Ylysepen/Grammar

Grammar rules for Ylysepen.

Pluralization
Nouns have complex pluralization. The accented (usually first) syllable of the word rises if the vowel is unrounded, or comes forward if its unrounded. If the accented syllable is the final syllable also, then an -i is added to the end. A set of irregular nouns ending in -Vs  pluralizes differently. In this case, -Vs is dropped, and em is added.

The s>m also affects the articles i and ilos. They form dem and ilem this way. Interestingly, speaking of the i article is even more strangely pluralized:
 * Dem iren jans rticul.
 * Is are articles.

This is the only word that takes -n when pluralized. Note that articul is a nonstandard word, borrowed from English.