Tordoci

General Information
Tordoci (native "Tořdoči") is the language of a fictional ancient clan, the "Tordo".

The fictional "Tordo" were known for their appreciation of nature, heavy use of mind altering substances, and their heavy trade influences with mind altering substances.

Tordo heavily focus on simplistic happy lifestyles, positive interpersonal relationships, and creative expression through music.

Writing System
The table below shows the Tordoci alphabet. Voiced and unvoiced versions of each consonant are grouped. The name of each letter is in parentheses below it.

Phonotactics

 * The possible syllables in Tordoci are (C)(C)V(V)(C)(C)
 * Vowels may NOT appear next to the same vowel (aa, ee, ii, oo, uu, yy)
 * The following diphthongs may NOT exist: ae, ay, ei, ie, ou, uo, ya, yu, yo
 * If an illegal diphthong is forced by affixes, a stop is introduced between the two vowels. In written form, a stop is denoted by "^"
 * Consonant pairs are only used in affixes.
 * When t is the first letter in a consonant pair, it is pronounced more like a stop. The only exception to this is "tř" in which the "t" is pronounced normally.
 * Consonants may NOT appear next to the same consonant, or a grouped consonant (pp, bb, td, vf, etc...)

Capitalization
The following rules apply to capitalizing letters: (note: "unmodified" words here refer to words before affixes are placed on them).
 * The first letter of unmodified proper nouns (names of people and places) are capitalized. This means that if a prefix were put on "Tony", it would look like prefTony.


 * The first letter of honorifics are capitalized.
 * The first letter of each sentence is capitalized.

Punctuation

 * A period "." is used at the end of declarative and imperative sentences.
 * A question mark "?" is used at the end of interrogative sentences.
 * An exclamation mark "!" is used at the end of exclamatory sentences.
 * A comma "," is used to indicate a pause between separate parts of the sentence.
 * An apostrophe ' is used to attach affixes to the word when the attachment does not create an illegal diphthong.
 * A dash "-" replaces the apostrophe when the attachment creates an illegal diphthong.

Consonantal Root System
All words are formed using a biliteral, triliteral, or quadraliteral root.

Root Anatomy
The root of a word has 3 main parts: the major consonants(C), the vowel slots(V), and the extensions (E).
 * Biliteral structure C(V)C(E) for broad categories.
 * Triliteral structure: C(V)C(V)C(E) for sub-categories.
 * Quadraliteral structure: C(V)C(V)C(V)C(E) for sub-categories.
 * Vowel slots may be filled by any single vowel or legal diphthong.
 * Vowel slots may not contain any consonants.
 * Extension slots may be up to 3 syllables.

Affixes

 * In written form, an apostrophe ' is added between the word and the affix. The apostrophe has no effect on spoken language.
 * If an affix creates an illegal diphthong, a stop is introduced between them, and the apostrophe is changed to "-"
 * Prefixes always end with a vowel.
 * Suffixes always begin with a vowel.
 * If the the word being modified begins with a vowel, the letter "l" is inserted between the word and affix.
 * If the word being modified end with a vowel, the letter "l" is inserted between the word and affix.

Noun Declension
Nouns decline based on number and case in suffixes.   The table below lists all of the cases for nouns, as well as some explanation.

Honorifics
Honorific titles go before a person's name. Honorific titles have formal and informal forms. The informal form is used when the title is being used as a pronoun (like saying "Good morning, Captain" without the person's name). The formal form is used before a person's name, and is a sign of respect. The table below shows all honorific titles, both formal and informal (in no particular order):

Verb Conjugation
Verbs conjugate based on Tense and Aspect in a suffix, and has other modifier suffixes.

Verb Modifiers
Simple present verbs (verbs with no Tense/Aspect suffix) can be modified with the following other suffixes:

Comparison
Comparisons are made by adding a comparative prefix on the adjective

Conjunctions
''note: this section is currently being modified. Text inside brackets [ABC] is a placeholder in English until a word is created for the definition.''

Coordinating conjunctions join two or more items of equal syntactic importance. Correlative conjunctions work in pairs to serve a single function, but are separate from each other in the sentence.
 * [AND]
 * Presents non-contrasting clauses. (And)
 * Presents multiple items in a list. [AND] is inserted after every item in a list. The last item in the list replaces [AND] with [END LIST]
 * [FOR / BECAUSE]
 * Presents rationale or reason.
 * [BUT]
 * Presents a contrast or exception.
 * [OR]
 * Presents an alternative item or idea.
 * [SO]
 * Presents a consequence.
 * [...]

Syntax
Tordoci uses SVO word order.

Adjectives go before the noun.

Adverbs go after the verb

Time and Directions
"We look at what's in front of us, the whole of what we've done, trying to make sense of what might come up behind us" 

Salař (the sun)-related idioms.
The Sun is seen very pleasantly as the source of life energy. Thus, there are many idioms involving the sun and its effects on life.
 * "Salař solaři-ist takati" (the sun will shine tomorrow)

Links
Tordoci/Lexicon