Hilo

Hilo is a conlang spoken by the Hilo people of the conworld Soran.

Phonology

/p/ /b/ /t/ /d/ /t͡ʃ/ <c> /k/ /ɡ/ /ʔ/= <‘> (blank word-initially) /φ/ <f> /β/ <v> /s/ /z/ /ɬ/ <lh> /ɮ/ <ll> /h/ /m/ /n/ /l/ /ɾ/ <r> /ʀ/ /i/ /e/ /æ/ <á> /a/ /ɨ/ <ì> /ʉ/ <ù> /u/ /o/ /je/ /ja/ /jo/ /aj/ /aw/ /we/ /wa/ /wo/* (*rare)

Grammar

syntax

Hilo is underlying VSO, although SVO occurs in most circumstances.

Verbs

Verbs conjugate according to person, number, & TAM. There are two conjugations and four stems: 1st conjugation:

Present	-a	-o	-e
-á’u	-u’u	-e’u Nouns Adjectives Prepositions Dialect Examples