MelodysIAL

IAL

Phonotactics

 * 1) IAL is a (C)V(N) language.
 * 2) The sounds /j/ and /i/ cannot appear in the same syllable.
 * 3) The sound /w/ cannot appear in the same consonant as /u/ or /o/.
 * 4) /j/, /w/ and /h/ are considered to be weak consonants, and /u/ is considered to be a weak vowel.
 * 5) A syllable cannot start and end with the /n/ sound.
 * 6) A syllable that ends with the /n/ sound cannot be preceded by a syllable that starts with a /m/, /n/ or /g/ sound.
 * 7) With the exception of syllable final /n/, consonants may never appear in a cluster together.
 * 8) Vowels should never appear in a cluster together.

Syntax
IAL is a Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) language.

Pronouns
The term "se" marks the reflexive and is equivalent to the English "self."

Loanwords
The following are a set of rules for how to loan new words into IAL. The rules are as follows:


 * 1) Determine the IPA pronunciation for the word that you wish to loan into IAL. Change any sounds that don't match with the IAL inventory. (guide coming soon)
 * 2) Consonant and vowel clusters are not permitted in IAL. If the loanword features a consonant or vowel cluster, this must be modified.
 * 3) If the consonant cluster features only two consonants, remove the first consonant in the cluster.
 * 4) If the consonant cluster features more that two consonants, separate them with vowels. The vowel you use should be either the last vowel that appears in the word or /u/.
 * 5) If the vowel cluster only features two vowels, remove the first vowel in the cluster.
 * 6) If the vowel cluster features more than two vowels, they should be separated with consonants. Use /wa/ and /we/ for /a/ and /e/, /jo/ and /ju/ for /o/ and /u/ and /hi/ for /i/.