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===Morphophonology=== | ===Morphophonology=== | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
M > N-, -NG-, -N (dark) / M- (bright) | |||
In CE words are either DARK or BRIGHT. If a word is dark, it can only contain dark and neuter sounds. | |||
-m-f-r- > mō- > NÚR- > núru (DARK) | |||
The root ''QUE-'' "speech" descends from Adamic ''-q-f-l-'' "speech", or more specifically, from its canonic verbal form ''qua-''. The root ''KHÚ-'' "dog" derives from ''hū-'' "to bark". The root ''LÁ-'' from ''lā-'' "to use the tongue". ''KHE-'' from ''qia-'' "to see"... | The root ''QUE-'' "speech" descends from Adamic ''-q-f-l-'' "speech", or more specifically, from its canonic verbal form ''qua-''. The root ''KHÚ-'' "dog" derives from ''hū-'' "to bark". The root ''LÁ-'' from ''lā-'' "to use the tongue". ''KHE-'' from ''qia-'' "to see"... | ||
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Sound: QUE- (n.), HIR- (adj.), BE- ( | Sound: QUE- (n.), HIR- (adj.), BE- ( | ||
''ben'' "I speak", '' | ''ben'' "I speak", ''bel'' "you speak", ''bes'' "he/she speaks" | ||
''vāl'' > ''alfu'' | |||
''hul'' > ''húo'' | |||
''qul'' > ''quele'' | |||
''qul'' > ''quele'' | |||
DARK | DARK ''húo'' "dog" | ||
BRIGHT alba "human" | BRIGHT ''alba'' "human" | ||
==Sound Laws== | ==Sound Laws== | ||