VOS: Phonology etc.

[qiihoskeh]

I keep starting new conlang projects. This one is VOS with syntax like Atle (project Delta).

Phonology and Orthography

The pronunciation is highly approximate.

Consonants

p	[p]	t	[t]	k	[k]
b	[b]	d	[d]	g	[g]
f	[f]	s	[s]	h	[x]
		z	[z]
m	[m]	n	[n]
		l	[l]

Vowels

i	[i]	e	[E]	a	[a]	o	[o]	u	[M]

Moric units are either CV, V, or C. The last alternate with Cu. Some initial clusters are preceded by an epenthetic u.

Root Form Types

Single mora roots are (C)V; there are some Cu root forms which may alternate with C. Double mora roots can be (C)VCV, (C)VC, (C)VV, or CCV. The last can take vowelless suffixes and the rest can take vowelless prefixes. Examples: mu-spa-k and um-pas-ku.

Lexical nouns may be formed by appending a single mora classifier to a double mora verbal root. The classifier specifies number as well as gender. For some lexical nouns, the roots might not have a separate meaning. The classifiers can be used by themselves as generic lexical nouns.