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 . . . U X
-p . U . . X
-d . . . . X
-t N . U N X
-g . . . . X
-k . . N . X
-v X X X X X
-f . . . . X
-z . . U U X
-s S U S S S
-j U X X X X
-c X X X X U
-m . . . . S
-n N . . N .
-µ . X . X .
-l N . . . X
-r . S N . .

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

 

CV morphemes

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

U = a morpheme has been assigned
X = not permitted CV morphemes

 

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