Xalo

Phonotactics
Xalo is a (C)V(N) language, with N being any nasal. Any consonant is fine on the onset, however the coda must be followed by either nothing or a plosive/affricate with the same place of articulation.

The only allowed consonant clusters are: /mp/, /mpf/ (also written/pronounced as /mf/), /nt/, /nts/ (also written/pronounced as /ns/), /gk/ and /gkx/ (also written/pronounced as /gx/).

Only two "strong" (mid or low) vowels can follow each other, "weak" (high) ones are always preceded and followed by a consonant.

Minimal pairs of /g/ and /n/ are forbidden in root words, and those of /n/ and /m/ are avoided as much as possible. Minimal pairs of /ae/ and /ea/, /ao/ and /oa/, and /eo/ and /oe/ are also avoided, or at least put in root words very unlikely to appear in the same context.

Content words
Content words are substantives, verbs and modifiers (adverbs and adjectives are not distinct). Their root is either a transitive verbal root that begin with a vowel, or an intransitive substantival root that begin with a consonant.

Substantival roots
Substantival roots begin with a consonant. They also end with -o just like in Esperanto.