conlangs1-8 Exercise 1: Meren Words ==================================== 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. kasen OK. KA-sen ka + sen strik NO. Three consonants in a row at the start (str), but the shape allows at most one before the vowel. It also ends in k, and only n may close a syllable. nopu OK. NO-pu no + pu aleta OK. A-le-ta a + le + ta (a syllable may be only a vowel) tmo NO. Two consonants (tm) before the vowel; the shape allows only one. ruhin OK. RU-hin ru + hin Check: stress is always the first syllable (shown in capitals). A final consonant other than n is not allowed.