Proto-Whisper

Classification and Dialects
This is an initial sketch for Whisper, and has roots in English, Hebrew, Japanese, and French.

Phonotactics

 * A [ t̪ ʰ ] cannot occur in the middle of a word, and  [ɾ] cannot end or begin a word. The letter 't' can stand for both, but can be clearly derived from context.
 * Vowels can only follow a consonant, and diphthongs are disallowed.
 * 'f', 'x', and 'q' cannot follow or be followed by a consonant.
 * 'x' and 'q' cannot end a word.
 * [p ɔ] cannot start a word, exept plurals. See 'nouns' below.
 * Each vowel must follow a consonant.

Nouns
Nouns have a plural form. To make a noun plural, prepend 'po' to the word. For example: Another example:
 * 'panana'  -> "Banana"
 * 'popanana' -> "Bananas"
 * 'ni' -> "Me'
 * 'poni' -> "Us" (ambiguous inclusivity)

Numbers
Numbers are adjectives most of the time, thus prepend a noun. Other numbers are constructed as you'd expect: There is but one exception: forty. This is because bible/torah verses often refer to the number forty. Ie: 40 days and 40 nights, 40 years in the desert, etc. If I am going to base this on hebrew at all, or make some effort to translate bible verses, I think this may be a novel idea:
 * 127 - 'kaket qita selat sene'
 * 3 546 -> 'xalos saset sin selat kat selat leke'
 * 45 -> 'kat selat sin'
 * 10 000 -> 'selat saset'
 * 5 000 000 -> sin saset saset'

Verbs
All verbs end in '-o', and conjugate replacing that ending. Verb conjugates due to person, but not number. Present participle ( doing) : -e

This is used with 'xo' to create the present tense. Ie: "I am doing" -> 'Ni xol xape.'

Past participle (done): -epe 

This is used with 'xo' and 'ko' to create the perfect tense. Ie: "I have done" -> 'Ni kol xapepe'. "I was done" -> 'Ni xol xapepe'.

Examples: To use the negative, use the adjective 'sel' (0/nothing) as an adverb by placing it before the verb:
 * To be, 'xo': 'ni xol Tanlel' -> "I'm Daniel".
 * To like, 'leko': 'te lekot kin lo!' -> "He/She liked you."
 * To injure, 'kano': 'qe kanopon kin ka?' -> "Who's going to hurt you?"
 * To like, 'leko': 'ni lekoxol ne panana' -> "I would like a banana."
 * 'ni sel xol Tanlel' -> "I'm not Daniel."
 * 'te sel lekot kin' -> "He/She didn't like you."

Syntax
There are two clause markers: Expression markers describe the feeling with which the sentence is constructed:
 * Adjectives prepend nouns.
 * Adverbs are adjectives that prepend verbs.
 * Prepositions and indirect objects follow the object.
 * Expression markers append a sentence.
 * 'pi' - "That". This is followed by a sentence in a suitable tense that describes context. Eg: "I want you to like it." can be changed to "I want that you like it", which translates as Ni selol pi ki lekol te.
 * 'si' - "Who/Which". This is followed by a subject-less sentence in a suitable tense which describes the noun that it follows. Eg: "I like the banana which was bad" translates as Ni lekol panana ni xo sat.
 *  'ka' - Question marker. Marks a question.
 *  'lo' - Exclamation marker. Marks a sentence with strong feeling or indignation. Can also mark sarcasm.
 *  'ne' - Confirmation marker. Like saying "Isn't it?" or "Right?"