Morpheme Shape

All Ceqli morphemes are in the shape nCnV, that is, one or more consonants followed by one or more vowels (see The Alphabet and Sounds for the definition of consonants and vowels). Examples:

haw - good CVV

sta - to be located CCV

grin - green CVVV

This morpheme-shape effectuates "Self-segregting morphology" (SSM), that is, in any string of Ceqli, it is possible to tell where all the morphemes begin and end.

tofelindweltogrinsadom

A beginning consonant signifies the beginning of a morpheme. A vowel followed by a consonant signifies the end of a morpheme. So the sentence is clearly broken down into:

to felin dwel to grin sa dom

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