 2. V+y 3. w+V+y 4. y+V+w 5. w+V+w 6. y+V+y ## Consonant sequence 1. b 2. c 3. d 4. f 5. g 6. j 7. k 8. l 9. m 10. n 11. p 12. r 13. s ### Formative Structure: Crel Vsf Cr (Vicft CVm) CVa (hVfmt) Ci Incorporated formative: hVfmt formative Note: context between modulations and affixes can be switched using __-__ (glottal stop). #### Relation (Crel) 1. Unframed/Governed (implied by default) 2. Framed/Governing Framed/Unframed: (F) whether the formative is the head of a relative clause. Governing/Governed (UNF): whether the root is the head or tail of the incorporation chain. #### Function + Stem (Vsf) V is Function + Stem. s14 is generic meaning. Subvariant 1 is DYN (default: STA). Stative (STA): event is descriptive in nature, no change of state happens. Dynamic (DYN): change of state happens somewhere. #### Root (Cr) #### Inclusion, Closure, Finality, Type (Vicft) 1. OUT + NUL 2. OUT + G 3. OUT + GST 4. IN + NUL 5. IN + G 6. IN + GST Subvariant 1 is NFIN (default is FIN). Subvariant 2 is D (default is C). Subvariant 3 is NFIN + D. Outer (OUT): affects the whole formative. Inner (IN): only the preceding part of the formative. Null (NULL): a singular entity. Group (G): a set of distinct entities. Gestalt (GST): an amalgamation of a set of entities. Final (FIN): this is last modulations group in the formative. Non-final (NFIN): there is more modulations next. Circumstantial (C): apply as is. Derivational (D): derive new meaning. #### Modulations (CVm) Sorted in order of importance. ##### 1. Designation 1. Informal: not human-made. 2. Formal: human-made. ##### 2. Affectiveness 1. Affective (AFF): the event is affective in nature. 2. Tangible (TAN): entity is experiencing a change of state. ##### 3. Specification (default: BSC) 0. Basic (BSC): holistic instantiation. 1. Contential (CTE): physical or non-physical content or essence or purposeful function. ##### 4. Number (default: UNI) 0. Uniplex (UNI): one; singular. 1. Multiplex (MUL): more than one. ##### 5. Perspective (default: M) 0. Monadic (M): literal/concrete manifestation. 1. Nomic (N): generic collective entity or archetype; (stereo)typical or conventional representative of. 2. Agglomerative (g): at least one of. 3. Abstract (A): the idea of. ##### 6. Envelope (default: DEL) 0. Delimitive (DEL): holistic; the entirety of. 1. Proximal (PRX): partial; some part of. ##### 7. Connectedness 1. Isolated (ISO): separated far apart. 2. Separate (SEP): adjacent, but not touching. 3. Connected (CON): adjacent, touching. 4. Fused (FUS): blended/connected together. ##### 8. Homogenity 1. Homogeneous (HOM): similar to each other; uniform. 2. Heterogeneous (HET): dissimilar from each other; diverse. ##### 9. Disposition 1. Associative (ASS): each serving a similar purpose. ##### 10. Vagueness (default: PREC) 0. Precise (PREC): clear set membership; literal X. 1. Vague (VAG): something like; X-like; questionable set membership. ##### 11. Veridicality (default: NRM) 0. Normal (NRM): real. 1. Representative (RPR): imaginary; unreal. ##### 12. Validation 1. Observational (OBS): present sensory knowledge/experience. ##### 13. Tense 1. Progressive (PRG): event happens/entity exists right now. 2. Perfect (PRF): event has happened/entity does not exist right now. 3. Future (FUT): event will happen/entity does not exist yet. #### Affixes (CVa) V is Stem + Inclusion + Type. Subvariant 1 is D (default: C). Subvariant 2 is OUT (default: IN). Subvariant 3 is D + OUT. #### Format (hVf) 1. Schematic (SCH): literal concatenation. #### Illocution (Ci, default: ASM) 0. Assumptive (ASM) ### Reference Structure: hy V/Cref y (Vicft CVm) CVa (hVfmt) 1. Speaker (I; me) (1). 2. Addressee (You) (2). 3. Polyadic addressee (You all) (2p). 3. Animate third party (He/she/it) (3). 4. Inanimate third party (This/it) (3i). 5. Polyadic third party (They) (3p). 5. Reduplicative (referring back to the antecedent/previously named party) (r). 10. Obviative (3rd party other than one previously referenced) (o). 11. Provisional (question pronoun) (p). ### Adjunct Structure: hw Vadj h (Vicft CVm) CVa (hVfmt) Terminator structure: hw Vadj y (V becomes subvariant) 1. Carrier 2. Quotative