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Legal diphthongs:
ai, au,
ei,
ia, ie,
oi,
ua, ui
to indicate tense in verbs use the following suffixes:
past: i
present: o
future: e
wanted: ki'ori
want: ki'oro
will want: ki'ore
Past and future verb conjucations have emphasis on the final syllable.
for example:
will be > ser.E
was > ser.I
Plurality is designated by repeating the first consonant and vowel of a word.
for example:
kozo (dog) > kokozo (dogs)
mi (me) > mimi (we)
kuay (snake) > kukuay (snakes)
Adjectives follow nouns.
for example:
big bird > avita yalaki

derivative adjectives precede all others in adjective order.
for example:
bad person from europe > bru ieroba'ensi mahil
to indicate order in numbers use the suffix o.
for example:
first > uimo