Sylvan Morphology and Syntax

Syllables and Stress
(C) (y, r, l) V (n, r, l) (C)

Stress is on FIRST syllable if SECOND syllable does not have a coda or ending consonant (OH-CHOO; ZHAY-VOU)

Stress is on SECOND syllable if there is a coda (EH-PEHT; TEE-JIN)

Rule is REVERSED if the SECOND syllable beings with r (LOO-RAY; MEH-ROUL)

Rule is REVERSED if the word is a vowel (OU-WAH-AH, KAH-LIH-EHP-YES)

Pre- and post-fixes do not receive stress, unless it is the CHOO- prefix, or the plural -AH and the preceding syllable is unstressed (MEH-ROUL to MEH-ROU-LAH; TEE-JIN to TEE-JIN-AH; OO-OU-YEE to OO-OU-YAH)

* Note that the H in AH, EH, IH, UH, the W in OUW and the Y in AY are counted as a coda only when they are used to differentiate between vowels.

Morphological Derivations
AH-NAY= Of a place (Chinese)

AH-VIH= Diminutive (cutie)

AH-PUH= To have the quality of (-ness) M

UH-NGUH= Noun to Place

UH-PAH= To have the quality of (-ness) A

YAH-MIH= Truly

YAHT= Verb to Adj. (spoken)

VAH= Tool (grater)

FEH-PEH= Collection of nouns

JIH= Associated being (waiter)

CHOO= Negative (Asexual)

=THOON= Again, repetition (repeat)

=P Denotes posession (you=shee/yours=sheep)

OBJECT-VERB:
The lizard goes.

Shuhr sahthee nounuhzhuh.

NOUN-ADJECTIVE:
The lizard good goes.

Shuhr sahthee ehpeht nounuhzhuh.

PREPOSITION-NOUN:
The lizard good goes under the tree.

Shuhr sahthee ehpet nounuhzhuh ohrl shuhr mehroul.

POSSESSEE-POSSESSOR:
The lizard good yours goes.

Shuhr sahthee ehpeht sheep nounuhzhuh

VERB-AUXILIARY VERB:
The lizard good goes to might (future tense).

Shuhr sahthee ehpeht nounuhzhuh ouyehn.