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#The vowel /i/ is inserted following a double consonant at the end of a word. | #The vowel /i/ is inserted following a double consonant at the end of a word. | ||
#The consonant /s/ is inserted between a morpheme ending in a vowel and a following morpheme beginning with a vowel. | #The consonant /s/ is inserted between a morpheme ending in a vowel and a following morpheme beginning with a vowel. | ||
==Morphology== | |||
The morphology of Lingua Philosophica is largely concatenative, consisting of the addition of suffixes (and some prefixes). Nonetheless, there are some exceptions: | |||
===Plurals=== | |||
The plurals of nouns and pronouns are formed by doubling a final consonant and adding ''i'' — which, by the intent of the creator, is solely a supporting vowel. | |||
''as'' "star," pl. ''assi'' "stars" | |||
''nim'' "water," pl. ''nimmi'' "waters" | |||
''kanel'' "king," pl. ''kanelli'' "kings" | |||
''lal'' "I," pl. ''lalli'' "we" | |||
If the word is a polysyllable ending with a vowel, only the last consonant is doubled, without the addition of ''i'': | |||
''gomu'' "light," pl. ''gommu'' "lights" | |||
If the word is a monosyllable ending with a vowel, the consonant ''s'' is added before ''i,'' and is doubled: | |||
''fυ'' "buttock," pl. ''fυssi'' "buttocks." | |||