Vorlin Morphology Tables
updated 2000.03.21

The first table shows whether it is permissible to end a polysyllabic noun with a particular combination of vowel and consonant. For example, can you create a noun that ends with ep? Look at the intersection of the e column and the p row. The symbol there indicates that ep is already in use as a suffix or particle. Therefore you cannot create a noun ending in -ep. How about -at? The chart indicates that nouns ending with -at are perfectly acceptable. The second table keeps track of two-letter CV morphemes such as da and ti.

### VC: suffixes and polysyllabic noun endings

| a- | e- | i- | o- | u-
-b |  |  |  |  |
-p |  |  |  |  |
-d |  |  |  |  |
-t |  |  |  |  |
-g |  |  |  |  |
-k |  |  |  |  |
-v |  |  |  |  |
-f |  |  |  |  |
-z |  |  |  |  |
-s |  |  |  |  |
-j |  |  |  |  |
-c |  |  |  |  |
-m |  |  |  |  |
-n |  |  |  |  |
-µ |  |  |  |  |
-l |  |  |  |  |
-r |  |  |  |  |

= approved for polysyllabic nouns
= stress-shifting polysyllabic noun terminator
= suffix or particle; not available for polysyllabic noun termination
= not recommended for polysyllabic noun termination

### CV morphemes

| -a | -e | -i | -o | -u
b- |  |  |  |  |
p- |  |  |  |  |
d- |  |  |  |  |
t- |  |  |  |  |
g- |  |  |  |  |
k- |  |  |  |  |
h- |  |  |  |  |
f- |  |  |  |  |
v- |  |  |  |  |
s- |  |  |  |  |
z- |  |  |  |  |
c- |  |  |  |  |
m- |  |  |  |  |
n- |  |  |  |  |
l- |  |  |  |  |
r- |  |  |  |  |
w- |  |  |  |  |
y- |  |  |  |  |
| -a | -e | -i | -o | -u

= a morpheme has been assigned
= not permitted CV morphemes

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