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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)
  1. Basic (BSC): holistic instantiation.
  2. Contential (CTE): physical or non-physical content or essence or purposeful function.
4. Number (default: UNI)
  1. Uniplex (UNI): one; singular.
  2. Multiplex (MUL): more than one.
5. Perspective (default: M)
  1. Monadic (M): literal/concrete manifestation.
  2. Nomic (N): generic collective entity or archetype; (stereo)typical or conventional representative of.
  3. Agglomerative (g): at least one of.
  4. Abstract (A): the idea of.
6. Envelope (default: DEL)
  1. Delimitive (DEL): holistic; the entirety of.
  2. 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)
  1. Precise (PREC): clear set membership; literal X.
  2. Vague (VAG): something like; X-like; questionable set membership.
11. Veridicality (default: NRM)
  1. Normal (NRM): real.
  2. 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)

  1. 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).
  4. Animate third party (He/she/it) (3).
  5. Inanimate third party (This/it) (3i).
  6. Polyadic third party (They) (3p).
  7. Reduplicative (referring back to the antecedent/previously named party) (r).
  8. Obviative (3rd party other than one previously referenced) (o).
  9. 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