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Siro has the following vowels: '''a i u aa ii uu''', and diphthongs '''ai au iu ui ia ua'''.
Siro has the following vowels: '''a i u aa ii uu''', and diphthongs '''ai au iu ui ia ua'''.


Its consonants are '''s r k m p t n'''.
Its consonants are '''s r k m p t n'''. The consonant sequences rt and rn become geminated retroflex.


Siro is written in Hangul.
Siro is written in Hangul.

Revision as of 18:52, 28 January 2022

Siro is a language of Méich Bhaonnáiqh inspired by Akkadian, Hebrew, Tamil and English. It's a consonantal root language with a minimalist aesthetic.

Phonology

Siro has the following vowels: a i u aa ii uu, and diphthongs ai au iu ui ia ua.

Its consonants are s r k m p t n. The consonant sequences rt and rn become geminated retroflex.

Siro is written in Hangul.

Lexicon

  • s-m-s: same as Hebrew n-g-d?

prepositions: sa- "in", ri- "above", ka- "like", ma- "from", pa- "to", ta- "through", ni- "below"

Grammar

English and Semitic elements

asminu = I remember

asmānu = I remembered

rasmūnu = I have remembered

a "pi33el" verb: asittiru, asattāru, rasuttūru -- default for 4 consonant roots?

a "hif3il" verb (saCCaC, saCaCCaC in Siro): asatkamu, asatkamatā, rasatkamatu

verbnoun (masdar) affixes: CaCCinku or CaCCaCinku in pa3al, ta- in other binyanim