Rikutsaren/Rowiktob

Allophony

 * 1) the [æ] rule: [æ] occurs when "/ɑ/" is stressed, but ONLY when between the start and end of a word, & when followed by /b/,/s/,/k/,/d/,/g/,/ʒ/, or /p/ (unless preceded by /w/ or /j/*). [æ] ALWAYS occurs when between the start and end of a word & followed by /z/. This is an allophone of /ɑ/.
 * 2) the [ɑː] rule: [ɑː] occurs before a consonant and after the phoneme /dʒ/, but ONLY when in syllable coda. [ɑː] also occurs at the end of a word. This is an allophone of /ɑ/.
 * 3) the [χ] rule: [χ] occurs in syllable coda when the next syllable begins with a vowel. This is an allophone of /x/.
 * 4) the [eɪ] rule: [eɪ] ALWAYS but NOT only occurs when "/ɛ/" at the end of a word is stressed. This is an allophone of /ɛ/.
 * 5) the [ʒ] rule: [ʒ] (which is an allophone of /dʒ/) occurs if preceded by a vowel while either of the following are also true:
 * 6) It is before a consonant and is in syllable coda.
 * 7) It is at the end of a word.
 * 8) the [ɹ] rule: [ɹ] occurs only in syllable onset when preceded by a consonant, and ONLY if it is also followed by a vowel.
 * 9) the [r] rule: [r] occurs at the beginning of a word. Also occurs in a case when R would occur if the consonant preceding it is the phoneme /h/. This is an allophone of /r/.
 * 10) the [ɾ] rule: [ɾ] occurs in syllable onset, and ONLY if preceded and followed by a vowel. Also occurs when NOT at the beginning of a syllable and preceded by a consonant
 * 11) Unless that consonant is /ʃ/, /k/, /d/, or /v/, in which case it becomes [ɹ]. This is an allophone of /ɹ/.

Stress Rules

 * 1) The second vowel in a word is always stressed.

Writing System
This list contains the Latin version of the Rowictob Alphabet until a proper typeset can be made.

Nouns
Nouns are the base unit of Rowictob grammar. Various suffixes and prefixes are added onto the noun to form various different words. When forming count nouns from mass nouns, -ze is added to the end of the mass noun. Rowictob nouns do not decline. Instead of plurals being a declension, nouns have a plural particle, "cū". To represent a plural that is also a definite, the word "ic" comes before the word.

Personal Pronouns
Rowictob has standalone pronouns. Unlike in other languages, there is no distinction between subject and object pronouns. Instead, they occur in either case. However, similar to the Proximate and Obviate persons in Rowictob verbs, personal pronouns are also split into Proximate and Obviate variants. The Personal Pronouns used in Řicūts̆reb are listed below.


 * The indirect 1st plural personal pronoun, ts̆az, is used to refer to "each one of us" as opposed to "all of us collectively".
 * The indirect 2nd plural personal pronoun, baz, is used to refer to "each one of you" as opposed to "all of you collectively".

Adjectives
Adjectives are formed by adding the suffix -nav to the end of a noun. When conjugating into the degrees of comparison, the adjectival suffix is shortened to -n, thus forming the adjectival root. The comparative suffix is then placed onto the end of the adjectival root.

Adverbs
Adverbs are formed by adding the suffix -gev to the end of a noun. When conjugating into the degrees of comparison, the adverbial suffix is shortened to -g, thus forming the adverbial root. The comparative suffix is then placed onto the end of the adverbial root.

Verbs
Verbs are formed by adding the infinitive -řī to the end of a mass noun, if there is a corresponding mass noun. Verbs are conjugated into the following conjugation table.

Proximate and Obviate Persons
In the Řicūts̆reb language, the singular 3rd person, the plural 1st person, the plural 2nd person, and the plural 3rd person, all have direct and indirect variants. The Proximate Singular 3rd person is used in the following cases:
 * 1) In the present indicative when addressing a 2nd party and referring to a 3rd party that is present (ex."He was not speaking to you." "Ba ox tŕôgiẘo re vaz.").
 * 2) In any tense when referring to an absent 3rd party verb that affects a non-absent 3rd party personal pronoun. (ex. "They (Those things) cause them (these people) to (verb)..." "Cŕedūsef laz...")

The Obviate Plural 1st person is used in the following cases:
 * 1) In any tense when addressing a 2nd person and referring to a group that you are a part of but whose other members are absent.
 * 2) In any tense when relaying a message to a 3rd party that is absent at the time but will be present at a time that you and your group are absent. In this case, the absent 3rd party is referred to in the direct plural 2nd person. (ex. "We are sorry that we were not able to attend, but we have brought to you this gift." "Ots̆ calanav nedas ba ots̆a erbênav řektâkeřī, ozê dots̆ ojatbaẘa es laz edo idžijiŕegez.")

Perfect
The perfect is created by conjugating Do'řī and adding that before the past participle of the verb in question. Do'řī is conjugated into the Past Indicative to form the Present Perfect, Present Indicative to form the Pluperfect, Future Indicative to form the Future Perfect, and the Conditional to form the Conditional Perfect.

Continuous
The continuous is created by conjugating O'řī and adding that before the gerund of the verb in question. O'řī follows the same conjugation procedure as Do'řī follows when conjugated into the Perfect. However, O'řī is only conjugated into the Indicative, and therefore the Continuous only has 3 tenses.

Syntax
Řicūts̆reb is a head-initial language, and all modifiers precede the words the modify. It has the basic word order Subject-Verb-Object. Řicūts̆reb is a null-subject language.