Word Formation
Every Luma word is a stem plus a vowel ending:
| Ending | Role | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -a | noun | konka = building |
| -o | verb | laso = to move, to go |
| -i | modifier | popi = big |
| -u | grammatical | tupu = toward |
Stems end in a consonant. The ending determines the word’s role — no ambiguity.
Sentence Structure
SVO (Subject-Verb-Object), flat structure:
- sa laso. = I go.
- sa peso pesa. = I eat food.
- manepa no popi. = The dog is big.
Modifiers
Modifiers (-i) follow their head and modify what’s to their left:
- konka popi = big building
- sa peso nulomi pesa = I eat-slowly food (nulomi modifies peso)
Grammatical Words (-u)
The -u form precedes its target:
- ku laso = not go (negation)
- tupu konka = toward the building (preposition)
- musu peso = want to eat (preverb)
Compounds
Head-first, hyphenated. All parts use -a only:
- konka-tema = building-knowledge = school
- konka-kapoma = building-sick = hospital
- pesa-nenla = food-water = soup
Negation
ku before verb: sa ku muso = I don’t want.
Questions
kamu before the questioned element:
- kamu oma laso? = Who goes?
- uta peso kamu ila? = What did you eat?
Conjunctions
Between clauses, with a comma:
- sulu = and
- sipu = or
- lonu = but
Example: sa laso, sulu pa laso. = I go, and she goes.
More
This is a simplified overview. The full specification covers preverbs, evidentials, prepositions, numbers, and more. Connect an LLM to the Luma MCP tools and ask it to call luma_get_rules for the complete grammar.