Marent'aa Outline

Name:  Marent'aa (Marenska)
Native Name:  Marent'aa

A Priori or Posteriori?:  A Priori, is based off of Polynesian languages.  Takes no direct influence from them.  
Isolate or Related?:  Isolate

Numbers?: 2
Which?:  Singular, Plural

Native Script?:  Yes
Romanized?:  Yes

Predominant Affix Type?:  Suffixes (Word repitition and <word>[-]<word>)
Variable or Absolute Suffixes?:  Variable (Conjugation)

Primary Word Order:  VSO
Alternate?:  VOS

Declined?:  No
Conjugated?:  Yes

Basic Syllabic Structure?:  V(C) or (C)V
Tonality?:  No
Stress Position:  First Syllable (First syllabe of both words if word repitition is used)
Affixes or Particles?: Both
Where?:  Added with [-]

Cases?:  No (Bare minimum of case differentiation required, as in English)

Pronouns?:  No (Suffixed into verbs.  When addressing people in present, past, or future context, their names are used)
Gender?:  No (singly definite article for all nouns)

Adjectives Agree with Nouns?:  No, since there is no gender system to agree with
Compounds?:  Yes, usually in verbs, sometimes in nouns.
Method of Compounding:  Repeat verb.  In nouns - '<second syllable of noun>

Theme:  Marent'aa is my version of an 'Islander' language.  

-NOTES-

-Verbs can be doubled to make new verbs, usually representing a more intense form of the original word.  For example:  
Kanu - to Attack, Hit -> Kanukanu - to Kill, go to War
Kori - To Bathe, Wash -? Korikori - to Swim, Dive

--Doubled verbs are pronounced with stress on the first syllable of both parts of the word.  I.e: Kanu = [KA-nu] -> Kanukanu = [KA-nuKA-nu]  
Although stress is still primarily on the first syllable of the whole word, they are both pronounced the same.

-Nouns can be *somewhat* doubled to show emphasis, as is the case with verbs.  Noun doubling does not appear as frequently as verb doubling; it is generally used to show importance or higher standing.  For example:
Metange - Man (Person) -> Metange'ange - Leader

--Doubled nouns are formed by taking the second syllable from the original word, or just repeating to first syllable if the word is monosyllabic. Stress on the doubled nouns is the same as with doubled verbs.