Nominal Compounding

Compounds are a common way of forming new nouns in Zomlish. Compounds are always head-final with the initial component being either another noun, adjective, or verb. Depending on the form of the initial part of the compound, how these compounds form can differ:

1) If the initial element ends in a short vowel, then that vowel is dropped in the compound:

2) If the initial element ends in a long vowel, then it is retained in the compound:

3) If the initial element ends in a consonant other than <r> or <rr>, then it remains the same:

4) If the final element ends in <r> or <rr>, and the head element begins with a plosive, then the <r, rr> metathesises to after that initial plosive:

5) If the final element ends in <r> or <rr>, and the head element does not begin with a plosive, then the <r, rr> is dropped: