7 Lexicon

Section 7

- All roots are phonotactically legal per [§1 Phonology](#1-phonology). - Roots are interpreted by position; no obligatory part-of-speech suffixes.

### 7.1 General Rules

- All roots are phonotactically legal per [§1 Phonology](#1-phonology).
- Roots are interpreted by position; no obligatory part-of-speech suffixes.
- Copular/existential root: `suru`.
- New roots are adapted from Ancient Greek, Latin, Japanese, Hawaiian, or Maori.
- Preferred shapes: `CV`, `CVC`, `CVCV` — open final vowels preferred unless a final `n/s/r` is clearly justified.
- New roots must be **semantically atomic** and traceable to the sourcing policy.
- Canonical lexicon data is stored in `lexicon.csv` (columns: `index`, `root`, `gloss`).
- Domain and semantic particles are listed in this spec and do not require individual lexicon entries unless also used as standalone roots.

### 7.2 Source Adaptation

**Consonant substitutions:**

| Source             | Target |
|--------------------|--------|
| `l`                | `r`    |
| `w`                | `u`    |
| `y / j`            | `i`    |
| `sh / ch / ts / z` | `s`    |
| `v`                | `f`    |
| `th`               | `t`    |
| `wh` (Maori)       | `f`    |
| `ph` (Greek)       | `f`    |

**Cluster and final consonant handling:**