Phi practice Source material beside Phi

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Part 2

Names and adaptation

A Phi sentence can name a referent with ne plus one valid Phi token. The token may be a listed content word or a productive onym with two, three, or four legal syllables and no duplicated syllable with an onset.

mia nomei ne samira nai.
1SG name NAME samira be.
(My name is samira.)

A name with five or more syllables, multiple tokens, a non-Phi shape, or dependence on another script remains outside the Phi passage unless its bearer or naming community accepts a valid adaptation. The source form may be displayed next to a Phi account, but it receives no Phi particle and occupies no Phi syntactic position.

Source name outside Phi: Amina

Possible bearer-approved onym: ne hamina

Similarity does not grant permission. A person may prefer the source form only, choose a different onym, change an earlier choice, or use no Phi adaptation. The name belongs to its bearer in every language.