One of the fundamental concepts in ODODU is that it is a derivational language.  This implies that the words of ODODU are all interrelated and therefore can be ranked according to their complexity and the archetypal foundations of their meanings.  Simple words, such as those containing only one consonant, will have a more general and more archetypal meaning than will more complex words, such as those having two or more consonants.  The meaning of words containing one consonant will also be more closely related to the meaning of compound words which also contain that consonant, than they will be to words which do not contain that consonant.

In addition to this type of ranking according to complexity and archetypal generality and specificity, there is a commitment to constructing ODODU so that the meaning of more complex words can be derived, at least in part, from the meaning of the constituent consonants and vowels.  Thus a compound word containing two consonants should be at least partially derivable from the derivations of the single consonant words that can be formed from the consonants in the compound word.

For this to happen in a practical and workable manner there needs to be a protocol for constructing compound words from simple words.  There also needs to be a formula for deriving the meaning of the compound words from a combination of the meaning of the consonants in their constituent simple words, the meaning of the interconnecting vowels in the compound word, and the experience of the language creating consciousness.  This means that anyone who uses ODODU should be able to derive the meaning of any compound word from an understanding of the foundational structure and design of the language.  You don't have to memorize the definitions of compound words if you know the derivations of their constituent letter concepts.

We also want to be able use compound words effectively in conversations with other ODODU users.  If we have derived the meaning of a compound word from our understanding of the ODODU structure, and our personal experience, then how will we know if another speaker in a conversation will understand what we mean by that compound word.  To insure that a conversation between two speakers is accurate will require the establishment of a covariance between them so that there is some form of understanding of their relative experiences and how this will influence their respective derivational activities. This will bring cultural contexts and the history of personal interactions into the process of communication as well as the structure of language itself. (See A Pragmatic Process for the Evolution of ODODU  for more discussion.) 

The derivational process for the construction of meaning in compound words containing two consonants will build on all of the derivations of the cores of words having one vowel, one consonant, or one consonant and one vowel.  Thus all words of format VVV, VJV, or VJVV will be used in the formation of words with format VJVJV or VJVJVV (as before, V represents any vowel and J represents any consonant).  The key component in this process will be to identify an archetypal interpretation of how each vowel will function when it is located between two consonants in a two consonant compound word.

To begin this process consider the derivations of the VVU words:

UUU       self relation

UIU         linear relation

UEU        relational relation

UAU        interrelational relation

UOU        distinction

UQU        cross

UYU         name, mark

UHU         operation, interaction, interrelation

Also consider the expanded derivation of the HVU words as presented in the mathematics section The Derivation of Numbers and Mathematics

HUU           association:   This is a relation which defines a self.  Hence it is a relation which associates various components with each other to create a self and is thus a form of self relation.  It will lead to a future derivation of the concepts of addition or succession as the mathematics section of ODODU evolves. It relates to the integer numbers in that a succession procedure creates the field of integers or counting numbers once certain preliminaries have been established.

HIU             part:   This is a relation that describes parts of a whole or self.  Hence it is a relation which partitions a whole into parts and is thus a relation between a  whole and a part of a whole.  It will lead to future derivations of the concepts of division and multiplication and relates to the generation of the rational numbers or fractions.

HEU            category:  This is a relation that defines a method of classification which represents certain variables or numbers in terms of relationships between other variables or numbers.  In this sense it is a relational relation.  It will lead to future derivations of exponents and logarithms and will relate to the generation of the real number system. 

HAU           negative:   This is a relation that interrelates the relationships between and among various combinations of numbers and variables.  It generates the possibility of reflection and cancelation and this leads to subtraction and the concept of zero.  It allows all of the other number systems to expand by including negative numbers and it also leads to the generation of complex and hypercomplex numbers.

HOU           set, boundary:   This is the concept of forming a distinction.  It establishes a relation that allows for differentiation created by the distinction.

HQU           cross, transition:   Once a distinction or boundary has been created this relation allows for a crossing of that boundary or distinction.  It establishes relationships across that boundary or allows for movement across that boundary.

HYU           representation:   Given a boundary and a cross, a representation or mark of that cross allows us to keep track as to what is going on.

HHU           operation:   These are relationships interconnecting the relationships between marks and crosses.  As such these interrelations become basis for the ideas that constitute mathematics.  They allow us to work with ideas in more than just a derivational way.

The combination of these derivations leads to an interpretation of how the middle vowel in JVJ core words acts to generate a new derivation of meaning for that core.  This interpretation of the role of the middle vowel, when combined with the derivations of the UJU words for each of the two consonants in the JVJ core, will generate the protocol or formula for the derivation of that JVJ core.  The process will be mitigated to some degree relative to the experience of the language creating consciousness as describe above.

The initiating interpretation of the derivational nature of the middle vowel when placed between two consonants in a JVJ core, is as follows:

U        and, association.  This is a sequential association such as, J₁ and J₂, but in the sense that J₁ is first.  Thus J₂ is associated with J₁ but again in the sense that J₁ is first.  J₂ with J₁.  J₂ the successor to J₁.    

I         of, part of.  The J₂ part of  J₁.  The J₂ aspect of J₁.

E         category.  The J₂ category of J₁.  The J₂ type of J₁.

A        negative, minus, without.  J₁ without J₂.

O        subsumption, bound.  J₁ subsuming J₂.  J₁ bounding J₂.    J₁ constraining or the constraint of J₂.

Q        transition, cross.  J₁ transitioning through or out of J₂.

Y        representation.   J₁ representing J₂.

H        integration, interconnection, interrelation.  J₁ is encountered first but is fully integrated with, or interconnected with, or interrelated with J₂.

This can be simplified to;

The derivational function of the center vowel in JVJ cores:

U        and    

I         of

E         category

A        without

O        subsuming

Q        crossing

Y        representing

H        integrating 

Introduction to ODODU

The ODODU Language  

The Derivation of Archetypal Meaning

The Derivation of Number & Mathematics 

Grammar Dictionary