conlangs1-10 Exercise 1: Checking Words Against the Sound Rules ================================================================ Rules: consonants p t k m n s l r h; vowels a e i o u; syllable (C)V(n); stress on the first syllable. kanu OK. KA-nu spira NO. sp at the start: two consonants before the vowel. The shape allows at most one. hemo OK. HE-mo tluka NO. tl at the start: two consonants before the vowel. Also, l is allowed, but the pair is not. lonan OK. LO-nan lo + nan (a final n closes the syllable) sapit NO. The word ends in t. Only n may close a syllable. Check: a word is possible when you can split it into (C)V(n) syllables with only the nine consonants and five vowels.