Alternative affixes

In _Taltal taxem2_ affixes have an alternative form, because the same phonem can not come dirctly next to each other. (Example: ufuf-fo would not be allowed) To avoid this when adding an affix there is an alternative form for each affix. (Example: the alternative form of -fo is -so, so ufuf-so is the correct form) There is a patter how the alternative form of formed.

How to form the alternative:

Consonants:

L↔R:

When r comes befor r or x change it to a l.

When l comes befor l change it to a r.

When r comes after r, g or x change it to a l.

When l comes after l change it to a r.

Rule of thumb: Swop the two

M↔N←G:

When m comes befor m change it to a n and vice versa.

When g comes befor r, x or j change it to a n.

When m comes after m change it to a n and vice versa.

Rule of thumb: Swop the two, turn g into n

X→F→S→ẞ→X:

When f comes befor f or x change it to a s.

When s comes befor s, ß or x change it to a f.

When ß comes befor s, ß, x or j change it to a f.

When x comes befor r or x change it to a f.

When f comes after f change it to a s.

When s comes after s, ß or c change it to a f.

When ß comes after s, ß or c change it to a f.

When x comes after r, g, s, ß, x, c, p, t or k change it to a f. (No suffix starts with x)

When x comes after f change it to a s.

Rule of thumb: Move the place of articulation back in the mouth (and jump from x to f ), repeat till no rules are broken.

K→P→T→K:

When p comes befor p change it to a t.

When t comes befor c or t change it to a k.

When k comes befor k change it to a p.

When p, t or k comes befor x add a e in between.

When p comes after p change it to a t.

When t comes after t change it to a k.

When k comes after k change it to a p.

Rule of thumb: Move the place of articulation back in the mouth (and jump from k to p), before a x add a e.

C→T, C→ẞ:

When c comes befor s, ß or j change it to a t.

When c comes befor x change adda a e in between.

When c comes after t change it to a ß.

H:

h can NOT be next to any consonant, therefore h can NOT be at the begining of a suffix.

When a consonant comes befor h add a e in between.

Vowels:

An open syllable can not be followed by a syllable without an onset, unless it fomes an diphthong.

The vowels u, e, ä, ö, o and a can take i as an offglide.

The vowels i, ä and a can take u as an offglide.

The vowels i, ü, u and o can take a as an offglide.

J and W

The vowels i and ü can NOT precede or follow j.

The vowels ö, ü, u and o can NOT precede or follow w.

Suffixes:

When two vowels that can not form a diphthong are next to each other add an j in between.

If one of the two vowels is ü add a s instead of j.

If the two vowels are iä, iö, ii, ie or io add a w instead of j.

Prefex:

When two vowels that can not form a diphthong are next to each other add an s in between.

Note:

The most common suffixed may be unregular. The reason for this is making everyday speech faster.

Pronouns often fuse and erode with there suffixes.

Example:

la (1SG/I) + -e (ACC)

la-e ↯ → la-je → laje → lai