Zuthuinin

Stress

 * There is no set stress rule. Stress is unpredictable and depends on the certain word.
 * To indicate stress, the rising accent:  ̌    is added to vowels. This alters the sounds some vowels make.
 * é sounds like /eɪ/
 * í sounds like /iuː/
 * ó sounds like /ɔɪ/

Clusters and Clustering

 * Vowels are never clustered, paired, or duplicated beside itself. A vowel is usually alone or beside a consonant.
 * Impossible consonant clusters include:
 * T + C
 * G + H or Gj + H
 * S + T

Phonological Constraints

 * Zuthuinin typically allows (C)V(C)(V)(c)(t)
 * (c) stands for optional C ending and (t) stands for optional T ending.
 * Words cannot end with an I or Í

Gender
There are only three specified genders in Zuthuinin including masculine, feminine, and neuter. Genders are recognized by adding the respective particles after the subject.


 * Neuter is applied to subjects that are either inanimate and have no gender, or subjects that can possibly be either masculine or feminine.
 * Neuter genders are indicated by adding the particle naf


 * Masculine is applied to subjects that are male such as a man, a boy, or a male dog.
 * Masculine genders are indicated by adding the particle vec


 * Feminine is applied to subjects that are female such as a woman, a girl, or a female cat.
 * Feminine genders are indicated by adding the particle vic

Cases
There are only 8 cases used in Zuthuinin. Cases are shown by adding the respective suffixes onto the end of the word and changes depending on if the noun ends in a consonant or a vowel. Singular and plurals are formed an added prefix that also alters if the noun begins with a vowel or a consonant.


 * Vocative is not used very often

To make a noun plural one just adds the correct prefixes. Sin- for nouns that start with a vowel and Pé for nouns that start with a consonant.
 * Djag (Boy), Pédjag (Boys)
 * Anen (Tiger), Sinanen (Tigers)

Definiteness
The Objective, Ablative, and Dative cases are/can be used interchangeably to indicate indefiniteness.