Silindion Verbs Consonant Changes, Post 3

The next step in conjugating verbs, is to know how to
apply the endings, once you know the various classes
to which a verb belongs.

Note:
Capital Letters represent ARCHI-phonemes. These are
phonemes that do not appear anywhere in actual spoken
language, but must be posited.

These changes basically occur in the order given,
reading down from the top to bottom.

Consonantal changes:
B > m  /  _ y
B > p  / _ s
B > v / vowel _ vowel

T > t / _ y
T > ss  / _ vowel
T > s / _ s
T > t  / _ n
tn > nt

K > zero / _ y
K > zero / vowel _ vowel

D > n / _ y
D > r / vowel _ vowel
D > d  / _ nasal
D > n  / r_
D > t / s _
D > d / l _
D > n / k _
D > n / g _
D > n /m _
D > t /  T or t
D > d / _ D or d
dn > nd
d > zero / n _ t
d > zero / vowel _ l  (across morpheme boundary)

s > h / _ y
st > s / _ y

w > zero / _ nasal
w > zero / _ r
w > v / vowel _ vowel
w > zero / back vowel _ y
w > m /  front vowel _ y  (Low Silindion)

nd > n / #_
nk > k / # _
dy > y / # _
dy > ny / vowel _

Gw > v / _ vowel
Gw > g / _ nasal
gn > ng

ng > n / _ y
n  > s  / _ s
nd > ns / _ s
nt > ns / _ s
ss > s / consonant _

s > r / _ n
mn > mm / _ vowel
mn > m / _ y

l > n / _ n # (sometimes)
n > zero / r _ t
n > zero / _ r
n > l / _ l
r > zero / _ r
s > zero / _ r
m > r / _ r
n > zero / _ n

P > ph / vowel _ vowel
P > p / _ n
pn > mp

r > l / _ r in next syllable
dl > l / # _
dl > ld / vowel _ vowel

Elliott Lash


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