Word Formation

Words are inflected by internal vowel changes, the radicals of the root remaining the same (subject only to assimilation).

Parts of Speech

Denotational
• Noun- ma?al "smith", targ "beard", zarm "water". Nouns come in 3 genders: Animates, Items and Locations. each with unique properties. Formation:
  1. Any noun: By the insertation of "a" between the 1st and 2nd and 2nd and 3rd (b-r-k: barak "axe") radicals if the last radical is a liquid (l or r).
  2. Any noun: By insertation of the letter "a" between the 1st and 2nd radical (z-r-m: zarm "water" )
  3. Animate nouns with a meaning of someone who makes or does the basic noun from the same root are formed by the insertation of "a" between the 1st and 2nd radicals and the suffix "Un". These are only formed from Item roots: b-r-k -> barkun "axe maker , weaponsmith".
  4. Animate nouns with a meaning of someone who uses the standard noun from the same root by the addition of the prefix "u" and the insertation of "a" betwee nthe 2nd and 3rd radicals. These are only formed from Item roots: - - -> "axe weilder, solider".
• Adjective- zirik "silver color", narag "black"
  Formation:
  1. By th insertaion of "i"'s or "a"'s between each radical. There is now way to determine wheather "i" or "a" is the correct vowel.
• Verb- meqel "to forge", nurug "to blacken"
• Adverb- Formed from adjectives
• Pronoun
• Numeral
Syntactical
• Prep
• Conjunction
• Particle -li in russian, zhe,
• Interjection

Assimilation

1. In association with an aproximat or nasal all fricatives assimilate to z.
2. In association with any other consonant nasals assimilate to the point of articulation of the other consonant.
3. In association with an voiced consonant, nasal or aproximant voice a voiceless consonant.

Phonological Constraints

"f", "j" and "?" do not occur in consonant clusters, the "fleeting o" appears if during inflection they would become part of a consonant cluster.

X = Any consonant except "j" and "?" + any aproximant.

Y =

1. Any nasal + Any consonant except "f", "j", and "?".
2. Any aproxamant + Any consonant except "f", "j", and "?".
3. Any stop + Any Fricative except "f".

R = X, Y, or any single consonant except "f"

RX = X or any single consonant except "j" and "?".

RY = Y or any single consonant except "j" and "?".

	+-             -+         +-             -+
	|+-  -+         |         |+-          -+ |
	|| RX |1        |         || R + V + RY | |
	|+-  -+         |         || Y + (V)    |1| 
	|+ -         -+ |  + V +  |+-          -+ |
	|| (V) + X    | |         |+-    -+       |
	|| RX + V + R |2|         || RY   |2      |
	| +-	     -+ |         |+-    -+       |
	+-             -+         +-             -+