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Each of the eleven primary vowels is associated with a single consonant and vice versa. These pairs are relevant for ''inversions'' and ''conversions'' in trisyllabic word-clauses, such as the noun '''k_j_m_''' ('the dog') which converts to the verb '''_uu_o_i''' ('be a dog'). | Each of the eleven primary vowels is associated with a single consonant and vice versa. These pairs are relevant for ''inversions'' and ''conversions'' in trisyllabic word-clauses, such as the noun '''k_j_m_''' ('the dog') which converts to the verb '''_uu_o_i''' ('be a dog'). | ||
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! Consonant !! Vowel !! Syllable | ! Consonant<br />(noun form) !! !! Vowel<br />(verb form) !! !! Syllable<br />(lemma) | ||
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| n || a || na | | n || ↔ || a || → || '''na''' | ||
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| l || e || le | | l || ↔ || e || → || '''le''' | ||
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| m || i || mi | | m || ↔ || i || → || '''mi''' | ||
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| j || o || jo | | j || ↔ || o || → || '''jo''' | ||
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| g || u || gu | | g || ↔ || u || → || '''gu''' | ||
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| t || aa || taa | | t || ↔ || aa || → || '''taa''' | ||
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| x || ee || xee | | x || ↔ || ee || → || '''xee''' | ||
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| h || ii || hii | | h || ↔ || ii || → || '''hii''' | ||
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| s || oo || soo | | s || ↔ || oo || → || '''soo''' | ||
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| k || uu || kuu | | k || ↔ || uu || → || '''kuu''' | ||
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| v || ai || vai | | v || ↔ || ai || → || '''vai''' | ||
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All trisyllabic lemmas are composed of three of the resulting syllables. For example '''''jotaale''''' is allowable as a lemma whereas '''''jitaale''''' is not because '''j''' and '''i''' are not a pair. | All trisyllabic lemmas are composed of three of the resulting syllables. For example '''''jotaale''''' is allowable as a lemma whereas '''''jitaale''''' is not because '''j''' and '''i''' are not a pair. | ||
Secondary vowels are not associated with any particular consonant and only appear in clitics and | Secondary vowels are not associated with any particular consonant and only appear in clitics and identifier prefixes. These prefixes are always unstressed. | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||