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

Syntax
IAL is a Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) language. Stress falls on the first syllable with a consonant.

Natural Gender
When adding natural gender to a noun the /e/ sound at the start of the suffix should replace the final vowel sound of the stem. The allomorph gender suffixes are used when the final syllable of the noun has the syllable final /n/.

Possession
In order to show possession in IAL, the particle "no" is added after the possessor to show that it possesses the possessee. Grammatically, the possessor is treated as an adjective in IAL.

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

Tense and Aspect
Tense and aspect (TA) are defined using particles in IAL. In a verb phrase, the TA particles come before the verb.

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


 * Remove the following sounds if they are the final sounds in any syllable:


 * Replace the sounds of the loan word to sounds that match the phonology of IAL.


 * Rules for adding new sounds coming soon.