Double V/C Rule
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The no double vowel/consonant rule
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3. Double V/C Rule
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5. Word Compounding
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A very strong rule for syllable construction in K'aŝnip is this: no two vowels can follow one another, and no two consonants can follow one another (keeping in mind that the digraphs are considered single consonants). There are virtually no root words in the entire language that violate this rule. However, the rule is still often encountered, and sometimes seems to be violated.Two major contributors cause conflict with this rule: compound words and affixes.
There is a set of rules designed to make these work, however. Affixes and compounded numerals are extremely easy to handle:
In ak'en-ka (week, lit. "morning five"), the rule above isn't applied, as ka is the numeral five. In ŝe-iŝli (dry, lit. "opposite-of wet"), the rule is also not applied, because ŝe is an affix. Numerals and affixes in compounds are simply attached to the word, regardless of technically being invalid. In the romanisation (but not in the standard orthography), a hyphen is added at the junction to make it clearer. There is no change in the pronunciation.
Compounds (excluding numerals), on the other hand, are a bit trickier to deal with.
-- Compounds which would normally end up violating the Double V/C rule will lose the last consonant/vowel of the first word. E.g., year, literally "morning all", would be combining ak'en and ko(hi). The hi ending is conjugated normally with the inanimate noun it is tied to, so it becomes kono. However,
-- HWJ exception: an H, W, or J at the beginning of the second word is almost always the one to be removed. This is most obvious in words like ciŝeweg (school), where the combining words are ciŝ heweg. This is mostly because H, W, and J are considered weaker consonants when put against most others.
-- Two letter words (except verbs): if the first word is only two letters, and conflicts with the second word, the first letter of the second word is removed.
-- Two letter verbs: if the first word is only two letters, and a verb, and conflicts by means of double consonants, the stem -u can be re-added. If it conflicts by means of double vowels, the letter H can be added in between. ✎ Edit Article ✖ Delete Article
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