Deitō

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Allophones
1) When after /i or a/, the phoneme /r/ becomes [l].

2) When before /u/, the phoneme /s/ becomes [z].

3) When a voiced plosive is the final consonant, then it is pronouced as it's unvoiced counterpart.

Allophones
1) When word final, the phoneme /a/ becomes [ǝ].

Syllabic structure
(C)(C)V(V)

Possible Syllables

 * any of these syllables' vowels may be geminated.

Verbs
Verbs have four conjugation "slots." The first slot is occupied by the prefix for aspect, which is always farthest from the verb's stem. Second, there is the number prefix, which agrees with the number of the subject. Next there is tense, and last is the prefix for person agreement with the subject, which is always adjacent to the verb's stem.

Nouns
Nouns also have conjugation "slots" but only two. First there is case. There is also number.

(case(s))(number)noun

Case
Bases

kiri (tree)

ā (one) Number

Pronouns
Tense and Person Number Definite Markers

Syntax
SVO

Noun phrase - consists of (in order) Adjective,  noun

Verb phrase - consists of (in order) Adverb, verb

Subordinate clauses are treated as regular sentences, with missing arguments implied and present arguments overwriting assumed ones. Subordinate clauses are marked for case and still function as arguments.

Lexicon

 * Main article: Denoko Pitō Vocab

Sample Sentences
Graded Sentences for Analysis (GSFA)